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Iran down 3 places in new FIFA ranking

Xinhua, February 9, 2017 Adjust font size:

Iran dropped three places in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday.

Iran now rank 29th but remain atop in Asia, followed by South Korea (39), Japan (52) and Australia (54).

Iran will play two crucial World Cup qualifiers next month against Qatar and China. Endit