Vietnam national team lost up to 41 points
The FIFA rankings will be updated on February 15, but the rankings of the teams participating in the 2024 Asian Cup and CAN 2024 have been calculated according to a common formula. Vietnam national team had to reach an unwanted milestone when experiencing three defeats in the 2024 Asian Cup group stage.
Specifically, under the guidance of coach Troussier, the team lost to Japan with a score of 2-4 in the opening match, followed by a defeat against Indonesia with a score of 0-1 and a defeat against Iraq with a score of 0-1. No. 2-3. According to calculations by Footy Rankings, these results caused the Vietnamese team to lose a total of 41 FIFA points, becoming the team with the most points lost worldwide in this update. India (-35.57 points) and Kyrgyzstan (-29 points) are behind Vietnam in the rankings.
With the loss of 41 points, Vietnam National Team has dropped freely on the FIFA rankings, falling to 106th place worldwide, a decrease of 12 places. However, fortunately, Vietnam National Team is not the team that lost the most points. This milestone belongs to India, the team fell 15 places in this update.
Vietnam is not the team that has dropped the most places on the FIFA rankings after the 2024 Asian Cup.
At the 2024 Asian Cup, India also experienced all three losing matches in the 2024 Asian Cup group stage when facing Australia, Uzbekistan and Syria. Meanwhile, Kyrgyzstan lost points after losing to Thailand, Saudi Arabia and drawing with Oman.
In contrast to that, Qatar has become the team with the most points and the most promotion thanks to their victory at the 2023 Asian Cup. Qatar collected an additional 92.13 points and climbed up an impressive 21 places, standing at the 2023 Asian Cup. 37th in the world and 5th in Asia. They are the team with the biggest leap forward in the upcoming update. Following Qatar is Jordan, the runner-up team, receiving 68.66 points and climbing 14 places, reaching 73rd place in the world.
Notably, the Thai team made significant progress when they passed the group stage with a record of no losses. “War Elephants” has increased 12 places, rising to 101st in the world and officially surpassing Vietnam to become the top team in Southeast Asia on the FIFA rankings.
