China’s women’s soccer team rises in world rankings following Asian Cup win
2022-03-26 14:13:54Source: Xi’an News Network
FIFA announced the latest women’s football world rankings on March 25, and the United States, Sweden and France ranked the top three. The Chinese women’s football team rose three places to 16th, ranking 4th among Asian teams.
The last women’s football world ranking was announced on December 10 last year, when the Chinese team ranked 19th in the world and 5th in Asia. The reason why the ranking has been improved in this issue is mainly because in the Women’s Asian Cup held in India from the end of January to the beginning of February this year, the Chinese team defeated the strong Japanese and South Korean teams in the semi-finals and finals, the first time in 16 years. win the Asian Championship. With such an outstanding performance, the points of the Chinese women’s football team soared by more than 40 points to 1858.99 points, thus rising three places in a row and ranking 16th in the world. It is worth mentioning that among the top 50 women’s national teams in the world, the Chinese team is the team with the most points increase in this period.
The top 10 women’s national teams in this issue are the United States, Sweden, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Canada, Spain, England, Brazil, and North Korea. In addition to North Korea, the AFC women’s soccer teams currently ranking ahead of China also include Australia (12th) and Japan (13th).
Wang Rui, an all-media reporter from Xi’an Press
