Top 5 World Cup playing nations 101st ranked India have leapfrogged

Modified Apr 06, 2017 19:38 IST

Ranking as low as 101st is fairly irrelevant as far as making it to the World Cup is concerned

#4 El Salvador

LOS ANGELES, CA - JULY 08: Irvin Herrera #19 of El Salvador shoots in front of Nikolas Ledgerwood #2 of Canada in their CONCACAF Gold Cup Group B match at StubHub Center on July 8, 2015 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Stephen Dunn/Getty Images) — In their second foray into the World Cup, El Salvador set a record of sorts

El Salvador are ranked 108^th, seven places below India, in the latest FIFA rankings. Los Cuscatlecos have participated in two World Cup finals, in 1970 and 1982.

Their first World Cup campaign, in Mexico in 1970, saw them lose all three group stage matches against the Soviet Union, Mexico and Belgium, scoring none and conceding nine goals.

In their second foray into the World Cup, El Salvador set a record of sorts. Having been grouped with Argentina, Belgium and Hungary, the Blue and Whites lost all their group stage matches. Against Hungary, they were on the receiving end of a 10–1 scoreline, which is still the heaviest defeat suffered by a team in a World Cup finals.

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