The rankings are based on the 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa Finals as well as the Asian qualifying rounds for the main tournament. The final number of entries will be confirmed later by FIFA.

Newly crowned Asian champions Japan are the top-ranked team, followed in second place by fellow East Asians Korea Republic. Both the sides had reached the Round of 16 in the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa.

Australia and DPR Korea, the two other Asian teams which had played in the 2010 FIFA World Cup, and 2010 FIFA World Cup Asian play-off participants Bahrain round off the top five.

Brunei DS, who are suspended by FIFA, are the only team not ranked among AFC’s 46 Member Associations.

Rankings for the FIFA World Cup 2014 Asian Qualifiers Round 1

1. Japan
2. Korea Republic
3. Australia
4. DPR Korea
5. Bahrain
6. Saudi Arabia
7. Iran
8. Qatar
9. Uzbekistan
10. UAE
11. Syria
12. Oman
13. Jordan
14. Iraq
15. Singapore
16. China
17. Kuwait
18. Thailand
19. Turkmenistan
20. Lebanon
21. Yemen
22. Tajikistan
23. Hong Kong
24. Indonesia
25. Kyrgyzstan
26. Maldives
27. India
28. Malaysia
29-30. Afghanistan, Cambodia,
31. Nepal
32. Bangladesh
33-34. Sri Lanka, Vietnam
35. Mongolia
36. Pakistan
37. Palestine
38. Timor Leste
39. Macau
40-41. Chinese Taipei, Myanmar
42-43. Bhutan, Guam
44-45. The Philippines, Laos

Suspended-Brunei DS