The Vietnam men's national team climbed two places to 130th position in the latest men's world rankings released by FIFA on March 12.
The Vietnam men’s national team climbed two places to 130th position in the latest men’s world rankings released by FIFA on March 12.
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| Vietnam has moved up two places in the latest men’s world ranking for March. |
Despite the promotion, Vietnam lost the top spot in Southeast Asia to the Philippines, who also moved up four notches to 128th in the world with 221 points, a mere one point ahead of Vietnam.
The region’s third place went to Thailand ranking 142nd in the world with 189 points, while Myanmar, Singapore and Malaysia followed in 153rd position all with 137 points each.
Japan came closer to dominating Asia’s standings, jumping two places to 53rd in the world and second in Asia with 617 points, 75 points behind the continent’s first-place holder, Iran (42nd in the world).
Spain accounted for the only change in the world’s top 10 rankings this month slipping one notch to 11th, conceding the tenth position to Italy. The three top spots are still currently occupied by Germany, Argentina and Colombia respectively.
The next FIFA men’s world rankings will be announced on April 9.
(Source:Nhan Dan)
