US EditionIndian Men’s Football Team Slips Six Places to Worst Ever Ranking in 9 Years - The Statesman
INDIA, JUL 10 – India's football team dropped six spots to 133rd in FIFA rankings after 16 months without a competitive win, marking their lowest position in nine years, officials said.
- The Indian men’s football team fell six places to 133rd in the FIFA rankings announced in July 2025, marking their worst rank in nine years.
- The decline followed two June losses—first to Thailand in a friendly, then a 0-1 defeat by Hong Kong in an Asian Cup qualifier—which have made India's path to securing a spot in the 2027 Asian Cup much more challenging.
- The team, which won three trophies and entered the top 100 by the end of 2023, has struggled since, losing two of their four matches in 2025 and drawing one, with just one win against Maldives in March.
- Manolo Marquez, who became head coach in July last year, parted ways with the federation this month by mutual agreement after his tenure yielded only one win in eight matches and ended with the loss to Hong Kong.
- India now sits at the bottom of their group and will face Singapore in October during the third round of Asian Cup qualifiers, needing a win to keep their qualifying hopes alive.
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India slump down to worst FIFA ranking in nine years following recent losses
The latest FIFA rankings came out in July 2025, and in a major development for the Indian men’s team, the side has dropped down to its worst world ranking in nine years. Dropping six places, India now sits in 133rd place in the rankings due to their two losses last month in June. It is worth noting that the Indian team lost an international friendly against Thailand (0-2) and went on to sustain another defeat against Hong Kong (0-1) in an Asian …
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