Jordan drops to 101 spot in FIFA World Rankings

AMMAN — Jordan dropped four spots to 101st in the lastest FIFA World Rankings issued on Thursday. Jordan trails Iran (42), Japan (53), South Korea (56), Australia (65), the UAE (69), Uzbekistan (72),  China (83), Oman (96), Iraq (97) and Saudi Arabia (99) among Asian teams. 

The top 10 is still led by Germany, followed by Argentina, Columbia, Belgium, Netherlands, Brazil, Portugal, France, Uruguay and Italy. Jordan is next slated to host Syria on March 26 and Saudi Arabia on March 30 as the team undergoes a transitional phase and will soon start preparing for upcoming international qualifiers.

The line-up will be completed during the upcoming week after Wihdat and Jazira played second stage Asian Football Confederation Cup matches and pros playing abroad were released from their respective club league duties.