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The Indian Men’s football team has dropped by a place and is now stationed at the 109th position as per the latest FIFA rankings. 2018 World Cup semi-finalists Belgium remained at the pole position in the rankings, closely followed by France and Brazil at the second and third spots respectively.

FIFA has confirmed a new window for International fixtures in January 2022 with the number of World Cup qualifiers increasing day by day due to the postponement owing to the pandemic situation. All International matches apart from the UEFA Nations League have been kept on hold for the time being.

Former India international Gouramangi Singh has stated that Sunil Chhetri and Subrata Paul are role models for the future generation of Indian footballers. Having enjoyed a trophy-laden career across India, Singh is currently the head coach of the second division I-League side Bengaluru United.

Gurpreet Singh Sandhu, one of the few Indian footballers to play professional football in Europe, stated that the scene in a foreign country is quite tough, with players needing to prove their potential before hoping to be in the starting XI. He feels many Indians are not ready to play abroad.