Argentina becomes number one football team in the world in FIFA rankings 2023

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On 6th April 2023 The (FIFA) released the latest rankings of international football teams and Argentina topped the FIFA rankings for the first time in six years.

An Overview of the News

• The top five teams in the FIFA rankings 2023 are Argentina, France, Brazil, Belgium and England.

• The next FIFA World Rankings will be published on 20 July 2023.

• FIFA is the governing body for association football, beach soccer and futsal at the international level.

• It was established in 1904 to oversee international competition between the national federations of several European countries, including Belgium, Denmark, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland.

• FIFA is headquartered in Zurich, Switzerland, and is responsible for organising major international tournaments such as the World Cup, the Women's World Cup and the Club World Cup.

• The organisation also maintains the Laws of the Game, which are the rules governing how football is played around the world.

• FIFA has 211 member associations, making it one of the largest international organisations in the world.

• The current President of FIFA is Gianni Infantino, who was elected to the position in 2016.

About Argentina

• It is a South American country bordered by Chile, Bolivia, Paraguay, Brazil, Uruguay and the South Atlantic Ocean.

• It is the second largest country in South America, the fourth largest in the Americas and the eighth largest in the world.

• The country has a diverse geography, including the Andes Mountains, the Pampas grasslands, and the Patagonian desert.

• Argentina gained independence from Spain in 1816.

• Argentina claims sovereignty over the Falkland Islands, Georgia and the Sandwich Islands.

President - Alberto Fernandez

Capital - Buenos Aires

Currency - Argentine peso

Official language - Spanish