  Armenia dropped 9 points in FIFA World RankingFebruary 11, 2009 - 21:10 AMT PanARMENIAN.Net - FIFA published national teams ranking results on Wednesday. Armenian team dropped 9 points and moved to 121st place with 278 points. European champion Spain retained top position, followed by Germany and Holland. According to previous FIFA rankings published on Jan 14, no changes were registered in top 10. Next FIFA rankings are due in a month. The top 10 in FIFA's rankings and Armenia's position among rival teams: 1 Spain - 1693 2 Germany - 1403 3 Holland - 1357 4 Italy - 1318 5 Brazil - 1248 6 Argentina - 1181 7 Croatia - 1178 8 England - 1136 9 Russia - 1119 10 Turkey - 1040 53 Belgium - 568 59 Bosnia - 535 67 Latvia - 492 121 Armenia - 278 122 Estonia - 265   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 |  Related sections Latest news The Power of One Dram to benefit Road of Life charity  The companies inform that the May beneficiary of The Power of One Dram is the “Road of Life” charitable organization.Ucom General Director gives lecture at French University in Armenia The General Director of Ucom Ralph Yirikian delivered a lecture at the French University of Armenia.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. |
