Thanks to a win in a friendly against Singapore, and a sweep of the Peace Cup, versus Guam, Macauand Chinese-Taipei, the Azkals moved up three places from last month, and are now 21st in Asia.Globally, the Philippines is tied with Kazakhstan, which tumbled down five places, with both countries a point shy of Cuba, ranked 146th, with 179 points. Up next for the Azkals is a trio of friendlies against Bahrain (115 globally, 15th in Asia), Kuwait (112 globally, 13th in Asia) and Singapore (168 globally, 28th in Asia) once more, in preparation for November’s Suzuki Cup.Tops in Asia are Japan (23 globally), South Korea (25 globally), and Australia (34 globally).