The Indian men’s football team slumped to its lowest ranking in nine years as it dropped six places to 133rd in the latest FIFA rankings issued on Thursday.

India lost twice last month — to Thailand (0-2) in a friendly on June 4 and to Hong Kong (0-1) in an Asian Cup qualifying match — leading to head coach Manolo Marquez’s  resignation. India had won only one out of eight games since he took charge in July 2024. The team’s poor performance prompted the return of former skipper and iconic striker Sunil Chhetri, but that has done little to improve the team’s fortunes.

The last time the Indian team had a worse ranking was in December 2016 when it was 135th in the World. India’s best ever ranking was 94th in February 1996.
India’s next scheduled international match is an away fixture against Singapore in the third round of Asian Cup qualifiers in October.