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Ivory Coast The Ivory Coast have returned to the top 20 of FIFA's world rankings for the first time in a year following their Africa Cup of Nations triumph.

Iraq Iraq took a significant step towards the quarter-finals of the Asian Cup on Monday with a 1-0 win over Jordan in Brisbane.

Jordan The form book will have to be thrown out the window when out-of-sorts duo Jordan and Iraq meet in the Asian Cup on Tuesday.

UAE Ahmed Khalil scored a double, while Ali Mabkhout converted from the spot as the United Arab Emirates overcame 10-man Iraq to claim third place at the Asian Cup on Friday.

Australia Asian Cup champions Australia will begin their quest to reach a fourth-successive World Cup finals against Jordan, Tajikistan, Kyrgyzstan and Bangladesh.

Australia slipped to their first defeat of AFC World Cup qualifying as they were beaten 2-0 by Jordan in Group B on Thursday.

Vahid Halilhodžić With eyes on their upcoming World Cup qualifier, Japan face an inexperienced Iraq side in a friendly.

China PR Iraq secured a place at the 2015 AFC Asian Cup in Australia thanks to a 3-1 win over China on Wednesday.

Japan Holders Japan will begin their Asian Cup defence in 2015 with a fixture against the winners of the AFC Challenge Cup.