Reggae Boyz booted from CFU top spot
Published:Thursday | September 3, 2009 | 8:42 AM
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz have lost their Caribbean Football Union’s (CFU) Number One ranking to Trinidad and Tobago.
The latest rakings were released by world’s governing body FIFA yesterday.
With their 1-0 World Cup qualifying victory over El Salvador on August 12 being computed in the latest ranking adjustment, T&T return to the CFU’s top spot for the first time since June, the only other month this year that the Jamaicans have not been Number One.
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz played undefeated in two friendlies in the past month, drawing 0-0 with Ecuador before defeating St Kitts and Nevis 1-0.
On the world-ranking list, the Trinidadians climbed seven places up FIFA’s September ratings to 63, while Jamaica remained at 69th for the second month in a row.
The rest of the CFU’s top five ranking remains the same as August. Cuba third with a world rating of 87th, followed by Barbados 103rd and Antigua and Barbuda 106th.
Meanwhile, Confederations Cup champion Brazil remain at the top of the world rankings for a third straight month.
European champion Spain are second but closed the gap, and extended their margin over Number Three Netherlands. World champion Italy gained points to pull even with Germany in fourth place.