Indonesia, Malaysia 'breath hot' on Vietnam team on FIFA rankings

In September, the Vietnamese team did not compete internationally, so their score on the FIFA rankings remained at 1,169.92 points. However, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team still dropped 2 places, from 113th to 115th in the world .

The reason is that the teams ranked below like Madagascar (+14.69 points, up to 112th) and Libya (+15.41 points, up to 114th) made strong breakthroughs.

In contrast, two regional rivals, Indonesia and Malaysia, both advanced after a series of friendly matches.

In September, Indonesia beat Chinese Taipei 6-0 and drew 0-0 with Lebanon, gaining 3.43 points to move up from 118th to 117th in the world. The "Archipelago team" is now only 2 places behind the Vietnamese team, with the score gap narrowing to 11.94 points.

Meanwhile, Malaysia won two consecutive matches, 2-1 against Singapore and 1-0 against Palestine, increasing by 5 places, from 125th to 120th in FIFA. At this time, Malaysia is only 5 places behind Vietnam.

Meanwhile, the Thai team, despite losing 0-1 to Iraq in the King's Cup final, still managed to win 3-0 against Fiji in the opening match. This result helped the "War Elephants" gain 0.13 points, a nearly insignificant number. However, Thailand still maintained its 102nd position in the world, thereby continuing to be the number 1 team in Southeast Asia and ranked 16th in Asia.