FIFA Rankings - Japan maintain position as Asia’s top side

Kuala Lumpur: Japan moved up one spot to 17th in the FIFA World Rankings after their performance at the recently concluded FIFA World Cup 2026 that saw the Blue Samurai reaching the Round of 32.

The East Asian side claimed a win against Tunisia with stalemates against the Netherlands and Sweden before suffering a last-gasp defeat to five-time champions Brazil in the Round of 32.

Islamic Republic of Iran are the second highest ranked Asian side at 22nd spot after a battling performance in the global showpiece that saw them finishing unbeaten in Group G.

Australia, who were the other Asian representatives in the knockout stage, dropped a rung to 28th while Korea Republic went down to 32nd spot with Saudi Arabia climbing three places to 58th.

Qatar (59), Uzbekistan (60), Iraq (63), United Arab Emirates (68) and Jordan (73) complete the 10 best ranked Asian sides.

The next rankings update will be on October 7.

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