The 2024 AFF Cup championship creates a big turning point for the Vietnamese team
The latest FIFA rankings in December 2024 recorded the Vietnamese team rising 2 places from 116th to 114th in the world. However, this is the largest increase in places, thanks to the performance in the matches in the first part of the group stage of the AFF Cup 2024. Meanwhile, most teams around the world are not competing, because the FIFA Days schedule in 2024 has ended.
FIFA rankings in December 2024 recorded the Vietnamese team increasing the most places
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At the AFF Cup 2024, the Vietnamese team then went straight to the championship with a total of 7 wins and only 1 draw. This is the best achievement of the Vietnamese team when crowned the regional tournament compared to the previous 2 times of winning the championship in 2008 and 2018.
This achievement helped coach Kim Sang-sik's team accumulate 10.22 more points to currently have 1,175.01 points on the FIFA rankings. Thanks to that, they continued to rise from 114th to 112th in the world, according to estimates from the FIFA football ranking page on the social network X, which specializes in calculating FIFA rankings points.
FIFA is expected to announce the latest rankings for 2025 on February 15. However, because the FIFA Days calendar has not yet taken place, the rankings of the teams have not changed much. It must be near the end of March with the matches in the 2026 World Cup qualifiers taking place, at the same time as the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers and international friendlies. Therefore, FIFA has chosen the time to announce the latest rankings for 2025 on April 3.
The Vietnamese team will have a great opportunity to make a breakthrough in the FIFA rankings, and can continue to hold the title of the team with the most increases in rank in the world in a very convincing manner.
The 2024 AFF Cup championship creates a big turning point for the Vietnamese team
Accordingly, coach Kim Sang-sik's team has 2 matches in the FIFA Days schedule in March. That is the match against Myanmar on March 20 (international friendly) and the opening match in Group F in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers against Laos on March 25. These matches take place at Go Dau Stadium in Binh Duong, and are in the FIFA Days schedule, so the point difference is much higher than the AFF Cup.
The fact that the Vietnamese team will surpass the Myanmar and Laos teams on this occasion is within reach, if compared to the current strength and rising spirit of coach Kim Sang-sik and his team. Along with the increased points and ranks thanks to the successful AFF Cup 2024 campaign being formalized, it is completely possible to hope that the Vietnamese team will accumulate a huge number of points to increase significantly on the FIFA rankings.
Coach Kim Sang-sik and his team have a great opportunity to make a breakthrough in the FIFA rankings.
If this happens, the Vietnamese team will certainly be the team with the biggest increase in the FIFA rankings, from the last ranking in December 2024 to April 2025 when it is likely to approach or return to the world top 100. At this time, no team has increased as much as the Vietnamese team, regional teams such as Thailand, Indonesia and Malaysia have all dropped in rank.
Previously, the Vietnamese team fell to 119th in the world in October 2024, the lowest position in many years. But thanks to the right strategy, coach Kim Sang-sik's team gradually improved and returned to a high position in the FIFA rankings, as well as regained their position thanks to the AFF Cup 2024 championship.
Source: https://thanhnien.vn/fifa-cong-bo-bang-xep-hang-2025-vao-thang-4-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-se-dot-pha-185250203153431871.htm
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