The latest FIFA points rankings are out, and for those of us die-hard fans, every ranking update is like a big festival, but this time, it doesn't seem to be good news for the national football team. Our national football team's ranking has slipped this time, and the decline is not light, directly falling 9 places from the previous ranking to 88th. This ranking sounds a bit sad, because this is the lowest point in the last 8 years. Think about it, when the belt team was in 2017, the national football team also played the highest ranking of 71st!
First of all, we have to analyze the reasons for this drop in the ranking. The performance of the national football team in this cycle is indeed a little disappointing, the Asian Cup group stage was out, plus the matches with Oman and Hong Kong, China, a total of 5 A-level games without a win, and the technical points fell directly by more than 25 points. We all know what is the most important thing in a football game? It's a victory! Without victory, how can the points go up? Therefore, this time the ranking has slipped down, and in the final analysis, the results have not been taken.
But then again, we can't blame the players entirely. After all, football is a team sport, and there are many factors that affect the outcome of a game. What the national football team needs now is to find a suitable way to stop the downward trend in time. I heard that there is also a world preliminary tournament with Singapore in March, and the opponent is ranked 156th in the world, which should be a good opportunity to turn around. However, according to the current situation, it is unlikely that the opponent will be killed, especially if it is an away game, and it would be good to be able to draw.
Let's talk about the performance of other teams in Asia, such as Qatar, the Asian Cup champion, and directly rose 21 places to 37th in the world, which is really eye-catching! Japan, Iran, South Korea and Australia also rose in the rankings. It seems that the competition in Asian football is becoming more and more fierce, and our national football team really has to redouble its efforts if it wants to gain a firm foothold in such competition.
Finally, to be honest, the national football team can be ranked 13th in Asia and 88th in the world, which is actually good, after all, according to our real strength, it may be lower. But that doesn't mean we should be content with the status quo. Football always needs to look forward and always need to improve. Every slip of the national football team is a reminder that we need to become stronger. I hope that the national football team can find a new coach as soon as possible and find a way to break through, so that we can have good news to share in the next points update.
For us fans, supporting the national football team means not giving up hope at any time. Whether the rankings are up or down, we are here, waiting for you to come back, waiting for you to bring the joy of victory. National football team, come on!