South Korea Maintains 23rd Place in FIFA Rankings...The 3rd member of AFC
South Korea Maintains 23rd Place in FIFA Rankings...The 3rd member of AFC
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South Korea maintained its 23rd place in the FIFA rankings.
In the FIFA rankings for September 2024 announced by FIFA on Wednesday (local time), Korea ranked 23rd without changing its ranking. Korea scored 1572.61 points overall. After a draw with Palestine in the first Group B match of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup, Korea won the second match with Oman last month.
Korea is the third-highest ranked country in the AFC, following Japan (16th) and Iran (19th). Japan's FIFA ranking has increased by two places compared to the previous announcement, while Iran's FIFA ranking has increased by one place. Japan displayed stable performance by scoring 12 goals against China and Bahrain in the first two matches of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup.
Among the countries that belong to Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup along with Korea, Iraq ranked 55th, the second highest after Korea. Jordan then ranked 68th and Oman 78th. Palestine ranked 98th after Korea finished its first match of the third 안전놀이터 World Cup qualifying round with a draw.
South Korea has one win and one draw (four points) in Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup, ranking second in the group behind Jordan (four points). South Korea will play an away match against Jordan in Group B of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup.
Indonesia led by head coach Shin Tae-yong rose four notches to 129th place. Indonesia had successive draws against Australia and Saudi Arabia in Group C of the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup.
Argentina raced to the top of the FIFA rankings. Then France ranked second. Spain, which won the Euro 2024, ranked third in the FIFA rankings while England maintained the fourth position. Brazil, which is struggling in the Latin American qualifying round for the 2026 North-China World Cup, ranked fifth. Belgium, the Netherlands, Portugal, Colombia, and Italy were then listed in the top 10 in the FIFA rankings.