Asian Cup 2019: Top 5 Achievements of Stephen Constantine with Indian National Football Team

#1 Breaking 100 barrier in FIFA Rankings

India went into the Asian Cup as the 97th ranked team

Most Indian football fans are accustomed to seeing India having a three-digit ranking in the FIFA Rankings. When Stephen Constantine took over as the National team coach, India were languishing in the 170s and slowly but steadily the rise that was hoped for happened throughout the four years.

A lot has been said as to how the FIFA rankings itself is a flawed concept, and if the calculations are done correctly, then any team can have a cosmic rise in the rankings.

To achieve that astronomical rise a team needs to put in the performance on the field, and Stephen's Indian side did just that.

India went on a 13-match unbeaten streak over 728 days, which at that time was a world record. Germany and Belgium were the other teams who were close to India when it came to the number of days remaining unbeaten. The streak came to an end in Bishkek as India lost 2-1 to the Kyrgyz Republic after being unbeaten for 13 games and nearly two years.

The friendly against China in China and the Puerto Rico friendly in Mumbai will be other high points during Constantine's second stint in India.

India are currently ranked 97th in the world.