BAHRAIN moved up to 101 in the latest Fifa rankings following their famous 1-0 victory last week over Iran at the National Stadium in the World Cup and Asian Cup qualifiers.
That victory helped Bahrain jump four positions and get to the verge of returning into the top 100.
At 57 Qatar has the best ranking among the GCC countries.
UAE are 67th, Saudi Arabia 69th, Oman 84th and Kuwait 156th.