On September 18, Beijing time, FIFA announced the new national team rankings. Due to two consecutive defeats in the round of 18, the national football team fell from 87th to 91st in the world ranking, creating the worst ranking in the past eight and a half years. Japan rose to 16th place in the world rankings with two consecutive wins, and Asia continued to top the rankings.
In the past scoring cycle, the national football team only played 2 games, namely the first and second rounds of the Round of 18 in September, the first round of the national football team suffered a 0-7 defeat to Japan, and in the second round of 11 against 10, the national football team was reversed 1-2 at home by Saudi Arabia. In 2 games, the national football team was deducted 13.74 points, and the FIFA points fell sharply.
Compared with the 87th ranking in the previous period, the national football team fell 4 places to 91st in this period, which also created the worst ranking of the national football team in the last 8 and a half years. The last time the national football team fell to 90th in the national football team was in March 2016, when the FIFA ranking of the national football team ranked 96th, and the lowest ranking of 109 in the history of the national football team was created in March 2013.
Among Asian teams, the national football team continues to rank 13th, while Japan continue to dominate the top spot and the world rankings, while the Japan team has risen from 18th to 16th. Iran, Korea, Australia, Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Jordan, U.A.E., Bahrain and Oman followed. Among them, Iran also continues to rank among the top 20 in the world, ranking 19th.
Argentina, France, Spain, England, Brazil, Belgium, Netherlands, Portugal, Colombia and Italy are among the top 10 in the world.