FIFA released its latest national football team rankings on March 9, 2017. Indonesia climbed two places, surpassing Myanmar and Laos. The Garuda team is now ranked 167th in the world with 123 points. In Southeast Asia, Indonesia occupies sixth place out of 11 countries (excluding Australia).
This two-place improvement continues Indonesia's upward trend in the FIFA rankings. Since the beginning of 2017, the Indonesian national team has shown positive progress, rising from 171st (January), to 169th (February), and now to 167th. The points and rankings of Southeast Asian nations are likely to change again, however. Further FIFA match schedules are planned for the end of March. Additionally, several countries are still competing in the 2019 Asian Cup qualifiers and the 2018 World Cup qualifiers.
Meanwhile, the Philippines national team remains the top-ranked team in Southeast Asia, although its international ranking dropped two places to 124th. They accumulated 271 points.
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