For the 25th consecutive time, Team Melli Iran is leading the Asian Football ranking with 814 points while moving one step up in the world ranking to 29th.
In the last ranking table issued by FIFA today, Iran remained ahead of South Korea (699) , Japan (644) and Australia (641) in the AFC ranking.
Team Melli will be playing Qatar in Doha in the next official match of the FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifying rounds on 23rd March 2017 (2nd day of Nowrooz) to consolidate its grip on the group which it leads with 11 points.
In addition to South Korea , the other group teams Uzbekistan is ranked
| 28 | USA |  |
822 | 822 | 0 | |
| 29 | Iran |  |
814 | 797 | 1 | |
| 30 | Ukraine |  |
804 | 804 | -1 |
| Asia
Rank |
World
Rank |
Team | Total Points | Previous Points | +/-
Positions |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 29 | Iran |
814(814.49) | 797 | 1 |
| 2 | 37 |  Korea Republic |
699(699.47) | 699 | 0 |
| 6 | 62 |  Uzbekistan |
563(562.91) | 558 | 0 |
| 8 | 82 |  China PR |
427(426.52) | 423 | 1 |
| 9 | 87 |  Qatar |
411(411) | 409 | 1 |
| 10 | 96 |  Syria |
355(354.88) | 363 | -2 |