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Japan remain Asia's best despite drop
Kuala Lumpur: Japan dropped one spot but remained the highest Asian team in the latest FIFA World Ranking released on Monday.
Four-time AFC Asian Cup™ winners Japan slipped to 19th, with several other Asian sides also suffering drops.

Islamic Republic of Iran maintained their 20th position, as did Korea Republic in 22nd.

Australia, Uzbekistan and Qatar all suffered slips. Australia moved down one spot to 27th while Uzbekistan and Qatar dropped by two to 52nd and 56th respectively.
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Iraq were unchanged at 58th, Saudi Arabia dropped by one to 61st while Jordan and United Arab Emirates remained 64th and 68th respectively.

Asian sides who moved up were Oman (78th, up one), Syria (84th, up two), Tajikistan (100st, up one), Kyrgyz Republic (103, up one) and India (141, up one).

The next FIFA World Ranking will be released on April 1, 2026.

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