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Vietnam sit on top of ASEAN in 2019
Updated: 08:24, 22/12/2019
Vietnam end 2019 as the Southeast Asian No 1 team, following the December rankings released by FIFA on December 19.
Vietnam have 1,258 points to rank 94th in the world, marking their third time in a row on top of the region.
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Vietnam end 2019 as the No 1 football team in Southeast Asia. |
They are followed by Thailand at No 113, and the Philippines at No 124.
In Asia, Vietnam place No 14 with Japan, Iran and the Republic of Korea being the continental top three.
Belgium are the world's strongest team with 1,765 points. France and Brazil are second and third, respectively.
A meeting was held at the headquarters of the Vietnam Football Federation (VFF) in Hanoi on December 16 to present bonuses from units and individuals to the Vietnam women’s national football team following their triumph at the recent 30th SEA Games in the Philippines.
Four Vietnamese footballers have been named among the best talent at the 30th Southeast Asian Games by the prestigious website foxsportsasia.com.
Prime Minister Nguyen Xuan Phuc lavished praise on the men's and women’s football teams after their resounding success in the finals of the SEA Games against Indonesia and Thailand at the Government Office on December 11.
Vietnam won the first-ever Southeast Asian (SEA) Games gold medal after defeating their Indonesian rivals 3-0 in the final match in the Philippines on December 10.
The Vietnamese female football players became the champion of women’s football at the 30th Southeast Asian (SEA) Games in the Philippines after defeating Thailand 1-0 on December 8, successfully defending their gold medal.
Source: VNA
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