Algeria tops in FIFA 12 National teams that most surprised in 2019 .

Many thanks to Riyad Mahrez, Isamael Bennacer, Ramy Bensebaini, Youcef Atal, Djamal Benlamri, Youcef Belaili and Baghdad Bounedjah, the Desert Warriors made history by winning the CAF Africa Cup of Nations on foreign soil for the first time and this success achieved by the national team under coach Djamel Belmadi., and all in the first edition to feature 24 teams.

FIFA website selected the 12 most surprising teams in 2019. The Syrian team, which currently ranks first in the World Series, and the Vietnam national team that advanced to the Asian Cup quarter-finals, are listed .

That notable upturn in form has taken them up to 35th at year’s end, a rise of 34 places over the last 12 months.

FIFA most surprising team as Algeria won the African Cup of nations 2019 in 29 years

1. Algeria: win the African Cup again in 29 years, the biggest rise in FIFA rankings in July

　　2. Haiti: Enter the semi-finals of Central America and the Caribbean Gold Cup and drag the final champion Mexico into overtime.

　　3. & 4. Iraq, Syria: Two war-torn teams are ranked first in the World Series.

　　5. Italian women's football: World Cup group stage overwhelmed Australia and Brazil, 1/8 final Lectra Chinese women's football.

　　6. South Korea U20 national team: entered the FIFA U-19 World Cup finals 2019, Li Gangren won the Golden Globe Award.

　　7. Kosovo: Enter the European qualifying playoffs, win Czech Republic 2-1 at home, score 3 goals against England away.

　　8. Qatar: Won the 2019 AFC Asian Cup for the first time at home ahead of as the hosts of 2020 FIFA World Cup.

　　9. Netherlands Women's Football: The second time they participated in the FIFA Women's World Cup and reached the finals. The group stage was won 3 times. The knockout stage eliminated Japan, Italy, and Sweden.

　　10. & 11. Ukraine U20, Ukraine men's football: U-20 national team won the FIFA U-20 World Cup finals 2019 for the first time; the national team defeated Portugal and advanced to the European Cup.

　　12. Vietnam: The three-game winning streak of the FIFA World Cup qualifying team ranked first in the group, and the Asian Cup advanced to the quarter-finals for the first time.