India rise five places to 101 in latest FIFA rankings

India rise five places to 101 in latest FIFA rankings

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Category : Sports Published on: April 11 2023

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  • Indian men's senior national team leapt five places into 101 from 106 in the latest FIFA Rankings.
  • Blue Tigers', The India national football team, comprehensive victories over higher-ranked Kyrgyz Republic and lower-ranked Myanmar in the Hero Tri-Nation tournament led them to move upwards in the rankings.
  • The 1-0 and 2-0 wins over Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan respectively in Imphal last month ensured that India gained 8.57 rating points and five spots, up from the previous 106th spot, to be just one place away from top-100.
  • This was the first ranking chart of the year — the previous one was on December 22 last. India is now one place below New Zealand and one place above Kenya.
  • With 1200.66 total points, the Igor Stimac-coached team is, however, at 19th place among 46 Asian nations.
  • India’s best ranking was 94th, attained in 1996. The country had rarely breached the top-100.
  • World champions Argentina rose one place to be on top of the list, followed by France, Brazil, Belgium, England, Netherlands, Croatia, Italy, Portugal and Spain in the top 10.
  • Japan is the top-ranked side among the Asian countries.
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