Vietnamese women footballers rise in world rankings

Women’s football team is now world No 34. — File Photo

HÀ NỘI — The national women’s football squad have jumped one step forward to No 34 in the world ranking, according to FIFA’s latest release.

The team, who hold 1,620 points and have not played any games in the last three months, remain at No. 7 in Asia and in second place in the ASEAN region behind Thailand (world’s No 30).

The world’s top 10 has not changed. The No 1 position still belongs to the United States, followed by Germany, France and England.

It is the same in the Asian ranking, with Australia at the top, followed by Japan, North Korea and China. — VNS

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