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Japan stay top; UAE, Indonesia surge

Japan stay top; UAE, Indonesia surge

Kuala Lumpur: Japan maintained their position as Asia's top side in the latest FIFA World Ranking issued on Thursday.
Hajime Moriyasu's side, who are on the verge of clinching an eighth consecutive appearance at the FIFA World Cup Finals, remained unchanged at 15th in the ranking.
Islamic Republic of Iran, who are also enjoying a smooth qualifying campaign for the FIFA World Cup '26, are second in Asia after moving one spot up to 18th.
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Korea Republic and Australia dropped one and two spots respectively to 23rd and 26th.

Qatar, who are enduring a difficult AFC Asian Qualifiers™ - Road to 26 campaign, dropped two spots to 48th.

Iraq, Uzbekistan and Saudi Arabia remained unchanged at 56th, 58th and 59th respectively.
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The United Arab Emirates moved up five spots to 63 with Jordan rounding off Asia's top 10 at 64.

Indonesia, who stunned Saudi Arabia 2-0 in their AFC Asian Qualifiers - Road to 26 Group C tie, also moved up five spots to 125.

The next FIFA World Ranking will be issued on December 12.
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