Team Melli Moves to 30th in FIFA Rankings
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran national football team, known as Team Melli, has ascended three spots in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday.
Iran, who is preparing for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup, leads Asian football teams in the rankings, followed by Australia, Japan and South Korea.
Gibraltar (190th, up 8), though, was undoubtedly October’s biggest Nations League success story, and its first-ever competitive wins against Armenia (101, down 1) and Lichtenstein (182, down 4) are reflected in a record Ranking position - and this month’s biggest rise.
Last month, Belgium joined France in becoming the FIFA World Ranking’s first-ever joint leader.
Now the Red Devils are in sole possession of top spot, albeit by the narrowest possible margin – 1733 Ranking points to Les Bleus’ 1732.
