Vietnam and Indonesia both drop in FIFA rankings

In September, while many teams in the world played friendly matches or official matches, Vietnam only played practice matches with Nam Dinh Steel and Hanoi Police. Vietnam did not increase or decrease points but still dropped in rank. From 113, the team's latest position is 114 in the world, down 1 place compared to the old ranking. The reason is that other teams have accumulated points thanks to good results in the recent FIFA Days series.

Vietnam has been overtaken by Libya. The African team has just risen to 112th in the world , pushing neighboring rivals Lebanon and Vietnam down. Currently, Zambia is also close to Vietnam at 115th and is only 3 points behind Vietnam. If they cannot achieve good results in the October matches, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team will continue to fall in the rankings.

Malaysia is the team with the most points in Southeast Asia.

In Southeast Asia, Malaysia moved up two places after amassing 9.75 points thanks to victories over Palestine and Lebanon. Meanwhile, despite gaining 3.39 points, Indonesia still dropped one place to 119th in the world. The reason is because the teams below them have more points. The leader of the region is still Thailand. This team won 1 and lost 1 in September, ranking 101st in the world.

The World Top 10 has seen some big changes. Argentina lost their top spot after losing in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers. They are now ranked 3rd in the world, having lost the No. 1 spot to Spain, while France has just risen to No. 2 in the world.

Brazil lost to Bolivia and lost 5th place to Portugal. Germany also saw a big drop in the rankings when they were knocked out of the Top 10 after losing to Slovakia in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.