Reggae Boyz drop on FIFA list
Published:Wednesday | December 16, 2009 | 4:59 PM
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz suffered a seven-place drop in the FIFA rankings today but retain the Number One spot in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) rankings over Trinidad and Tobago.
The Jamaicans, dominant in the CFU ratings over the past 12 months, are 81st on the FIFA Coca Cola year-ending December list, marginally ahead of T&T, who are 82nd after slipping one place from their November position.
Neither team had an international match in the period for the latest ranking adjustments.
The drop from Number 74 in November for Jamaica is uncomfortable since it takes them outside of the world’s top 75, which qualifies a country to have its players eligible to acquire work permits for overseas contracts.
Meanwhile, Spain have been ranked Number One in the FIFA standings.
The European champion maintained the leading status it took over last month from South American champion Brazil.
The Netherlands and world champion Italy stayed third and fourth as the top 10 remained unchanged.