FIFA 22: Best and worst clubs and national teams to play with by overall rating

Kieran Francis

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So you've purchased your copy of FIFA 22 on the release date and now it's time to pick out which teams you want to play with.

Do you want to use one of the best club teams in the world, such as PSG and Manchester City? Or would you rather a national team like World Cup winners France or Euro 2020 champions Italy?

Sporting News sorts out the best and worst teams in FIFA 22 on both the club and international scene.

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Top 10 club teams: Worldwide

Rank Team League Attacking Midfield Defending Overall Star Rating
1 PSG Ligue 1 89 83 85 86 5
2 Manchester City Premier League 85 85 86 85 5
=3 Bayern Munich Bundesliga 92 85 81 84 5
=3 Liverpool Premier League 86 83 85 84 5
=3 Manchester United Premier League 85 84 83 84 5
=3 Real Madrid La Liga 84 85 83 84 5
=3 Atletico Madrid La Liga 84 83 83 84 5
=8 Barcelona La Liga 85 84 80 83 5
=8 Chelsea Premier League 84 85 82 83 5
=8 Juventus Serie A 82 82 84 83 5
Lionel Messi PSG

Worst 10 club teams: Worldwide

Rank Team League Attacking Midfield Defending Overall Star Rating
1 Longford Town Ireland Premier Division 55 55 55 55 0.5
=2 Waterford Ireland Premier Division 57 57 57 57 0.5
=2 Drogheda United Ireland Premier Division 58 57 58 57 0.5
=2 NorthEast United Indian Super League 64 56 57 57 0.5
=2 Odisha FC Indian Super League 70 57 57 57 0.5
=6 Derry City Ireland Premier Division 58 57 59 58 0.5
=6 SC East Bengal FC Indian Super League 58 58 58 58 0.5
=6 Finn Harps Ireland Premier Division 59 58 59 58 0.5
=6 Jamshedpur FC Indian Super League 64 58 56 58 0.5
10 Chongqing Liangjiang China Super League 66 57 56 59 0.5

Longford Town

Top 10 men's national teams

Rank Country Attacking Midfield Defending Overall Star Rating
1 France 88 85 82 85 5
=2 England 87 83 84 84 5
=2 Argentina 87 82 81 84 5
=2 Portugal 84 83 84 84 5
=2 Spain 83 84 84 84 5
=6 Belgium 85 83 80 83 5
=6 Germany 84 85 80 83 5
=6 Italy 84 84 82 83 5
9 Netherlands 82 82 84 82 5
10 Brazil 80 80 80 80 5

France

Worst 10 men's national teams

Rank Country Attacking Midfield Defending Overall Star Rating
1 New Zealand 71 68 68 68 2.5
=2 Northern Ireland 67 71 73 70 3
=2 China 77 67 68 70 3
=4 Iceland 71 72 69 71 3.5
=4 Finland 72 71 67 71 3.5
6 Australia 73 71 71 72 3.5
=7 Republic of Ireland 70 71 75 73 3.5
=7 Hungary 73 70 74 73 3.5
=7 Canada 73 74 68 73 3.5
10 Greece 69 75 72 74 3.5

New Zealand

Top five women's national teams

Rank Country Attacking Midfield Defending Overall Star Rating
1 United States 87 86 84 86 5
2 Germany 84 84 81 83 5
3 France 86 82 82 82 4.5
=4 Netherlands 84 82 78 81 4.5
=4 England 82 81 82 81 4.5

Megan Rapinoe USWNT

Worst five women's national teams

Rank Country Attacking Midfield Defending Overall Star Rating
1 Mexico 73 73 72 72 3.5
2 Portugal 72 73 74 73 3.5
=3 New Zealand 71 74 77 74 3.5
=3 Belgium 78 73 73 74 3.5
5 Scotland 76 78 76 76 4

Mexico

Kieran Francis

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Kieran Francis is a senior editor at The Sporting News based in Melbourne, Australia. He started at Sportal.com.au before being a part of the transition to Sporting News in 2015. Just prior to the 2018 World Cup, he was appointed chief editor of Goal.com in Australia. He has now returned to The Sporting News where his passions lay in football, AFL, poker and cricket - when he is not on holiday.