Armenia retains 46th place in FIFA rankingsNovember 23, 2011 - 13:37 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia retained the 46th place with 612 points in the FIFA rankings released on November 23. Armenia’s rivals at FIFA 2014 World Cup qualifiers are placed as follows: Italy is 9th with 1082 points, Denmark - 11th with 1035 points, Czech Republic is 33rd with 749 points, Bulgaria is 85th with 410 points, Malta 155th with 140 points. World and European champion, Spain is leading the FIFA rankings with 1564 points; followed by the Netherlands and Germany (1365 and 1345 points resp.). Final FIFA rankings for 2012 is due December 21. 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 | Kazakhstan welcomes Yerevan, Baku’s agreement to meet in Almaty Kassym-Jomart Tokayev has welcomed the agreement of Baku and Yerevan to hold negotiations in Almaty. Armenia offers to temporarily host, preserve Gaza manuscripts The Armenian Foreign Minister has said Yerevan is ready to help preserve manuscripts from the conflict zone in Gaza. Aliyev says no need for mediators in Armenia-Azerbaijan process Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev believes that Baku and Yerevan do not mediators in the process of normalizing relations. Aram I supports Karekin II’s “patriotic position” Catholicos of the Great House of Cilicia Aram I has expressed support for the Mother See of Holy Etchmiadzin. |