{
    "title": "Canada keeps CONCACAF fourth place in latest FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings",
    "modified_at": "2026-05-05 17:32:08",
    "published_at": "2008-01-16 09:00:00",
    "url": "https://news.canadasoccer.com/canada-keeps-concacaf-fourth-place-in-latest-fifa-coca-cola-world-rankings",
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    "culture": "en",
    "language": "EN",
    "subtitle": "Canada\u2019s men\u2019s national team remains in fourth place amongst all CONCACAF nations in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings which were released today. None of the top-four CONCACAF countries picked up any new points in the January 2008 ranking, although the United States (20), Honduras (54) and Canada (5\u2026",
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    "body": "<p>Canada&rsquo;s men&rsquo;s national team remains in fourth place amongst all CONCACAF nations in the FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings which were released today. None of the top-four CONCACAF countries picked up any new points in the January 2008 ranking, although the United States (20), Honduras (54) and Canada (56) all dropped one place in the world rankings. Mexico (15) remains the top-ranked CONCACAF country in the world rankings.<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bWhile the top-four countries did little in the world rankings, there was some movement in the rest of the confederation. Saint Kitts and Nevis made the biggest jump (27 points and 9 places in the world rankings) while Saint Vincent &amp; the Grenadines made the biggest drop (132 points and 29 places).<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200b<br>\u200bWithin the CONCACAF top-10, Haiti dropped from sixth to eighth within the confederation as Costa Rica and Cuba moved up.<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>\u200b<strong>World &ndash; CONCACAF &ndash; Country &ndash; Points</strong><br>\u200b<br>\u200b15 1 Mexico 982<br>\u200b<br>\u200b20 2 USA 876<br>\u200b<br>\u200b54 3 Honduras 578<br>\u200b<br>\u200b56 4 Canada 576<br>\u200b<br>\u200b64 5 Panama 494<br>\u200b<br>\u200b69 6 Costa Rica 467<br>\u200b<br>\u200b71 7 Cuba 445<br>\u200b<br>\u200b73 8 Haiti 438<br>\u200b<br>\u200b78 9 Trinidad and Tobago 411<br>\u200b<br>\u200b98 10 Jamaica 345</p><div class=\"release-content-contact\" id=\"contact-fbebadf0-137c-4a27-9a6e-a41451315dd6\">\n    \n    <div class=\"release-content-contact__details\">\n        <strong class=\"release-content-contact__name\">Paulo Senra</strong>\n        <em class=\"release-content-contact__description\">Chief Communications &amp; Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu, Canada Soccer</em>\n        <ul class=\"release-content-contact__details-list\"><li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"mailto:psenra@canadasoccer.com\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"psenra@canadasoccer.com\"><svg class=\"icon icon-paper-plane release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-paper-plane\"></use>\n            </svg>psenra@canadasoccer.com</a></li>\n<li class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item\"><a href=\"tel:(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"  class=\"release-content-contact__details-list-item-link\" title=\"(416)&nbsp;882-7919\"><svg class=\"icon icon-mobile release-content-contact__details-list-item-icon\">\n                <use xlink:href=\"#icon-mobile\"></use>\n            </svg>(416)&nbsp;882-7919</a></li></ul>\n    </div>\n</div>",
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            "name": "Paulo Senra",
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            "description": "Chief Communications & Content Officer | Chef des communications et du contenu",
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            "mobile": "(416)\u00a0882-7919",
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    "author": {
        "first_name": "Integration",
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