Islamic Republic of Iran are the second-highest ranked Asian side with Korea Republic just behind.
Japan, who registered two victories in the recent international window, moved up one spot to 18th while Iran also improved by one to 20th.
Korea Republic remained at 22, Australia dropped by one to 26th while Uzbekistan, who have qualified for the FIFA World Cup for the first time, jumped an impressive five places to 50th. .....
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