No. 1 in Southeast Asia, 15th in Asia and 94th in the world

In the Southeast Asia region, behind the Vietnam National Team are the Thai National Team (ranked 113 in the world) and the Malaysian National Team (ranked 130 in the world). Meanwhile, Indonesia National Team – Vietnam National Team’s opponent in the 2023 Asian Cup group stage ranked 5th (ranked 146 in the world), behind the Philippines National Team (ranked 140 in the world).

In Asia, the top 5 are still Japan (ranked 17 in the world), Iran (ranked 21 in the world), Korea (ranked 23 in the world), Australia (ranked 25 in the world) and Australia. Saudi Arabia (ranked 56th in the world).

In the world’s top 10, 2022 World Cup champion Argentina still has no opponent at the top of the FIFA rankings with 1855.2 points. Following are France, England, Belgium, Brazil, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Italy and Croatia.

According to FIFA statistics, there will only be 11 international matches taking place in December 2023, of which 9 matches belong to Oceania teams participating in the Pacific Games. The remaining two matches are two friendly matches between Colombia and Venezuela and Mexico. That is also the reason why there was no significant disturbance in the rankings for the last month of this year.

Top 15 Asian teams with the highest rankings on the current FIFA rankings

The most notable football event in January 2024 is the 2023 Asian Cup finals with the participation of 24 excellent teams from Asia. Vietnam National Team is in Group D with Japan National Team, Iraq National Team and Indonesian National Team. The results of the teams in this arena are forecast to create big changes in the world rankings, especially in the group of Asian teams.

To prepare for the 2023 Asian Cup finals, the Vietnamese team is expected to reunite on December 31. Coach Philippe Troussier and his team spent a few days practicing in the country before moving to Qatar for training and having a friendly match with Kyrgyzstan before the tournament.