Japan, unchanged at 11th, are Asia's second highest side with China PR dropping a notch to 14th. Korea Republic stayed at 17 with Vietnam, set to make their FIFA Women's World Cup debut, improving one spot to 32. 

 

Philippines, the sixth Asian side headed to the FIFA Women's World Cup, moved up three spots to 46th in the Ranking - their highest ever. Rounding off the top 10 for Asia were Chinese Taipei (37), Thailand (44), Uzbekistan (49) and Myanmar (50). 

 

Islamic Republic of Iran (61st, plus 6), Lebanon (138th, plus 4) and Pakistan (157th, plus 4) made significant jumps, though the highest climbers of all were Bhutan (171st, plus 7), courtesy of wins over Jordan (73rd, minus 5) and Timor-Leste (156th, minus 3). The biggest fallers were Indonesia (105th, minus 6), who slipped six places.
 

Cambodia (118th) and Saudi Arabia (170th) achieved their all-time highs in the Ranking, which is sure to change again when Australia & New Zealand 2023 comes around.

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