Indonesia received great news from FIFA after defeating China

Last night (June 5), the Indonesian team won 1-0 against China. This result helped coach Patrick Kluivert and his team gain the right to enter the 4th qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup.

Indonesia nhận tin cực vui từ FIFA sau khi đánh bại Trung Quốc - 1 — Indonesia jumped to 117th place in the world . They are very close to the Vietnamese team (Photo: PSSI).

Not only that, the Indonesian team also received good news from FIFA. According to the calculation of Football Ranking (based on FIFA's scoring method), Indonesia was awarded 15.05 points after the victory over China. This helped Garuda (the nickname of the Indonesian team) jump from 123rd to 117th place in the world.

Currently, Indonesia has 1,157.97 points, about 26 points less than the Vietnamese team. Coach Kim Sang Sik's team is ranked 109th in the world.

Thus, the Indonesian team has had the highest position on the FIFA rankings since 2006. They had fallen to the bottom of the crisis in 2016 when they were pushed down to 191st in the world.

In the final match of the third qualifying round for the 2026 World Cup, Indonesia will face Japan (ranked 15th in the world). If they defeat the “Blue Samurai”, coach Kluivert’s team will make the next leap in the FIFA rankings.

Indonesia nhận tin cực vui từ FIFA sau khi đánh bại Trung Quốc - 2 — Indonesia made a significant leap forward when playing well in the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup (Photo: AFC).

The Vietnamese team will play against Malaysia in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. This is an official match according to FIFA's schedule, so it will be scored with a coefficient of 25. If they win against Malaysia, coach Kim Sang Sik's team will receive 11.06 points. At that time, we will significantly improve our position on the FIFA rankings. According to calculations, coach Kim Sang Sik's team is still about 40 points behind the top 100.

The current leader of Southeast Asia is the Thai team, ranked 98th in the world. The “War Elephants” have just been awarded 4.03 points after winning a friendly match against India. On June 10, Thailand will have an important match against Turkmenistan in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. Similar to the Vietnamese team, Thailand will move up significantly in the rankings if they win.