Coach Alen Stajcic described the climb of the Philippine women's football team to a record 49th spot in the International Association Football Federation (Fifa) world rankings as a sign that the program is doing just fine ahead of the country's maiden World Cup campaign. '[It's a] further objective confirmation that we are heading in the right direction,' Stajcic said hours after the latest rankings were released by football's world governing body. The Filipinas moved four spots higher from 53rd, a position they've held since June after taking part in last month's Pinatar Cup in Spain.

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