Team Melli climbed 10 places up in the latest FIFA/Coca Cola ranking issued today in Zurich. Iran is now 41st in the world with 700 points one rank below Poland and one above its group rival in the World Cup 2014 , Nigeria who are 42nd.
Iran continues to hold the top ranking in Asia, with South Korea placed second with 608 points followed by Japan with 605 on third. Australia, the Asian Cup winner has fourth with a massive 37 places rise in the table.
The Asian teams climbs are all attributed to the results of the recent Asian Cup 2015 held in Australia.
| Rank | Team | Total Points | Previous Points | +/- | AVG
2015 |
Avg.
2014 |
AVG WGT
2014 |
Avg.
2013 |
AVG WGT
2013 |
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41 |  Iran |
700(700.50) | 588 | 10 | 342.12 | 444.24 | 222.12 | 242.98 | 72.89 | |
| 54 |  Korea Republic |
608(608.24) | 487 | 15 | 343.57 | 225.59 | 112.80 | 277.31 | 83.19 | |
| 55 |  Japan |
605(604.87) | 563 | -1 | 327.02 | 205.07 | 102.53 | 386.87 | 116.06 | |
| 63 |  Australia |
548(548.21) | 329 | 37 | 272.38 | 259.19 | 129.59 | 229.34 | 68.80 | |
| 66 |  United Arab Emirates |
529(528.94) | 408 | 14 | 245.47 | 377.77 | 188.88 | 241.93 | 72.58 | |
| 71 |  Uzbekistan |
493(492.64) | 464 | 0 | 202.48 | 287.67 | 143.84 | 331.28 | 99.38 | |
| 82 |  China PR |
429(429.19) | 339 | 14 | 244.98 | 189.38 | 94.69 | 140.03 | 42.01 | |
| 91 |  Oman |
368(367.51) | 346 | 2 | 146.02 | 255.33 | 127.66 | 167.45 | 50.23 | |
| 94 |  Iraq |
360(360.10) | 269 | 20 | 225.82 | 59.48 | 29.74 | 163.04 | 48.91 | |
| 97 |  Jordan |
353(352.54) | 346 | -4 | 102.88 | 310.32 | 155.16 | 160.85 | 48.25 | |
| 98 |  Saudi Arabia |
351(351.10) | 318 | 4 | 122.58 | 297.06 | 148.53 | 127.91 | 38.37 | |
| 103 |  Bahrain |
322(322.48) | 292 | 7 | 162.53 | 183.65 | 91.82 | 108.93 | 32.68 | |
| 109 |  Qatar |
305(305.34) | 347 | -17 | 141.62 | 150.66 | 75.33 | 173.98 | 52.19 |