Vietnam’s nation team is a full 18 places ahead of the Thai team. Following is a list of all 24 teams competing at the upcoming Asian Cup 2019 by order of their FIFA ranking:
1- Iran (World No.29)
2- Australia (World No.41)
3- Japan (World No.50)
4- The Republic of Korea (World No.53)
5- Saudi Arabia (World No.69)
6- Syria (World No.74)
7- China (World No.76)
8- UAE (World No.79)
9- Lebanon (World No.81)
10- Oman (World No.82)
11- Iraq (World No.89)
12- Kyrgyzstan (World No.91)
13- Qatar (World No.93)
14- Uzbekistan (World No.95)
15- India (World No.97)
16- Palestine (World No.99)
17- Vietnam (World No.100)
18- Jordan (World No.109)
19- Democratic People’s Republic of Korea (DPRK) (World No.109)
20- Bahrain (World No.113)
21- The Philippines (World No.116)
22- Thailand (World No.118)
23- Turkmenistan (World No.127)
24- Yemen (World No.135)