Iran (20th, plus 2) moved into the top 20 in the latest ranking issued by FIFA, which is the last ranking before the start of the World Cup. Iran remains the top team in Asia.
Brazil (1841 pts) leads the world ranking ahead of Belgium (1816 pts) and Argentina.
As for Iran’s World Cup 2022 group opponents, England is in fifth, USA in 16th and Wales is just above Iran in 19th.
MEN RANKING OCTOBER 2022
| RK | Team | Total Points |
|---|---|---|
18 |
 Senegal |
1584.38
|
19 |
 Wales |
1569.82
|
20 |
 Iran |
1564.61
|
21 |
 Serbia |
1563.62
|
22 |
 Morocco |
1563.50
|
MEN TOP 25 RANKING OCTOBER 2022
|
RK
|
Team
|
Total Points
|
Previous Points
|
+/-
|
Positions
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 |
 |
Brazil |
1841.3
|
1837.56 | 3.74 | |
2 |
 |
Belgium |
1816.71
|
1821.92 | -5.21 | |
3 |
 |
Argentina |
1773.88
|
1770.65 | 3.23 | |
4 |
 |
France |
1759.78
|
1764.85 | -5.07 | |
5 |
 |
England |
1728.47
|
1737.46 | -8.99 | |
6 |
 |
Italy |
1726.14
|
1713.86 | 12.28 |
|
7 |
 |
Spain |
1715.22
|
1716.93 | -1.71 |
|
8 |
 |
Netherlands |
1694.51
|
1679.41 | 15.10 | |
9 |
 |
Portugal |
1676.56
|
1678.65 | -2.09 | |
10 |
 |
Denmark |
1666.57
|
1665.47 | 1.10 | |
11 |
 |
Germany |
1650.21
|
1658.96 | -8.75 | |
12 |
 |
Croatia |
1645.64
|
1632.15 | 13.49 |
|
13 |
 |
Mexico |
1644.89
|
1649.57 | -4.68 |
|
14 |
 |
Uruguay |
1638.71
|
1640.95 | -2.24 |
|
15 |
 |
Switzerland |
1635.92
|
1621.43 | 14.49 |
|
16 |
 |
USA |
1627.48
|
1635.01 | -7.53 |
|
17 |
 |
Colombia |
1611.04
|
1604.07 | 6.97 | |
18 |
|
Senegal |
1584.38
|
1584.59 | -0.21 | |
19 |
|
Wales |
1569.82
|
1582.13 | -12.31 | |
20 |
|
Iran |
1564.61
|
1558.64 | 5.97 |
|
21 |
|
Serbia |
1563.62
|
1549.53 | 14.09 |
|
22 |
|
Morocco |
1563.5
|
1558.35 | 5.15 |
|
23 |
 |
Peru |
1561.01
|
1562.24 | -1.23 |
|
24 |
 |
Japan |
1559.54
|
1554.69 | 4.85 | |
25 |
 |
Sweden |
1553.33
|
1563.44 | -10.11 |
|
IRAN MEN’S RANKING |
20 |
44 |
15 |
122 |
| The official World Rankings of the international Men’s team | Recent Ranking | Average Ranking | Highest Ranking |
Lowest Ranking (JULY 1996) |
AFC TOP 15 RANKING OCTOBER 2022
|
FIFA
|
AFC |
Team
|
Total Points
|
Previous Points
|
+/-
|
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
20 |
1
|
|
Iran |
1564.61
|
1558.64 | 5.97 |
24 |
2
|
|
Japan |
1559.54
|
1554.69 | 4.85 |
28 |
3
|
 |
Korea Republic |
1530.3
|
1526.02 | 4.28 |
38 |
4
|
 |
Australia |
1488.72
|
1483.73 | 4.99 |
50 |
5
|
 |
Qatar |
1439.89
|
1441.97 | -2.08 |
51 |
6
|
 |
Saudi Arabia |
1437.78
|
1435.74 | 2.04 |
68 |
7
|
 |
Iraq |
1343.01
|
1338.91 | 4.10 |
70 |
8
|
 |
United Arab Emirates |
1337.57
|
1346.09 | -8.52 |
75 |
9
|
 |
Oman |
1320.29
|
1323.03 | -2.74 |
77 |
10
|
 |
Uzbekistan |
1309.98
|
1306.63 | 3.35 |
79 |
11
|
 |
China PR |
1305.06
|
1305.06 | 0.00 |
84 |
12
|
 |
Jordan |
1289.99
|
1279.74 | 10.25 |
85 |
13
|
 |
Bahrain |
1280.64
|
1289.25 | -8.61 |
90 |
14
|
 |
Syria |
1255.92
|
1265.03 | -9.11 |
94 |
15
|
 |
Palestine |
1233.72
|
1233.72 | 0.00 |