The South Korean men's national football team will wrap up 2018 at fifty-third in the FIFA world rankings.<br /> They'll head into the AFC Asian Cup 2019 in United Arab Emirates six places higher than their rank in January.<br />South Korea has been steadily moving up the rankings since the appointment of Paulo Bento as head coach in August.<br />Vietnam, led by South Korean coach Park Hang-seo, retained their spot in the top 100 …after lifting the AFF Suzuki Cup earlier this month.<br />Belgium remained the top-ranked nation,… slightly ahead of this year's World Cup winners, France.<br />Brazil, Croatia and England rounded out the top five. <br />
