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Vietnam up 10 places in FIFA rankings in April

Vietnam’s national football team continued standing at the top place of the Southeast Asian region, ranking 103rd in the FIFA World Rankings in April, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.
Vietnam up 10 places in FIFA rankings in April ảnh 1Vietnam ties Jordan 1-1 in the last group round match of the 2019 Asian Cup qualification on March 27 in Amman city. (Photo: VNA)

Hanoi (VNA) – Vietnam’s national football team continued standing atthe top place of the Southeast Asian region, ranking 103rd in theFIFA World Rankings in April, according to the Vietnam Football Federation.

The team received 38 points from a recent draw with Jordan in the Asian Cup2019’s qualifiers, bringing them total 331 points. The result helped theVietnamese team rank 17th in Asia and seeded No.3 at thetournament’s final round by the Asian Football Confederation (AFC).

In Southeast Asia, the Philippines was the second best team, which ranked 113rdin the world. It was followed by Thailand (world No.122), Myanmar (worldNo.135), Indonesia (world No.162), Cambodia (world No.168), Malaysia (worldNo.170), Laos (world No.179), Timor Leste (world No.190) and Brunei (worldNo.194).

Germany remains on top of the FIFA World Rankings, followed by Brazil andBelgium. Switzerland and France moved two positions to 6th and 7th places. Meanwhile, Portugal ranked 4th, Argentina 5th,Spain 8th and Poland 10th. -VNA
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