India, who suffered humiliating defeats in their last two matches against Japan and Oman in the football World Cup qualifiers, are ranked a dismal 143rd in the latest world rankings released by FIFA on Wednesday.
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Since December 2003, the team's ranking has gone down at an alarming rate, losing 16 places from No. 127.
India, who had lost to Oman 1-5 at Kochi in March and 0-7 to Japan in June, take on Japan in their return match in the Asian qualifying round Group 3, in Kolkata on September 8.
They are now third in the four-team group with just three points, secured from the win against Singapore in Goa on February 18.
Their other recent result was a 1-1 draw against Indonesia in a friendly match in Jakarta on June 3.