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

#1 New Zealand (Current ranking: 133, Avg. ranking: 100)

The Kiwis have slipped massively in the rankings in recent years.

They were as high as 63rd in 2010 and even about five years ago, they were in the nineties. They almost always reach the World Cup inter-continental playoffs every four years, only to be beaten by a South American side.

This time it was Peru. However, they did reach the World Cup finals in 2010 in South Africa. They actually finished the group stage unbeaten, with three draws, but still exited the tournament.

New Zealand does have some of their key players out in Europe's top leagues too, always have. Prime examples would be Burnley's Chris Wood and West Ham United captain Winston Reid.

Reid has been at West Ham since 2010 and has made over 194 appearances for the Premier League side as a central figure of the team.

Wood meanwhile has emerged as a powerful, bruising striker who now plays for Burnley after successful spells at Leicester City and Leeds United where he scored plenty of goals. He is, in fact, four short of becoming his country's all-time record goalscorer. He is Burnley's top-scorer with 9 goals this season.