Latest FIFA ranking announced! Japan moves up 3 places to 23rd...Iran remains the top Asian player

Japan climbs 3 spots, Iran remains top Asian player

FIFA ranking announced [Photo: (C) JFA]

FIFA (International Football Federation) announced the latest FIFA ranking on February 10th. The Japan National Team, led by Coach Hajime Moriyasu, moved up three spots from the previous year to 23rd, and among AFC (Asian Football Confederation) teams, is 2nd behind top Iran (21st). [List] FIFA Ranking "Top 30 in the World" (announced February 10, 2022) Japan was the top AFC force in the FIFA rankings announced in August last year, but in December of the same year, the Qatar World Cup (W Cup) After a difficult battle in the final Asian qualifiers, the top team in Asia was handed over to Iran when the rankings were announced the following month. Since then, there has been no change in the second place in Asia. With this announcement, Iran (21st) maintains the top spot among AFC teams. There was no change in the top five rankings, with Japan in 2nd, South Korea in 3rd (29th), Australia in 4th (37th), and Qatar in 5th (52nd). Belgium has held the top position in the world's top 10 rankings since September 2018. The order of 2nd place Brazil and 3rd place France remains unchanged, while Argentina, who was 5th place last year, moved up one place to 4th place. England dropped one place instead. Italy, Spain (7th), Portugal (8th), Denmark (9th), and the Netherlands (10th) remain unchanged.