The Indian football team gained two places to rise to 101 in the FIFA rankings issued on Thursday. The team did not play any international match after the last rankings on February 7.
The Indian football team has reached up in the rankings in the Fifa on Thursday, up two places to 101. The total number of Indian team is 1219 and it is 18th in Asian countries. The team has not played any matches since the last racking on February 7
Iran 21 in world ranking is at the top in the Asian ranking. After that, Japan (26), South Korea (37), Australia (41) and Qatar (55) are at number one. Belgium remains at the top with 1737 points in the world rankings. After that, France, Brazil, England, and Croatia are number one.
India, who has not been in action since the AFC (Asian Football Confederation) Asian Cup in January, had dropped six spots to 103 in the February edition after ending 2018 at 97.
The team is at present without a head coach after Stephen Constantine stepped down from his position post their Asian Cup sojourn. In the continental competition, India bowed out in the group stages after back-to-back defeats against hosts UAE (0-2) and Bahrain (0-1).
But Sunil Chhetri and Co. started the tournament with a bang by recording their biggest win in the competition's history after thrashing Thailand 4-1 in a Group A clash.
Germany, rebuilding following their humiliating exit from the 2018 World Cup after the group phase, are also moving up.
They raise three places to 13th on the back of their victory over the Netherlands in the Euro qualifiers last month. Austria slid 11 places, the biggest drop in the rankings, after Euro qualifier defeats by Poland and Israel in March.
