Major setback to India as India ranking drops in FIFA Ranking.

In the latest Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) Rankings released on Thursday, the  Indian national football team dropped by 10 places to 107th spot. India has 316 points with 13th rank in Asia.

India registered two victories and a draw in three matches after ranking 97 among 211 countries in August.

They defeated Mauritius and held St Kitts and Nevis to a draw to clinch the Tri-nation Football Series tournament, before defeating Macau in the 2019 AFC Asian Cup Qualifier.

India has gone out of top 100 for the first time since May. With a  total of 331 points, India was placed 100th alongside Nicaragua, Lithuania, and Estonia.

In May, India had entered the top 100 for the first time in 21 years and was ranked 97 in August. Notably, India reached the 94th spot in 1996, its best-ever FIFA ranking.

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