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Hamzarah slips in FIFA rankings after losing to Singapore
On March 25, the Bangladesh national football team drew 0-0 with India in the Asian Cup qualifiers in Shillong. Hamza Chowdhury’s team moved up two places to 183rd in the FIFA rankings. But on June 10, Bangladesh fell behind in the rankings after losing 2-1 at home to Singapore in the same competition.
Hamzarah slips in FIFA rankings after losing to Singapore
Bangladesh has dropped one place to 184th in the latest FIFA rankings released today. FIFA has updated the rankings a total of eight times since June last year. During this time, Bangladesh has remained stuck between 183rd and 186th.
Bangladesh has lost 5.15 points from the last ranking to the current ranking. Bangladesh’s total points are now 899.01. Brunei is just above Bangladesh with 900.62 points. Singapore has moved up two places by beating Bangladesh. Their position is now 159th in the rankings.
The best position of the Bangladesh national team so far in the FIFA rankings is 110. They were in such a strong position in the rankings on April 24, 1996. After that, as their performance on the field gradually declined, the ranking graph also started to decline. Bangladesh fell to the lowest position of 197th in 2018. World champions Argentina retained the top spot in the rankings. In the World Cup qualifiers in June, Lionel Messi’s team lost 0.8 points after drawing 1-1 with Colombia despite beating Chile 1-0. Argentina’s current points are 1885.36.
There has been no change in the top five of the rankings. After Argentina, Spain, France, England and Brazil are respectively.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal, who won the UEFA Nations League last June, has moved up one place. The Portuguese are now in sixth place.
On March 25, the Bangladesh national football team drew 0-0 with India in the Asian Cup qualifiers in Shillong. Hamza Chowdhury’s team moved up two places to 183rd in the FIFA rankings. But on June 10, Bangladesh fell behind in the rankings after losing 2-1 at home to Singapore in the same competition.
Bangladesh has dropped one place to 184th in the latest FIFA rankings released today. FIFA has updated the rankings a total of eight times since June last year. During this time, Bangladesh has remained stuck between 183rd and 186th.
Bangladesh has lost 5.15 points from the last ranking to the current ranking. Bangladesh’s total points are now 899.01. Brunei is just above Bangladesh with 900.62 points. Singapore has moved up two places by beating Bangladesh. Their position is now 159th in the rankings.
The best position of the Bangladesh national team so far in the FIFA rankings is 110. They were in such a strong position in the rankings on April 24, 1996. After that, as their performance on the field gradually declined, the ranking graph also started to decline. Bangladesh fell to the lowest position of 197th in 2018. World champions Argentina retained the top spot in the rankings. In the World Cup qualifiers in June, Lionel Messi’s team lost 0.8 points after drawing 1-1 with Colombia despite beating Chile 1-0. Argentina’s current points are 1885.36.
There has been no change in the top five of the rankings. After Argentina, Spain, France, England and Brazil are respectively.
Cristiano Ronaldo’s Portugal, who won the UEFA Nations League last June, has moved up one place. The Portuguese are now in sixth place.
