India ranked 100th in FIFA men's football rankings

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'World Men's Football Ranking' released by 'FIFA' in June 2023; In which FIFA World Cup 2022 winner Argentina (with 1843.73 points) has topped the list.

Important Points:

• India has been ranked 100th (with a total score of 1204.90) in the 'World Men's Football Ranking' by 'FIFA'.

Top 10 teams in FIFA rankings:

• Argentina
• France
• Brazil
• England +1
• Belgium -1
• Croatia +1
• Netherlands -1
• Italy
• portugal
• Spain (2023 UEFA Nations League Winner)

Indian men's football team in FIFA rankings:

• The Indian men's football team has leapfrogged teams like Lebanon and New Zealand to reach the 100th spot in the latest FIFA world rankings.
• It is after five years that the Indian men's football team entered the top 100 club after slipping from the 96th position in 2018.
• This is the fourth best ranking achieved by the Indian men's football team in history.
• The team's rank came from 94th rank in 1996, 99th rank in 1993 and 96th rank from 2017 to 2018.

South Asian football teams in FIFA rankings:

• Nepal 175
• Bangladesh 192
• Pakistan 201
• Sri Lanka 207

Record of SAF Games India:

• Since 1993, India has appeared in all the finals of the tournament at the SAFF Games except in 2003.
• The Indian men's football team has won the championship a record 8 times and has been performing exceptionally well in search of its 9th title.

Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA):

• It is also the international governing body of football, futsal and beach soccer.
• Establishment: 1904
• Headquarters: Zurich (Switzerland)
• Currently 211 member countries
• Qatar World Cup 2022 Winner: Argentina (by defeating France)