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Iran Men’s Futsal remain Asia’s top-ranked side
Iran stumbled in the Round of 16 of the FIFA Futsal World Cup Uzbekistan 2024, losing 4-3 to Morocco, the AFC reported.
Thailand - who also exited at the same stage after going 5-2 down to France - dropped two rungs to 11th.
Japan, meanwhile, are the third highest Asian side, moving up two spots to 13th.
Uzbekistan, who failed to make it out of the group stage of the World Cup, dropped 10 spots to 21, while Indonesia, ranked 28th, rounded out the top five.
Brazil increased rankings lead after FIFA Futsal World Cup triumph – as five teams enter women’s list.
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.
In the women’s rankings, Thailand are Asia’s best ranked team, occupying sixth ahead of Iran, who dropped one position to ninth, while Japan is a spot behind.
Vietnam improved to 11th, followed by Uzbekistan who moved up six spots to 18th to complete the top five women’s sides in Asia.
Saudi Arabia also made huge strides, improving five spots to 46th.