Vietnam women's team still number 1 in Southeast Asia on FIFA rankings

SGGPO 06/09/2023 23:36

The achievement of passing the first qualifying round of the 2024 Paris Olympics in Asia and the gold medal at the 32nd SEA Games brought coach Mai Duc Chung and his team up one place, ranking 32nd in the world on the FIFA rankings of the second quarter.

Vietnam women's team maintains No. 1 position in Southeast Asia. PHOTO: DUNG PHUONG

The women's football rankings are updated quarterly by FIFA (every 3 months). The second quarter was announced by FIFA today (June 9). Accordingly, the Vietnamese women's team has 1,649 points, ranked 32nd in the world, ranked 5th in Asia and continues to solidify its No. 1 position in Southeast Asia. Compared to the first quarter rankings, Huynh Nhu and her teammates have accumulated 5.23 more points.

In the 3 months of the second quarter, coach Mai Duc Chung and his team played 7 matches in the first qualifying round of the 2024 Paris Olympics in Asia and the 32nd SEA Games. The team won 6 and lost only one match against the Philippines in the group stage of the 32nd SEA Games. However, this defeat did not affect the FIFA ranking of the Vietnamese women's team much.

In Southeast Asia, Thailand (1,531 points) ranked 12 places behind the Vietnamese women's team. The Philippines (1,513 points) ranked 3rd in the region, but rose 3 places to 46th in the world. The next positions are Myanmar (50th in the world), Laos (87th), Malaysia (89th)... Cambodia alone, with a ticket to the semi-finals of the historic SEA Games, rose one place, ranking 118th and 8th in Southeast Asia.

The Vietnamese women's team has just won the SEA Games gold medal for the fourth consecutive time. PHOTO: DUNG PHUONG

Globally, the top five remained unchanged from the previous quarter, with the United States, Germany, Sweden, the United Kingdom and France in the top four, while the top four in Asia included Australia (10th in the world), Japan (11th), China (14th) and South Korea (17th).

Huynh Nhu and her teammates are training in Germany to prepare for the 2023 Women's World Cup taking place in New Zealand and Australia next July. Coach Mai Duc Chung and his team have just gone to Germany for training. Coach Mai Duc Chung and his team are expected to have 4 friendly matches during their training period in Europe. When arriving in New Zealand, where the team will host 3 group stage matches at the 2023 Women's World Cup, the Vietnamese girls will have their final friendly match with the host team. In the group stage of the biggest women's football festival on the planet, the Vietnamese women's team will meet defending champions the United States, Portugal and runner-up the Netherlands.

Source: https://www.sggp.org.vn/doi-tuyen-nu-viet-nam-van-so-1-dong-nam-a-tren-bang-xep-hang-fifa-post693104.html