Team Melli climbed 1 place up in the August 2014 FIFA ranking to 48th place below Paraguay and above Montenegro. Iran dropped 6 places last month despite playing in the FIFA World Cup down in the world ranking to no. 49
There is no change in the continental ranking top 2 in Asia as Japan maintains its top rank followed by Iran in second.
Officially there is only one friendly match arranged between now and the start of the AFC 2015 Asian Cup in Australia starting mid January.
Iran is also without a coach as the negotiations between FFIRI and Queiroz has stalled,
Aug 2014
Last Updated 14 Aug 2014
Next Release 18 Sep 2014
| Rnk | Zon. Rnk | Team | Pts | +/- Pos | |||
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| 44 | 1 | Japan | 593 | 1 |  |
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| 48 | 2 | Iran | 563 | 1 | |
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| 51 | 3 | Uzbekistan | 528 | 1 | |
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| 56 | 4 | Jordan | 500 | 1 | |
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| 57 | 5 | Korea Republic | 499 | -1 |  |
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| 65 | 6 | United Arab Emirates | 464 | 0 |  |
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| 67 | 7 | Oman | 447 | 2 | |
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| 79 | 8 | Australia | 391 | -3 | |
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| 83 | 9 | Saudi Arabia | 377 | -5 | |
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| 88 | 10 | Palestine | 363 | -3 | |
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