TAJIKISTAN HAS FINISHED YEAR ON 146 POSITIONS

            Dushanbe, December, 18. (Payrav Nazarov, Shoim Mallaev, the NIAT «Khovar»). — The national combined team of Tajikistan on football on results of 2008 on a rating of the International football confederation (FIFA), published on December, 17 has occupied 146 place. In December rating have been summed up statements of combined teams of the countries of the world in 2008 on the international, selection and companionable matches. So, this year the command of Tajikistan of the beginning from 141 places in January, in May has lowered on 155 places and in December again has risen, already on 146 positions.            Let's remind, members FIFA are 207 countries. Since 1994 the National combined team of Tajikistan on football is a member of the International football confederation (FIFA). For it the period the most best place Tajikistan occupied in 1997 — 118 places, most the worst — in 2002-168 a place.            Among 46 combined teams driving in a zone of the Asian confederation of football (AFC), the combined team of Tajikistan occupies 22 places. The five of the best combined teams of the world included Spain, Germany, Netherlands, Italy and Brazil.