Belgium remains at the summit ahead of France and Brazil, who complete the podium, while England and Uruguay continue to occupy fourth and fifth position respectively
The tournament will likely be held in the second half of the year. In the 1979 edition, India had finished as runners-up
The Bengaluru FC skipper is currently the second-highest goal-scorer in international football after Portugal's Cristiano Ronaldo
Belgium is followed by France and Brazil.
Indian football team head coach Stephen Constantine has stepped down after the team's shock 0-1 defeat to Bahrain which led to its exit from the showpiece Asian Cup. The All India Football Federation, in its official twitter handle, said that the 56-year-old Constantine has resigned. "Mr. @StephenConstan has announced his resignation as the Head Coach of the Indian National Team. We haven't received any official communication from him yet but we accept his decision & thank him for his contribution to #Indianfootball: Mr. Kushal Das, General Secretary, AIFF," the tweet said. His contract was to end on January 31. Constantine's regisation came after India crashed out of the showpiece Asian Cup under dramatic circumstances here Monday. India were on the verge of booking its maiden knock-out round berth as the final Group A match was 0-0 till the 90th minute when Bahrain earned a penalty which the West Asian team converted to win the game under dramatic circumstances. India needed ..
India gained six points from their February rating points 333 to make the three-spot leap