5 teams that India are ahead of in the FIFA World Rankings

#4 Israel (Current ranking: 98, Avg. ranking: 47)

This was a real surprise because the Israeli side hasn't been this low in a long while.

As you can see from their average ranking position, they are usually in the 45-60 range or have been for much of the time. But since 2016 they have gone backwards and now India are better than them.

In qualification for the 2018 World Cup, Israel were in the same group as Spain and Italy, and finished fourth behind those two and Albania. Former Chelsea defender Tal Ben Haim, at the age of 36 is still part of the squad. Midfielder Beram Kayal plays for Brighton & Hove Albion in the Premier League.

Most of their players ply their trade in the Israeli league, but they do have some notable names playing outside of their country.