Reggae Boyz move up in FIFA rankings

Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz have  made  another  upward  move  on  the  FIFA/Coca Cola World Rankings consolidating their position in the  top 50.

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The latest release of the monthly rankings shows Jamaica moving up one place to number 49.

This makes Jamaica the 4th highest placed team in CONCACAF behind Mexico (17), the United States (25th, down one) and Costa Rica (26th, down one).

The Reggae Boyz are also the highest ranked Caribbean team ahead of Trinidad & Tobago (79th, up 1), and Curacao and Haiti who both moved up a spot to 82 and 85 respectively.

The top five is unaltered, with World Cup and Confederations Cup champions Germany still on top, while Poland (6th, up one) are the only movers in the top 20, having climbed into joint-sixth position alongside Spain.  That rise leaves the World Cup-bound Poles just one place short of their best-ever Ranking position.

Brazil remains at no.2 followed by Portugal, Argentina and Belgium.

While the likes of Northern Ireland (24th, up 2), Austria (28th, up 1) and Jamaica (49th, up 1) all edged up the order, only one team in the top 50 – Czech Republic (43rd, up 3) – made a jump of three or more places.

The biggest climbers overall, meanwhile, were Andorra (130th, up 7), who are now five spots away from equaling their best-ever position.

The next FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking will be published on 12 April 2018.

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