Indian football team dropped four spots to 121st position in the latest FIFA rankings, released on Thursday while World Champions Argentina maintained their top spot.
The Igor Stimac-managed side drew blank against Afghanistan in the World Cup 2026 qualifiers while they lost 1-2 in the home leg. As a result, the Blue Tigers made a massive loss in the latest FIFA rankings. A total of 174 matches, spanning all four corners of the globe, were played during the most recent window in the Men’s International Match Calendar. Asian teams were involved in various formats, including FIFA World Cup 26 qualifiers.
The Concacaf zone witnessed the final phase of the Nations League while there were also several friendly matches in each of the six confederations as part of the FIFA Series 2024. These matches have had a significant effect on the FIFA/Coca-Cola Men’s World Ranking, most notably within the top ten.
Argentina (1st) continues to lead the way ahead of France (2nd), but Belgium (3rd, up 1) has returned to the podium at the expense of England (4th, down 1). Brazil (5th) complete the top five, but Portugal (6th, up 1) are now knocking on the door. The Netherlands (7th, down 1) have slipped one place, whereas Spain (8th), Italy (9th) and Croatia (10th) have all held on to their positions.
The USA (11th, up 2), Colombia (12th, up 2), Ukraine (22nd, up 2) and Poland (28th, up 2) have all made progress up the ranking, as have Czechia (36th, up 4), Palestine (93rd, up 4) and Kyrgyz Republic (100th, up 4), all of whom have taken the biggest strides among the top 100 teams.
It is outside of the top 100, however, that the biggest movers are to be found. Libya (114th, up 6) and Afghanistan (151st, up 7) have made impressive progress, but it is Indonesia (134th, up 8) who are the biggest climbers on the back of their two victories over Vietnam during FIFA World Cup 26 qualifiers.
Finally, the performances of Qatar (34th, up 3) and Comoros (117th, up 4) are also worthy of mention as both teams are now currently in their highest-ever position in the ranking.
