Socceroos climb FIFA rankings

Australia has leapt 37 places in the FIFA world rankings to 63 on the back of its AFC Asian Cup triumph.

The Socceroos have moved up the FIFA rankings.(AAP) Source: AAP

The significant move up the rankings comes after the team dropped only one match throughout the tournament, when it lost in the group stage to Korea Republic, the team it would ultimately vanquish in the final.

The 37-position climb was not the biggest in the latest addition of the rankings though.

African minnow Equatorial Guinea jumped a huge 69 places to be ranked 49 in the world on the back of its African Cup of Nations performance, where it finished fourth after losing a penalty shootout to DR Congo in the play-off for third.

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While there wasn't much action at the pointy end, the Asian Cup saw plenty of movement among the AFC.

Iran moved up 10 places to be the top Asian team at 41, while Korea jumped up 15 spots to 54.

Semi-finalist Iraq jumped 20 places to 94.

Despite a shock quarter-final loss to UAE, Japan only dropped one place to 55, the biggest loser being Qatar, which dropped 17 spots to 109.

At the top, Germany maintained its No.1 ranking ahead of Argentina, Colombia, Belgium and the Netherlands and there were no new entries into the top 10.

African champion Cote d'Ivoire did crack the top 20, though, moving up eight spots to be ranked the world game's 20th-best side.