Japan, who registered two victories in the recent international window, moved up one spot to 18th while Iran also improved by one to 20th.

Korea Republic remained at 22, Australia dropped by one to 26th while Uzbekistan, who have qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time, jumped an impressive five places to 50th.

Qatar, who have qualified for the FIFA World Cup on merit for the first time, improved by one spot to 51st.

Iraq dropped by one to 58th but their ranking means they will be one of the two teams who will advance automatically to one of the two finals in the FIFA Playoff Tournament for the FIFA World Cup 2026.

Congo DR (56) are the other team who make the playoff finals while Jamaica (70), Bolivia (76), Suriname (123) and New Caledonia (149) will have to navigate past semi-final ties to set up encounters with the two highest ranked sides.

Iraq confirmed their spot in the FIFA Playoff Tournament with a last gasp 2-1 win against the United Arab Emirates in the second leg of their AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road to 26 Playoffs Knockout Stage on Tuesday, advancing 3-2 on aggregate.

Rounding up Asia's top 10 are Saudi Arabia (60), Jordan (66) and UAE (67).

Philippines and Turkmenistan improved five spots to 136 and 137 respectively while India dropped by six to 142 and Hong Kong, China by five to 153.

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