Brazil, who laughed in Korea and sobbed in Japan, was shocked to fall outside the big six of FIFA rankings for the first time in nine years

Oct 20, 2025

Brazil, who laughed in Korea and sobbed in Japan, was shocked to fall outside the big six of FIFA rankings for the first time in nine years
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Brazil, who laughed in Korea and sobbed in Japan, was shocked to fall outside the big six of FIFA rankings for the first time in nine years
Brazilian coach Carlo Ancelotti's devastated look after being shocked by Japan on the 14th. REUTERS Yonhap News
Brazil, who laughed in Korea and sobbed in Japan, was shocked to fall outside the big six of FIFA rankings for the first time in nine years
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'Tokyo disaster' The aftermath continues.

According to Brazilian soccer media 'Globo', Brazil ranked seventh in the FIFA rankings in October, the lowest in nine years. It is the first time since Brazil ranked 9th in the FIFA rankings in August 2016. Compared to the September rankings, it has dropped one spot from sixth to seventh.'" FIFA announced its October ranking on the 17th.

Brazil, which scored 1,758.85 points based on the results of the September A-match, allowed the Netherlands, which accumulated 1,759.96 points, to pass the match by 1.11 points. The Netherlands accumulated a large number of points by winning the same 4-0 score in the two consecutive European qualifiers for the 2026 North-China World Cup against Malta and Finland.




Brazil also won 5-0 in the first round of the Asian Tour against South Korea in Seoul on the 10th with multiple goals from Istevan (Chelsea) and Rodrigo (Real Madrid) and a net goal from Vinicius Junior (Real).

Brazil, who laughed in Korea and sobbed in Japan, was shocked to fall outside the big six of FIFA rankings for the first time in nine years
The A-match warm-up match between the Korean national soccer team and Brazil was held at Seoul World Cup Stadium in Sangam-dong, Seoul on the afternoon of the 10th. Brazil's national team allowed No. 20 Esteban to score the first goal. Sangam = Song Jeong-heon Reporter's songs@sportschosun.com/2025.10.10/
However, Brazil, led by head coach Carlo Ancelotti, allowed a shocking 2-3 come-from-behind defeat in an away game held in Tokyo, Japan on the 14th. He was ahead with two goals in the first half, but only in the second half, he experienced a 'humiliating' that he gave up three goals due to successive mistakes by the defense.

He lost the game by dedicating his first multi-goal since former Real manager Ancelotti took over in July. Brazil, which won its fifth star in the 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup, coincidentally raised anxiety over its sixth consecutive World Cup win in Asia.




Ancelotti said, `I think Japan is a very strong team. It was especially good in the second half. The strong forward pressure put us in trouble," he admitted to his defeat. Coach Ancelotti, who spared Hong Myung-bo's three-back after the match against Korea, said "It would be much better to play this kind of game now than in the World Cup." I'll take the result of tonight's game as a lesson."

Midfielder Casemiro "The whole second half completely collapsed. It is at the level of 'Blackout'. In such a high-quality game, details determine victory or defeat. If you sleep for 45 minutes, you can lose everything, including the World Cup, Copa America, medals, and four-year dreams." The response is that it is difficult to win the World Cup with such performance.

Brazil was ranked third on average in the world rankings in 2022. However, its ranking dropped to seventh in just three months from fifth until July. Brazil suffered a shock 0-1 loss to Bolivia in the World Cup qualifying round in September.




Brazil, who laughed in Korea and sobbed in Japan, was shocked to fall outside the big six of FIFA rankings for the first time in nine years
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Spain, meanwhile, also ranked No. 1 in the FIFA rankings in October. According to the magazine Glovu, it scored 1880.76 points, narrowly beating Argentina (1872.43 points) and France (1862.71 points). Argentina overtook France to retake second place.

England (1824.3 points), led by Harry Kane (Bayern Munich), ranked fourth and Cristiano Ronaldo (Al-Nasr) Portugal (1778 points) remained fifth, respectively. Belgium (1740.01), Italy (1717.15), and Germany (1713.3) ranked 8th to 10th. Germany jumped two spots to enter the top 10.

Although South Korea lost to Brazil, four days later, it beat Paraguay 2-0 with consecutive goals by Um Ji-sung (Swansea City) Oh Hyun-kyu (Henk) at the same stadium, recording a ranking point of 1593.92 and jumping one place from 23rd to 22nd. It gained the advantage of two ports in the World Cup draw.

Japan, which tied Paraguay 2-2 and defeated Brazil, remained in 19th place with 1645.34 points.



This article was translated by Naver AI translator.