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Jordan dips further in FIFA rankings

By Aline Bannayan - Feb 09,2017 - Last updated at Feb 09,2017

Jordan's best FIFA ranking was 37th in 2004, while the lowest ranking was 152nd in 1996 (Photo courtesy of Jordan Football Association)

AMMAN — Jordan dipped to 112th in the latest FIFA rankings issued on Thursday.

The squad is still out of the Asian top 10, trailing Iran (32), South Korea (39), Japan (52), Australia (54), Saudi Arabia (56), Uzbekistan (63), UAE (68), Qatar (85) China (86) and Syria (93). 

The world ranking is led by Argentina in first place, ahead of Brazil, Germany, Chile, Belgium, France, Columbia, Portugal, Uruguay and Spain. 

African semi finalist Egypt is the top ranked Arab team at 23rd, followed by Tunisia (36), Morocco (48) and Algeria (50).

The national team has just returned from a training camp in the UAE, during which Jordan beat 125th ranked Georgia in the first match under new head coach Abdullah Misfer, from the UAE, with Jamal Abu Abed as coach and Abdullah Abu Zameh as assistant.

The camp and a match against Hong Kong in March are part of preparations for the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers kicking off in March. The draw put Jordan in Group C with Afghanistan, Vietnam and Cambodia.

A total of 24 teams were divided into six groups, with the top two from each group moving on to the finals. The qualifiers will start March 28 and end on March 27, 2018.

After putting behind elimination from the 2018 World Cup qualifiers, Jordan is hopeful it will overcome the upcoming Asian qualifiers and advance to the Asian finals. 

Observers have been scrutinising the national's team's plan over the past period, as its performance has been marked by a combination of inconsistent results and frequent changes in coaches.  

Jordan's best FIFA ranking was 37th in 2004 while the lowest ranking was 152nd in 1996.

 

Jordan's FIFA ranking 

Month

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

January

107

86

93

72

95

81

107

-

126

February

112

82

97

69

92

82

84

106

126

March

 

82

101

66

90

83

80

106

127

April

 

82

103

64

76

81

92

102

127

May

 

82

103

64

77

81

93

103

127

June

 

80

103

63

75

80

83

104

126

July

 

78

92

57

76

84

91

98

122

August

 

79

92

56

71

83

92

98

122

September

 

86

91

69

73

87

85

99

129

October

 

104

99

74

70

78

81

95

128

November

 

109

82

86

70

90

82

95

128

December

 

105

87

81

65

94

82

104

111

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