FIFA Rankings: Bangladesh advance three places

Bangladesh`s performance against Qatar and India have been very impressive. AFP
Bangladesh`s performance against Qatar and India have been very impressive. AFP

The Bangladesh national football team have been doing good on the field, something that has reflected on the latest FIFA rankings.

The booters have advanced three places, jumping to 184th from September's 187th while their points have increased to 920 from 912.

In the last 30 days, Bangladesh have played four games, two friendlies against Bhutan and World Cup qualifiers against Qatar and India.

Although Bangladesh won the friendlies, they lost to Qatar and were denied a win by a last-gasp equaliser in India. However, the performance, especially against Qatar and India, two teams well ahead of them in the FIFA rankings, have been very impressive.

FIFA Ranking Top Ten (points in bracket)

1. Belgium (1755)
2. France (1726)
3. Brazil (1715)
4. England (1651)
5. Uruguay (1642)
6. Portugal (1632)
7. Croatia (1631)
8. Spain (1625)
9. Argentina (1617)
10. Colombia (1615)

South Asian Teams

106. India (1201)
154. Maldives (1039)
171. Nepal (988)
184. Bangladesh (920)
189. Bhutan (911)
201. Pakistan (867)
203. Sri Lanka (864)