Reggae Boyz ranking up
Published:Wednesday | July 2, 2008 | 3:19 PM
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz are currently ranked at Number 94 in the world on the latest list released by the Federation of International Football Association (FIFA) today.
It means that Jamaica are 11 places up from its all-time low position of 105.
The Jamaicans were ranked at 97th at the beginning of June.
Spain jumped to the top of the world rankings for the first time, following its triumph at the European Championships, with Brazil and Argentina both falling out of the top three.
Spain’s 1-0 victory over Germany in Sunday’s Euro 2008 final lifted its three places making it the sixth team, along with France, Germany, Brazil, Italy and Argentina to claim the top spot since the rankings began 15 years ago.
Italy now holds down second spot, while Germany jumped two places to third. Brazil dropped to fourth for the first time since November 1993.