17th Place

Japan moved into the top 20 of the FIFA world rankings after an absence of almost five years.


FIFA world rankings:
http://www.fifa.com/worldfootball/ranking/lastranking/gender=m/fullranking.html


Japan's record fourth Asian title lifted them 12 places to 17th, making them the Asian confederation's highest-ranked side.


And Japan's success is not the only one.



European champions Inter Milan made the last-ditch loan signing of Japan left back Yuto Nagatomo from Serie A rivals Cesena just before the Italian transfer window shut on Monday!!

Here is the Inter Milan's top page at that time!!

I'm really looking forward to seeing his play as a member of Inter.