Vietnam team loses points on FIFA rankings

According to the Elo scoring formula of the International Football Federation (FIFA), the Vietnamese team was deducted 6.89 points after the international matches in October. Coach Philippe Troussier and his team played 3 matches, against China, Uzbekistan and South Korea, but only 2 of those matches were counted.

VFF chose the two matches with China and South Korea as official level 1 matches. The match with Uzbekistan was considered a closed practice match. The Vietnamese team lost to China and Uzbekistan with the same score of 0-2, then lost to South Korea with the score of 0-6.

Despite the points deduction, the Vietnamese team may still increase its ranking in the October FIFA rankings (updated on October 26). The Armenian team (ranked 91st in the world) was deducted 20.22 points after losing to Latvia and North Macedonia in two matches, expected to fall to 95th place and push the Vietnamese team up 1 place.

Vietnam team is expected to rise 1 place in the FIFA rankings in October.

In Asia, the Vietnamese team is ranked 15th and this position is likely to remain unchanged.

The Thai team - ranked 2nd in Southeast Asia - also did not drop in rank despite losing 0-8 to Georgia and being held to a 1-1 draw by Estonia (ranked 3 places below). The Thai team was deducted 4.06 points according to the Elo calculation formula.

At the top of the rankings, Argentina's position is maintained after 2 victories. Lionel Messi and his teammates defeated Paraguay and Peru in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers in South America.

France remain in second place. Brazil are the only team in the top five to lose. They were docked 25.40 points for their draw with Venezuela and loss to Uruguay.

The FIFA rankings will be officially updated on October 26. In November, national teams will continue to compete internationally. The Vietnamese team will play two matches against the Philippines (November 16) and Iraq (November 21) in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia.

Van Hai

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