Qatar successfully defended the Asian Cup, rising to a new high in the world rankings, and the national football team fell 9 places to 88th
FIFA recently announced the latest world rankings, and after the end of the 2023 Qatar Asian Cup, the rankings of the teams participating in the tournament have changed. Among them, the Chinese men's football team did not score a goal in the Asian Cup, nor did it qualify from the group, falling as expected, and the decline was as much as 9.
Qatar successfully defended the Asian Cup and rose to a new high in the world rankings
The biggest winners are undoubtedly Qatar and Jordan, the two teams that reached the final, among which Qatar, which successfully defended its title, has soared to a new record high in the rankings.
FIFA released its latest world rankings on 15 February, and the top 10 in the men's football rankings remained unchanged, with Argentina and France remaining in No. 1 and No. 2, with the most changes coming from teams competing in the Asian Cup of Nations and the Africa Cup of Nations.
In addition, the ranking of the Hong Kong team in China fell from 150 in the Asian Cup to 154, ranking behind Chinese Taipei, but the Hong Kong football team in this points period, the only event that can get ranking points is to defeat the Chinese men's football team in the international A-level friendly match, and the event is not within the FIFA designated period, the points that can be obtained are not much, and then lost all 3 games in the group stage of the Asian Cup, and the decline in the ranking is also expected, but the world No. 154 also fell to a new low since 2015.
The only goal for the Hong Kong men's football team in this scoring period came from defeating China in an international A-level friendly match
Among the top teams in Asia, "Ichigo" is still ranked 18th in the world, Japan, but the "Blue Samurai" fell slightly by one place in the last eight of the Asian Cup, while the other teams in the top eight have risen in the rankings, Iran (20), South Korea (22) have risen one place each, and Australia has also risen two places to 23rd.
The most noteworthy thing is that Qatar, which has won the Asian Cup for two consecutive years, has risen 21 places to 37th, a record high, and Jordan, which has been upset in the final, has also risen 17 places to 70th. The Chinese men's football team was eliminated in the group stage of the Asian Cup, only winning 2 draws and 1 draw, and lost to Hong Kong, China in the international A-level competition, falling 9 places to 88th.