Jamaica Gleaner
Published: Saturday | October 17, 2009
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Reggae Boyz back on top
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad (CMC):

Jamaica's Reggae Boyz, without playing a match, have regained the No.1 spot in the Caribbean Football Union (CFU) rankings over Trinidad and Tobago.

In the latest rankings period, the Jamaicans retained their No.69 spot on the FIFA Coca-Cola ratings for October, while Trinidad and Tobago dropped nine places to 72nd.

It is the eighth month this year that the Jamaicans have held the regional No.1 spot, missing out only in June and September when T&T's Soca Warriors had unseated them.

During the latest rankings period, T&T suffered World Cup qualifying losses to Costa Rica, Honduras and the USA and ended their unsuccessful campaign for South Africa 2010 with a 2-2 draw against Mexico on Wednesday.

HUGE JUMP

Cuba remain third in the CFU after improving 11 places on FIFA's list to 76th, while Haiti made a huge 29-place jump to 86th that moved them from seventh in the CFU to fourth.

Barbados, back in FIFA's Top-100 at 92nd, are fifth in the CFU and the region's Top 10 is completed by Grenada (105th), Antigua & Barbuda (106th), Suriname (115th) and Guyana (117th) with St Vincent and the Grenadines (143rd) in 10th spot.

The USA - rated 11th in the world - are CONCACAF's No.1 team for the 13th month in a row ahead of Gold Cup champions Mexico, who are 18th on the FIFA list, followed by Honduras (35th).

Costa Rica (43rd) are fourth in CONCACAF, followed by Canada (53rd) with Jamaica fifth, Panama (79th) sixth and T&T seventh.

Brazil remain FIFA's No.1 team ahead of 2008 'Team of the Year' Spain, followed by the Netherlands with Italy fourth and Germany fifth.

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