Summary of the latest FIFA rankings for 11 ASEAN nations: The top 4 positions have changed following the March 2026 FIFA ranking announcement.
On 22 December 2025, the latest FIFA world rankings for 11 ASEAN nations were summarized after the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) released the March 2026 rankings, marking the first FIFA international match window of 2026.
It was found that the Thailand national team rose 3 places from 96th to 93rd in the world rankings after beating Turkmenistan 2-1 to win Group D in the third round of qualifiers, securing a spot in the final tournament of the 2027 Asian Cup.
Vietnam made the biggest leap this month, climbing 9 places to 99th in the world but remains ASEAN's number 2 behind Thailand. Meanwhile, Indonesia is the only nation with no change, holding steady at 122nd in the world.
Malaysia dropped the most dramatically, falling 17 places to 138th globally, slipping from ASEAN's number 3 to number 5, behind Indonesia and the Philippines. The other two nations with ranking declines are Brunei and Timor-Leste.
1. Thailand national team (93rd in the world) *up 3 places
2. Vietnam (99th in the world) *up 9 places
3. Indonesia (122nd in the world) *no change
4. Philippines (135th in the world) *up 1 place
5. Malaysia (138th in the world) *down 17 places
6. Singapore (147th in the world) *up 1 place
7. Myanmar (158th in the world) *up 5 places
8. Cambodia (177th in the world) *up 2 places
9. Laos (185th in the world) *up 5 places
10. Brunei (193rd in the world) *down 5 places
11. Timor-Leste (200th in the world) *down 2 places
