Uzbekistan improves its position in updated FIFA rankings

Uzbekistan’s national football team has risen five spots in the latest FIFA rankings following its recent victories at an international tournament.

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The updated rankings, released by FIFA on 19 November, place Uzbekistan in 50th position globally, up from 55th last month. Within Asia, the team has overtaken Qatar to become the fifth-highest-ranked side in the region.

Uzbekistan’s climb comes after a strong performance at a recent international competition, where the team defeated Egypt 2–0 and beat Iran in a penalty shootout following a 0–0 draw in regular time.

Asia’s top ten teams in the latest FIFA rankings are as follows:

18 – Japan

20 – Iran

22 – South Korea

26 – Australia

50 – Uzbekistan

51 – Qatar

58 – Iraq

60 – Saudi Arabia

66 – Jordan

67 – United Arab Emirates

Spain currently leads the global FIFA rankings. The top ten also includes Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium, Germany and Croatia.