India held on to the 124th position in the FIFA men’s rankings released on Thursday, even as reigning world champion and Copa America winner Argentina strengthened its grip at the top of the pecking order.
In the FIFA rankings released in June, the Indian men’s national football team dropped down three places in the list after it failed to qualify for the third round of the 2026 World Cup Qualifiers after losses to Qatar and Afghanistan.
Since December last year, India has been sliding down. It had broken into the top 100 last year, with a best ranking of 99, but since then it has been in a downward spiral.
In Asia, India remained in the 22nd position, behind the likes of Lebanon, Palestine, and Vietnam.
Having successfully defended its Copa América crown, Argentina (1st) tightened its grip at the top of the table.
France remained 2nd, after reaching the semifinals of EURO 2024.
European champion Spain (3rd, up 5 places) climb into the top three of the ranking, while finalist England climbed to 4th while Brazil dropped to 5th place.
Belgium dropped to 6th place with the Netherlands 7th, Portugal 8th, Colombia in 9th and Italy in 10th place.
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