Malaysia received good news from FIFA when it increased the gap with the Vietnamese team.

(Dan Tri) - With a 1-0 victory over Nepal on the evening of November 18, the Malaysian team not only increased the gap with the Vietnamese team in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, but also increased their rank on the FIFA rankings.

In the penultimate match of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers on the evening of November 18, Malaysia won a hard-fought 1-0 victory over Nepal. Faisal Halim was the only goal scorer to help the “Tigers” win this match.

Malaysia won 1-0 against Nepal in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers (Photo: The Star).

With this result, Malaysia has temporarily left the Vietnamese team 6 points behind and has played 1 more match. At 7pm today (November 19), coach Kim Sang Sik's team will take the field in the match against Laos.

According to Football Ranking (based on FIFA's scoring method), the Malaysian team was awarded 6.88 points after the victory over Nepal. Thanks to that, they jumped two places to 116th in the world .

Malaysia is closing in on Vietnam in the FIFA rankings. Currently, the “Golden Dragons” are ranked 111th and have the potential to move up if they win against Laos.

Meanwhile, the Thai team was awarded 7.90 points after defeating Sri Lanka (2027 Asian Cup qualifiers) and Singapore (friendly match). They have risen to 94th place in the world. This position is close to the best ranking of the Vietnamese team under coach Park Hang Seo (92nd, from May to August 2021). In addition, the "War Elephants" are ranked right below the Chinese team (ranked 93rd in the world).

Thailand rose to 94th in the world after their victory over Sri Lanka (Photo: FAT).

Indonesia did not play this month but still dropped one place to 123rd in the world. The reason is that Suriname jumped up 5 places with 15.14 points thanks to a 4-0 win over El Salvador in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers.

The Philippines and Singapore both made strong gains after their victories in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers. Singapore was awarded 13.07 points after defeating Hong Kong (China) and qualifying for the Asian Cup. The team from the Lion Island rose five places to 150th in the world. The Philippines also received 9.51 points after defeating Maldives and rising four places to 137th in the world.

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