FIFA: Top 100 player ranking launched for the 2026 World Cup in partnership with Aramco (oil company)

Ahead of the kick-off of the 2026 World Cup (scheduled for 11/06), FIFA is unveiling the Power Ranking, "a pioneering system featuring a new data-led way to measure and showcase individual player performance throughout the tournament," the international federation announced on 4 June 2026.

Saudi Aramco, the Saudi Arabian national oil and gas company, a global sponsor of FIFA over the 2024-2027 cycle, is the presenting partner of this new feature, (which is called "FIFA Power Rankings powered by Aramco").

During each World Cup match, "each outfield player who meets the minutes played threshold will receive a score from zero to ten across three core performance areas: attacking, creativity and defending. Goalkeepers will be assessed in two categories: in possession and defending the goal. Tournament classifications will go live after the first round of matches is complete - when all teams have played once - and from that point, it will update after every match," FIFA said. A Top 100 ranking of the best players by position will then be released.

"Developed by football experts under the…