Vietnam team in the world's top 3 in special rankings

According to Football-Ranking's calculations, the Vietnamese team has been added 19 points on the FIFA rankings, calculated from December 19, 2024 to present.

Vietnam team is playing well recently.

Also according to Football-Ranking, the Vietnamese team is the third team with the most points in the world during the above period.

During the same period, only Bosnia & Herzegovina (24.2 points) and Mexico (19.5 points) have scored more points than the “Golden Star Warriors”.

Behind the Vietnamese team in this ranking are the reigning world champions Argentina (18.9 points), Kosovo (18.6 points) and Paraguay (17.7 points).

From December 19, 2024 to present, coach Kim Sang-sik and his team have played a total of 7 matches with an all-win record.

The defeated teams of the Vietnamese team include Myanmar, Singapore (2 times), Thailand (2 times), Cambodia and Laos.

With the added points, the red team is expected to increase 5 places, from 114th to 109th in the world.

Under coach Park Hang-seo, the Vietnamese team entered the world's Top 100.

But when coach Troussier took over, the Vietnamese team plummeted and even fell to 119th in the world in the early stages of coach Kim Sang-sik's time.

But recently, the Vietnamese team is playing better with a 10-match unbeaten streak in all competitions (9 wins, 1 draw).

In the coming time, the Vietnamese team will have the opportunity to improve its ranking when participating in the 2027 Asian Cup qualifiers.

In the Asian qualifiers, coach Kim Sang-sik's team is in a not-so-difficult group with opponents Laos, Nepal and Malaysia.

In the opening match, the Vietnamese team destroyed Laos with a score of 5-0 and temporarily led Group F.

Source: https://www.baogiaothong.vn/tuyen-viet-nam-lot-top-3-the-gioi-o-bang-xep-hang-dac-biet-192250330001910554.htm