FIFA Rankings: India slip 15 places to 117th after dismal AFC Asian Cup campaign

Following a dismal run at the 2023 AFC Asian Cup in Qatar where they lost all three group matches, India have slipped 15 places to 117 in the latest edition of the FIFA Rankings issued on Thursday. This was India’s worst ranking in seven years, having been placed in 129th place back in January 2017. India’s worst-ever ranking, historically, remains a dismal 173rd place in 2015. India also lost 35.63 rating points from the previous total. It now lies in between Togo (116th) and Guinea-Bissau (118th). The country is ranked 22nd among the Asian nations. India, under Igor Stimac, ended their Asian Cup campaign in January pointless and goal-less after losing to Australia (0-2), Uzbekistan (0-3) and Syria (0-1). It finished at the bottom of the four-team Group B. The main movers were the countries of Asia and Africa as they had their continental championships during this period. There was no change in the top-10 with world champion Argentina still leading the pack. France, England, Belgium and Brazil follow Argentina in that order. Asian Cup champions Qatar rose 21 places to 37th, though Japan, which dropped one spot to 18th, still leads the continental rankings. Surprise Asian Cup runners up Jordan gained 17 places to occupy 70th spot. With PTI inputs