Viet Nam has climbed one place from 100^th to 99^th in the latest FIFA rankings thanks to its outstanding performances at the Asian Cup 2019, according to the Viet Nam Football Federation (VFF).

Viet Nam has climbed one place from 100th to 99th in the latest FIFA rankings thanks to its outstanding performances at the Asian Cup 2019. (Photo: VNA)

The squad also jumped from the 17^th place to the 16^th position in Asia, and ranked first in Southeast Asia.

Thailand moved up three places to 115^th in the FIFA rankings while the Philippines have gown down seven spots to 125^th in the list. The two teams ranked 20^th and 23^rd in Asia, and 2^nd and 3^rd in Southeast Asia, respectively.

Iran took the top spot in Asia and are currently 22^nd in the world rankings.

Qatar, the winners of the Asian Cup 2019, moved up 38 places to the 55^th spot  in the FIFA rankings (5^th in Asia) while finalists Japan have jumped up 23 places to reach the 27^th place on the world rankings.

Overall, Belgium still led the rankings, followed by France, Brazil, Croatia and England.

Despite their exit from the quarter-final after losing 0-1 to Japan at the AFC Asian Cup 2019 in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) last month, the Vietnamese team concluded their journey at the tournament with glory and pride.

(Source: VNA)