FIFA Ranking The Indonesian National Team After Defeating Vietnam

The Indonesian national team managed to take three points against Vietnam (doc. PSSI).

JAKARTA - The Indonesian national team succeeded in overthrowing Vietnam with a final score of 1-0. Despite a narrow win, the result had a positive impact on the position of the Garuda Squad in the FIFA rankings.

The Indonesian and Vietnamese national teams met at the Gelora Bung Karno Main Stadium (SUGBK). The meeting on Thursday, March 21, 2024, was the second round of the 2026 Asian Zone World Cup Qualification match.

In this match, the Indonesian national team had difficulty developing the game, especially in the first half. Jay Idzes and his friends made many mistakes on their own, making it difficult for them to penetrate Vietnam's defense.

Different from the Indonesian national team, The Golden Stars Warriors actually performed well in the first half by putting high pressure on the opponent's defense.

Seeing that the deadlock was not over yet, Shin Tae-yong made changes in the second half by including Egy Maulana Vikri, Pratama Arhan, and Sandy Walsh.

This decision had a positive impact because the Indonesian national team managed to beat Vietnam back until finally a goal was created.

Egy Maulana Vikri became the sole goal scorer for the Garuda Squad's victory in the 52nd minute.

Based on the final score, the Indonesian national team only won slightly. However, this result makes the position of the Garuda Squad now in second place in the Group F standings of the Asian Zone World Cup Qualification with a collection of four points.

Meanwhile for Vietnam, the defeat of the Red-White Team made his position drop to third place with a collection of three points.

This thin victory turned out to have an effect on the position of the Indonesian national team in the FIFA rankings. There is a chance that the Red and White Team can move up to the 138th rank of FIFA from the previous 142.

The reason is, the Indonesian national team, which is currently in the 142nd position, will get an additional 15.37 points. This means that Garuda's squad points will increase from 1,072.66 points to 1,088.03.