The Ukrainian national team dropped in the FIFA rankings after the October Nations League matches.

The Ukrainian national team is in 25th place in the FIFA world ranking

FIFA has published an updated world ranking of national football teams after the Nations League matches in October. The Ukrainian national team dropped to the 25th position, reports "Suspilne Sport".

The latest ranking update took place after the initial Nations League matches in September. Ukraine lost in these matches: they were defeated by Albania (1:2) and the Czech Republic (2:3), but simultaneously rose in the ranking by one position.

In October, the Ukrainian team earned four points in the Nations League matches: they defeated Georgia (1:0) in a home game and drew with the Czech Republic (1:1).

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