FIFA Rankings- India FIFA Ranking: After an action-packed month of October in the football world, there can be seen significant changes in the team rankings. While India has slightly bettered its position, the top two teams have kept their positions.
Despite losing to France (3rd, +1) and Italy (4th, +1) in the UEFA Champions League, Belgium have managed to keep the first spot to themselves. Brazil remains the number two team but is breathing down the neck of Belgium, just 12 points behind. India has benefitted from the SAFF Championship victory and has moved one spot ahead to the 106th position.
FIFA Rankings: India rise to 106th position, Belgium and Brazil retain their positions
Among the top five, only Les Bleus and Gli Azzurri have improved their positions. England, meanwhile, dropped two places to fifth.
“A little further down, Spain’s (7th, +1) progress at the expense of Portugal (8th, -1) is also noteworthy, as is that of Germany (12th, +2), who leapfrog USA (13th). Uruguay lost most ground among the top 20 by dropping three places to 15th,” read an official FIFA statement.
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FIFA Rankings: India rise to 106th position, Belgium and Brazil retain their positions
Morocco (29th, +4), Russia (33rd, +4), Egypt (44th, +4), Saudi Arabia (49th, +7), and South Africa (66th, +7) all have made big strides in the latest rankings on the back of two in two wins in the recently concluded FIFA World Cup Qualifiers.
New Zealand (111, +10) and Indonesia (165, +10) are the joint-biggest movers this month, ahead of the Central African Republic (115, +9) and Cambodia (170, +8).