The Vietnam men's national football team jumped up one place to 124th in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for May, maintaining top position in Southeast Asia with 229 points.
The Vietnam men’s national football team jumped up one place to 124th in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for May, maintaining top position in Southeast Asia with 229 points.
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The Philippines leapt up two places to second in the Southeast Asian ladders and 137th in the world standings. Following Vietnam and the Philippines in Southeast Asia are Thailand (142nd in the world), Timor Leste (151st), Myanmar (158th), Indonesia (159th), Singapore (162th) and Malaysia (166th).
In May, Vietnam will play two significant matches against the Democratic People's Republic of Korea on May 17 and Thailand on May 24.
Results of the matches are expected to affect Vietnam’s position in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking for June.
The world top ten rankings saw little change this month, with Germany, Argentina and Belgium defending the top three positions with 1687, 1494 and 1457 points respectively.
(Source:Nhan Dan)
