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The seeding for the AFC Asian Cup Qatar 2023 Final Draw, which will take place on May 11, 2023, in Doha, has now been confirmed following the release of the latest FIFA World Ranking.
The Indian men's football team on Thursday moved up five places to be at 101st spot in the FIFA rankings, riding on the wins over Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan in the recent Tri-nation tournament. The 1-0 and 2-0 wins over Myanmar and Kyrgyzstan respectively in Imphal last month ensured that India gained 8.57 rating points and five spots, up from the previous 106th spot, to be just one place away from top-100. This was the first ranking chart of the year -- the previous one was on December 22 last. India is now one place below New Zealand and one place above Kenya.
India played some inspiring football against higher-ranked Kyrgyz Republic to snatch a 2-0 victory and bag the Tri-National International Tournament Trophy with an all-win record in Imphal on Tuesday. India had earlier defeated Myanmar 1-0 on March 22. The opening goal on Tuesday came from centre-back Sandesh Jhingan, who found the target in the 34th minute. India added insurance in the 84th minute with Sunil Chhetri firing home from the spot.
He might be in the twilight zone of his illustrious career but his insatiable appetite to find the back of the net every time he dons the 'India Blues' is what keeps 38-year-old Sunil Chhetri going. Chhetri, the third most prolific international scorer (84 goals from 132 matches) among active international players behind Cristiano Ronaldo and Lionel Messi, said his hunger to score is the same as it has always been. "I don't want to sound pompous, but I feel that there aren't many players who are as hungry to score as I am," Chhetri said ahead of India's match against Kyrgyz Republic in the Tri-Nation International football tournament in Imphal.
A draw against Kyrgyz Republic is enough for India to win the Tri-Nation International Football tournament on Tuesday but head coach Igor Simac said the hosts will go all out for a win. The Blue Tigers began with a slender 1-0 win over Myanmar on Wednesday last. They need just a draw to win the tournament after Kyrgyz Republic snatched a 1-1 draw against Myanmar in the second match of tournament on Saturday. Kyrgyz Republic, on the other hand, will require a win against India to claim the trophy.
Russia eased to a 2-0 win over Iraq in a friendly on Sunday as they played their first international match on home soil since November 2021 after being barred from global competitions over Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Russia's men's team will host their first match on home soil since November 2021 on Sunday, a friendly against Iraq in St Petersburg, having been kicked out of international competition because of Moscow's invasion of Ukraine.
Judo has returned to the land of Champions: Georgia. And as is the tradition, the Tbilisi stadium was packed with judo-crazy Georgian fans on day one of what promises to be a thrilling Grand Slam event.