Canada holds 11th spot in world ranking

27 March 2009

Kara Lang

Photo: Tony Quinn

Canada remains the 11th ranked country in the FIFA/Coca-Cola Women’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.

Canada 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’s only loss in the past quarter was a 1:3 loss to England in the 2009 Cyprus Women’s Cup final.

At 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.

The FIFA/Coca-Cola World Rankings looks at each country’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.

Rank Country Points
1 USA 2,195
2 Brazil 2,131
3 Germany 2,123
4 Sweden 2,090
5 Korea DPR 2,026
6 Denmark 2,018
7 Japan 1,985
8 France 1,983
9 Norway 1,982
10 England 1,963
11 Canada 1,942
12 China PR 1,933
13 Italy 1,928
14 Australia 1,892
15 Russia 1,868