Despite a less-than-impressive performance, the Vietnamese team still received good news.

(NLĐO) - With two consecutive wins against Nepal during the FIFA Days in October 2025, the Vietnamese national team will gain many points on the world rankings.

The Vietnamese national team defeated Nepal 3-1 and 1-0 in their two matches in Group F of the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, which took place during FIFA Days in October 2025. This result helped Coach Kim Sang-sik's team maintain their second place position in the group with 9 points after 4 matches, 3 points behind Malaysia.

Vietnam national team wins all matches against Nepal.

With two victories at home, the Vietnamese national team also gained many points in the FIFA rankings. According to Footy Ranking's projections, the Vietnamese team will have 13.7 points, bringing their total FIFA ranking to 1,183.6. With this score, coach Kim Sang-sik's team could rise to between 111th and 109th in the world rankings .

In Southeast Asia, the Thai national team has the highest FIFA ranking. The team from the land of the golden temples will also move up in the rankings after two wins against Chinese Taipei. With the added bonus points, Thai football could reach 96th place in the world, an increase of 5 positions.

Tien Linh and his teammates will move up in the FIFA rankings.

Meanwhile, Indonesia will drop in the rankings after two losses in the 2026 World Cup qualifying round 4 in the Asian region. Malaysia will also move up in the FIFA rankings thanks to two emphatic victories against Laos in the final qualifying round of the 2027 Asian Cup.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/trinh-dien-chua-man-nhan-tuyen-viet-nam-van-nhan-tin-vui-196251015124421599.htm