Reggae Girlz slip to 42nd in FIFA Rankings, Trinidad and Tobago advances to 77th
Key Points(5)
- The fallout between Jamaica’s senior Reggae Girlz World Cup players and the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has begun to reflect in the latest <a href="https://www.fifa.com/fifa-world-ranking/women">FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Rankings</a>, with Jamaica slipping to the 42nd position.
- This marks a decline from the country's all-time high of 37th, achieved in August following their historic Round of 16 FIFA Women’s World Cup run in Australia.
- Despite accumulating 1589 points in August, Jamaica now holds 1543 points on the latest rankings, following a series of disappointing results.
- These include defeats to Canada (0-2, 1-2), Panama (1-2), and Guatemala (2-2, 1-1), as well as losses to Chile (1-5, 0-1) in the February window.
- As a result of this decline, Jamaica's women's team has lost ground on CONCACAF rival Mexico, who climbed four places to 31st with 1668 points.
The fallout between Jamaica’s senior Reggae Girlz World Cup players and the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) has begun to reflect in the latest FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’s World Rankings, with Jamaica slipping to the 42nd position.
This marks a decline from the country's all-time high of 37th, achieved in August following their historic Round of 16 FIFA Women’s World Cup run in Australia.
Despite accumulating 1589 points in August, Jamaica now holds 1543 points on the latest rankings, following a series of disappointing results. These include defeats to Canada (0-2, 1-2), Panama (1-2), and Guatemala (2-2, 1-1), as well as losses to Chile (1-5, 0-1) in the February window.
As a result of this decline, Jamaica's women's team has lost ground on CONCACAF rival Mexico, who climbed four places to 31st with 1668 points. Meanwhile, other CONCACAF teams like the United States slipped to fourth place despite their Women’s Gold Cup triumph, while Canada moved up one place to ninth.
World champions Spain maintains their position
At the top of the rankings, world champions Spain maintains their position, followed by England and France in second and third, respectively. Germany, Sweden, Japan, Netherlands, and Brazil complete the top 10.
Other CONCACAF teams also experienced changes in their rankings, with Costa Rica slipping one place to 44th, Haiti dropping two places to 53rd, Panama holding firm at 55th, and Trinidad and Tobago climbing one place to 77th.
Guatemala remained steady at 80th, while Puerto Rico made a significant leap of 18 places to their best-ever ranking of 85th. However, Guyana and Cuba both slipped three places to 90th and 92nd, respectively, with El Salvador rounding out the top 100 at 97th.
