It’s looking like the golden years are coming back to Indian Football as they are improving like an AI at this moment. The Blue Tigers are back in the top 100 in the FIFA rankings after waiting for five long years. There were many ups and downs but somehow they managed to pull this off and if they continue like this, the dream to play in the World Cup is not so far. In the latest FIFA World Rankings, they rose from 101 to 100 by surpassing big dogs like Lebanon and New Zealand.
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The Blue Tigers have created a fortress at home. They are unbeaten for almost four years on Indian soil. Their last defeat came against Oman in a 1-2 loss in the FIFA World Cup qualifiers at the Indira Gandhi Athletic Stadium in Guwahati. India won the Tri-Nations Series in Manipur in March and the Intercontinental Cup this year. They registered comfortable victories against higher-ranked Kyrgyzstan and Lebanon in the process.
India will face Lebanon in the Semi-Final of the SAFF Championship 2023 on July 1st and it will give a huge boost to India in terms of rankings if they go on and win the title. The Blue Tigers’ skipper Sunil Chhetri has scored in all 3 matches in the ongoing competition and it has helped India a lot. India will also compete in two consecutive editions of the AFC Asian Cup for the first time.
India’s FIFA Rankings from 2018 to 2023:
- March 15, 2018 – 99
- June 7, 2018 – 97
- August 16, 2018 – 96
- September 20, 2018 – 97
- February 7, 2019 – 97
- April 4, 2019 – 101
- July 25, 2019 – 103
- September 19, 2019 – 104
- October 24, 2019 – 106
- November 28, 2019 – 108
- September 17, 2020 – 109
- October 22, 2020 – 108
- November 26, 2020 – 104
- April 7, 2021 – 105
- September 16, 2021 – 107
- October 21, 2021 – 106
- November 19, 2021 – 104
- March 31, 2022 – 106
- June 23, 2022 – 104
- October 6, 2022 – 106
- April 6, 2023 – 101
- June 29, 2023 – 100
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FIFA World Rankings (1-50):
| RK | Team | Total Points | Previous Points | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 1843.73 | 1840.93 | 2.80 |
| 2 | France | 1843.54 | 1838.45 | 5.09 |
| 3 | Brazil | 1828.27 | 1834.21 | -5.94 |
| 4 | England | 1797.39 | 1792.43 | 4.96 |
| 5 | Belgium | 1788.55 | 1792.53 | -3.98 |
| 6 | Croatia | 1742.55 | 1730.02 | 12.53 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 1731.23 | 1731.23 | 0.00 |
| 8 | Italy | 1726.58 | 1713.66 | 12.92 |
| 9 | Portugal | 1718.25 | 1707.22 | 11.03 |
| 10 | Spain | 1703.45 | 1682.85 | 20.60 |
| 11 | USA | 1673.34 | 1653.77 | 19.57 |
| 12 | Switzerland | 1661.12 | 1664.24 | -3.12 |
| 13 | Morocco | 1655.5 | 1677.79 | -22.29 |
| 14 | Mexico | 1639.19 | 1631.87 | 7.32 |
| 15 | Germany | 1636.32 | 1647.42 | -11.10 |
| 16 | Uruguay | 1633.13 | 1631.29 | 1.84 |
| 17 | Colombia | 1624.91 | 1617.08 | 7.83 |
| 18 | Senegal | 1612.61 | 1613.21 | -0.60 |
| 19 | Denmark | 1597.37 | 1594.53 | 2.84 |
| 20 | Japan | 1595.96 | 1588.59 | 7.37 |
| 21 | Peru | 1561.2 | 1561.2 | 0.00 |
| 22 | IR Iran | 1556.59 | 1553.23 | 3.36 |
| 23 | Sweden | 1547.11 | 1558.7 | -11.59 |
| 24 | Ukraine | 1541.25 | 1530.04 | 11.21 |
| 25 | Serbia | 1539.03 | 1541.52 | -2.49 |
| 26 | Poland | 1536.99 | 1553.76 | -16.77 |
| 27 | Australia | 1530.45 | 1532.79 | -2.34 |
| 28 | Korea Republic | 1529.3 | 1536.01 | -6.71 |
| 29 | Austria | 1528.06 | 1508.24 | 19.82 |
