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Japan stay as Asia’s best
Kuala Lumpur: Japan remained the highest-ranked Asian team in the latest FIFA Women’s World Ranking released on Friday.
The Nadeshiko dropped one spot to eighth in the standings, swapping places with Brazil, while DPR Korea (9th) and Australia (15th) remained unchanged in the rankings

China PR rose one spot to 17th while Korea Republic slipped to 20th.

Vietnam (37), Philippines (41), Chinese Taipei (42), Thailand (45) and Uzbekistan (51) complete Asia’s top 10.
The most notable Asian breakthroughs were Indonesia, who moved up seven spots to 97th.

 Also on the move were Bangladesh, up seven rungs to 132, Saudi Arabia attained their highest ever ranking, jumping eight spots to 166 with Pakistan and Bhutan also improving their positions at 157 and 152 respectively.

The next ranking will be released on 6 March 2025.