PTV - Iran has dropped two
places to 48th in the latest FIFA rankings but still stands third among the
Asian teams following Japan and Australia.
Japan is in 32nd place while Australia moved up five steps to reach 34th
place. Saudi Arabia dropped three spots to 51st and South Korea moved down 4
steps to 55th in the latest list issued Wednesday by the world governing
body, FIFA.
Euro 2008 champion Spain remained at the top of the world football rankings
for a fourth straight month with 1,643 points.
World champion Italy was ranked second, followed by Euro 2008 finalists
Germany, Brazil and the Netherlands.
Euro semi-finalists Russia jumped an impressive three spots to reach 9th
place. Turkey dropped from 10th to 13th position. Scotland fell 10 places to
26th, while England climbed one spot to 14th.
FIFA world rankings (previous position in brackets):
