Armenia to bounce 38 spots in FIFA Ranking after Montenegro defeatNovember 21, 2016 - 14:13 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia is set to jump 38 spots in the FIFA World Ranking after it trailed 3-2 against Montenegroin World Cup 2018 qualifying. The victory saw Armenia move above Kazakstan, but stay behind Montenegro who remain top with seven points. Also among the best movers will be Israel (25 spots) and Tahiti (23 spots). As of October 20, Armenia holds the 125th position with 270 points overall in FIFA's ranking, while the projected results will put the country on the 87th spot with a total score of 412. Armenia will thus outpace Azerbaijan (90th) and Georgia (119th). FIFA will publish the ranking on November 24. Top stories Armenian gymnast, Olympic bronze medalist Artur Davtyan has reached the finals of the World Cup. Gor Manvelyan has denied reports alleging that he has expressed a desire to one day play for the French national team. Roma midfielder Henrikh Mkhitaryan is not considering FC Spartak Moscow as his next haven, according to fresh reports. 10 Armenian lifters will compete in the 2021 World Championships scheduled to be held from 7 to 17 December in Tashkent. Partner news | Armenia to participate in key EU meeting for the first time ever National Assembly speaker Alen Simonyan has said that Armenia will for the first time participate in the Conference. U.S. reacts to Russia’s criticism of upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting Matthew Miller has weighed in on Russia’s criticism of an upcoming Armenia-EU-U.S. meeting. Lavrov sees ‘collapse’ of Russia’s ties with Armenia Russian Foreign Minister Sergey Lavrov has underscored heightened tensions between Russia and Armenia. Russia clarifying reports on Baku’s alleged arms supply to Ukraine Russia says is carefully working to verify reports about alleged arms supplies from Azerbaijan to Ukraine |