Korean football rose two steps to 33rd in the FIFA World Rankings and regained its 3rd place in the Asian Football Federation (AFC) member state.
Korea was ranked 33rd in the men's soccer world rankings announced by FIFA on the 19th with 1,507.24 points.
Last month's 35th place (1,489.1 points) rose two places to the ranking, adding 18.14 points.
The Korean national football team recorded two consecutive victories in the fifth and sixth rounds of the Asian final qualifying round for the 2022 Qatar World Cup this month.
On the 11th, the United Arab Emirates (UAE) beat the United Arab Emirates (UAE) 1-0 in the 5th home match held at the Goyang Sports Complex, and on the 17th, the 6th away game against Iraq in Doha, Qatar, 3-0.
Among AFC member countries, Korea ranks third after Iran (21st) and Japan (26th).
Korea remained in third place in Asia, but was pushed back to fourth place from August this year, but climbed back to third place after beating Australia, which fell one place to 35th this month.
Among the 145 A-matches held around the world this month, Belgium maintained the undisputed first place with 1,828.45 points.
Brazil (1,826.35 points) was behind by 2.1 points, followed by France (1,786.15 points).
England (1755.52 points) and Argentina (1,750.51 points) moved up one place from last month to 4th and 5th, respectively, while Italy (1,740.77 points) fell from 4th to 6th.
The Netherlands entered 10th place with 1,653.73 points.
Currently, 13 countries (Qatar, Germany, Denmark, Brazil, France, Belgium, Croatia, Serbia, Spain, Switzerland, England, Netherlands, and Argentina) have confirmed their qualification to the Qatar World Cup finals. heard inside.
The other two countries were Serbia (23rd) and Qatar (51st), with Qatar automatically advancing to the host country.
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