Team India are now No.138!

India has moved up eleven places to 138 in the latest FIFA rankings.

According to the September FIFA rankings India were placed at 149th place but the win over Syria in the Nehru Cup final wasn’t taken into consideration.

But for October that win played a significant role as India scored 26 points to reach their best ever ranking under Bob Houghton. The 2008 AFC Challenge Cup champions have also moved up to 23rd place in the continental rankings.

However India's ranking may drop next month since they are not scheduled to play any international match until December’s SAFF Cup.

Kyrgyzstan who lost 1-2 to India in the Nehru Cup sit just above at 137 while Yemen are 139th.

Brazil are the world leaders in front of Spain, with just 3 points seperating them. India has 160 points.

From the archive. First published on footballkerala.com on Friday 16 October 2009, restored from the site's 2012 database. Text as originally published.