FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings: August 1996
- by Soccer America , Aug 28, 1996
The following are FIFA's world rankings as of August 28, 1996.
| Rank | Country | July Ranking |
| 1 | Brazil | 1 |
| 2 | Germany | 2 |
| 3 | France | 3 |
| 4 | Czech Republic | 4 |
| 5 | Italy | 5 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 6 |
| 7 | Spain | 8 |
| 8 | Russia | 9 |
| 9 | Sweden | 7 |
| 10 | Denmark | 10 |
| 11 | Colombia | 12 |
| 12 | Portugal | 11 |
| 13 | England | 13 |
| 14 | Mexico | 14 |
| 15 | Zambia | 16 |
| 16 | South Africa | 18 |
| 17 | Bulgaria | 19 |
| 18 | Romania | 23 |
| 19 | Ghana | 20 |
| 20 | USA | 17 |
| 21 | Chile | 29 |
| 22 | Tunisia | 21 |
| 23 | Croatia | 22 |
| 24 | Argentina | 15 |
| 25 | Norway | 24 |
| 26 | Japan | 25 |
| 27 | Egypt | 27 |
| 28 | Ivory Coast | 28 |
| 29 | Turkey | 31 |
| 30 | Greece | 35 |
| 31 | Switzerland | 26 |
| 32 | Ecuador | 32 |
| 33 | Trinidad & Tobago | 34 |
| 34 | Morocco | 33 |
| 35 | Bolibia | 36 |
| 36 | Scotland | 30 |
| 37 | Ireland | 40 |
| 38 | Slovakia | 37 |
| 39 | Jamaica | 45 |
| 40 | Saudi Arabia | 41 |
| 41 | South Korea | 53 |
| 42 | Austria | 42 |
| 43 | Algeria | 44 |
| -- | Belgium | 43 |
| 45 | Cameroon | 39 |
| 46 | Paraguay | 63 |
| -- | Gabon | 46 |
| 48 | Honduras | 49 |
| 49 | Nigeria | 47 |
| 50 | Thailand | 61 |
