India climbs one spot to 146 in FIFA rankings

Zurich: India has climbed one spot in the last month to be promoted from the 147th to the 146th in the latest FIFA rankings and have also advanced from 26th to 25th spot in the continent.

The Men in Blue have gained one place despite not playing at all since their 1-0 defeat to Mayanmar (163) in March. India is ranked above Bangladesh (152), Pakistan (167), Sri Lanka (173) and Nepal (169) among the teams from the sub-continent. The national team will face Tajikistan in a friendly on August 14. They will then be in action once again when they take on Malaysia (159) in a friendly in September prior to their participation in the SAFF Championships. Japan is the highest Asian ranked nation at 37th spot followed by Australia at 40 and South Korea at 43. Goal.com