In December 2024, the Vietnamese team had two A-level wins against Laos (4-1) and Indonesia (1-0) at the ASEAN Cup 2024 (formerly known as the AFF Cup). This achievement helped the Vietnamese team gain an additional 3.68 points, bringing the total score to 1,164.79 points.
With a 2-step improvement, the Vietnamese team has also returned to the top 20 in Asia.
However, in Southeast Asia, the Vietnamese team is still ranked 2nd after Thailand. The Golden Temple team was added 2.93 points thanks to the victory over Malaysia and Timor Leste at the ASEAN Cup 2024, thereby maintaining the 97th position in the world and continuing to lead in the region.
Indonesia is ranked 3rd in Southeast Asia. The team from the archipelago country was deducted 1.7 points after losing 0-1 to Vietnam, drawing 3-3 with Laos and winning 1-0 with Myanmar, falling to 127th in the world.
According to FIFA statistics, the Vietnamese team is also the team with the biggest improvement in the rankings in December 2024. Meanwhile, the Myanmar team - the upcoming opponent of the Vietnamese team in the final match of Group B of the 2024 Southeast Asian Championship - is the team that lost the most points (4.80 points) and, along with Indonesia, is the 2 team with the biggest decline in the FIFA rankings in December 2024.
There are no changes in Asia's Top 10, with the top 3 teams still being Japan (ranked 15th in the world), Iran (ranked 18th in the world) and South Korea (ranked 23rd in the world).
