In the last FIFA Ranking before the World Cup, Team Melli finally lost its record breaking 4 years reign as the top rank Asian Team in June 2018.
Australia overtook Iran as the top Asian team while Iran dropped to second place ahead of Japan and South Korea.
FIFA/COCA-COLA WORLD RANKING
| Rank | Team | Asia | Points | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 36 |
 AUS |
1
|
718 | 18 |
| 37 |
 IRN |
2
|
708 | -19 |
| 38 |
 COD |
|
706 | -5 |
| Rank | Team | Total Points | Previous Points | +/- | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 36 |  Australia |
718(718.33) | 700 | 4 |
| 2 | 37 |  IR Iran |
708(708.35) | 727 | -1 |
| 3 | 57 |  Korea Republic |
544(543.67) | 520 | 4 |
| 4 | 61 |  Japan |
521(520.75) | 528 | -1 |
| 5 | 67 |  Saudi Arabia |
465(465.28) | 462 | 0 |
| 6 | 73 |  Syria |
440(439.65) | 423 | 3 |
| 7 | 75 |  China PR |
423(423.09) | 431 | -2 |
| 8 | 77 |  United Arab Emirates |
418(417.66) | 405 | 4 |
| 9 | 79 |  Lebanon |
411(411.49) | 404 | 3 |
| 10 | 84 |  Oman |
391 | 383 | 3 |