Shin Tae-yong's most jump in Indonesia ↔ Park Hang-seo's most fall in Vietnam!
Indonesia was ranked 134th in the FIFA rankings that were made public on Thursday (Korea time). It increased eight notches from the previous announcement. He added 30.04 ranking points. He scored 1072.66 points overall. Following the 2023 Asian Football Confederation (AFC) Qatar Asian Cup, he performed well at the 2026 FIFA North and Central America World Cup, and accumulated many ranking points.
It advanced to the round of 16 at the 2023 Asian Cup in Qatar, and ranks second in Group F in the second qualifying round for the 2026 North-Central America World Cup. It has two wins, one draw and one loss with seven points. It is behind Iraq with 12 points from all four games. It is superior to Vietnam (point 3) and the Philippines (point 1). It has won both of its matches with Vietnam in March. It reported complete wins at home 1-0, and 3-0 away games.
On the other hand, Vietnam dropped 10 notches to 115th place. It was on the decline, avoiding a slump, and was on the verge of being eliminated from the second Asian qualifying round for the 2026 North-Central America World Cup, as it lost two consecutive matches against Indonesia. Philippe Trusier, who was once the head coach of the Japanese national team, was replaced. "Saldink" Park Hang-seo broke up with Trusier, who took over the team. Several leaders including Park Hang-seo are considered candidates for the next leadership.
In Asia, Japan ranked 18th, the highest, while Iran ranked 20th. South Korea and Australia dropped one notch to 23rd and 24th. Qatar, which won the title at the 2023 Asian Cup, jumped three spots to rank 34th, achieving good results at the World Cup qualifying round in March. It was followed by Saudi Arabia (53rd), Iraq (58th), Uzbekistan (64th), the United Arab Emirates (67th), Jordan (71st), Oman (77th), and Bahrain (80th). China was not even in the top 10 in Asia at 88th.
Meanwhile, 2022 Qatar World Cup winner Argentina continued to remain in first place, and France also maintained second place. Belgium moved up one spot to third place and England moved down one spot to fourth place. Brazil was placed in fifth place. Portugal, the Netherlands, Spain, Italy, and Croatia ranked in 6th to 10th places. 'Tank Corps' Germany still remained in 16th place.
BY: 사설토토