Vietnam tops Southeast Asia men’s football rankings
Vietnam’s national men’s football team have held onto the No 1 spot in the Southeast Asian region in September, according to the latest International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) ranking released on September 20.
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Vietnam is now No 102 in the world and No 17 in Asia.
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| Vietnam national men’s football team has held on to the No. 1 spot in the Southeast Asia region. (Photo: vov.vn) |
It is followed by the Philippines (world No 144), Thailand (No 122), Myanmar (No 138) and Indonesia (No 164).
In Asia, Iran take the lead with position No 33 in the world (down 1 place), followed by Australia (No 43) and Japan (No 54).
Both Belgium and France top the world rankings. Brazil, Croatia and Uruguay are the runners-up.
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(Source: VNA)
