Vietnam is still the number one Southeast Asian team in FIFA rankings

The Vietnamese team remained the same number of points 1,258 after the first 6 months of 2020. Quang Hai and his teammates maintained the 94th position in the world from 2019 to the present and are the leading team in Southeast Asia for the time being.

The second World Cup 2022 qualifying matches at the end of March and early April 2020 are postponed until the end of October and early November.

Besides, international friendlies cannot be held due to the covid-19 epidemic. Many countries must order social distancing, airport closures and travel restrictions to ensure safety. The movement of the teams thus became impossible.

Thailand is still following Vietnam in the second position in the region with the 113th and 1,178 points. Philippines is the 3rd team in Southeast Asia and 124 in the world when it won 1,136 points. Japan is the leading team in Asia, followed by Iran and South Korea.

FIFA rankings records only a change when South Sudan team jumped one step to 168 in June. The team located in Africa region once ranked 169 in February 20.

Meanwhile, Belgium is leading in the world, followed by France and Brazil. Fourth and fifth place respectively belong to England, Uruguay.

Women's football rankings have not been updated after it was published on March 27. At that time, Mr. Mai Duc Chung’s side slipped 3 places and ranked 35th in the world after finishing the Tokyo 2020 Olympic qualifiers.