Bangladesh played two World Cup qualifying matches in March. The 5-0 and 1-0 loss to Palestine also had a negative impact on the FIFA ranking.
Bangladesh dropped one step in the list announced on Thursday. Bangladesh is now at number 184 from 183. Having lost 2 matches to Bangladesh, Palestine’s position has moved up 4 steps from 97 to now 93.
World champions Argentina retain their top spot. By increasing 2.80 ranking points, Messi-Di Maria kept the top position for a long time. On the other hand, the situation of former world champion Brazil is unchanged. Despite the increase of 4.56 points, Neymar’s team is at number 5.
Belgium has risen to three after dropping England to four. France retained second place. As before, Spain and Italy are at number 8 and 9. Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal rose to number 6 after lowering the Netherlands to seven.
The Asian country Indonesia has made a big jump in the newly announced list. They have moved up to 134 by 8 steps. The country with the biggest decline is also from Asia. Vietnam dropped 10 places and now ranks 115th.
Although India is at the top among South Asian countries, it has declined by 4 steps. From 117 they are now at number 121. Maldives remains at number 161, Nepal has dropped three places to number 178, Bhutan has dropped one place to number 185, Pakistan has remained at number 195 and Sri Lanka has remained at number 204.
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