S. Korea remain at No. 22 in last FIFA rankings before World Cup draw

On the strength of two consecutive wins this month. South Korea stayed at No. 22 in the latest FIFA rankings released Thursday, all but guaranteeing themselves a favorable position for the upcoming World Cup draw. South Korea defeated Bolivia 2-0 last Friday and then Ghana 1-0 on Tuesday to close out the year. South Korea added 5.53 points to reach 1,599.45 points to remain at No. 22. The position most likely means South Korea will be in Pot 2 for the World Cup draw, scheduled for noon on Dec. 5 at the Kennedy Center in Washington, or 2 a.m. Dec. 6 in South Korean time. The 48 participating nations will be divided into four pots of 12. Pot 1 will feature the three co-host nations, the United States, Mexico and Canada, and the nine best teams in the FIFA rankings that have qualified for the World Cup. Those nine countries are also first to ninth in the latest rankings: Spain, Argentina, France, England, Brazil, Portugal, the Netherlands, Belgium and Germany. Pot 2 will be made up of the next 12 best qualified nations. With the interconfederation playoffs and European playoffs still remainWeiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times Weiter zum vollständigen Artikel bei Korea Times