Reggae Boyz move three places on FIFA list
Published:Wednesday | November 23, 2011 | 2:16 PM
Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz have moved three places to Number 47 on the FIFA’s world rankings list despite losing their last friendly international to Honduras in Tegulcigalpa last month.
The November rankings show Jamaica as top team in the Caribbean Football Union. The Jamaicans are well ahead of second place Haiti, who are ranked 78th on the FIFA’s list.
Haiti had benefited after moving up 29 places on FIFA’s list. Trinidad and Tobago are third in Caribbean Football Union and ranked 86th in the world after sliding seven places.
Meanwhile, England have climbed to fifth in the FIFA rankings on the back of victories over Spain and Sweden.
Those results lifted them two places.
World and European champions Spain remain top, ahead of the Netherlands and Germany.
Brazil, Portugal, Croatia, Italy and Argentina complete the top 10.
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