On August 12, in the new FIFA world rankings, the Chinese team rose 6 places to 71st and 9th in Asia. The Asian rankings are: Japan, Iran, Australia, South Korea, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates, Iraq, China, and Oman. The top three in the world are: Belgium, Brazil and France.

According to news on November 1, Beijing time, October 31, local time, is the deadline to submit an intention to bid for the 2034 World Cup. FIFA officially confirmed that after Australia announced its abandonment, Saudi Arabia was the only country to bid for the 2034 World Cup.