France captain Kylian Mbappe has overtaken Argentina’s Lionel Messi to claim the top spot in FIFA’s World Cup Power Rankings following the conclusion of the Round of 16 at the 2026 FIFA World Cup.The updated rankings, released by FIFA on Wednesday, place Mbappe first with an attacking score of 8.71, ahead of Messi, who dropped to second with 8.45.Argentina’s forward #10 Lionel Messi has tears in his eyes as celebrates winning the 2026 World Cup round of 16 football match between Argentina and Egypt at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)Norway striker Erling Haaland is ranked third with a score of 8.04, while England captain Harry Kane occupies fourth place with 7.41.The FIFA Power Rankings, launched for the 2026 World Cup and powered by Aramco, use match data to objectively assess players’ performances throughout the tournament.Related NewsFIFA probes alleged racist abuse targeting IShowSpeedWorld Cup: 17 players risk ban over yellow cardsFulham appoint Arbeloa as Silva’s successorOutfield players are scored on a scale of 0-10 across three categories, attacking, creativity and defending, while goalkeepers are assessed for defending the goal and in-possession play.The rankings are updated after every match.France also leads two of the three outfield categories, with Michael Olise topping the creativity rankings (8.19) and Dayot Upamecano leading the defending category (7.67).Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa ranks first for goalkeeping, with a score of 8.89.Top 10 FIFA World Cup Power Rankings after the Round of 16RankPlayerCountry1Kylian MbappeFrance2Lionel MessiArgentina3Erling HaalandNorway4Harry KaneEngland5Johan ManzambiSwitzerland6Jude BellinghamEngland7Vinicius JuniorBrazil8Julian QuinonesMexico9Ousmane DembeleFrance10Crysencio SummervilleNetherlandsTop 10 Goalkeeper Power Rankings after the Round of 16RankGoalkeeperCountry1Diogo CostaPortugal2Gregor KobelSwitzerland3Orlando GillParaguay4Mostafa ShoubirEgypt5Unai SimonSpain6Orjan NylandNorway7VozinhaCabo Verde8Jordan PickfordEngland9Zion SuzukiJapan10Yassine BounouMorocco The updated rankings, released by FIFA on Wednesday, place Mbappe first with an attacking score of 8.71, ahead of Messi, who dropped to second with 8.45.Argentina’s forward #10 Lionel Messi has tears in his eyes as celebrates winning the 2026 World Cup round of 16 football match between Argentina and Egypt at Atlanta Stadium in Atlanta on July 7, 2026. (Photo by Odd ANDERSEN / AFP)Norway striker Erling Haaland is ranked third with a score of 8.04, while England captain Harry Kane occupies fourth place with 7.41.The FIFA Power Rankings, launched for the 2026 World Cup and powered by Aramco, use match data to objectively assess players’ performances throughout the tournament.Related NewsFIFA probes alleged racist abuse targeting IShowSpeedWorld Cup: 17 players risk ban over yellow cardsFulham appoint Arbeloa as Silva’s successorOutfield players are scored on a scale of 0-10 across three categories, attacking, creativity and defending, while goalkeepers are assessed for defending the goal and in-possession play.The rankings are updated after every match.France also leads two of the three outfield categories, with Michael Olise topping the creativity rankings (8.19) and Dayot Upamecano leading the defending category (7.67).Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa ranks first for goalkeeping, with a score of 8.89.Top 10 FIFA World Cup Power Rankings after the Round of 16RankPlayerCountry1Kylian MbappeFrance2Lionel MessiArgentina3Erling HaalandNorway4Harry KaneEngland5Johan ManzambiSwitzerland6Jude BellinghamEngland7Vinicius JuniorBrazil8Julian QuinonesMexico9Ousmane DembeleFrance10Crysencio SummervilleNetherlandsTop 10 Goalkeeper Power Rankings after the Round of 16RankGoalkeeperCountry1Diogo CostaPortugal2Gregor KobelSwitzerland3Orlando GillParaguay4Mostafa ShoubirEgypt5Unai SimonSpain6Orjan NylandNorway7VozinhaCabo Verde8Jordan PickfordEngland9Zion SuzukiJapan10Yassine BounouMorocco Norway striker Erling Haaland is ranked third with a score of 8.04, while England captain Harry Kane occupies fourth place with 7.41.The FIFA Power Rankings, launched for the 2026 World Cup and powered by Aramco, use match data to objectively assess players’ performances throughout the tournament.Related NewsFIFA probes alleged racist abuse targeting IShowSpeedWorld Cup: 17 players risk ban over yellow cardsFulham appoint Arbeloa as Silva’s successorOutfield players are scored on a scale of 0-10 across three categories, attacking, creativity and defending, while goalkeepers are assessed for defending the goal and in-possession play.The rankings are updated after every match.France also leads two of the three outfield categories, with Michael Olise topping the creativity rankings (8.19) and Dayot Upamecano leading the defending category (7.67).Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa ranks first for goalkeeping, with a score of 8.89.Top 10 FIFA World Cup Power Rankings after the Round of 16RankPlayerCountry1Kylian MbappeFrance2Lionel MessiArgentina3Erling HaalandNorway4Harry KaneEngland5Johan ManzambiSwitzerland6Jude BellinghamEngland7Vinicius JuniorBrazil8Julian QuinonesMexico9Ousmane DembeleFrance10Crysencio SummervilleNetherlandsTop 10 Goalkeeper Power Rankings after the Round of 16RankGoalkeeperCountry1Diogo CostaPortugal2Gregor KobelSwitzerland3Orlando GillParaguay4Mostafa ShoubirEgypt5Unai SimonSpain6Orjan NylandNorway7VozinhaCabo Verde8Jordan PickfordEngland9Zion SuzukiJapan10Yassine BounouMorocco The FIFA Power Rankings, launched for the 2026 World Cup and powered by Aramco, use match data to objectively assess players’ performances throughout the tournament.Related NewsFIFA probes alleged racist abuse targeting IShowSpeedWorld Cup: 17 players risk ban over yellow cardsFulham appoint Arbeloa as Silva’s successorOutfield players are scored on a scale of 0-10 across three categories, attacking, creativity and defending, while goalkeepers are assessed for defending the goal and in-possession play.The rankings are updated after every match.France also leads two of the three outfield categories, with Michael Olise topping the creativity rankings (8.19) and Dayot Upamecano leading the defending category (7.67).Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa ranks first for goalkeeping, with a score of 8.89.Top 10 FIFA World Cup Power Rankings after the Round of 16RankPlayerCountry1Kylian MbappeFrance2Lionel MessiArgentina3Erling HaalandNorway4Harry KaneEngland5Johan ManzambiSwitzerland6Jude BellinghamEngland7Vinicius JuniorBrazil8Julian QuinonesMexico9Ousmane DembeleFrance10Crysencio SummervilleNetherlandsTop 10 Goalkeeper Power Rankings after the Round of 16RankGoalkeeperCountry1Diogo CostaPortugal2Gregor KobelSwitzerland3Orlando GillParaguay4Mostafa ShoubirEgypt5Unai SimonSpain6Orjan NylandNorway7VozinhaCabo Verde8Jordan PickfordEngland9Zion SuzukiJapan10Yassine BounouMorocco Outfield players are scored on a scale of 0-10 across three categories, attacking, creativity and defending, while goalkeepers are assessed for defending the goal and in-possession play.The rankings are updated after every match.France also leads two of the three outfield categories, with Michael Olise topping the creativity rankings (8.19) and Dayot Upamecano leading the defending category (7.67).Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa ranks first for goalkeeping, with a score of 8.89.Top 10 FIFA World Cup Power Rankings after the Round of 16RankPlayerCountry1Kylian MbappeFrance2Lionel MessiArgentina3Erling HaalandNorway4Harry KaneEngland5Johan ManzambiSwitzerland6Jude BellinghamEngland7Vinicius JuniorBrazil8Julian QuinonesMexico9Ousmane DembeleFrance10Crysencio SummervilleNetherlandsTop 10 Goalkeeper Power Rankings after the Round of 16RankGoalkeeperCountry1Diogo CostaPortugal2Gregor KobelSwitzerland3Orlando GillParaguay4Mostafa ShoubirEgypt5Unai SimonSpain6Orjan NylandNorway7VozinhaCabo Verde8Jordan PickfordEngland9Zion SuzukiJapan10Yassine BounouMorocco The rankings are updated after every match.France also leads two of the three outfield categories, with Michael Olise topping the creativity rankings (8.19) and Dayot Upamecano leading the defending category (7.67).Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa ranks first for goalkeeping, with a score of 8.89.Top 10 FIFA World Cup Power Rankings after the Round of 16RankPlayerCountry1Kylian MbappeFrance2Lionel MessiArgentina3Erling HaalandNorway4Harry KaneEngland5Johan ManzambiSwitzerland6Jude BellinghamEngland7Vinicius JuniorBrazil8Julian QuinonesMexico9Ousmane DembeleFrance10Crysencio SummervilleNetherlandsTop 10 Goalkeeper Power Rankings after the Round of 16RankGoalkeeperCountry1Diogo CostaPortugal2Gregor KobelSwitzerland3Orlando GillParaguay4Mostafa ShoubirEgypt5Unai SimonSpain6Orjan NylandNorway7VozinhaCabo Verde8Jordan PickfordEngland9Zion SuzukiJapan10Yassine BounouMorocco France also leads two of the three outfield categories, with Michael Olise topping the creativity rankings (8.19) and Dayot Upamecano leading the defending category (7.67).Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa ranks first for goalkeeping, with a score of 8.89.Top 10 FIFA World Cup Power Rankings after the Round of 16RankPlayerCountry1Kylian MbappeFrance2Lionel MessiArgentina3Erling HaalandNorway4Harry KaneEngland5Johan ManzambiSwitzerland6Jude BellinghamEngland7Vinicius JuniorBrazil8Julian QuinonesMexico9Ousmane DembeleFrance10Crysencio SummervilleNetherlandsTop 10 Goalkeeper Power Rankings after the Round of 16RankGoalkeeperCountry1Diogo CostaPortugal2Gregor KobelSwitzerland3Orlando GillParaguay4Mostafa ShoubirEgypt5Unai SimonSpain6Orjan NylandNorway7VozinhaCabo Verde8Jordan PickfordEngland9Zion SuzukiJapan10Yassine BounouMorocco Portugal goalkeeper Diogo Costa ranks first for goalkeeping, with a score of 8.89.Top 10 FIFA World Cup Power Rankings after the Round of 16RankPlayerCountry1Kylian MbappeFrance2Lionel MessiArgentina3Erling HaalandNorway4Harry KaneEngland5Johan ManzambiSwitzerland6Jude BellinghamEngland7Vinicius JuniorBrazil8Julian QuinonesMexico9Ousmane DembeleFrance10Crysencio SummervilleNetherlandsTop 10 Goalkeeper Power Rankings after the Round of 16RankGoalkeeperCountry1Diogo CostaPortugal2Gregor KobelSwitzerland3Orlando GillParaguay4Mostafa ShoubirEgypt5Unai SimonSpain6Orjan NylandNorway7VozinhaCabo Verde8Jordan PickfordEngland9Zion SuzukiJapan10Yassine BounouMorocco