The day Vietnam team loses the number one position in Southeast Asia is coming

After two defeats against Japan and Indonesia, the Vietnamese team dropped to 99th place in the world. Meanwhile, the Thai team jumped 11 places in the FIFA rankings, from 113th to 102nd after beating Kyrgyzstan and drawing with Oman.

Thai newspapers believe that their team can dethrone the number one position in Southeast Asia from the Vietnamese team (Photo: Getty).

Faced with this situation, the Thai press believes that the home team will soon surpass the Vietnamese team to rise to the number one position in Southeast Asia. The Thai newspaper commented: "The Thai team is about to enter the world's top 100 for the first time in 19 years.

The "War Elephants" have risen 11 places, from 113th to 102nd in the world. If coach Masatada Ishii's team defeats Saudi Arabia, they will top Group F. Not only that, then the Golden Temple team can surpass the Vietnamese team to become number one in Southeast Asia.

Thailand team plays well at Asian Cup 2023 (Photo: Getty).

Siam Sport newspaper commented on the Vietnamese team: "Before entering the 2023 Asian Cup, the Vietnamese team ranked 94th in the world with 1235.58 points. However, after losing to Japan and Indonesia, they dropped to 99th in the world.

Coach Troussier's team was deducted 29.69 points, leaving only 1,205.89 points. The day the Vietnamese team says goodbye to the number one position in Southeast Asia is not far away."

The Vietnamese team still has one match left in the 2023 Asian Cup against Iraq on January 24. If they continue to lose in the upcoming match, the "Golden Star Warriors" are at risk of falling out of the world's top 100 for the first time since November 2018.

Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/ngay-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-mat-vi-tri-so-mot-dong-nam-a-sap-den-20240122195036518.htm