The World Cup winner is in first place for the 1st time in 6 years. Canadian men’s soccer team that beat Curaçao and Honduras in the CONCACAF Nations League improved from 53rd to 47th place.
Argentina won 2 friendly matches weeks ago and went ahead of Brazil, the leaders on FIFA rankings for a whole year. Then, however, Morocco beat them 2-1, and now the Seleção are 3rd.
France, with his new captain Kylian Mbappé is in the 2nd place on FIFA rankings after 2 victories in Euro qualifiers against Netherlands and Ireland.
CanMNT is still 4th in CONCACAF behind the USA, Mexico, and Costa Rica.
The #CANMNT 🇨🇦 has climbed to #47 (from #53) in today’s FIFA World Ranking.
The U.S.A. 🇺🇸 (#13) and Mexico 🇲🇽(#15) are unchanged. Costa Rica 🇨🇷 has dropped from #32 to #39.
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— Adam Jenkins (@adamkjenkins) April 6, 2023
Canada’s women’s national team (Olympic champion) is in the 6th place in the world.