I did not play an international A-level game this year, and the national football year-end ranking has risen from last year.

On November 14, 2019, in the World Preliminary Asian Top 40, the national football team lost 1:2 away to Syria. The opponent scored the first goal in the game. After that, Wu Lei volleyed a shot to equalize the score. Zhang Linpeng's careless own goal led the national football team to fall behind again. .

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　　Chinanews client, December 10th, on the 10th, Beijing time, FIFA updated the ranking of the national team in the last phase of this year.

In the absence of an international A-level match this year, the Chinese men's football team ranked 75th in the world at the end of the year and 9th in Asia.

Compared with last year, the national football's year-end ranking has risen one place, and the Asian ranking remains unchanged.

　　Last year, the national football ranked 76th in the world at the end of the year.

According to the original schedule, the national football team should have many important games this year, such as the Qatar World Cup Asian qualifiers that were originally scheduled for March and June.

　　The World Preliminary Asian Top 40 Tournament kicked off last year. The Chinese men's football team is in Group A with Syria, the Philippines, Guam, and the Maldives.

On November 15 last year, at the post-match press conference where the national football team lost 1:2 to Syria in the World Cup, the head coach Lippi announced his resignation on the spot.

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　　However, affected by the epidemic, the top 40 matches that were supposed to be held this year were finally postponed to 2021, and the next top 12 matches are scheduled to start in September of the same year.

After the adjustment of the schedule, the Chinese men's football team did not arrange any international A-level matches for the entire year of 2020.

However, compared with last year, the national football's year-end world rankings rose by one place, ranking 76th.

　　In the current World Preliminary Asian Top 40 Group A standings, the Chinese men's performance of 4 matches, 2 wins, 1 draw, 1 loss and 7 points ranked second in the group.

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