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Japan loses number one position in Asia

JapanThe draw with Vietnam at the end of the World Cup qualifying round brought Japan to second, leaving Iran to rise to the top of Asia on the FIFA rankings.

Before the final series of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers on March 29, Japan ranked first in Asia with 1560.82 points. Iran is second with 1,559.19 points. If they beat Vietnam, Japan has secured the number one position in Asia, and the 21st in the world. Do draw Vietnam 1-1Japan lost 7.37 points, falling to second in Asia and 22nd in FIFA.





The Japanese player was disappointed after being held to a 1-1 draw by Vietnam in the final round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Asia, at Saitama Stadium on the evening of March 29.  Photo: AFP

The Japanese player was disappointed after being held to a 1-1 draw by Vietnam in the final round of the 2022 World Cup qualifiers in Asia, at Saitama Stadium on the evening of March 29. Photo: AFP

This position is important, because if it is ranked 21st in FIFA, Japan still has hope for the second seed group in the World Cup, although this possibility is not high. Currently, Iran is the team with this ability. They need Portugal, Senegal and Sweden to lose their World Cup spots to be in the second group. And Japan is now definitely in the third group in the World Cup.

Score Japan Loss is added to Vietnam on FIFA. Park Hang-seo teachers and students currently have 1,215.38 points, ranked 96th in the world, up two places compared to the FIFA table in February 2022. The team ranked 16th in Asia and number one in Southeast Asia.

If you lose to Japan, Vietnam dropped out of the World Top 100. Since returning to the FIFA Top 100 in November 2018, Vietnam has never officially dropped out of this group. The team that fell 102nd in the world after losing to Australia on January 27, but returned to the top 100 after defeating China on the first day of the Lunar New Year, before FIFA announced a new ranking table.

Japan 1-1 Vietnam

Japan finished 24 times against Vietnam, but only scored one goal, 4.2% efficiency. And Vietnam only finished once during the match, there was also a goal from center-back Nguyen Thanh Binh’s header. This is also the first time that Vietnam did not lose against Japan.

Xuan Binh

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