December 23, 2022 - FIFA has released its latest world rankings and the men's soccer team has dropped another one to 80th place in the world.
This is also fifa's last world ranking of national teams this year. Brazil remain in first place, with new champions Argentina in second and France in third. Belgium dropped from second to fourth, followed by England, the Netherlands, Croatia, Italy, Portugal and Spain, with Morocco moving up to 11th for being in the top four.
In Asian soccer, the Asian teams participating in this tournament did well. At the end of the day, Japan was ranked 9th, Australia 11th, South Korea 16th, Saudi Arabia 25th and Iran 26th.Because of the many international points gained, the world ranking rose to 20th, first in Asia and the highest in Japan's history. Iran and South Korea are ranked second and third in Asia. The Chinese men's soccer team dropped again, ranking 80th and 11th in Asia.
Looking at the performance of the Asian teams in this World Cup and the final standings in this World Cup, it is very difficult to analyze the national soccer team for the next four years. At least there will be no breakthrough in the 2023 Asian Cup, as the 11th Asian place will definitely be assigned to a strong team. This situation is not enough to expect a better performance in the Asian Cup.
In the Asian rankings, Japan is ranked first in Asia, Iran is ranked second, followed by South Korea, Australia, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Iraq, Arak, Oman, Uzbekistan, China, Jordan, Bahrain and Syria. Now the national soccer team, not to mention the top 10, which is followed by Jordan, Bahrain, Syria and Vietnam, you can't play? Without naturalization, the results could have been worse.
Therefore, for the national soccer team, the future 2026 World Cup should be prepared well in advance because teams like Japan and South Korea may not care too much about the Asian Cup. Does the national soccer team try to seize the opportunity to achieve something, otherwise how can it affect the 2026 World Cup if they do not play well in the Asian Cup?
The 2026 World Cup did expand the army, but the top eight national soccer teams also look like a dream. Why does FIFA always feel that Asia has too few places? It really doesn't work, start preparing for the 2030 World Cup!
