15 July, Kathmandu:

The FIFA ranking made public on Thursday has placed Nepal in the 188th position.

In the new FIFA’s ranking, Nepal has slid down by six positions. It stands at fourth position among the SAARC region countries.

India stands atop among the SAARC countries by climbing 11 spot in this ranking, it is placed in the 152th position according to FIFA ranking.

Similarly, Maldives stands at 174th position while Bangladesh sliding down by two position is ranked at 183rd.

Bhutan and Sir Lanka follow Nepal in FIFA ranking with both countries sliding down by four positions and standing at 193rd and 194th positions respectively.