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Vietnam team receives unexpected good news before match against Thailand

VN (according to Bongdaplus) December 31, 2024 21:02

Ahead of the 2024 AFF Cup final against Thailand, the Vietnamese team has risen one place to 113th in the FIFA rankings.

ĐT Việt Nam đang nỗ lực cải thiện thứ hạng trên BXH FIFA - Ảnh: Đức Cường
The Vietnamese team is making efforts to improve its ranking on the FIFA rankings. Photo: Duc Cuong

After defeating Singapore with a total score of 5-1 after both home and away matches. This is the 5th time in history, the "Golden Star Warriors" have participated in the final match of the biggest tournament in the region.

With 2 victories over Singapore in the semi-finals, the Vietnamese team has been added 1.77 points on the FIFA rankings. According to the calculation of the Football Ranking website, the current score of the Vietnamese team is 1,169.45, continuing to improve its position by rising 1 place to 113th in the world.

Previously, with 3 wins and 1 draw in 4 matches in the group stage, Mr. Kim Sang Sik's team rose from 116th to 114th in the world (according to the FIFA rankings in December). At this time, the Vietnamese team is closing in on the 112th ranked team, Lebanon, with 2 points behind.

Vị trí của đội tuyển Việt Nam trên bảng xếp hạng FIFA (Ảnh: Football-ranking).
Vietnam team's position on FIFA rankings. Photo: Football-ranking

According to statistics, this is the first time in 7 years that the Vietnamese team has ended the calendar year outside the FIFA top 100. The last time the "Golden Star Warriors" had this sad result was in 2017 when they ranked 112th in the world.

The Vietnamese team still has two final matches ahead to continue to earn more points on the FIFA rankings if they continue to win. However, the number of points added is still very limited, only fluctuating from 1-3 points. If they win the AFF Cup 2024, it is possible that coach Kim Sang Sik's team will take 112th place from Lebanon on the rankings.

The Vietnamese team will host Thailand in the first leg of the 2024 AFF Cup final at Viet Tri Stadium at 8:00 p.m. on January 2, 2025. On January 5, the second leg of the final between the two teams will take place at Rajamangala Stadium at 8:00 p.m.

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