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Iran beach soccer team maintains place in world rankings

The Iran men's national beach soccer team (file photo)

The Iran men's national beach soccer team has kept its position as the best Asian squad in the latest edition of the Beach Soccer Worldwide (BSWW) rankings, and stayed put in the world’s third spot.

According to the latest monthly rankings released by the BSWW, the organization responsible for the founding and growth of beach soccer, Team Melli Football Saheli collected 2,626 points.

Japan secured the second place in Asia and sat in the ninth slot in the global rankings with 1,284 points.

The Japanese squad was followed by the United Arab Emirates (UAE) and Oman teams, which claimed the 11th and 16th spots respectively, having accumulated 1,096 and 733 points.

The 2017 Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Beach Soccer World Cup champion Brazil stood on the top of the rankings with 3,813 points.

Portugal tallied 3,344 points to take the second position. Fourth-placed Russia notched up 2,610 points. Italy stood fifth, having earned 2,212 points.


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