According to FIFA’s official website www.fifa.com, Malaysia accumulated 148 points despite not having played any international games for the past two months, with the last match resulting in a goalless draw against the Philippines on March 22.
Malaysia is now on par with minnows like Papua New Guinea (153), Chad (154), Maldives (155) and Singapore (156).
Malaysia can further improve their standing if the squad under newly-appointed Portugese coach Nelo Vingada achieves positive results in the 2019 Asian Cup qualifying match against Lebanon on June 13.
Meanwhile, no big changes were recorded among the top 10 teams this month, except Poland that climbed one rung to share 10th spot with Spain, while Brazil topped the table ahead of neighbour Argentina, followed by Germany and Chile.
The monthly ranking involves 206 countries.