As we enter the golden October, the international soccer world is once again on fire, and on the night of the 21st, FIFA unveiled the latest men's national team ranking list for the year 2021 ending this month.
China under Li Tie took a small step back in the standings, losing only 0.32 points, but remained solidly in 75th place overall, and 9th place within Asia.
Iran still leads the Asian list, while Belgium continues to sit atop the overall list.
In the past scoring cycle, China participated in the Top 12 competition, first defeating Vietnam in a thrilling 3-2 match, then losing to Saudi Arabia in a 2-3 match, a win and a loss resulted in a slight drop in China's points, with a current total of 1,334.2 points.
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There is a 12-point gap with Asian team Iraq, while there is a 19.84-point lead with Oman, the 10th-ranked team in Asia.China won one and lost one of the 12 matches in October.
Iran added 6.94 points to their tally in the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) standings, still topping the list with 1,545.02 points. Japan, on the other hand, slipped 2.77 points after defeating Saudi Arabia in the current scoring cycle and slipped two places to 28th overall, but remain firmly in second place in Asia.
In addition to China, higher-ranked Asian teams include Australia, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE and Iraq.
The Saudis, who won back-to-back matches against Japan and China, added 25.87 points to their tally, and as a result jumped seven spots in the overall rankings to reach 49th in the latest overall rankings, successfully placing them among the top 50.
The top 10 teams in the top positions in international soccer are, in order, Belgium, Brazil, France, Italy, England, Argentina, Spain, Portugal, Mexico and Denmark.
