At the end of the golden month of October, FIFA's official website unveiled the latest men's national team ranking list for October 2021. Leaders.
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
China's national team, under the helm of the team, saw a small drop in its points tally, from 1,334.5 to 1,334.2, to hold steady at 75th place globally and maintain its 9th position within Asia. Iran continues to top the Asian table, while Belgium has consolidated its lead in the overall standings.
In the current scoring cycle, the Chinese team is in the
Li Tie (1977-), footballer
The team played two World Cup qualifying matches under the leadership of the Chinese, one in Sharjah, UAE, where they won a close 3-2 victory over Vietnam, and the other in Jeddah, where they lost 2-3 to Saudi Arabia. Such a win and a loss cost China 0.32 points, but the overall ranking remained unchanged at 75th and 9th in Asia. Currently, China has 12 points less than Iraq and 19.84 points more than Oman.
In the Asian Football Confederation's standings, Iran rose 6.94 points to continue to lead the way with 1,545.02 points. Japan dropped 2.77 points due to their loss against Saudi Arabia, dropping them to 28th overall, but still retaining the second spot in Asia. Australia, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia and the UAE are all above China.
In the overall standings, Europe's Red Devils, Belgium, hold the top spot with 1832.33 points, followed by Brazil, which added 8.63 points to 1820.36. England dropped two places to fifth, while France and Italy moved up one place to take the third and fourth spots respectively.
FIFA's official website reveals that a total of 160 international A matches have been played around the world in this scoring cycle, with India and Nepal participating in five matches each as the teams with the most entries; Indonesia's points have increased by 28.56 points as the team with the biggest gain, and Indonesia and New Zealand have moved up by 10 places each as the teams with the most significant improvement in rankings; China's Taipei has decreased its points by 28.56 points as the team with the most deductions; and Northern Ireland has slipped 11 places as the team with the most significant concessions in rankings. the team with the most points, and Northern Ireland slipped 11 places to become the team with the most significant concession.FIFA's next release of the men's national team rankings is scheduled for November 25th.
