FIFA rankings published in April
88th in China, 13th among ISA countries
China was not among Asia’s top 10 in the April 2024 FIFA rankings. /Capture FIFA homepage Changes in China’s FIFA rankings over the past year. /Capture the FIFA homepage
[마이데일리 = 심재희 기자] Chinese football has once again experienced ‘shame’. It did not make it to Asia’s top 10 in the FIFA rankings. They clearly felt that they were in the ‘third class in Asia’, being pushed out not only by Korea, Japan, Iran, and Australia, but also by countries in the Middle East.
China was ranked 88th in the FIFA rankings published by FIFA on the 5th (Korea time). I stood in the same place as in the last presentation. It was ranked 13th among Asian countries. In the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup, they lost face by falling behind runners-up Jordan (71st), Oman (77th), and Bahrain (80th).
China hosted two international matches in March. The 3rd and 4th Group C matches of the 2nd qualifying round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup North and Central America Asia Region took place against Singapore. They ended with a 2-2 away draw on March 21st, and won 4-1 at home on March 26th. They were unable to secure back-to-back wins against Singapore, ranked 155th in the FIFA rankings, and added just 1.44 ranking points.
The position has been falling steadily over the past year, but it has fallen sharply this year. It rose from 81 in April last year to 79 in June last year. It held 79th to 80th place, but fell to 88th in February this year. In the Qatar Asian Cup 2023, they were eliminated in the group stage and lost many ranking points. Even with this announcement, it remained in 88th place and failed to lay the groundwork for a revival.
Chinese forward Wu Lei (right) competes for the ball with an opponent during the Qatar 2023 Asian Cup match against Lebanon. /Getty Images Korea
◆ FIFA ranking of Asian countries (April 2024)
1. Japan 18th
2. Iran 20th place
3. Korea 23rd
4. Australia 24th
5. Qatar 34th
6. Saudi Arabia 53rd
7. Iraq 58th
8. Uzbekistan 64th
9. United Arab Emirates 67th
10. Jordan 71st
11. Oman 77th
12. Bahrain 80th
13. China 88th
14. Syria 89th
15. Palestine 93rd
China belonged to Group C of the second qualifying round group stage of the Asia region of the North and Central America World Cup 2026. They compete with Korea, Thailand and Singapore to advance to the third round. They came 2nd with 7 points, 2 wins, 1 draw, and 1 loss. 5th and 6th games will be held in June. They must win the match against Thailand at home on June 6 to confirm their progress to the third qualifying round. On June 11th, the team will play the 6th away game against Korea.
Reporter Shim Jae-hee kkamanom@mydaily.co.kr
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