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National football team slips 14 spots in FIFA rankings


https://www.ipn.md/en/national-football-team-slips-14-spots-in-fifa-rankings-7979_1016085.html

The draw with Russia didn’t help the national football team of Moldova to keep is position in the FIFA rankings. Moldova slipped 14 spots in the October rankings to the 119, IPN reports.

The slip is due to the defeat sustained to Austria at home. Austria climbed ten spots to the 29th and is one spot before Russia, which fell seven spots. Another two opponents of Moldova in the UEFA Euro 2016 qualifying rounds also slipped in the rankings. Sweden ranks 39th, while Montenegro - 64th. Moldova’s future opponent Liechtenstein went up 17 spots to the 155th.

The FIFA rankings are topped by world champion Germany, which is followed by Argentina and Columbia.