Following the 2023 World Cup, the Vietnamese women's team dropped two places, while the US also fell to third after an unsuccessful tournament.
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| The Vietnam women's national team at the 2023 Women's World Cup. (Source: FIFA) |
The Vietnamese women's national team lost all three matches at the 2023 World Cup. This resulted in coach Mai Duc Chung's team losing 25.94 points in the FIFA rankings. As a result, the "Golden Star Warriors" dropped two places from 32nd to 34th in the world .
However, this issue was anticipated by the Vietnamese women's national team before participating in the World Cup. The most important thing is to gain experience against top teams from around the world. This will help Coach Mai Duc Chung's team mature.
The Vietnamese women's team remains at the top of Southeast Asia and fifth in Asia. Meanwhile, the Philippines gained 27.92 points despite being eliminated in the group stage. The Southeast Asian representatives made history by winning against New Zealand. They climbed two places to 44th in the world rankings.
As a result, the Philippines has overtaken Thailand to become the second-ranked team in Southeast Asia at this time. Among Asian teams, Japan has made significant progress, climbing three places to 11th in the world. They have surpassed Australia to become the top team in Asia.
Meanwhile, the US women's team lost their world number one ranking. They had an unsuccessful tournament, winning only 1 out of 4 matches and being eliminated early in the round of 16. The US team had 38.82 points deducted and dropped to third place.
The 2023 World Cup champions, Spain, gained 49.56 points, jumping from sixth to second place. Sweden also gained 19.46 points after reaching the semi-finals, overtaking the USA for the top spot in the FIFA rankings.
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