INSUBCONTINENT EXCLUSIVE:
TEHRAN Iran football team ended up 2024 year unchanged at No
18 in the FIFA ranking.Japan maintained their position as Asias top side, with the top 10 remaining unchanged following the most recent
ranking released on Thursday.The greatest movers were Vietnam, who enhanced 2 spots to inhabit 114th with Hong Kong, China going up a rung
to 155th on the planet rankings.Japan remained at 15th while Iran are 2nd at 18th, while Korea Republic (23 ), Australia (26) and Qatar
(48th) completing the top five.Argentina signed off the year in top spot ahead of France, with Spain, the European champion, completing the
podium.There were only minimal modifications in the rankings published on Thursday with simply 21 worldwide matches occurring given that the
previous standings were launched in November.The next edition of the FIFA Mens World Ranking will be released on 3 April 2025.
