As G_K said, 2nd leg play-off is on Oct 12th & FIFA rankings scheduled on Oct 21st. Hence assuming AFC will wait till Oct 21st and draw might happen in Oct last week or in November.
Our FIFA ranking may change on Sep 16th ranking calendar. But our position in Asia or our pot1 in AFC Asian Third will not change.
But we shouldn't worry much about Pot1 / Pot2.
If we are Pot 1, there is possibility we will be facing Kuwait/Thailand/Korea DPR/Tajikistan/Turkmenistan/Philippines . These Pot 2 teams are more or less equal to Jordan, Bahrain , Palestine & Kyrgyzstan ( Pot 1 teams) , we will face Pot 1 teams if we drop to Pot2 (7th position). Only Uzbekistan is top class.
We should concern less about our ranking and send our best team to SAFF Championship. Maybe we can rest Chhetri & GSS in 1 or 2 games (against Sri Lanka and/or Nepal )
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As G_K said, 2nd leg play-off is on Oct 12th & FIFA rankings scheduled on Oct 21st. Hence assuming AFC will wait till Oct 21st and draw might happen in Oct last week or in November.
We are a very consistent nation
I use this site for ranking point calculation. As of now, India is at the 106, but may change after tomorrow.
But we shouldn't worry much about Pot1 / Pot2.
If we are Pot 1, there is possibility we will be facing Kuwait/Thailand/Korea DPR/Tajikistan/Turkmenistan/Philippines . These Pot 2 teams are more or less equal to Jordan, Bahrain , Palestine & Kyrgyzstan ( Pot 1 teams) , we will face Pot 1 teams if we drop to Pot2 (7th position). Only Uzbekistan is top class.
We should concern less about our ranking and send our best team to SAFF Championship. Maybe we can rest Chhetri & GSS in 1 or 2 games (against Sri Lanka and/or Nepal )