The Kuwaitis' improvement was thanks to their 2-0 friendly victory over Palestine, while the top four remained unchanged - with the Islamic Republic of Iran (36th) staying as Asia's top-ranked. Australia (40th) occupy second with third-placed Japan (60th) followed closely by Korea Republic (61st) in fourth place. Saudi Arabia climbed three places to 67 - meaning Asia's five FIFA World Cup Russia 2018-bound teams round up the Continent's top five.