ZURICH: Qatar jumped an impressive 10 spots, according to latest FIFA rankings released on Wednesday. Ranked 109 at the start of March, Qatar are now placed at 99, details have revealed. Iran (ranked 40 in the world) are the top side in Asia followed by Japan (50), Korea (57), Australia (63), United Arab Emirates (68), Uzbekistan (73), China PR (82), Iraq (86), Saudi Arabia (95) and Oman (97) are above Qatar. Coached by Djamel Belmadi, Qatar are currently preparing for 2018 FIFA World Cup qualifiers. At the top of the FIFA rankings, 2014 World Cup winners Germany remain first and Argentina second, but Belgium moved above Colombia into third after their Euro 2016 qualifying wins over Cyprus and Israel last month. Brazil went fifth after they continued their resurgence under Dunga with a 3-1 friendly win in Paris against France and 1-0 success over Chile in London. France (11th) and Italy (13th) dropped out of the top 10 with Switzerland (ninth) and Spain (10th) moving back in. Top 10 rankings (last month's position in parentheses) 1 (1) Germany 2 (2) Argentina 3 (4) Belgium 4 (3) Colombia 5 (6) Brazil 6 (5) Netherlands 7 (7) Portugal 8 (9) Uruguay 9 (12) Switzerland 10(11) Spain Top Asian countries Iran (40) Japan (50) South Korea (57) Australia (63) United Arab Emirates (68) Uzbekistan (73) China PR (82) Iraq (86) Saudi Arabia (95) Oman (97) Qatar (99)