China Rising to 59th in World Soccer Teams Placing

According to a FIFA name list February 17, Chinese soccer team's placing has been raised to the 59th with a mark of 509, having surpassed the Japanese team.

By FIFA' s name list, the first ten teams are:

1. Brazil 836; 2. Czech 772; 3. France 762; 4. Spain 751; 5. Germany 742; 6. Argentina 718; 7. Norway 717; 8. Romania 713; 9. Croatia 710; 10. Mexico 704.

South Korea ranks 48th for 535; Japan 62nd for 498.


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