USWNT No. 1 in New FIFA Women's World Rankings After Gold Medal Win at 2024 Olympics

The United States women's national soccer team is back atop the FIFA world rankings after winning gold at the 2024 Olympics.

FIFA dropped the updated rankings on Friday, with the U.S. jumping up four spots in the wake of its triumph in Paris.

The previous rankings released in June had Team USA at No. 5. ESPN's Emily Keogh noted at the time it was the lowest spot in the rankings for the team since FIFA rankings were introduced in 2003.

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The USWNT has won 15 straight matches overall, including eight in a row since the previous rankings were released. This streak includes a 6-0 record at the Olympics in which they outscored their opponents 12-2.

Team USA's turnaround largely coincided with the arrival of new head coach Emma Hayes. She was hired in November, but didn't officially take over until May to let her finish her tenure with Chelsea in the Women's Super League.

The United States defeated Brazil in the gold-medal match at the Paris Games. It was the team's fifth gold medal in Olympics history. No other country has more than one gold medal since women's soccer was added to the Olympic rotation since 1996.

Following their triumph in France, Team USA will be on hiatus for two months before kicking off a four-game friendly schedule to close out 2024 starting on Oct. 24 against Iceland at Q2 Stadium in Austin, Texas.

The U.S. and England—the No. 2 team in the updated rankings—will meet in a friendly at Wembley Stadium on Nov. 30.