European champions Spain are at the top of the FIFA rankings, followed by world champions Argentina.
World Cup runners-up and Euro 2024 semifinalists France are at No. 3, ahead of Euro 2024 runners-up England in fourth spot.
The new FIFA rankings were released after Poland edged New Zealand 1-0 in a friendly at home on October 9 and defeated Lithuania 2-0 in a World Cup qualifier in Kaunas on October 12.
The Polish team will now take on the Netherlands in its penultimate World Cup qualifying match in Warsaw on November 14 and round out its qualifying campaign away against Malta three days later.
The 2026 World Cup will be held from June 11 to July 19, 2026 in the United States, Canada and Mexico. It will feature a total of 48 teams, 16 more than in Qatar 2022.
The Netherlands are ranked sixth worldwide by football's governing body FIFA, while Finland hold the No. 72 spot. Lithuania are No. 146, and Malta sit at No. 166.
Poland were last year relegated to a lower tier of the UEFA Nations League following a 1-2 group-stage loss to Scotland on November 18.
In an earlier setback last year, Poland suffered an early exit from the Euro 2024 tournament, after losing its first two group-stage matches against the Netherlands and Austria and drawing 1-1 with France in its final game.
Poland's lowest place in the world rankings was 78th, in 2013.
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Source: IAR, PAP