India [ Images ] dropped two places, to 144, in the latest FIFA [ Images ] rankings, two days after a drubbing from Australia [ Images ] in their opening Asian Cup match in Doha on Monday.

India, playing in the tournament after 27 years, started their campaign on a horrible note, going down 0-4 to the Socceroos.

Though the match was considered for the latest rankings, the team neither won or lost any points for the result.

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The dip in the world rankings has also seen India drop to 25th place in the Asian charts.

India's Group C opponents Australia and Bahrain -- despite their 1-2 loss to South Korea -- remained static on 26th and 93rd, respectively while the Koreans gained a place and are up to 39th.

Pitted against some of the best in Asia, India are not expected to advance from the group, but even a draw against either Bahrain or South Korea will see a rise in rankings as both these countries are ranked much higher than India.

The top three places remain unchanged, with World champions Spain leading the table, while Netherlands and Germany [ Images ] are second and third respectively.