India rise 31 places to achieve best FIFA ranking in 21 years

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Bengaluru, April 6: The latest FIFA men's football rankings are out and India has taken a huge leap of 31 places and move to 101. They 11th in AFC rankings.

India's recent back to back win against Cambodia in an international friendly and Myanmar in AFC Asian Cup 2019 qualifier match saw them gather 98 points.

They now 333 points. India is tied on the 101 with Nicaragua, Lithuania and Estonia. This is India's best FIFA ranking since 1996.

Brazil moves to the top of the charts after seven years overtaking arch-rivals Argentina. Their recent form in the international friendlies and FIFA World Cup 2018 qualifiers have helped them to go at the top.

Brazil have already qualified for the FIFA World Cup with 33 points from 14 matches. They have so far lost only one match.

Among the other notable teams in the top 10, Spain are placed 10th on the list. Belgium dropped 2 placed to the seventh while, Colombia has taken their position in the 5th place.

Here is the list of top 10 teams in FIFA rankings:

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