Iran Football Team Up 15 Places In New FIFA Ranking

Tehran, July 6, IRNA - FIFA ranking of Iranian national football team has risen 15 places in the FIFA’s newest ranking of the world’s national football squads, placing it the 52nd in the standing. According to the new FIFA report, released on Thursday, the Iranian team had the biggest jump in ranking among all other Asian football teams. The development comes after the Iranian national team walked away with three consecutive victories in the FIFA competitions to win a spot at the 2014 World Cup matches due to been held in Brazil.ˈ Iran had managed to beat Qatar and South Korea 1-0 in their home turf and defeated Lebanon 4-0 at Tehran’s Azadi Stadium in June to take the lead in its group and secure its place in the World Cup competitions in Brazil. According to the new FIFA ranking chart, Japan and South Korea, the first- and third-ranking teams in Asia were moved down the chart by five and three places, respectively. Iran now stands as Asia’s fourth best football team, regaining the spot from Uzbekistan. Meanwhile, the new FIFA ranking also reflects the return of Brazil, the host of the next World Cup event, to the top ten football teams list, placing the 9th after Spain, Germany, Columbia, Argentina, the Netherlands, Italy, Portugal and Croatia./end