PTV - Iran’s national futsal team has been ranked seventh in the newest global ranking of the indoor sport.

In the latest ranking issued by a major futsal monitoring website, Iran has been ranked seventh with 1,588 points. The new ranking shows a four-point jump for the Iranian national futsal team compared to the previous ranking, the IRIB News reported.

Iran holds the first position in Asia ahead of Japan with 1,399 points and Thailand which has gained 1,295 points.  

Spain tops the world ranking with 1,915 points followed by Brazil and Italy with 1,910 and 1,747 points, respectively.

Iranians have played in five editions of FIFA Futsal World Championship, reaching the semi-finals in their first appearance in 1992.

Known as the "Kings of Asian Futsal," Iranian futsal players have won ten editions of Asian Futsal Championship.