Malaysia remains at 168th in Federation Internationale de Football Association world rankings

Wales stay in 9th position with 1146 points, after breaking into the top 10 for the first time in the July rankings and overtaking their continent counterparts England for the first time.

Wales’s rise has been largely due to their performance in Euro 2016 qualifying. Joe Ledley is set to miss out on the game with a hamstring problem.

Previously positioned ninth in the world after impressive results against the likes of second-ranked Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina and Israel, Wales have not actually moved up a place in the latest edition.

Martin O’Neill’s side drop one place to 51st in the World and are now sandwiched between Venezuela and Jamaica in the World Rankings.

Scotland have moved up to 31st, Northern Ireland drop to 41st and the Republic of Ireland fall down a place to 51st.

He told a prematch news conference: “We’ve been low in the ranking and had that rubbed in our face many times”. They lead Group B and world number two outfit Belgium by three points after edging out the Red Devils 1-0 in their last qualifier.

Wales and England are both above European champions Spain (11th) and Netherlands (12th) in a list topped by Argentina.

The rankings, introduced in 1992, are determined by a points system which takes into account results of all FIFA-recognised full worldwide matches over the past four years.