Bangladesh have slipped in the latest FIFA rankings. The team dropped from 180th to 181st after a poor run in the March window.
Teams around the world played World Cup qualifiers and Asian Cup matches during this period. Bangladesh played two matches. They lost both.
The team first played a friendly against Vietnam on March 26. Vietnam were 78 places ahead in the rankings. Bangladesh lost the match 3-0.
They then faced Singapore on Wednesday in the Asian Cup qualifiers. Bangladesh lost again. The score was 1-0.
These two defeats cost Bangladesh 9.18 ranking points.
The team returned to Dhaka on Wednesday afternoon. The players will now focus on domestic league matches.
Hamza Choudhury left Singapore for England. Samit Shome travelled to Canada. Tariq Kazi went to Finland. Zayan Ahmed flew to Dubai.
Head coach Javier Cabrera has returned to Dhaka. It is not clear when he will go back to Spain. It is also unclear if that will be his final trip.
