Today (September 10), according to the latest updated rankings from FIFA, the Vietnam team has fallen sharply.
Accordingly, after a 0-4 loss to Malaysia in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, the Vietnam team was deducted 13.91 points, down from 109th to 113th.
This is not too surprising result as coach Kim Sang-sik and his team only had one match in June.
As for the Malaysian team, from 131, they beat Vietnam and earned 14.91 points to increase by 6 places, rising to 125th place.
This defeat also made the position of the Vietnamese team more shaky when Indonesia was closely following.
Although Indonesia lost to Japan with a heavy score of 0 6, they also won 1-0 against China, thereby accumulating 11.63 points, increasing 5 places to 118th.
Thus, Indonesia is currently right behind Vietnam on the FIFA rankings.
Meanwhile, other Southeast Asian teams are also facing difficulties. Thailand dropped to 102nd place after a defeat to Turkmenistan. Teams such as the Philippines, Singapore, Myanmar and Cambodia also increased their rankings slightly this month.
In the top positions, the world rankings did not have major changes. Argentina still maintains the number one position, followed by Spain, France, England and Brazil. In particular, Portugal, despite only dancing 1 place, has risen to 6th place, replacing the Netherlands.
In Asia, despite falling two places, Japan is still at the top in 17th place.