| 30 | Scotland | 1520.24 | 1500.52 | 19.72 |
| 31 | Tunisia | 1516.66 | 1535.76 | -19.10 |
| 32 | Chile | 1511.31 | 1511.32 | -0.01 |
| 33 | Algeria | 1511.23 | 1504.19 | 7.04 |
| 34 | Egypt | 1509.89 | 1500.67 | 9.22 |
| 35 | Wales | 1506.04 | 1538.95 | -32.91 |
| 36 | Hungary | 1504.57 | 1504.24 | 0.33 |
| 37 | Czechia | 1503.69 | 1495.04 | 8.65 |
| 38 | Russia | 1495.53 | 1495.53 | 0.00 |
| 39 | Nigeria | 1486.48 | 1480.8 | 5.68 |
| 40 | Ecuador | 1486.47 | 1478.13 | 8.34 |
| 41 | Türkiye | 1484.47 | 1465.7 | 18.77 |
| 42 | Costa Rica | 1478.3 | 1491.12 | -12.82 |
| 43 | Cameroon | 1470.97 | 1470.21 | 0.76 |
| 44 | Norway | 1458.47 | 1463.77 | -5.30 |
| 45 | Canada | 1454.12 | 1442.66 | 11.46 |
| 46 | Slovakia | 1447.05 | 1433.77 | 13.28 |
| 47 | Romania | 1443.98 | 1444.58 | -0.60 |
| 48 | Paraguay | 1442.64 | 1440.65 | 1.99 |
| 49 | Greece | 1441.06 | 1433.01 | 8.05 |
| 50 | Mali | 1438.01 | 1430.75 | 7.26 |
FIFA World Rankings (50-100):
| RK | Team | Total Points | Previous Points | +/- |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 51 | Côte d’Ivoire | 1433.38 | 1449.95 | -16.57 |
| 52 | Republic of Ireland | 1426.26 | 1436.31 | -10.05 |
| 53 | Saudi Arabia | 1421.46 | 1421.46 | 0.00 |
| 54 | Finland | 1419.47 | 1405.31 | 14.16 |
| 55 | Burkina Faso | 1419.18 | 1433.91 | -14.73 |
| 56 | Venezuela | 1417.23 | 1410.47 | 6.76 |
| 57 | Panama | 1399.23 | 1399.23 | 0.00 |
| 58 | Qatar | 1393.52 | 1388.61 | 4.91 |
| 59 | Ghana | 1391.13 | 1396.01 | -4.88 |
| 60 | Slovenia | 1391.04 | 1398.47 | -7.43 |
| 61 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1381.1 | 1403.04 | -21.94 |
| 62 | South Africa | 1369.49 | 1350.08 | 19.41 |
| 63 | Jamaica | 1367.83 | 1381.87 | -14.04 |
| 64 | Northern Ireland | 1361.17 | 1385.93 | -24.76 |
| 65 | Albania | 1357.39 | 1344.95 | 12.44 |
| 66 | Cabo Verde | 1354.65 | 1337.05 | 17.60 |
| 67 | Iceland | 1352.98 | 1369.03 | -16.05 |
| 68 | North Macedonia | 1350.53 | 1363.07 | -12.54 |
| 69 | Congo DR | 1350.11 | 1338.61 | 11.50 |
| 70 | Iraq | 1345.21 | 1347.84 | -2.63 |
| 71 | Montenegro | 1343.45 | 1343.28 | 0.17 |
| 72 | United Arab Emirates | 1336.28 | 1336.28 | 0.00 |
| 73 | Oman | 1332.45 | 1333.54 | -1.09 |
| 74 | Uzbekistan | 1327.58 | 1318.36 | 9.22 |
| 75 | Israel | 1323.81 | 1307.41 | 16.40 |
| 76 | El Salvador | 1317.64 | 1318.3 | -0.66 |
| 77 | Bulgaria | 1315.48 | 1315.74 | -0.26 |
| 78 | Georgia | 1312.8 | 1311.51 | 1.29 |
| 79 | China PR | 1304.78 | 1297.98 | 6.80 |
| 80 | Guinea | 1296.75 | 1305.92 | -9.17 |
| 81 | Honduras | 1296.42 | 1300.38 | -3.96 |
| 82 | Jordan | 1296.26 | 1293.26 | 3.00 |
| 83 | Bolivia | 1295.09 | 1296.42 | -1.33 |
| 84 | Zambia | 1290.2 | 1280.52 | 9.68 |
| 85 | Gabon | 1285.25 | 1296.74 | -11.49 |
| 86 | Bahrain | 1282.05 | 1282.05 | 0.00 |
| 87 | Haiti | 1275.96 | 1275.96 | 0.00 |
| 88 | Curaçao | 1267.87 | 1272.26 | -4.39 |
| 89 | Luxembourg | 1262.72 | 1245.78 | 16.94 |
| 90 | Armenia | 1252.6 | 1224.08 | 28.52 |
| 91 | Equatorial Guinea | 1251.83 | 1232.78 | 19.05 |
| 92 | Uganda | 1250.32 | 1257.3 | -6.98 |
| 93 | Benin | 1248.13 | 1240.45 | 7.68 |
| 94 | Syria | 1241.62 | 1246.75 | -5.13 |
| 95 | Vietnam | 1238.23 | 1229.69 | 8.54 |
| 96 | Palestine | 1233.02 | 1239.19 | -6.17 |
| 97 | Kyrgyz Republic | 1224.8 | 1225.44 | -0.64 |
| 98 | Belarus | 1212.28 | 1210.17 | 2.11 |
| 99 | Mauritania | 1205.18 | 1194.28 | 10.90 |
| 100 | India | 1204.9 | 1200.66 | 4.24 |
