Indian men's football team in Doha for the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers 2022. Image: AIFF Media

Xtra Time Web Desk: The Indian men’s football team retained its 105th position in the latest FIFA rankings released on Thursday whereas the women’s team slipped to 57th spot. Belgium claims the top spot followed by France, Brazil, England and Portugal.

FIFA in a statement said, “With only one match played since the last edition was published a Ukraine-Bahrain friendly that ended all square (1-1) the top 50 remains unchanged, with Belgium leading the way from France and Brazil.”

However, things are expected to change in the coming weeks, when a host of international competitions take place around the globe. Among the matches are FIFA World Cup qualifiers in Asia, as well as qualifiers for the FIFA Arab Cup 2021, involving teams from Africa and Asia in mid-June.

Indian men’s team is currently in Doha to play the FIFA 2022 World Cup Qualifiers.

In the women’s category, the USA leads the way, followed by Germany, the Netherlands, France, and Sweden.

FIFA Rankings: Indian men’s team retain 105th position; women’s team slips to 57th spot