Ranking the 7 best international men's soccer teams ever, including Spain and Argentina

In the immediate aftermath of Spain’s resounding Euro 2024 championship, while Argentina cruised to the 2024 Copa America title, I started thinking. Where do some of these nations’ glorious triumphs stand in the history of international men’s soccer? One thing led to another, and I started considering the greatest men’s national teams ever to play.

Because you simply can’t have an incredible title without properly putting that country’s achievements into a digestible, rankable context.

Below, you will find the best men’s international soccer teams of all time. It features some GOATS, countries with unfathomable depth from top to bottom, and an uncommon stamina that lets some nations sustain their unique transcendence over an extended period of time. We are talking about the absolute cream of the crop.

Let’s rank ’em and see where any iteration of Spain or Argentina stands.