FIFA Women's Rankings - Japan surge into top five

Kuala Lumpur: Riding on the success of winning the AFC Women’s Asian Cup Australia 2026™, Japan rose three spots to fifth in the latest FIFA Women’s World Rankings published on Thursday.

The Nadeshiko also secured one win in their three-match friendly series against current World No 2 United States in April.

DPR Korea dropped one spot to 11th after their quarter-final exit at Australia 2026 while Australia remained 15th despite losing the final thanks to their wins in the FIFA Series against Malawi and Kenya.

China PR climbed one rung to 16th, Korea Republic moved two spots to 19th with Vietnam dropping by one to 37th.

Completing the top 10 Asian sides are the Philippines, who improved by two to 39th, Chinese Taipei were unchanged at 40, Thailand moved up three spots to 50 and Uzbekistan dropped four places to 53.

The next rankings update will be on June 16.

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