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Azerbaijan soars in FIFA ranking

21 October 2016 [13:53] - TODAY.AZ

By Azernews


By Laman Ismayilova

The Azerbaijani national football team have climbed 45 spots to rank 88th in the updated FIFA ranking, Azertac reported.

The national team now has 404 points.

Argentine tops the list with 1,621 points.

The ranking will be updated on November 24.

The Azerbaijan national football team represents Azerbaijan in international football competitions.  It's controlled by Association of Football Federations of Azerbaijan.

The football team has taken part in qualification for each major tournament since Euro 96.

The majority of Azerbaijan's home matches are held at the national stadium, Baku National Stadium, with friendly matches sometimes hosted at club stadiums.

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