The World Football Federation (FIFA) recently published an official article recognizing the Vietnam team as the team with the most notable increase in the FIFA rankings in the final update of 2025. Accordingly, the Vietnam national team increased by 3 ranks, rising to 107th place in the world.
FIFA emphasized that the increase in the rankings of the Vietnamese team was one of the most prominent cases in the December rankings. FIFA said that the victory over the Laos team helped the Vietnam team gain an additional 5.89 points.
At the same time, some teams ranked above in the previous rankings such as Lebanon, Comoros and Niger had their points deducted, thereby creating conditions for the Vietnamese team to significantly improve their rankings.
FIFA's post attracted great attention from fans when it used an interactive message, reflecting the attention of the world's most powerful football organization to the progress of Vietnamese football.
The direct mention of FIFA shows that the performance of the Vietnam team in the final period of the year has made a clear impression on the international rankings.
At the end of 2025, the Vietnam team ranked 107th in the world, ranked 16th in Asia and continued to hold second place in Southeast Asia, after Thailand. Despite falling one place to 96th in the world, Thailand is still the leading team in the region, while Malaysia is in 3rd place.
