In this month, several AFC member associations continued their journey in World Cup qualification. Some member associations also played international friendly matches to prepare for the centralized qualification matches in June.
Despite not playing any matches this month, DPR Korea is the most improved nation in Asia. They went up 6 spots from 115th to 109th. While nations which its ranking dropped the most are Syria and Chinese Taipei. Both nations dropped 3 spots from their initial position.
If we looked at the points change, two nations which improved the most are Jordan and Saudi Arabia. Their points went up by 11 points. On the opposite side, three nations recorded the most point declines which are Syria, Palestine, and Mongolia. All three nations dropped 9 points this month.
There are no major changes in the World Ranking table for AFC member associations. Japan still hold the position as the highest-ranked nation with 1509 points. Only 9 points below them is Iran. They are followed by Korea Republic, Australia, and Qatar. View the detailed ranking changes in the table below.
AFC | FIFA | Nation | Points |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 28 (-1) | Japan | 1509 (+7) |
2 | 31 (-2) | IR Iran | 1500 (+4) |
3 | 39 (-1) | Korea Republic | 1460 (-5) |
4 | 41 | Australia | 1457 |
5 | 57 (+1) | Qatar | 1398 (+7) |
6 | 65 (+2) | Saudi Arabia | 1364 (+11) |
7 | 68 (+1) | Iraq | 1353 (+5) |
8 | 73 (+1) | United Arab Emirates | 1330 (+4) |
9 | 76 (-1) | China PR | 1323 |
10 | 79 (-3) | Syria | 1304 (-9) |
11 | 80 (+1) | Oman | 1302 (-1) |
12 | 86 (-2) | Uzbekistan | 1281 (-4) |
13 (+1) | 92 (+1) | Vietnam | 1258 |
14 (-1) | 93 (-1) | Lebanon | 1256 (-7) |
15 | 95 | Jordan | 1252 (+11) |
16 | 98 (-2) | Kyrgyz Republic | 1240 |
17 | 99 (-2) | Bahrain | 1239 (+1) |
18 | 104 (-2) | Palestine | 1197 (-9) |
19 | 105 | India | 1184 (-3) |
20 | 106 (+4) | Thailand | 1178 |
21 | 109 (+6) | Korea DPR | 1170 |
22 | 121 (-1) | Tajikistan | 1151 (+7) |
23 | 125 (-1) | Philippines | 1136 |
24 | 130 (+2) | Turkmenistan | 1107 |
25 | 139 (-2) | Myanmar | 1081 |
26 | 141 (-3) | Chinese Taipei | 1078 |
27 | 144 (-1) | Hong Kong | 1072 |
28 | 145 | Yemen | 1071 |
29 | 148 | Kuwait | 1056 (-1) |
30 | 149 (+1) | Afghanistan | 1052 |
31 | 153 | Malaysia | 1040 |
32 | 155 | Maldives | 1038 |
33 | 159 (-1) | Singapore | 1020 |
34 | 171 | Nepal | 972 (+4) |
35 | 173 | Indonesia | 964 |
35 | 173 | Cambodia | 964 |
37 | 182 | Macau | 922 |
38 | 184 (+2) | Bangladesh | 913 (-4) |
39 | 185 (+3) | Laos | 912 |
40 | 186 (+3) | Bhutan | 911 |
41 (+1) | 188 (+3) | Brunei Darussalam | 904 |
42 (-1) | 192 (-2) | Mongolia | 897 (-9) |
43 | 196 | Timor Leste | 879 |
44 | 198 (+1) | Guam | 873 |
45 | 199 (+1) | Pakistan | 867 |
46 | 204 (+2) | Sri Lanka | 853 |