If we beat Korea too we can climb up to 23rd in the next FIFA Rankings

[Ejdeha]

Even with a draw and a loss we will still climb few places up the ladder thanks to the other teams results this month. FIFA Rankings is no longer a joke it determines the seeds in all the major tournaments now we need to keep our ranking as high as possible.

[Kian Persepolis]

Inshallah we'll get the win!

[Kiarash]

I think we have also been Asia's 1st ranked team since entire 2015 and 2016. That's almost 2 years of consistency.

Last time we weren't 1st, was in November 2014:

http://en.fifaranking.net/afc/first_p.php

[eerooni]

We will in the very least win this game!!

[Damavand]

Even though a tie would be sufficient to stay on course for qualification, there is absolutely no reason not to win this game. Our team is better than Korea at the moment, and we are playing at home.

[ehsan singapore]

if we win, we go 23rd in the world, that the highest we been since we were 15th in 2005 i believe

[saeed_noro]

i want 3 points, our qualification will be 50% with a victory.

[alireza0101]

Regardless of the FIFA rankings we are continuously ranked number 1 in asia, so ranking being 20th or 40th same difference as long as we are ahead of the others.

I'd rather be 40th and qualify for World Cup then 20th and miss out.

[O-ZoNe]

Well according to ELO rankings, we are already 25th in the world (Second in Asia to the Koreans). A victory over Korea could certainly put us pass them.

http://eloratings.net/

[eerooni]

Winning is the ULTIMATE goal!! We do that we gt 50% closer to the World cup. getting 23rd on FIFA ranking is the icing on the cake!!

[naderb94]

How do you know we would go to exactly 23rd?
Whats the point structure for this?

[Karimi 8]

Wow that would be a great jump. Would be a great addition to the three points.

[Go_Daei]

how about an own goal for korea ..something like this joftak ending up in their goal

[Ejdeha]

How do you know we would go to exactly 23rd?
Whats the point structure for this?

I didn't say exactly I said if other teams results go our way we be 23rd, so far most results have gone our way with the exception of Iceland beating Turkey, here you can do it yourself too, according to my calculations if we win today we will be 24th exact same ranking we have in elo now

http://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/ranking-tools/prognosis.html

[Soosk]

Looks like we climbing up boys all the way up !