The Portuguese team, managed by Fernando Santos, in April was in seventh place in the FIFA ranking, still led by Belgium, but the victory in the Nations League allowed Portugal to get closer to England, only 21 points away.

In the final stage of the competition, Portugal won 3-1 against Switzerland in the semi-finals and beat Holland 1-0 in the final.

England, which finished third, maintained fourth place in the FIFA ranking, Switzerland came down from eighth to ninth, and Holland rose from 16th to 14th.

FIFA ranking on 14 June:

1. (1) Belgium, 1,747.

2. (2) France, 1,718.

3. (3) Brazil, 1,681.

4. (4) England, 1,652.

5. (7) Portugal, 1,631

6. (5) Croatia, 1,621.

7. (9) Spain, 1,617.

8. (6) Uruguay, 1,615.

9. (8) Switzerland, 1,605.

10. (10) Denmark, 1,586.