Mbappe edges Messi as France overtake Argentina in latest FIFA rankings update

Kylian Mbappe’s France have climbed the FIFA rankings, leaving Lionel Messi’s Argentina behind.

Almost four years after that World Cup final in Qatar, Kylian Mbappe has earned a small measure of satisfaction at the expense of Lionel Messi. In the latest FIFA rankings update, France moved up one spot to overtake Argentina.

On Friday, FIFA released the updated ranking of the world’s top national teams. The biggest news is that France jumped from third to second, pushing Messi and his teammates slightly further from the top...