{
    "title": "Canada holds 11th spot in world ranking",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 18:20:40",
    "published_at": "2009-03-27 10:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-holds-11th-spot-in-world-ranking",
    "short_url": "http://prez.ly/hIFd",
    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Canada remains the 11th ranked country in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women\u2019s World Rankings this month. Canada held its place after posting two wins, one draw and one loss over the past three months of competition. Canada sits in 11th place with 1,942 points, 21 points back of England. Canada had previously\u2026",
    "slug": "canada-holds-11th-spot-in-world-ranking",
    "body": "<p>Canada remains the 11th ranked country in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women&rsquo;s World Rankings this month. Canada held its place after posting two wins, one draw and one loss over the past three months of competition.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bCanada sits in 11th place with 1,942 points, 21 points back of England. Canada had previously been six points back of England, but Canada lost two points while England gained 13 points. Canada&rsquo;s only loss in the past quarter was a 1:3 loss to England in the 2009 Cyprus Women&rsquo;s Cup final.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bAt the top of the standings, USA remains ranked first overall with 2,195 points. Brazil slipped into second place ahead of Germany while Sweden remained fourth and Korea DPR remained fifth. Denmark (up one spot), Japan (up two spots), France (no change), Norway (down three spots) and England round out the top 10.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bThe FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings looks at each country&rsquo;s international results from the last four years. The ranking takes into account the result, the importance of the match, the strength of the opponent, the regional strength, the time period, and the number of matches per year.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bRank Country Points<br>\u200b<br>\u200b1 USA 2,195<br>\u200b<br>\u200b2 Brazil 2,131<br>\u200b<br>\u200b3 Germany 2,123<br>\u200b<br>\u200b4 Sweden 2,090<br>\u200b<br>\u200b5 Korea DPR 2,026<br>\u200b<br>\u200b6 Denmark 2,018<br>\u200b<br>\u200b7 Japan 1,985<br>\u200b<br>\u200b8 France 1,983<br>\u200b<br>\u200b9 Norway 1,982<br>\u200b<br>\u200b10 England 1,963<br>\u200b<br>\u200b11 Canada 1,942<br>\u200b<br>\u200b12 China PR 1,933<br>\u200b<br>\u200b13 Italy 1,928<br>\u200b<br>\u200b14 Australia 1,892<br>\u200b<br>\u200b15 Russia 1,868<br>\u200b</p>",
    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
        "last_name": "Integration"
    },
    "format_version": 5
}