FIFA has released its latest national team football rankings for April 2017. According to the released list, Indonesia has dropped in rank. Currently, the Garuda team is ranked 173rd in the world with 105 points. The previous month, Indonesia was ranked 167th with 123 points. In Southeast Asia, Indonesia is ranked 9th out of 11 countries (excluding Australia).
Between March and April, the Indonesian national team played only one FIFA-calendar match. The U-22 national team, nicknamed Merah Putih, coached by Luis Milla, lost 1-3 to Myanmar. This result significantly impacted Indonesia's ranking.
Overall, there was a shift at the top of the FIFA rankings in April 2017. Brazil successfully ousted Argentina from the top spot, relegating Argentina to second place.
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