Ali Ibrahim: The results contributed to his progress in the FIFA rankings.

The national team is in the third level during the draw for the final round of the World Cup qualifiers

The team made strong performances in the second leg of the World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers.

Photography: Osama Abu Ghanem

Yesterday, the International Football Association issued the new classification of the world teams for the month of June 2021, as the national team ranked seventh in the Asian continent, led by the Japanese team.

The national team scored 1,362.30 points, surpassing its Iraqi counterpart, 1354.51 points, which was occupying the third level, accompanied by the Saudi green in the previous classification, so that the white benefit from the decline of the “Rafidain Lions” and the positive results it achieved in the recent period that contributed to its progress in the new classification, both at the level of international and Asian teams. .

And the national team booked its place in the final round in the joint qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup and the 2023 Asian Cup, after it finally scored four victories over Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, and deservedly topped Group G with 18 points.

According to the new FIFA classification, Japan and Iran are ranked first in the yellow continent, in the second by Australia and South Korea, in the third by Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates, and at the fourth level are the teams of China and Iraq, and in the fifth are Oman and Syria, and at the sixth level are the teams of Vietnam and Lebanon.

The Asian Football Confederation announced on its official website that during the draw for the final round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, which will be held in the Malaysian capital Kuala Lumpur on the first of next July, the new classification for the teams will be adopted, and the teams will be divided into six levels according to the new classification of “FIFA” for the Asian teams. .

The qualified teams will be divided into two groups, each group includes six teams, and the matches will be played in the home and away system, so that the first and second of each group qualify directly for the 2022 World Cup, while the third of each group will compete in the continental playoff and the winner of them plays with the fourth CONCACAF in the World Cup.

For his part, the former Olympic team coach, Ali Ibrahim, told "Emirates Today", "The team's indicator in the recent period has been positive, whether through the friendly matches that he played as part of his preparations for his matches in the qualifiers or the official matches he recently played in Group G, against the national teams. Malaysia, Thailand, Indonesia and Vietnam, as the team won all its matches in the second leg and won 12 points, leading the group.

"Although the team finished the first stage in these qualifiers and is in fourth place, it jumped to first place during its matches in the second leg," added Ali Ibrahim.

• White occupies the seventh rank in the Asian continent.

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