Vietnam retain top position in SEA in latest FIFA rankings

The Vietnamese men's national football team jumped one spot from 97th to 96th place in world football governing body FIFA's latest rankings released on October 6.

Two wins against India and Singapore in the recent international friendly tournament in Ho Chi Minh City helped Vietnam gain a considerable advantage. The country earned an additional 7.81 points to take them up to 96th place in the FIFA rankings with 1,226.65 points.

Vietnam continued to lead the Southeast Asian region and are now 15 places higher than Thailand which held on to 111th position in the global rankings after their poor performance in the King's Cup.

Some regional teams, such as Indonesia, Malaysia, and Brunei, showed progress after recent wins, although Singapore, the Philippines, and Laos dropped in the latest world rankings.

Overall, Vietnam ranked 17th in Asia, while the leading five Asian teams went to Iran, 20th in world, Japan, 24th, the Republic of Korea, 28th, Australia, 38th, and Qatar, 50th.

Brazil topped the global rankings with a total of 1,841.3 points, followed by Belgium, Argentina, France, and England.

FIFA is scheduled to announce the next rankings on December 22 after the conclusion of the 2022 World Cup.

(Source:VOV)