Due to the loss, Vietnam were deducted 15.37 points, dropping from 105th to 112nd, and are now on 1,179.21 points.

Previously, after suffering failure in the last match of the Asian Cup against Iraq, the Vietnamese national football team also lost their leading position in Southeast Asia to Thailand.

Moving forward, the Golden Dragons will still have the chance to gain more points as they will play Indonesia in a home fixture at the My Dinh National Stadium on March 26.

Meanwhile, thanks to the victory over Vietnam, Indonesia climbed four spots to reach 134th position.

Elsewhere, Thailand made a successful comeback to secure a 1-1 draw against the Republic of Korea in the World Cup qualifiers in Seoul on the same day.

The draw thereby helped Thailand to earn an additional 7.47 points whilst being ranked 99th in the latest FIFA rankings.