Chinanews Client Beijing, November 19th. On the 19th local time, FIFA announced the latest men's football national team rankings. The Chinese team ranked 74th in the world and 8th in Asia. The two data are similar to the previous issue. The ratio is up by 1 place.
In the two World Preliminaries Asian Top 12 matches held this month, the Chinese team drew 1:1 with Oman and Australia respectively.
The current national team with 1 win, 2 draws, 3 losses and 5 points is ranked fifth in the group. There is a 6-point gap from the Australian team, which is third in the group, and the promotion situation is grim.
Iran (21) and Japan (26), two Asian powerhouses, have entered the top 30 in the world.
The top ten in Asia also include South Korea (33), Australia (35), Saudi Arabia (48), Qatar (51), UAE (70), China (74), Iraq (75), and Oman (78).
In terms of overall rankings, Belgium, Brazil, and France rank among the top 3 in the world.
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