The Ukrainian national football team has undergone a metamorphosis in the world rankings

Ukraine's men's national football team, which lost its opening two matches in the Nations League in early September, has unexpectedly improved its position in the world rankings. Despite an unsuccessful start to the tournament, which is one of the qualifying stages for the 2026 World Cup, the Blue and Yellows have moved up one spot.

This is stated on the website of the International Football Federation (FIFA). Our country returned to 24th place in the overall table and 13th in the ranking of European teams. "The Blue and Yellows are 32 points behind the Austrians and continue to fight to get into the first seeding basket during the World Cup qualifying draw.

There were no changes in the top 15. Argentina is at the top of the FIFA rankings, followed by France and Spain. Japan moved up to 16th place.

Ukraine's rivals in the League of Nations are ranked in the following order: Czech Republic - 46th, Georgia - 66th, Albania - 67th. South Koreans and Australians are next to our players.

As OBOZ.UA reported earlier, it became known that Chelsea winger Mykhailo Mudryk caused a conflict in the Ukrainian national team between the matches with Albania and the Czech Republic in the League of Nations.

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