BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) – Jamaica remained the highest ranked Caribbean Football Union (CFU) team in the world rankings after the latest edition was released on Thursday by the sport’s world governing body, FIFA.

The Jamaicans are ranked 55th in the latest world rankings from the apex body of the sport, keeping them the sixth highest ranked team in the CONCACAF region, and one of four CFU teams inside the world’s top 100.

According to FiIFA, 174 matches spanning all four corners of the globe were played during the most recent window in the men’s international match calendar from February to April, including the finals of the CONCACAF Nations League, and they have had a significant effect on the world rankings.

The Reggae Boyz, as the Jamaicans are known, played four matches during the period, winning twice and losing once.
They beat hosts Trinidad & Tobago 1-0 in a friendly match on March 1 at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in Port of Spain, where they also drew 0-0 against the same opponents two days later.

The Jamaicans endured a heart-breaking 3-1 extra time loss against hosts United States in the semi-finals of the CONCACAF Nations League on March 21 at the Dallas Cowboys Stadium in the American city of Arlington in the State of Texas before they prevailed 1-0 against Panama in the consolation final of the same competition three days later at the same venue.

Haiti ranked 90th in the world (ninth in CONCACAF), Curaçao at 91st on the global stage (10th in CONCACAF), and T&T at 98th in the world (11th in CONCACAF) remain the other three teams in the FIFA top 100 from the CFU, while Antigua & Barbuda ranked at 142nd on the global stage is still the fifth highest ranked CFU team and 14th in CONCACAF.
All have held their positions in the CFU rankings from the previous release of the world rankings, along with the next five CFU teams in the world rankings.

The CFU top 10 in the world is rounded by Suriname at 144th in the world (15th in CONCACAF), St Kitts & Nevis at 147th (16th in CONCACAF), Dominican Republic at 150th (17th in CONCACAF), Guyana, who moved up three places to 154th in the world and 18th in CONCACAF, and Puerto Rico at 160th in the world (19th in CONCACAF).

St Lucia holding a world ranking of 165th (up two places) are the 11th ranked team in the CFU and 20th in CONCACAF.
CFU-Latest World Rankings
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados, (CMC) – Following are the latest Caribbean Football Union rankings following the release on Thursday of the FIFA World Rankings (NOTE: World Rankings in brackets with positional change).
1 Jamaica (55, up two)
2 Haiti (90, no change)
3 Curaçao (91, no change)
4 Trinidad & Tobago (98, down two)
5 Antigua & Barbuda (142, no change)
6 Suriname (144, no change)
7 St Kitts & Nevis (147, no change)
8 Dominican Republic (150, no change)
9 Puerto Rico (160, up three)
10 Guyana (154, up three)
11 Puerto Rico (160, no change)
12 St Lucia (165, up two)
13 Cuba (169, no change)
14 Bermuda (170, up one)
15 St Vincent & the Grenadines (173, no change)
16 Grenada (174, no change)
17 Montserrat (175, up one)
18 Barbados (177, up one)
19 Dominica (182, no change)
20 Aruba (193, no change)
21 Cayman Islands (196, up one)
22 The Bahamas (200, up two)
23 Turks & Caicos Islands (206, no change)
24 British Virgin Islands (207, no change)
25 United States Virgin Islands (208, no change)
26 Anguilla (209, no change)