Team Melli has climbed 4 steps and reached one of its highest position for a long time in the FIFA/CocaCola monthly world ranking.
Accumulating 633 points , Iran ranked 48 in the World and second in Asia following Japan and leapfrogging Australia who dropped to third followed by South Korea in fourth.
The climb in the table came despite the fact that Team Melli was idol and did not play any matches since its qualification to the World Cup in the win against South Korea in Ulsan. The Gap between Iran and Japan is reducing and with 3 official matches in the AFC Asian Cup qualifiers scheduled this year, Iran could very well find itself at the top of Asia Ranking.
Asia top 10 teams
| Rnk | Zon. Rnk | Team | Pts | +/- Pos | |||
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| 42 | 1 | Japan | 671 | -5 |  |
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| 48 | 2 | Iran | 633 | 4 |  |
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| 53 | 3 | Australia | 603 | -7 | |
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| 57 | 4 | Uzbekistan | 579 | 2 | |
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| 58 | 5 | Korea Republic | 574 | -2 | |
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| 73 | 6 | Jordan | 494 | -2 | |
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| 82 | 7 | United Arab Emirates | 456 | 2 | |
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| 96 | 8 | Oman | 382 | -1 | |
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| 99 | 9 | China PR | 362 | -4 | |
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| 105 | 10 | Iraq | 325 | -1 | |
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