India, Oct. 18 -- The Indian men's football team continues to be in a state of free fall through the FIFA rankings, as another international break with poor results has led to the Blue Tigers slipping down to 136th in the world. This is the lowest India has been in the FIFA rankings since November 2016, as cause for concern grows within the AIFF.

This low point in the rankings scale comes around after a week in which India's hopes of reaching a third consecutive AFC Asian Cup were undone, beaten by Singapore to be mathematically out of contention from qualifying into the main draw for the 2027 tournament. Along with elimination from qualification for next year's FIFA World Cup, India's presence on the world stage of international footbal...