India 163rd position in FIFA

India moved up three places to the 163rd spot in the FIFA football rankings Increase in ranking due to following achievements:
1. Won the SAFF Cup by defeating Afghanistan.
2. Defeated Nepal and Sri-Lanka in the regional tournament.
3. India accumulated 139 points, and is at the 31st spot among Asian countries.
- Top 5 countries:
1. Belgium
2. Argentina
3. Spain
4. Germany
5. Chile
- Top Asian country: Iran (global ranking-42)
Federation Internationale de Football Association (FIFA)
- It is the governing body of association football, futsal and beach football. 
- Its headquarters are in Zurich, Switzerland.
- Its current President is Issa Hayatou.
- FIFA has adopted an anthem composed by the German composer Franz Lambert.
- Tournaments organized by FIFA:
FIFA World Cup, FIFA Women's World Cup, FIFA U-20 World Cup, FIFA U-17 World Cup, Football at the Summer Olympics, FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup, FIFA Women's U-17 World Cup, FIFA Futsal World Cup, FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and FIFA Club World Cup.
- Winners of recent FIFA tournaments:
1. Women's World Cup: USA
2. Club World Cup: Spain FC Barcelona
3. Futsal World Cup: Brazil
4. Beach Soccer World Cup: Portugal
5. Interactive World Cup: (Saudi Arabia) Abdulaaziz Alshehri