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Earlier today, the latest FIFA ‘Coca Cola’ Men’s World Ranking were released by the world football governing body and in the April rankings, India dropped to 121st behind Togo, but ahead of Guinea-Bissau; while Argentina remain No. 1.
India have 1.146 points, 19 points less than in the last rankings and stay in 22nd position of the Asian (AFC) rankings.
India suffered a loss to Afghanistan besides a draw in the joint FIFA World Cup 26 / AFC Asian Cup 2027, while the next matches will be against Kuwait and Qatar in June in the FIFA World Cup 2026 qualifiers.
In South Asia, India remain in top spot ahead of the Maldives (161st), Nepal (178th), Bangladesh (184th), Bhutan (185th), Pakistan (195th) and Sri Lanka (204th) in what was another mixed month for the region.
There were changes across the top 5. 2022 FIFA World Cup champions Argentina (1,858 pts) stay ahead of France (1,841 pts), Belgium (1,795 pts) switch positions with England (1,795 pts) ahead of Brazil (1,789 points) to complete the top five.
