(sabasports report)FIFA has released the third edition of the 2024 FIFA Rankings. The Chinese national team has participated in two world preliminary games in the past scoring cycle, and the latest score is 1267.51 points, ranking 88th in the world and 13th in Asia, unchanged from the previous ranking.
When the last FIFA ranking was released on April 4 this year, China scored 1,275.22 points, also ranking 88th globally and 13th in Asia. In the latest month of the scoring cycle, China participated in the home against Thailand, away against South Korea in the World preliminary round of the 36th Asian region, achieved a draw and a loss record, 7.71 points were deducted.
In Asia, the top 10 associations are Japan, Iran, South Korea, Australia, Qatar, Iraq, Saudi Arabia, Uzbekistan, Jordan, and the United Arab Emirates. Among them, Japan and Iran are ranked in the world’s TOP20, ranking 17th and 20th respectively. South Korea and Australia remain in the world’s top 30, at 22 and 23, respectively.
In Asia, the associations ranked 11th to 25th are: Oman, Bahrain, China, Syria, Palestine, Thailand, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, North Korea, Vietnam, Lebanon, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Kuwait.
According to the arrangement of FIFA and AFC, the third stage of Asian qualifying for the 2026 US-Canada-Mexico World Cup will be drawn on June 27. China will participate in the draw as the fifth tier, facing a more difficult challenge, and strive to stand out in the strong competition and qualify for the World Cup.