FIFA World Ranking
The East Asian nation stayed in 17th spot after playing four matches in the September-October international window where they won against Uruguay, Venezuela and New Zealand as well as drawing with Ecuador.
Islamic Republic of Iran dropped one spot to 23rd, Australia moved up two rungs to 26th while Korea Republic remained unchanged at 32.
Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates were among Asia’s highest movers, both climbed three spots to 55th and 65th respectively.
Uzbekistan rose one to 59th, Qatar dropped one to 60th, Iraq stayed at 63rd with Jordan moving one spot up to 72nd to complete the 10 best nations in the continent.
Other Asian sides that improved by three spots are Palestine (92), Lebanon (112), Malaysia (133), Hong Kong, China (153), Afghanistan (168) and Sri Lanka (184).
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