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China moves up in FIFA ranking

Xinhua, July 10, 2015 Adjust font size:

China moved up by two slots in newly released FIFA world rankings while Vietnam nosedived 16 spots to 143th place.

In Thursday's rankings, China stands in 77th place, ranked 7th in Asia.

For Vietnam, the current position is the country's lowest since 2013.

Iran is the highest ranked Asian team in 38th while Japan follows in 50th. South Korea climbed up six positions to 52nd.

Argentina rose two spots to top the world rankings followed by Germany in second place and Belgium in third position. Endi