With 3 wins in a row in the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers against , 2 of them away wins ( vs Qatar & South Korea( and one emphatic win at home to Lebanon, the FIFA ranking for the month of July will receive a tremendous boost.
Iran lost its fourth place in Asia to Uzbekistan and dropped to a lowly 67th position in the world with 506 points. This which is one of the lowest position of Iran in FIFA ranking for many years.
Those valuable wins will result in 2096 points gained for Iran which at the moment will take it right in the 50’s ranks, depending on the performance of other teams in the vicinity of Iran in the ranking.
The possible ranking points will be 596 which is comfortable enough to leapfrog Uzbekistan in the Asian ranking but fall short of reaching the South Koreans. FIFA ranking for the month of July 2013 will be out on the 5th of July.
With two more official matches to be played this years against Thailand and Kuwait in the AFC Asian Cup Qualifiers 2015, Iran can climb up the ladder further with good wins to end up this year 2013 on a high note.
Iran success in qualifying for the World Cup and the success in the Asian Cup Qualifiers will result in Iran regain the momentum and the pride it has lost last years due to poor results and performances.