Jamaica will enter the Copa America match on Saturday because the highest-ranked Caribbean Soccer Union (CFU) group within the newest world rankings launched by FIFA, the game’s world governing physique.
The Jamaicans are ranked 53rd globally, sustaining their place because the sixth highest-ranked group within the CONCACAF area and one in every of 4 CFU groups throughout the world’s high 100.
In response to FIFA, the interval for the reason that earlier rankings in April has been eventful, with no fewer than 187 worldwide matches performed throughout varied qualifiers and warm-up matches for upcoming main tournaments. These included the Asian Soccer Confederation, Confederation of African Soccer, and CONCACAF qualifiers for the 2026 FIFA World Cup, in addition to preparations for the Copa America, EURO 2024, and the Oceania Soccer Confederation Nations Cup.
Different CFU groups within the FIFA high 100
The Reggae Boyz, because the Jamaican group is understood, performed two matches throughout this era, securing victories in each World Cup qualifiers. They narrowly defeated North Caribbean neighbors, the Dominican Republic, 1-0 on June 6 on the Nationwide Stadium in Kingston. They confronted a tougher match in opposition to hosts Dominica, in the end profitable 3-2 on June 9 at Windsor Park in Roseau.
Different CFU groups within the FIFA high 100 embrace Haiti, ranked 86th (ninth in CONCACAF), Curacao at 87th (tenth in CONCACAF), and Trinidad & Tobago at 99th (eleventh in CONCACAF). Suriname, ranked 141st, has overtaken Antigua & Barbuda because the fifth-highest-ranked CFU group and 14th in CONCACAF.
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Antigua & Barbuda skilled probably the most vital drop within the rankings amongst CFU and CONCACAF groups, now positioned 148th on the earth and fifteenth in CONCACAF. They’re positioned seventh within the CFU rankings, behind St Kitts & Nevis at 146th globally (14th in CONCACAF). Following Antigua & Barbuda are the Dominican Republic at one hundred and fiftieth (sixteenth in CONCACAF), Guyana at 153rd (seventeenth in CONCACAF), and Puerto Rico at 156th (18th in CONCACAF), rounding out the CFU high 10.
