Japan drops five spots in new FIFA ranking

FIFA revealed the latest nation ranking on 25 July. The top three nations are Belgium, Brazil and France, while Japan falls five places to #33.

The top three Asian nations are unchanged: Iran, Japan and Korea Republic. Iran drops three spots to #23, while Korea Republic remains unchanged at #37.

FIFA Ranking

01 Belgium

02 Brazil 🔼

03 France 🔽

04 England

05 Uruguay 🔼

06 Portugal 🔽

07 Croatia 🔽

08 Colombia 🔼

09 Spain 🔽

10 Argentina 🔼

FIFA Ranking (Top 5 Asian Nations)

23 Iran 🔽

33 Japan 🔽

37 Korea Republic

46 Australia 🔽

62 Qatar 🔽

The previous ranking, with Japan ranked #28, was published on 14 June 2019.

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Source: Yahoo

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