Defeating Cambodia, Vietnam team receives good news on FIFA rankings

(Dan Tri) - The 2-1 victory in the friendly match with Cambodia helped the Vietnamese team continue to make strong progress in the rankings of the World Football Federation (FIFA).

Hai Long creates a masterpiece, Vietnam team defeats Cambodia

As expected, the Vietnamese team with a highly rated squad defeated the Cambodian team with a score of 2-1 in a friendly match held at Binh Duong Stadium on the evening of March 19.

The Vietnamese team played better than their opponents and scored 2 goals to take the lead in the first half thanks to Hai Long (minute 26) and Van Vi (minute 35).

Van Vi celebrates after helping Vietnam score the second goal against Cambodia in the 35th minute of the match (Photo: Khoa Nguyen).

However, in the second half, after coach Kim Sang Sik withdrew Hoang Duc and Quang Hai from the field, the home team's midfield could no longer hold out. The red team let the away team score a goal in the 64th minute thanks to Samuel's tricky shot.

Notably, despite only winning with a narrow score of 2-1, the Vietnamese team surprisingly rose one place in the FIFA rankings according to calculations by the Football Ranking website.

Vietnam team has increased 3 places since December last year.

Accordingly, the Vietnamese team was awarded 2.72 points for the victory over Cambodia to reach 1,177.73 points. Previously, at the end of the AFF Cup 2024 campaign, the Vietnamese team was awarded 10.22 points and ranked 112th in the world.

The latest victory helped the Vietnamese team move up one place, reaching 111th place and above the Kazakhstan team (1177.60 points).

Thus, from December last year until now, the Vietnamese team has been added 12.94 points, thereby increasing 3 ranks from 114th to 111th.

This number will increase if coach Kim Sang Sik and his team continue to defeat Laos in the next match on March 25. This is a match in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers, so the coefficient is higher. Specifically, if the Vietnamese team wins, they will be awarded 6.19 points.

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Source: https://dantri.com.vn/the-thao/thang-campuchia-doi-tuyen-viet-nam-nhan-tin-vui-tren-bang-xep-hang-fifa-20250319235735639.htm