Twin defeats to Saudi Arabia saw India plummet to 136 in the latest rankings
India's football coach Bob Houghton lamented that India could not maintain a high level of play in their AFC Cup qualifying match against Saudi Arabia.
The India coach is hoping that the striker would be available for the August 16 AFC Asian Cup qualifier against Saudi Arabia.
India beat China U-20 2-1 to clinch third place in the Vancouver Whitecaps Nations Cup.
India lost 1-3 to Vancouver Whitecaps FC in the four-team tournament on Wednesday.
The Indian football team takes the field for the first time under the guidance of new English coach Bob Houghton when it meets a local club side at the Vancouver Whitecaps Nations Cup in Vancouver on Wednesday.
India are ranked 130 in the latest rankings, which Brazil continue to lead.
India football captain Sunil Chhetri believes that the country's budding soccer players should get a chance to train in European academies in order to improve their skills. The man with 72 international goals described his stint with Sporting Lisbon as a 'great experience'.
'After one week, I was told by the head coach of Sporting Lisbon 'you are not good enough, get lost to B team'
National football team goalkeeper Subrata Paul is set to become the first Indian player to join a first division side in Europe as he has been offered a six-month contract by Danish top tier club FC Vestsjaelland.
National Anti-Doping Agency chief Navin Agarwal confirmed the former India captain was tested by NADA officials in March but declined to elaborate further.
But how much has the national team actually improved?
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