{"id":2278,"date":"2025-04-06T03:47:51","date_gmt":"2025-04-06T09:47:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mediaworkroom.com\/?p=2278"},"modified":"2025-04-06T03:47:52","modified_gmt":"2025-04-06T09:47:52","slug":"australia-make-impressive-debut-in-fifa-womens-futsal-world-rankings-armenia-and-poland-enter-mens-top-20","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mediaworkroom.com\/index.php\/2025\/04\/06\/australia-make-impressive-debut-in-fifa-womens-futsal-world-rankings-armenia-and-poland-enter-mens-top-20\/","title":{"rendered":"Australia make impressive debut in FIFA Women\u2019s Futsal World Rankings \u2013 Armenia and Poland enter Men\u2019s Top 20"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><em>2025\u2019s first edition of the FIFA Futsal World Rankings revealed after 183 women\u2019s matches and 192 in the men\u2019s game<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Five new teams enter the women\u2019s table following qualifying fixtures for the FIFA Futsal Women&#8217;s World Cup Philippines 2025\u2122<\/em><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><em>Brazil maintains the highest-ranked men\u2019s and women\u2019s teams<\/em><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>FIFA Press Release <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The first edition of the FIFA Futsal World Ranking for the year, which was published on Friday 4&nbsp;April 2025, revealed some significant changes \u2013 in both tables \u2013 on the back of 183 women\u2019s matches and 192 in the men\u2019s game.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the Women\u2019s Futsal Ranking, there was a notable rise in the number of matches played around the world, with 111 games already played in 2025 \u2013 nearly doubling the amount that took place during the same period a year earlier. Nevertheless, the first four positions remain the same as the previous update in October 2024 with Brazil, Spain, Portugal, and Argentina leading the table in front of Thailand (5th, up 1) and Italy (6th, up 2). The biggest climbers are Morocco (47th, up 18), Norway (53rd, up 15), Czechia (45th, up 12), France (49th, up 11), and Slovakia (40th, up 10).<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Five new teams enter the fray, namely Australia (59th), the USA (73rd), England (76th), Senegal (78th), and India (79th). Australia remains undefeated after its first four official matches, all of which were FIFA Futsal Women&#8217;s World Cup Philippines 2025\u2122 qualifiers, and thus makes its ranking debut in a considerably higher position than the other newcomers. March 2025 saw several teams secure qualification for the tournament, with Italy, Poland, Portugal and Spain (UEFA) set to join Argentina, Brazil and Colombia (CONMEBOL) at its first edition kicking off in November.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In the latest Men\u2019s Futsal Ranking table, Brazil remain ahead of Portugal with a lead of more than 100 points. Spain (3rd, up 1) have overtaken Argentina (4th, down 1), while IR Iran (5th, up 1) and Morocco (6th, plus 1) have also risen at the cost of Kazakhstan (7th, down 2). Poland (19th, up 3) and Armenia (20th, up 11) both make their first appearance in the top 20.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Apart from Armenia, there are several teams that have improved their positions by more than 10 ranks since last October, namely Bosnia and Herzegovina (36th, up 12), Andorra (55th, up 13), Latvia (60th, up 11), and Greece (88th, up 19). AFC hosted the most fixtures since the last rankings release, with Indonesia (21st, up 7) a notable riser.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Click&nbsp;<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/extranets.fifa.com\/Public\/MailClickTrackingHandler.ashx?id=2305918_en&amp;name=oEHw%2bUUQ7CI%3d&amp;target=f%2baONvpNyUfADE1U%2bUwLD7RUb2%2bVspBjpV5FIxAsv%2f6X7rpSZmq52uqVEhMCzahntrBi%2bzLyVNmbr8RT%2fDmgfg%3d%3d\">&nbsp;HERE<\/a>&nbsp;&nbsp;to view the complete ranking.<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>FIFA Press Release The first edition of the FIFA Futsal World Ranking for the year, which was published on Friday 4&nbsp;April 2025, revealed some significant changes \u2013 in both tables \u2013 on the back of 183 women\u2019s matches and 192 in the men\u2019s game. 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