Iran Futsal Remains Sixth in World Rankings


Iran Futsal Remains Sixth in World Rankings

TEHRAN (Tasnim) - The Iranian national futsal team remained unchanged in the latest world rankings published on Monday.

Team Melli sits sixth place with 1654 points and is also the best Asian team.

Brazil remains top in the world with 1935 points, followed by Spain (1845), Russia (1700), Portugal (1692) and Argentina (1691).

Japan and Thailand are second and third in Asia with 1358 and 1285 points, respectively in the ranking.

Iran finished at third place at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 after a 4-3 penalty shootout win over Portugal following a 2-2 draw.

Iran also won the title of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Championship for the 12th time in February.

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