Nguyen, who was one of the revelations of UAE 2019, struck his sublime free-kick in the 38th minute of the Group D match against Yemen, which Vietnam won 2-0 to seal a place in the knockout stage.

It was also voted as the best goal of the group stage while teammate Nguyen Cong Phuong's effort against Jordan received the highest number of votes for the Round of 16.

Qatar improved to 55th, just missing out on their best ever FIFA World Ranking of 53.

Japan, whose bid for a fifth AFC Asian Cup title was thwarted by Qatar in the final, also saw a surge in their ranking as they improved by 23 spots to 27 to sit behind Iran, who improved by seven to move up to 22.

Qatar's improvement was expected as six of the seven teams they defeated en route to winning the AFC Asian Cup title were recorded against sides who were ranked higher than the Maroons going into UAE 2019.

Ali’s nine-goal haul makes him the most successful striker at a single AFC Asian Cup Finals ever with his total surpassing the great Ali Daei’s record, which was achieved the last time the tournament was played in the United Arab Emirates in 1996.

That tally saw him finish as the AFC Asian Cup UAE 2019 topscorer as well as claim the Most Valuable Player award, but despite an impressive personal haul, Ali is already setting his sights further forward.

With the ink still drying on another memorable chapter in the competition's proud history, the-AFC.com looks back at some of the notable numbers and statistical highlights of the 17th edition of Asia's biggest football tournament.