Losing to Indonesia, Vietnam team is left far behind by Thailand on FIFA rankings

Vietnam team lost 0-1 to Indonesia.

Vietnam suffered a heavy penalty after losing to Indonesia. Before the match, Indonesia was ranked 142nd while Vietnam was ranked 105th in the FIFA rankings. Therefore, when losing the match, Vietnam lost a lot of points.

Specifically, according to FIFA's Elo scoring formula, the Vietnamese team was deducted 15.37 points, down to 1179 points and is increasingly far from the world's top 100. Temporarily, coach Philippe Troussier's team has dropped to 112th place, far behind Thailand - the team that just drew with South Korea to move up 2 places to 99th place.

If Vietnam wins the second leg against Indonesia at My Dinh Stadium, the added points will be 10.33 points. Vietnam will definitely not be able to return to the world's top 100 after the match series in March 2024. Currently, the 100th ranked team, Tajikistan, is 32 points ahead of Vietnam.

It is difficult for the Vietnamese team to return to the world's top 100 after international matches in March.

Previously, the Vietnamese team had 1,905 days in the top 100, from November 29, 2018. Since October 2023, the Vietnamese team has lost continuously (winning only 1 match against the Philippines) and dropped in rank. 3 losses at the Asian Cup pushed the team out of the top 100 and lost the number 1 position in the region to the Thai team.

The Thai team just caused a surprise when they held the South Korean team to a draw away from home. The team from the land of the golden pagodas jumped 2 places to 99th in the world. Two other Southeast Asian teams also caused surprises: Singapore and Myanmar.

Singapore was awarded points after a draw with China. Myanmar also received points after a draw with Syria.

The Vietnamese team is among the three Southeast Asian teams that have had their points deducted, along with Malaysia and the Philippines. Of these, coach Philippe Troussier and his team have had the most points deducted due to losing to a team in a lower ranking.

In the top 10 of Asia, only the Korean team was deducted points due to a draw with Thailand. The remaining teams all won. The Japanese team ranked first. The next positions belonged to Iran, Australia, Korea, Qatar,... In the world, the Argentine team ranked first, above France, England, Belgium, Brazil and Portugal.

The FIFA rankings will continue to fluctuate as international fixtures continue in the coming days.