Iran Moves Down in FIFA Futsal Ranking
TEHRAN (Tasnim) – Iran’s futsal team moved down two places to sixth in the world ranking list.
Brazil increased rankings lead after FIFA Futsal World Cup triumph – as five teams enter women’s list.
The second edition of the FIFA Futsal World Ranking, which was published on Friday, October 11, 2024, revealed some significant changes – in both tables – on the back of 65 women’s matches and 179 in the men’s game.
Recently crowned world champion Brazil (1st, unchanged) has held on to the top spot and extended its lead over Portugal (2nd, unchanged), whose defense of its FIFA Futsal World Cup title came to a halt in the round of 16.
Three teams have made significant progress in the top ten – runner-up Argentina (3rd, up 2), quarter-finalists Kazakhstan (5th, up 3) and bronze medalist Ukraine (9th, up 3), the latter leapfrogging France (10th, unchanged) after overcoming Les Bleus in the match for third place.
There are five newcomers in this edition of the FIFA Futsal Women’s World Ranking, namely Fiji (62nd), Tahiti (66th), Norway (68th), the Solomon Islands (73rd) and Tonga (74th).