March 2022 is the end of a long journey to determine Asia’s representative for the World Cup. Congratulations to Iran, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, and Japan for qualifying to this year’s World Cup. Also hoping for Australia and UAE to do their best in the intercontinental play-offs.
Oman earned the most points this month (23.16 points), after won their matches against Vietnam and China. They climbed up 4 spots to 75th in the world. They are also the team with highest ranking improvement, together with Saudi Arabia which also climbs 4 spots
In the opposite side though, Australia lost the most points this month (24.6 points), after losses against Japan and Saudi Arabia. They also experienced the biggest drop by rankings, dropping 5 places to 42nd.
Please look at the table below for the details
| AFC | FIFA | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 21 |  IR Iran | 1564.49 (-8.4) |
| 2 | 23 |  Japan | 1553.44 (+3.62) |
| 3 | 29 |  Korea Republic | 1519.54 (-3.31) |
| 4 | 42 (-5) |  Australia | 1462.26 (-24.6) |
| 5 (+1) | 49 (+4) |  Saudi Arabia | 1444.68 (+10.73) |
| 6 (-1) | 51 (+1) |  Qatar | 1441.41 (+3.5) |
| 7 | 68 (+1) |  United Arab Emirates | 1356.99 (+3.89) |
| 8 | 72 (+2) |  Iraq | 1338.91 (+13.47) |
| 9 (+1) | 75 (+4) |  Oman | 1324.16 (+23.16) |
| 10 (-1) | 77 (-2) |  China PR | 1304.02 (-9.79) |
| 11 | 84 (+1) |  Uzbekistan | 1286.55 (+9.53) |
| 12 | 87 (+2) |  Bahrain | 1265.76 (+2.15) |
| 13 (+1) | 88 (+3) |  Syria | 1265.03 (+13.81) |
| 14 (-1) | 91 (-1) |  Jordan | 1259.84 |
| 15 (+1) | 95 (+1) |  Kyrgyz Republic | 1218.48 (-10.21) |
| 16 (+1) | 96 (+2) |  Vietnam | 1215.38 (-3.17) |
| 17 (-2) | 97 (-2) |  Lebanon | 1211.71 (-17.26) |
| 18 | 100 |  Palestine | 1208.9 |
| 19 | 107 (-3) |  India | 1174.04 (-8.71) |
| 20 | 109 (-1) |  Korea DPR | 1169.96 |
| 21 | 110 (+2) |  Thailand | 1167.68 (+7.54) |
| 22 | 114 (+1) |  Tajikistan | 1159.42 (+6.86) |
| 23 | 133 (-4) |  Philippines | 1117.89 (-12.02) |
| 24 | 134 |  Turkmenistan | 1117.6 |
| 25 | 146 (-3) |  Kuwait | 1059.94 (-5.62) |
| 26 | 147 (+1) |  Hong Kong | 1053.39 |
| 27 | 149 (+1) |  Afghanistan | 1049.77 |
| 28 | 151 |  Yemen | 1046.26 |
| 29 | 152 |  Myanmar | 1044.56 |
| 30 | 154 |  Malaysia | 1035.06 (+0.53) |
| 31 | 156 (+1) |  Maldives | 1025.5 (+3.92) |
| 32 | 157 (+1) |  Chinese Taipei | 1017.78 |
| 33 (+1) | 158 (+3) |  Singapore | 1012.27 (+11.49) |
| 34 (-1) | 159 (+1) |  Indonesia | 1001.61 |
| 35 | 168 (-1) |  Nepal | 978.86 (-3.36) |
| 36 | 171 |  Cambodia | 966.61 |
| 37 | 182 |  Macau | 922.1 |
| 38 (+3) | 185 (+3) |  Laos | 914.66 (+10.06) |
| 39 (-1) | 186 (-2) |  Mongolia | 911.49 (-5.19) |
| 40 (-1) | 187 (-2) |  Bhutan | 910.96 |
| 41 (-1) | 188 (-1) |  Bangladesh | 903.98 (-3.85) |
| 42 | 191 (-2) |  Brunei Darussalam | 898.96 (-4.94) |
| 43 | 197 (+1) |  Pakistan | 866.81 |
| 44 | 198 (+1) |  Timor-Leste | 865.47 |
| 45 | 205 |  Sri Lanka | 842.93 |
| 46 | 207 |  Guam | 838.33 |
