Turkmen national team moves up in FIFA rating
In the updated rating of the International Football Federation (FIFA), which was published on the official website of the organization on May 17, the Turkmen team climbed one line higher and is now on 128th place. The team of Turkmenistan now holds 242 points. The brightest breakthroughs in the rating is Kuwait, which "soared" by 16 lines up, as well as Grenada, which added 8 positions. The worst result for Palestine, which turned out to be 13 points lower in the table. Recently, the capital of Turkmenistan was visited by the manager of the regional office of FIFA for the development of football in CA Essam Al-Suhibani. Its goal is to tell the fans of the game of millions about the development program "Forward", founded by FIFA, and to consider with the Football Federation of Turkmenistan the further prospects for the development of this sport in the country. The national team of Turkmenistan will participate in the final stage of the Asian Cup, which will be held from January 5 to February 1, 2019 in the UAE. Its rivals in the "F" group will be Oman, Uzbekistan and Japan.
