Al-Abyad ranks 68th in the world and seventh in Asia

From the national team training in Serbia camp.

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The first national football team jumped to the 68th place in the world, and the seventh in Asia, according to the classification of the International Federation of Football (FIFA), for the world teams during the month of August, noting that “Al-Abyad” is currently preparing to play its matches in the final round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers, as it will play In the first group, which includes South Korea, Iran, Iraq, Syria and Lebanon, he will start his campaign against Lebanon on the second of next September, at Zabeel Stadium in Al-Wasl Club in Dubai.

The team, which had qualified for the final round, after topping its previous group with 18 points, went to an external camp in Serbia, led by Dutch coach Bert van Marwijk, as the current team list included 24 players, while injuries caused the absence of key elements, including Fabio Di Lima, Khalfan Mubarak, and Ali Salmin.

The team is expected to enter another preparation camp, starting from the 26th of this month, as part of the second phase of the preparation plan for the upcoming matches of Lebanon and Syria, at the beginning of the qualifiers for the 2022 World Cup.

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