Vietnam team still holds 94th place in the world, not shaking the top position in the region

In November, the Vietnamese team played 2 matches in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia with 1 win and 1 loss. Specifically, the Vietnamese team beat the Philippines team 2-0 on November 16 at Rizal Memorial Stadium in Manila, with 2 goals scored by strikers Nguyen Van Toan and Nguyen Dinh Bac. In the next match, the Vietnamese team lost to the Iraqi team 0-1 at home at My Dinh Stadium on November 21, with a painful goal in the 90+7 minute of injury time scored by Mohanad Ali.

Vietnam team (red shirt) against Iraq team

According to the announcement of the FIFA rankings for November, the Vietnamese team was deducted a total of only 0.67 points with the recent results, currently at 1,235.58 points compared to 1,236.25 points last month.

With this score, the position of the Vietnamese team remains the same as 94th in the world as in the ranking last month (announced on October 26). In addition, it continues to maintain its 15th position in Asia and number 1 in Southeast Asia since 2018. The Armenian team rose 2 places to 93rd in the world, while the Belarusian team ranked 95th right after the Vietnamese team.

In Southeast Asia, the Malaysian team was recognized by FIFA as one of the teams that increased the most, up 7 places to 130th in the world, 23rd in Asia and 3rd in Southeast Asia. In November, the Malaysian team competed in Group D of the 2nd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia, with 2 wins against Kyrgyzstan with a score of 4-3 and Taiwan with a score of 1-0.

The Thai team has just replaced coach Mano Polking with Japanese coach Masatada Ishii. In November, the "War Elephants" played with results losing to China 1-2 and winning Singapore 3-1 in Group C of the 2nd qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia, also dropping 1 place compared to last month from 112th to 113th in the world and 21st in Asia. The Thai team continues to rank 2nd in Southeast Asia, 19 places behind the Vietnamese team.

Thailand team (right)

Indonesia, in Group F with Vietnam in the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia, also dropped one place to 146th in the world. In November, the archipelago nation lost 1-5 to Iraq and drew 1-1 with the Philippines. In the same group, the Philippines (1 loss, 1 draw) also dropped two places to 140th in the world and said goodbye to the third place in Southeast Asia (lost by Malaysia).

After the FIFA rankings on 30 November, there will be another round of rankings at the end of 2023 on 21 December. During this period, there will be no FIFA Days (until March 2024), so the teams' positions will remain the same. In the world region, Argentina still leads, followed by France, England, Belgium and Brazil.

The Vietnamese team will certainly have the fifth consecutive year in the world's top 100 by the end of 2023 and lead the Southeast Asian region since 2018.

Coach Philippe Troussier will be very busy in the coming time when preparing for the Vietnam team to participate in the 2023 Asian Cup and 2 matches against Indonesia.

In the second qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in Asia, the Vietnamese team ranked second in Group F with 3 points after 2 matches. The Iraqi team has 6 points after 2 wins. The Philippines and Indonesia teams have only 1 point. In the next round taking place in March 2024, the Vietnamese team has 2 consecutive matches against their direct opponent Indonesia, with the first leg away on March 21 and the second leg at home on March 26. In the first leg, the Indonesian team is without defender captain Asnawi Mangkualam due to a penalty card.

In January 2024, the Vietnamese team will participate in the 2023 Asian Cup finals in Qatar (taking place from January 12 to February 10, 2024). At the 2023 Asian Cup, the Vietnamese team is in Group D with the Japanese team and 2 opponents Indonesia and Iraq.

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