Xuan Son and the Vietnamese team returned home, having only 1 day to prepare for the big battle in Myanmar

Being in Vietnam at a time when everyone was fast asleep

Vietnam Football Federation information: “The Vietnamese team is on its way back to the country, preparing for the final group stage match against Myanmar at Viet Tri, Phu Tho’s home stadium at 8:00 p.m. on December 21.”

This will be an extremely important match for the Vietnamese team because before that, Mr. Kim and his team put themselves in a difficult position when they were divided by the home team Philippines.

In the final match of Group B, Vietnam is not allowed to lose by two or more goals and a draw will definitely maintain the top spot in the group and be in the semi-finals.

The team has left the Philippines and will be at Noi Bai airport at 1:40 a.m. on December 20. After that, the Vietnamese team will move immediately to Phu Tho. At noon on December 20, teacher Kim and a player will attend a pre-match press conference.

Before this important match, the Vietnamese team was motivated with good news. According to FIFA’s announcement, in December 2024, the Vietnamese team had 2 A-level wins against Laos (4-1) and Indonesia (1-0) at the 2024 Southeast Asian Championship.

This achievement helped the Vietnamese team gain an additional 3.68 points, bringing the total score to 1164.79 points. With a two-step improvement, the Vietnamese team has also reappeared in the top 20 in Asia.

However, in Southeast Asia, the Vietnamese team is still ranked second after Thailand. The Golden Temple team received an additional 2.93 points thanks to the victory over Malaysia and Timor Leste at the 2024 Southeast Asian Championship, thereby maintaining the 97th position in the world and continuing to lead in the region.

Ranked third in Southeast Asia is the Indonesian team. The team from the land of ten thousand islands was deducted 1.7 points after losing 0-1 to Vietnam, drawing 3-3 with Laos and winning 1-0 against Myanmar, falling to 127th position in the world. According to FIFA statistics, the Vietnamese team is also the The team with the biggest progress on the rankings in December 2024.

Meanwhile, the Myanmar team – the upcoming opponent of the Vietnamese team in the final match of Group B of the 2024 Southeast Asian Championship – is the team that lost the most points (-4.80 points) and along with Indonesia is The 2 teams with the biggest setbacks on the FIFA rankings in December 2024.

The top 10 in Asia have not changed, in which the top 3 teams are still Japan (ranked 15th in the world), Iran (ranked 18th in the world) and South Korea (ranked 23rd in the world).

The journey of the Vietnamese team at the 2024 Southeast Asian Championship will continue to be counted for the next ranking in January 2025. Hopefully coach Kim Sang-sik and his team will continue to strive for victory in the tournament, thereby gradually bringing the Vietnamese team back to the top 100.