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                FIFA announces February rankings Japan fell to 18th, ‘Asia’s highest ranking’

A game that was as disappointing as it was highly anticipated.

Son Heung-min is bowing his head after the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup semifinal match between Korea and Jordan held at Al Rayyan Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Qatar on the 6th (local time). Coach Jurgen Klinsmann (left) and Coach Du-ri Cha are moving to comfort the discouraged players.

The Korean national soccer team, which failed to advance to the finals due to poor performance in the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Asian Cup, has moved up one level in the FIFA rankings.

In the February 2024 men's soccer rankings announced by FIFA on the 15th (Korean time), Korea ranked 22nd, a slight increase from the December 2023 ranking (23rd) announced just before.

The Korean national team, led by coach Jurgen Klinsmann, recorded 2 wins, 3 draws, and 1 loss (the penalty shootout win was a draw) in this Asian Cup.Since there were few lost games, it had the effect of increasing the ranking.

Meanwhile, the Korea Football Association's National Team Strengthening Committee chose to dismiss coach Klinsmann, leaving the February FIFA rankings as Klinsmann's final report card.

In the February rankings, the rankings of Asian and African countries fluctuated due to the results of the Asian Cup and African Cup of Nations.

Japan, which was eliminated in the quarterfinals of the Asian Cup, fell from 17th to 18th, but maintained its highest ranking in Asia, and Qatar, which won its second consecutive Asian Cup title, rose vertically from 58th to 37th.

While Argentina maintained first place in the rankings, France, England, Belgium, and Brazil remained in the top five. 고스톱사이트