In the latest edition of FIFA rankings, India has dropped the ladder by 15 positions from 141 to 156...

India are ranked 156th in the world and 28th in the continent, according to the latest version of FIFA rankings released on Thursday.

After defeating Nepal (now ranked 185) 2-0 on aggregate in the first round of qualifiers for the 2018 FIFA World Cup, India were slotted in group D alongside Iran, Oman, Turkmenistan and Guam.

However, India sit bottom of their group after a 2-1 home defeat to Oman and a shocking loss by the same scoreline to petit island Guam.

With a couple of defeats, India has fallen down the rankings, while Guam, who currently sit top of the group have leapfrogged by 20 positions from 174 to 154. Two time Asian Cup winners Iran in the meantime have also seen themselves climb up by three places to 38 from 41.

Oman, who sit second in the group have tumbled by a spot find themselves in the 102nd position. Turkmenistan have been by far the biggest movers in the group as they climbing 21 positions and surpassed both Guam and India in the latest rankings – 152.