In the world region, on the FIFA rankings in December and also ending in 2024, the Vietnamese women’s team still holds 37th place and ranks 6th in Asia. This is the position that helps coach Mai Duc Chung’s team continue to dominate the top spot in Southeast Asia for many years.
Vietnam women’s team in a friendly match in October
The Thai women’s team is currently ranked 3rd in the region, 45th in the world and 9th in Asia, behind the Philippine women’s team, although this team dropped 2 places to 41st in the world and 7th in Asia.
Faced with this situation, the President of the Thai Football Federation (FAT), Madam Pang (female billionaire Nualphan Lamsam) is very uneasy and has taken special actions in the hope of elevating women’s football in this country back to its glory days. needle.
Accordingly, Madam Pang has established a group of special scouts whose mission is to find and select players of Thai origin from all over the world to supplement the Thai women’s team.
The ambition of the female billionaire, who is currently the President of FAT, wants to bring the Thai women’s team back to the World Cup arena after being absent in 2023. The 2023 Women’s World Cup is also the first time the Vietnamese women’s team has won the right to participate. attend.
In the upcoming Women’s World Cup in 2027, which will take place in Brazil, the Asian region has 6 places to participate in the final round, including 2 places to compete in the play-off round. The Vietnamese women’s team is in the process of rebuilding its strength towards its second consecutive World Cup appearance.
Meanwhile, Madam Pang’s Thai women’s team is carrying out a campaign called “Road to Brazil 2027”, inviting players of Thai origin around the world to send their resumes to the technical team of the team. FAT reviews and evaluates before selection.
FIFA rankings for December 2024, with the Vietnamese women’s team ranked No. 1 in Southeast Asia
In the announcement, FAT said that this soccer agency will receive applications from female players of Thai origin from January 17, 2025. After that, they will undergo testing and selection to be part of the Thai women’s team preparing for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
Similar to the Thai women’s team, the Indonesian women’s team has also recently had the country’s football agency (PSSI) promote the strategy of naturalizing players like the men’s team. The Indonesian women’s team, after recently winning the AFF Cup 2024 held in Laos, has risen 7 places to the top 100 in the world and ranked 5th in Southeast Asia.
The promotion and beginning of a major change in the strength of the Indonesian women’s team shows that they are aiming to compete with the Vietnamese, Thai or Philippine women’s teams in regional tournaments. Further, there will be a competition for the 2027 Women’s World Cup in Brazil.
