Vietnam team holds 94th place in the world

SGGPO November 30, 2023 11:35 PM

In the November rankings announced by the World Football Federation (FIFA) on the afternoon of November 30, despite having points deducted after two recent matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers, the Vietnamese team still maintained its 94th position.

Vietnam's 2-0 victory over the Philippines in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers

This is considered a surprise because there were predictions that the November rankings would fluctuate after the two recent matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in Asia. There was even a prediction from Footy Rankings that the Vietnamese team would drop one place.

In the 2026 World Cup qualifiers last November, the Vietnamese team beat the Philippines 2-0 away, then lost 0-1 to Iraq at My Dinh. The above result caused the Vietnamese team to be deducted 0.67 points. With a current total score of 1,235.58, Coach Troussier's team continues to hold the 94th position in the world, leading the Southeast Asia region, maintaining in the top 15 in Asia.

Notably in the Southeast Asian region in the 2026 World Cup qualifying round, Malaysia won two consecutive matches to move up the rankings. With two 4-3 victories over Kyrgyzstan and 1-0 victories over Taiwan (China), Malaysia was awarded 26.15 points by FIFA, moving up 7 places to rank 130. In addition, the Thai team, like Vietnam, had one loss (1-2 against China) and one win (3-1 against Singapore), and was deducted a total of 0.4 points and fell from 112th to 113th place.

Leading the Asian region is still Japan, this team moved up one place to reach 17th place in the world. Meanwhile, leading the world is still Argentina, followed by France, England, Belgium, and the Netherlands in order...

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