Armenia improves position, claims 86th spot in FIFA World RankingDecember 22, 2016 - 15:43 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - Armenia has climbed one spot in this month's FIFA World Ranking, claiming the 86th position with 412 points. The country's 3-2 win over Montenegro helped the national football team jump the largest number of spots last month, bouncing a total of 38 places to secure the 87th spot among 205 teams included in the report. This month, Argentina top the standings, followed by Brazil, Germany, Germany and Chile. Read also:Armenian athletes won a total of 170 medals in 2016 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 | Ucom equips four bus stops in Ijevan with free Wi-Fi Ucom now provides free Wi-Fi coverage in smart bus stops in four communities of Ijevan. Armenia, Russia discuss life extension of Metsamor nuclear plant Issues regarding the extension of life of the 2nd power unit of the Armenian Nuclear Power Plant were discussed in Yerevan. Armenians stage more campaigns against territorial concessions to Azerbaijan Protesters blocked more roads across Armenia on Friday, April 26 in continuing attempts to scuttle territorial concessions to Azerbaijan. Czech-Armenian military cooperation discussed in Yerevan A delegation led by the Director General for the Industrial Cooperation Division of the Ministry of Defence of the Czech Republic visited Armenia. |