🔻In the latest ranking of national teams that FIFA, the world football governing body, has published, Iran’s national team fell one place to 23rd in the world and second in Asia. Spain, Argentina, France, England, and Portugal are the five top teams in the world.

🔹Japan’s national team is the best team in Asia, placed 17th in the world. Australia, having moved up two places, reached 26th in the world. South Korea is 32nd, Saudi Arabia is 55th, Uzbekistan 59th, and Qatar 60th. Russia is also 35th.

🔹Iran’s national football team, in the September/October 2026 FIFA window, lost in two friendly matches: 3–1 to Uzbekistan and 2–0 to Russia. For the third match as well, no team was willing to face Amir Ghalenooei’s team.