India climb 3 places to 102nd spot in FIFA rankings
India climb 3 places to 102nd spot in FIFA rankings
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Zürich: Indian football team climbed three spots in the first FIFA rankings of 2018 which were published by the game's world governing body on Thursday. India is now at the 102nd spot, just above Qatar. They are ranked 14th among Asian countries. Coached by Englishman Stephen Constantine, the Indian team collected 13 points over the past month for a total of 333 points. India was unbeaten in 2017, winning seven of their nine matches. Two games had ended in draws. They had also qualified for the 2019 AFC Asian Cup.

The top and foremost 14 positions did not see any change with reigning World Champions Germany at pole position. Brazil, Portugal, Argentina, and Belgium complete the top five. Iran is the top-ranked team in Asian at the 34th spot. The former Asian champions have lost a couple of places from last month. They are followed by Australia who has climbed a couple of rungs to the 36th spot while Japan rose one step to the 56th position.

The Fédération Internationale de Football Association ("International Federation of Association Football") is an association which describes itself as an international governing body of association football, futsal, and beach soccer. FIFA is responsible for the organization of football's major international tournaments, notably the World Cup which commenced in 1930 and the Women's World Cup which commenced in 1991.

 

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