Losing the King's Cup championship, Thailand still advanced on the FIFA rankings

According to football-rangking, a site that continuously updates the FIFA rankings of national teams on a daily basis, Thailand jumped two places, from 113th to 111th. Fighting elephants are added 6.83 points to accumulate. Cumulative score to 1,181.20.

Last night (September 10), Thailand lost the King's Cup championship to Iraq. However, they still get points. Because, Voi won 2-2 with their opponents after 90 minutes of official play and only lost on the penalty shootout. On the official FIFA rankings, Thailand ranked 113th and Iraq ranked 70th.

Holding the opponent 43 places higher, coach Mano Polking's team was added 1.53 points. Previously, in the semi-finals, Thailand won against the 100th ranked opponent, Lebanon, so they received an additional 5.30.

Accumulating points from these two victories, Voi Chien has advanced to maintain the 2nd position in Southeast Asia, after Vietnam. Although the rankings are not yet official and there will be disturbances, with the current situation, when teams only have one friendly match left in FIFA Days in September, this position is almost certain.

Meanwhile, with top-ranked opponent Benin losing to Mozambique and having 14.49 points deducted, Vietnam temporarily rose to 94th place, jumping one place. Coach Troussier and his team will welcome Palestine, the 96th ranked opponent, tonight. Only by winning will Vietnam not have points deducted. However, by playing against a close-ranked opponent, Vietnam's score did not change too much regardless of the result.

Golden Star Warriors will still firmly hold the number 1 position in Southeast Asia this September.