The men’s national football team of the Republic of Moldova maintains its position in the FIFA ranking, occupying the 159th place, with 1008.24 points. At the same time, the women’s team has climbed 14 positions to the 119th place, reports IPN.

At the top of the men’s ranking is the new world champion – Spain – with 1995.88 points, followed by Argentina and France. England occupies the fourth position.

According to the Moldovan Football Federation, the team prepared by Lilian Popescu, will compete in the upcoming matches in the Nations League. The “tricolor” group’s opponents are Slovakia, ranked 45th, Kazakhstan, ranked 111th, and the Faroe Islands, ranked 123rd in the world rankings.

At the same time, in the global women’s ranking, Spain remains in first place, while the Republic of Moldova has recorded the most significant progression in the hierarchy, advancing 14 positions to the 119th place, with 1137.64 points.

The best ranking in the history of the men’s national team is 37th place, achieved in April 2008, while the women’s team reached their best performance in 2017, when they ranked 81st in the FIFA hierarchy.