  FIFA World Ranking: Armenia climbs record 38 spots to place 87th November 24, 2016 - 14:20 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia’s 3-2 win over Montenegro has helped the national football team jump the largest number of spots in this month's FIFA World Ranking. As the new list shows, the country has registered the biggest move by ranks, bouncing a total of 38 places to secure the 87th spot among 205 teams included in the report. In Thursday, November 24's list, Armenia has a score of 412, up from last month's 270. In the ranking, Iran are 30th (-3), Turkey climbed a spot to 24th place, Georgia moved up three positions to 113th, while Azerbaijan dropped 2 spots to 90th. Argentina top the standings, with Brazil swapping places with Germany to come in at second, while Tonga, Somalia and Gibraltar have the worst record this month.   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 |  Latest news Turkey extends military presence in Azerbaijan  The Turkish parliament has adopted a bill submitted by Recep Tayyip Erdogan to extend the mandate of Turkish troops.Russia to begin assessing migrant workers' speaking skills Rosobrnadzor is planning to change the Russian language exam for migrant workers and include an assessment of speaking skillsArmenian, Saudi Foreign Minister meet in Riyadh The two commended the positive dynamics of the development of political dialogue between Armenia and Saudi ArabiaPashinyan: Azerbaijan’s proximity shouldn’t worry border residents At the same time, he said that he “does not guarantee [the security of villagers] one hundred percent”. |
