The world football governing body listed 12 squads which made big bangs throughout the year on its home page.

In 2019, Vietnam made the Asian Football Federation Cup quarter-finals for the first time in history and are the only team from Southeast Asia to have won three 2022 World Cup qualifier matches.

The Vietnamese football team.

Other teams that surprised the world were the U20 team of the Republic of Korea who made it to the final of the U20 World Cup while their midfielder Lee Kangin won the tournament's Golden Ball.

The Italian women's squad were also listed after they won their FIFA Women's World Cup group ahead of Brazil and Australia. They also eliminated China in the last-16 round.

Algeria won the Africa Cup of Nations, ending their 29-year title drought, and were also the biggest mover in the July world rankings as they moved up 28 places to reach 40th in the world and fourth in the continent.

The other teams were the Netherlands' women, Qatar, Kosovo, Ukraine and U20 Ukraine, Haiti and Iraq and Syria.

Men’s team go up further in FIFA’s November rankings

The “football map” of Southeast Asia has seen big changes with Vietnam and some others moving up the ranks, according to the men’s FIFA world rankings for November.

ASEAN, FIFA agree to cooperate to develop football in Southeast Asia

The Association of Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN) and the International Federation of Football Associations (FIFA) signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) in Thailand on November 2 to promote social development and healthy lifestyles in the region through football.

National men’s football team jumps two places in FIFA rankings

The national men football team moved up two places to return to the 97th position in the latest FIFA Men's Rankings announced on October 24.

Vietnamese women top Southeast Asia in FIFA ranking

Vietnam’s women national football team have retained their 35th position in the latest FIFA rankings, topping Southeast Asia after Thailand slipped.

National team returns to 96th in FIFA rankings

The Vietnamese men’s national football team has move up one place to return to 96th position in the world rankings, according to the latest listings released by FIFA.

Source: VNA