The national football team of Moldova climbed to the 165th spot in the FIFA rankings for August, up one spot compared with July, IPN reports.

On September 5, the team trained by Igor Dobrovolski meets away Wales within the 2018 World Championship qualifying competition. Among Moldova’s opponents in Group D, Wales is the best ranked – 11th. Austria takes the 22nd position, Ireland – 31st, Serbia – 47th, while Georgia – 118th.

The FIFA rankings are topped by Argentina, which is followed by Belgium and Columbia. The next rankings will be released on September 15.