Matchday 3 and 4 of 2026 World Cup qualification were played this month. A total of six teams have secured progression into the next stage and also qualification to the next AFC Asian Cup in 2027. Congratulations to Australia, Iran, Iraq, Qatar, UAE, and Uzbekistan!
The ranking recap is dominated by two Southeast Asian rivals, Indonesia and Vietnam, which met twice. Indonesia being the happier side, with two wins in the bag, earned 30.04 ranking points. They also climbed 8 places to 134th, becoming the team with best ranking movement this month by both points and ranking places.
Other teams with notable positive movements are Afghanistan (up 7 places, +19.24 pts), Kyrgyzstan (up 4 places, +16.63 pts), Oman (up 3 places, +15.7 pts), and Palestine (up 4 places, +11.44 pts).
Now Vietnam with the two losses, had the worst ranking movement this month by both points and ranking places. They lost 30.04 points, and lost 10 ranking places to 115th. Other teams with notable negative moments are India (down 4 places, -19.23 pts), Chinese Taipei (down 6 places, -16.63 pts), Malaysia (down 4 places, -13.95 pts), and Yemen (down 5 places, -10.89 pts)
Please look at the table below for the details
| AFC | FIFA | Nation | Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 18 |  Japan | 1618.15 (+3.82) |
| 2 | 20 |  IR Iran | 1613.92 (+5.69) |
| 3 | 23 (-1) |  Korea Republic | 1563.99 (-2.22) |
| 4 | 24 (-1) |  Australia | 1563.93 (+9.11) |
| 5 | 34 (+3) |  Qatar | 1507.94 (+8.6) |
| 6 | 53 |  Saudi Arabia | 1443.53 (+2.13) |
| 7 | 58 (+1) |  Iraq | 1420.47 (+11.03) |
| 8 | 64 (+2) |  Uzbekistan | 1386.58 (+10.08) |
| 9 | 67 (+2) |  United Arab Emirates | 1366.45 (+10.9) |
| 10 | 71 (-1) |  Jordan | 1350.21 (+6.61) |
| 11 | 77 (+3) |  Oman | 1323.3 (+15.7) |
| 12 | 80 (+2) |  Bahrain | 1307.48 (+10.16) |
| 13 | 88 |  China PR | 1275.22 (+1.44) |
| 14 | 89 |  Syria | 1266.52 (+1.01) |
| 15 | 93 (+4) |  Palestine | 1238.64 (+11.44) |
| 16 | 99 |  Tajikistan | 1216.76 (-2.13) |
| 17 (+1) | 100 (+4) |  Kyrgyz Republic | 1213.6 (+16.63) |
| 18 (-1) | 101 |  Thailand | 1208.93 (+2.21) |
| 19 | 115 (-10) |  Vietnam | 1164.54 (-30.04) |
| 20 | 116 (-2) |  Korea DPR | 1164.3 (-3.82) |
| 21 | 120 (-5) |  Lebanon | 1158.96 (-9.11) |
| 22 | 121 (-4) |  India | 1145.94 (-19.23) |
| 23 (+4) | 134 (+8) |  Indonesia | 1102.7 (+30.04) |
| 24 (-1) | 136 (-4) |  Malaysia | 1096.22 (-13.95) |
| 25 (-1) | 139 (-2) |  Kuwait | 1085.46 (-8.59) |
| 26 (-1) | 141 (-2) |  Philippines | 1075.14 (-11.03) |
| 27 (-1) | 144 (-3) |  Turkmenistan | 1070.7 (-7.55) |
| 28 (+4) | 151 (+7) |  Afghanistan | 1036.92 (+19.24) |
| 29 (+2) | 155 (+1) |  Singapore | 1019.06 (-1.44) |
| 30 (-2) | 156 (-5) |  Yemen | 1017.05 (-10.89) |
| 31 (-1) | 157 (-3) |  Hong Kong, China | 1012.83 (-10.08) |
| 32 (-3) | 159 (-6) |  Chinese Taipei | 1007.3 (-16.63) |
| 33 | 160 (+1) |  Maldives | 1003.48 |
| 34 | 163 (-1) |  Myanmar | 999.46 (-1) |
| 35 | 178 (-3) |  Nepal | 936.15 (-11.9) |
| 36 | 179 |  Cambodia | 925.4 (-6.07) |
| 37 | 184 (-1) |  Bangladesh | 904.74 (-12.01) |
| 38 | 185 (-1) |  Bhutan | 904.1 (-8.92) |
| 39 | 186 (+1) |  Macau | 896.62 |
| 40 | 190 (-1) |  Laos | 889.62 |
| 41 | 191 (-1) |  Mongolia | 884.04 (-5.12) |
| 42 | 194 |  Brunei Darussalam | 872.65 (+2.02) |
| 43 | 195 |  Pakistan | 849.94 (-6.6) |
| 44 | 198 (+2) |  Timor-Leste | 843.4 |
| 45 | 204 |  Sri Lanka | 829.41 (+7.38) |
| 46 | 205 |  Guam | 821.91 |
