ZÜRICH, Switzerland, CMC – Jamaica will finish the yr because the highest-ranked Caribbean Soccer Union (CFU) staff within the FIFA World Rankings.
The Jamaicans are ranked fifty fifth within the newest world rankings from the game’s apex physique, making them the sixth-highest-ranked staff within the Concacaf area and considered one of 4 groups contained in the world’s prime 100.
As they’re recognized, the Reggae Boyz ended the aggressive yr on a excessive observe once they summoned a comeback for the ages to defeat hosts Canada 3-2 within the second leg of their League 1 / 4-final within the 2023-24 Concacaf Nations League.
It was the primary win for Jamaica on Canadian soil, leading to a 4-4 remaining on combination, with Jamaica proudly owning the away objective tie-breaker.
The Jamaicans have superior to the 2023-24 Concacaf Nations League Finals in March and have additionally certified for the CONMEBOL Copa America 2024.
Earlier within the yr, the Reggae Boyz reached the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Gold Cup in the US, the place eventual champions Mexico stamped their class with a 3-0 win at Allegiant Stadium in Las Vegas.
The opposite three groups within the FIFA prime 100 from the CFU are Haiti, ranked at 89th (ninth in Concacaf), Curaçao at ninetieth (tenth in Concacaf), and Trinidad & Tobago at 96th (Eleventh in Concacaf). In distinction, Antigua & Barbuda ranked 142nd on the planet, the fifth-highest-ranked CFU staff, and 14th in Concacaf.
All have held their positions from the earlier month’s rankings and the next 4 CFU groups on the planet rankings.
It was a difficult yr for Haiti after they reached the group stage of the Gold Cup and gained two of their three matches. Then, they struggled by means of the Nations League, failing to win any of their 4 matches in League A, and will likely be relegated.
Curaçao misplaced out to St Kitts & Nevis within the first spherical of the Gold Cup and managed a single win within the Nations League, however T&T had a memorable yr.
It was a yr of revival for the Soca Warriors, which ended with them gathering three wins in Group A of League A to complete second behind Panama to succeed in the Nations League play-offs in opposition to the Canadians, the place the winner will qualify for the CONMEBOL Copa America 2024.
The Soca Warriors additionally performed within the group stage of the Gold Cup, the place they gained considered one of their three matches.
The Antiguans performed within the first spherical of the Gold Cup however have been hardly a think about Group D of League B, the place Guyana was the dominant facet.
The CFU prime 10 on the planet is rounded by Suriname at 143rd (fifteenth in Concacaf), St Kitts & Nevis at 147th (sixteenth in Concacaf), Dominican Republic at 151st (seventeenth in Concacaf), Guyana at 157th (18th in Concacaf), and Puerto Rico, who slid one place all the way down to a hundred and sixtieth on the planet that makes them nineteenth in Concacaf.
St Lucia, holding a world rating of 167th, is the Eleventh-ranked staff within the CFU and twentieth in Concacaf.
The Surinamese ended the yr with a third-place end in Group B of League A within the Nations League after failing to get out of the primary spherical within the Gold Cup, however the Kittitians, who began the yr strongly, completed the yr with a poor run within the Nations League.
Because the Kittitians are recognized, the Sugar Boyz reached the group stage (third spherical) of the Gold Cup with a few morale-boosting wins in successive penalty shoot-outs. Nonetheless, they are going to be relegated to League C after profitable solely considered one of their six matches in Group A of League B to complete final of the 4 groups.
The Dominican Republic was second in Group B of League B, profitable three of their six matches, and missed out on promotion to League A with essential late losses within the marketing campaign. On the similar time, the Guyanese maintained an ideal file in League B of the Nations League with 5 consecutive wins to safe first in Group D and promotion to the highest tier.
The Puerto Ricans reached the second spherical of the Gold Cup and completed second behind Guyana in Group D of League B, profitable 4 of their six matches, and will likely be hoping to script their promotion story subsequent time round. On the similar time, the St Lucians made a first-round look on the Gold Cup earlier than they completed second in Group A of League B behind Guadeloupe, profitable three of their six matches.
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