CANADA JUMPS 38 SPOTS IN FIFA RANKINGS
CBC News, Canada
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June 13 2007
Canada climbed 38 spots in the FIFA rankings released Wednesday by
soccer’s world governing body.
Buoyed by a pair of victories over Costa Rica and Haiti in the
CONCACAF Gold Cup, the Canadian team jumped to No. 56 in the monthly
rankings. Canada was No. 94 in May.
Only Armenia, which improved by 48 spots, made a bigger jump in the
rankings than Canada.
Canada, which plays Guatemala on Saturday in the Gold Cup
quarter-finals, has rebounded after reaching an all-time low 103rd
spot in March.
The United States is the top team from CONCACAF, the soccer
confederation that covers North and Central America and the Caribbean,
in this month’s ranking at the No. 16 position.
Canada ranks sixth among CONCACAF nations behind the U.S., Mexico
(No. 26), Costa Rica (No. 46), Panama (No. 52), and Honduras (No. 55).