Vietnam leaves Southeast Asian teams behind in FIFA world ranking

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Vietnam in the second World Cup qualification round in June 2021. Photo by VnExpress/Lam Thoa

 

Vietnam has stayed 92nd in the FIFA rankings' August update, while other teams in Southeast Asia have dropped from their previous positions.

 

Vietnam earned three more points after the last update in May. With 1,261 points, they kept their 92nd position. In the real-time ranking (only applied for FIFA tournaments), Vietnam climbed to 90th after beating Malaysia 2-1 in the second round of World Cup qualifiers on June 11. However, the team returned to 92nd position after losing 2-3 to UAE four days later.

 

Placed second behind Vietnam in Southeast Asia is Thailand, which fell 14 places to 120th. In the last three games of second World Cup qualification round, Thailand drew one and lost two. Other teams in the SEA region have also dropped at least one place.

 

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