Kuwait Football Team

KUWAIT: Kuwait jumped 15 spots in the FIFA ranking following its participation in the 23rd Arabian Gulf Cup after its ban was lifted. The first FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking of 2018 ranks Kuwait in the 174th position, up from 189 in the previous ranking. The 15-spot leap is the biggest jump in the latest FIFA ranking.

Germany remain at the summit of a static top ten, while Iceland (20, up 2) are the only team to enter the top 20, with the Netherlands (21, down 1) dropping out. Croatia (15th, up 2) also made some ground, and there were more substantial rises further down the order. Tunisia (23rd, up 4), for example, built on the gains made during their successful FIFA World Cup qualifying campaign, while Kuwait, Sudan (124, up 12), and El Salvador (90, up 10) all registered double-digit jumps. Chinese Taipei (134, up 1), Lebanon (84, up 1), and Palestine (75, up 5) all reached their best-ever Ranking positions. The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 15 February 2018.