Vietnam team receives surprising news from FIFA after victory over Thailand

(Dan Tri) - The victory over Thailand helped the Vietnamese team rise in the FIFA rankings, to 112th place in the world .

In the first leg of the 2024 AFF Cup final at Viet Tri Stadium ( Phu Tho ), the Vietnamese team won 2-1 against Thailand. This result gives coach Kim Sang Sik's team a certain advantage before the second leg in Thailand on January 5.

Tuyển Việt Nam đón tin bất ngờ từ FIFA sau chiến thắng Thái Lan - 1

The Vietnamese team rose one place in the FIFA rankings to 112th in the world (Photo: Tien Tuan).

Not only that, the Vietnamese team also received good news from FIFA after the match. According to Football-ranking calculations (based on FIFA's scoring formula), the "Golden Star Warriors" were awarded 2.79 points after their victory over Thailand. In total, since the semi-finals, coach Kim Sang Sik's team has been awarded 7.45 points. That helped the Vietnamese team surpass Lebanon to rise to 112th place on the FIFA rankings with 1,172.24 points. Thus, the "Golden Dragons" have increased 4 places (from 116th to 112th) during the AFF Cup 2024 competition. The Vietnamese team is also the team with the best performance in the AFF Cup when it has not lost any match (won 6, drawn 1). As long as they do not lose in the return match in Thailand, coach Kim Sang Sik and his team will be crowned champions of the 2024 AFF Cup. Recent impressive achievements have given Xuan Son and his teammates more confidence before their away match at the "War Elephants". Meanwhile, the Thai team was deducted 2.79 points after losing to the Vietnamese team. They still maintain their 97th place in the world with 1,227.89 points. This is the only team in Southeast Asia to be in the top 100 FIFA.

Tuyển Việt Nam đón tin bất ngờ từ FIFA sau chiến thắng Thái Lan - 2 — Vietnam team's ranking on FIFA rankings as of January 3 (Photo: Football-ranking).

The team that has suffered the most in the AFF Cup is Indonesia. After being eliminated from the group stage (1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses), coach Shin Tae Yong's team has dropped 3 places, from 127th to 130th in the world. They have a chance to regain what they lost in the third qualifying round of the 2026 World Cup in March. The second leg of the final between Vietnam and Thailand will take place at Rajamangala Stadium at 8pm on January 5.