TEHRAN (Tasnim) - Iran is the highest Asian ranked nation in the latest world football rankings released by FIFA on Thursday. Team Melli has climbed five places to the 51st spot, followed by Japan (54) and South Korea (69th). World champion Germany comfortably tops the pile at number one despite a slump in form since its rampant campaign in ...

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Tehran, Aug. 14, IRNA Iran?s national football team has moved one step upward landing in the 48th place in FIFA ranking 2014. Iran received 563 points to remain in the second place among Asian teams following Japan which also took one step upwards to claim the world?s 44th position. Uzbekistan, Jordan and South Korea followed Japan and Iran, respectively ...