On July 18, Beijing time, FIFA announced the latest world ranking of the men's national football team. China's men's football team rose one place to 87th in the world, while Spain, which had just won the European Championship, soared to third in the world. Argentina, the defending Copa America champions, remain at the top of the table.
In this ranking, the national football team rose 1 place to 87th in the world, but it is still ranked 13th in Asia. And there is no change in the top 10 in Asia. However, Japan, Korea and Australia all fell slightly by one place in the world rankings.
Latest Asian National Team Rankings:
1- Japan (18th in the world)
2- Iran (20th in the world)
3- Korea (23rd in the world)
4- Australia (24th in the world)
5- Qatar (34th in the world)
6- Iraq (55th in the world)
7- Saudi Arabia (56th in the world)
8- Uzbekistan (61st in the world)
9- Jordan (68th in the world)
10- U.A.E. (69th in the world)
11- Oman (76th in the world)
12- Bahrain (80th in the world)
13- China (87th in the world)
14- Syria (93rd in the world)
15- Palestine (96th in the world)
After the end of the European Championship and the Copa America, the top 10 rankings have changed a lot. In terms of rising teams, Spain, who won the European Championship for the first time in 12 years, soared five places to third place in the world, behind Argentina and France.
England, who have reached the final for the second time in a row, moved up one place to No. 4 in the world. In addition, Colombia, which reached the final of the Copa America for the first time in 23 years, rose three places to No. 9 in the world. France and Netherlands, who reached the last four of the European Championship, remain unchanged.
In terms of decline, Brazil, which missed the last four of the Copa America, fell to 5th place in the world, and Belgium, which stopped in the round of 16 of the European Cup, fell 3 places, from 3rd to 6th in the world. Also falling was Cristiano Ronaldo's Portugal, which fell two places to No. 8 in the world because Portugal missed the top four.
Attached: Top 20 teams in the world
1. Argentina
2. France
3. Spain (up 5 places)
4. England (up 1 place)
5. Brazil (down 1 place)
6. Belgium (down 3 places)
7. Netherlands
8. Portugal (down 2 places)
9. Colombia (up 3 places)
10. Italy
11. Uruguay
12. Croatia
13. Germany
14. Morocco
15. Switzerland
16. United States
17. Mexico
18. Japan
19. Senegal
20. Iran