[Aggiornamento della squadra nazionale di calcio giapponese]The FIFA rankings have been updated for the first time since the World Cup in Qatar.
FIFA released the latest FIFA rankings on the 22nd.
Argentina won the World Cup in Qatar by beating France on penalties. Furthermore, the Croatian national team finished third and the Moroccan national team fourth, and while the Japanese national team, the South Korean national team and the Australian national team fought hard, the German national team and the Belgian national team were eliminated from the group. It was a great competition.
In the FIFA rankings updated for the first time since the tournament, Japan moved up four places from before to become 20th and reign supreme in Asia. Argentina moved up to 2nd place and France moved up 1 to 3rd place, but Brazil kept their first place.
Furthermore, in Group E, where Japan coexisted, Germany and Spain both dropped three places to 14th and 10th respectively. On the other hand, Morocco climbed from 22nd to 11th place as a country that jumped significantly. Croatia also climbed from 12th to 7th place.
The latest FIFA rankings announced on 22 December 2022 are as follows.
■ FIFA ranking
- 1st place Brazil
- 2nd place Argentina (+1)
- 3rd place France (+1)
- 4th Belgium (-2)
- 5th place England
- 6. Netherlands (+2)
- 7. Croatia (+5)
- 8th Italy (-2)
- 9. Portugal
- 10. Spain (-3)
- 11. Morocco (+11)
- 12. Switzerland (+3)
- 13. USA (+3)
- 14th Germany (-3)
- 15. Mexico (-2)
- 16. Uruguay (-2)
- 17. Colombia
- 18. Denmark (-8)
- 19. Senegal (-1)
- 20th Japan (+4)
- 21. Peru (+2)
- 22. Poland (+4)
- 23. Sweden (+2)
- 24. Iran (-4)
- 25. South Korea (+3)
- 26. Ukraine (+1)
- 27.Australia (+11)
- 28. Wales (-9)
- 29. Tunisia (+1)
- 30. Serbia (-9)
- 31. Chile (-2)
- 32. Costa Rica (-1)
- 33. Cameroon (+10)
- 34. Austria
- 35. Nigeria (-3)
- 36. Russia (-3)
- 37. Hungary (-1)
- 38. Algeria (-1)
- 39. Czech Republic (-4)
- 40. Egypt (-1)