Hong Myung-bo, who missed 2 matches, maintains 23rd place in FIFA rankings...Japan and Iran also remained the same → Shin Tae-yong's non-manner was replaced by Indonesia, which rose four notches

Apr 03, 2025

Hong Myung-bo, who missed 2 matches, maintains 23rd place in FIFA rankings...Japan and Iran also remained the same → Shin Tae-yong's non-manner was replaced by Indonesia, which rose four notches
The match between South Korea and Jordan in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th. Coach Hong Myung-bo is disappointed as it ended in a 1-1 draw. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.25/



Hong Myung-bo, who missed 2 matches, maintains 23rd place in FIFA rankings...Japan and Iran also remained the same → Shin Tae-yong's non-manner was replaced by Indonesia, which rose four notches
The match between South Korea and Jordan in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th. Son Heung-min is disappointed as it ended in a 1-1 draw. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.25/
Hong Myung-bo, who missed 2 matches, maintains 23rd place in FIFA rankings...Japan and Iran also remained the same → Shin Tae-yong's non-manner was replaced by Indonesia, which rose four notches
The match between South Korea and Jordan in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th. Lee Kang-in, who was injured, is watching the game from the stands. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.25/
South Korean soccer, which had drawn in both consecutive A matches in March, maintained its 23rd place in the FIFA rankings.

FIFA announced its new ranking on the 3rd (Korea time). The results of the A match in March were reflected. Hong Myung-bo had two consecutive home games last month.

However, it was 1% short of advancing to the World Cup finals for the 11th consecutive time. Team A drew 1-1 with Jordan after Oman. South Korea ranked 23rd, the same as last December. However, the ranking point decreased by 10.52 points to 1574.93 points.




The third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North Korea-China World Cup is speeding toward the final station. Hong Myung-bo fell into a three-game draw, starting with Game 7 against Palestine on November 19 last year.

South Korea ranks first with 16 points (4 wins, 4 draws), while Jordan ranks second with 13 points (3 wins, 4 draws, 1 loss). Iraq ranks third (12 points, 3 wins, 3 draws, 2 losses) and Oman is fourth (10 points, 1 win, 3 draws, 4 losses). The fifth and sixth places are Palestine (6, 1 win, 3 draws, 4 losses) and Kuwait (5, 5 draws, 3 losses).

Hong Myung-bo, who missed 2 matches, maintains 23rd place in FIFA rankings...Japan and Iran also remained the same → Shin Tae-yong's non-manner was replaced by Indonesia, which rose four notches
The match between South Korea and Jordan in the third Asian qualifying round for the 2026 FIFA North-China World Cup held at Suwon World Cup Stadium on the 25th. Coach Hong Myung-bo is watching the game. Suwon = Reporter Park Jae-man pjm@sportschosun.com /2025.03.25/
Hong Myung-bo, who missed 2 matches, maintains 23rd place in FIFA rankings...Japan and Iran also remained the same → Shin Tae-yong's non-manner was replaced by Indonesia, which rose four notches
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In the third qualifying round, the first and second places in each group will win a ticket to the World Cup finals. The third and fourth places will go to the fourth qualifying round, while the fifth and sixth places will be eliminated. The third qualifying round will end in June. Hong Myung-bo will play Iraq on the road on June 5 and Kuwait on the 9th-10th at home on June 10. South Korea will secure at least second place in the group just by drawing with Iraq and confirm its advance to the World Cup finals. 'One point' is enough.

Among the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) member countries, Japan, which has already won a ticket to the World Cup finals, ranked 15th and Iran remained 18th. South Korean soccer is the third, followed by Australia (26th) and Qatar (55th).

Hong Myung-bo's June opponent, Iraq, dropped three spots to 59th. Kuwait, which will face off in the final match, is ranked 134th. Jordan is ranked 62nd and Oman 77th.

Vietnam, led by head coach Kim Sang-sik, rose five notches to 109th, and Indonesia, which replaced head coach Shin Tae-yong 'non-manner', rose four notches to 123rd. North Korea is ranked 118th, down three spots.




Argentina, which also won a ticket to the finals of the North-China U.S. World Cup as the 2022 Qatar World Cup champion, maintained the top spot. Spain, which beat the Netherlands to reach the semifinals of the UEFA Nations League, pushed France to third place and became second.

England and Brazil remained fourth and fifth. The Netherlands, Portugal, Belgium, Italy, and Germany were ranked 6th to 10th.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.