Tasnim - Iran men’s national futsal team maintained its position in the fifth place in the latest ranking published on Sunday.

Iranian outfit sits fifth place with 1611 points.

Brazil remains top in the world with 1931 points, followed by Spain with 1878, Russia with 1762 and Argentina with 1683 points.

Asian teams Japan and Thailand are 15th and 17th with 1353 and 1305 points respectively in the ranking.

Iran finished at third place at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 after a 4-3 penalty shootout win over Portugal following a 2-2 draw.

Iran also won the title of the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Futsal Championship for the 11th time in last year’s February and claimed the title in the Asian Indoor Games in September.

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