It came from the team’s victory over Cambodia rivals in the qualifying round of Asian Cup 2019 on October 10th, gaining 20 points.
In Southeast Asia, the nation was just behind the Philippines (116th, moving up seven steps in the previous rankings).
The third position went to Thailand (138th, slipping one place), followed by Myanmar (155th), Laos (162nd), Indonesia (165th), Malaysia (170th), Cambodia (170th), Singapore (173rd), Brunei (184th) and Timor Leste (192nd).
Iran (34th) took the lead in Asia, followed by Australia (43rd), Japan (44th), China (57th), the Republic of Korea (62nd), United Arab Emirates (72nd), and Uzbekistan (76th). Vietnam claimed the 21st position.
In the top five spots, Germany led, trailed by Brazil, Portugal, Argentina and Belgium with 1,631, 1,619, 1,446, 1,445, and 1,333 points, respectively.
The worst mover came to Ecuador (60th, 608 points), while the best mover was Turkmenistan (114th, 279 points).
The next FIFA world ranking will be announced on November 23rd./.