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France, England, Argentina top updated World Cup power rankings
France received 13 of 20 first-place votes after a 3-1 win. England moved up two spots following a 4-2 victory, while Argentina stayed in third after a 3-0 result.
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France collected 13 of 20 first-place votes in the latest power rankings after opening Group I play with a 3-1 win. The team recorded eight shots on target while limiting Senegal to 0.10 expected goals. England climbed two places after defeating Croatia 4-2 in Group L.
Harry Kane scored twice, Jude Bellingham added the go-ahead goal early in the second half, and Marcus Rashford finished the scoring. The result earned three first-place votes for England.
Argentina remained in third place after Lionel Messi scored a hat trick in a 3-0 win over Algeria in Group J. The goals moved Messi level with Miroslav Klose for the most goals in men's World Cup history at 16. Spain dropped three spots after a 0-0 draw with Saudi Arabia in Group H.
Lamine Yamal entered as a substitute for 19 minutes. The result followed Spain's historical pattern of slow starts at the tournament.
Germany Germany moved up two places after a 7-1 win over Curacao in Group E.
Jamal Musiala, Florian Wirtz, Kai Havertz, and Joshua Kimmich were among the contributors in the opening match.
