In this early months of 2022, we saw thrilling actions from the FIFA World Cup qualification, knockout stage of AFF Suzuki Cup, and also some friendly matches.
There are not many changes happening in the rankings between Asian nations. The top six nations stays the same, while Iraq goes up to 8th spot. Bahrain, Indonesia, and Pakistan also climbs up in the rankings.
Japan earned the most points this month (18.29 points), after won their matches against China and Australia. They climbed up 3 spots to 23rd in the world. However the team with highest ranking improvements are Korea Republic and Indonesia: both climbed 4 spots this month.
In the opposite side, the team which lost the most points is China PR (23.52 points), after two losses against Japan and Vietnam. But the team which its ranking dropped the most is Syria, they will drop 5 spots to 91st after two losses in the World Cup qualifiers.
Please look at the table below for the details
| AFC | FIFA | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 20 (+1) |  IR Iran | 1572.89 (+15.31) |
| 2 | 23 (+3) |  Japan | 1549.82 (+18.29) |
| 3 | 29 (+4) |  Korea Republic | 1522.85 (+15.61) |
| 4 | 36 (-1) |  Australia | 1486.86 (+1.98) |
| 5 | 52 (-4) |  Qatar | 1437.91 |
| 6 | 53 (-2) |  Saudi Arabia | 1433.95 (-0.76) |
| 7 | 70 (-1) |  United Arab Emirates | 1353.1 (+2.71) |
| 8 (+1) | 74 (+1) |  Iraq | 1325.44 (-7.59) |
| 9 (-1) | 75 (-1) |  China PR | 1313.81 (-23.52) |
| 10 | 79 |  Oman | 1301 (-5.01) |
| 11 | 85 (-1) |  Uzbekistan | 1277.02 (+2.44) |
| 12 (+2) | 89 (+2) |  Bahrain | 1263.61 (+11.42) |
| 13 | 90 |  Jordan | 1262.37 (+6.68) |
| 14 (-2) | 91 (-5) |  Syria | 1251.22 (-17.32) |
| 15 | 95 |  Lebanon | 1228.97 (-4.03) |
| 16 | 96 |  Kyrgyz Republic | 1228.69 |
| 17 | 98 |  Vietnam | 1218.55 (+6.01) |
| 18 | 100 (-1) |  Palestine | 1208.9 |
| 19 | 104 |  India | 1182.75 |
| 20 | 108 (+1) |  Korea DPR | 1169.96 |
| 21 | 112 (+3) |  Thailand | 1160.14 (+3.98) |
| 22 | 115 (+1) |  Tajikistan | 1152.56 |
| 23 | 129 (-1) |  Philippines | 1129.91 |
| 24 | 133 |  Turkmenistan | 1117.6 |
| 25 | 143 (-1) |  Kuwait | 1065.56 (+1.54) |
| 26 | 148 (-1) |  Hong Kong | 1053.39 |
| 27 | 150 (-1) |  Afghanistan | 1049.77 |
| 28 | 151 |  Yemen | 1046.26 |
| 29 | 152 |  Myanmar | 1044.56 |
| 30 | 154 |  Malaysia | 1034.53 |
| 31 | 157 |  Maldives | 1021.58 |
| 32 | 158 |  Chinese Taipei | 1017.78 |
| 33 (+1) | 160 (+4) |  Indonesia | 1001.61 (+9.3) |
| 34 (-1) | 161 (-1) |  Singapore | 1000.78 (-2.61) |
| 35 | 167 (+2) |  Nepal | 982.22 (+9.77) |
| 36 | 170 (+1) |  Cambodia | 966.61 |
| 37 | 182 |  Macau | 922.1 |
| 38 | 184 |  Mongolia | 916.68 |
| 39 | 185 |  Bhutan | 910.96 |
| 40 | 186 |  Bangladesh | 907.83 |
| 41 | 187 |  Laos | 904.6 |
| 42 | 188 |  Brunei Darussalam | 903.9 |
| 43 (+1) | 197 (+1) |  Pakistan | 866.81 |
| 44 (-1) | 198 (-2) |  Timor-Leste | 865.47 (-7.66) |
| 45 | 204 |  Sri Lanka | 842.93 |
| 46 | 206 |  Guam | 838.33 |
