ZURICH, Switzerland: Qatar have jumped two spots in latest FIFA world
rankings released by the world governing body.
Qatar are ranked 97, an improvement of two places when the rankings
were released previously at the start of May.
In Asia, Qatar are ranked number 9, behind Iran, Japan, Korea,
Australia, the UAE, Uzbekistan, China and Iraq.
Saudi Arabia are below Qatar at number 10.
Meanwhile, Belgium has risen above Argentina to No. 2 in the monthly
FIFA rankings, which are still topped by 2014 World Cup champions
Germany.
Belgium reached its highest-ever slot despite not playing in the last month.
Colombia and Brazil stayed at Nos. 4 and 5. France rose two places to
No. 9 in a swap with new No. 11 Switzerland.
Asian countries on FIFA rankings:
1 Iran
2 Japan
3 Korea Republic
4 Australia
5 United Arab Emirates
6 Uzbekistan
7 China PR
8 Iraq
9 Qatar
10 Saudi Arabia
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