Canada jumps 29 spots in FIFA rankings: Go Canada!!!

1. Canada jumped a whopping 29 spots in FIFA's redesigned world soccer rankings to a best-ever 54th place.
2. Canada made up huge ground on its May ranking of 83rd without playing a single game in the three-month span and without having an entry in the World Cup.
3. Canada is sandwiched between No. 53 Guatemala and 54th-ranked Angola, which played in the World Cup.
4. The team's previous best was No. 55 in 2000 when Canada won the Gold Cup and earned a berth in the Confederations Cup.
5. The new system takes into account games played over the last four years instead of the last eight. It also changes the weighting system, with more importance given to World Cup games vs. friendly games. Regional strength is also considered, as are opponents, goals scored and conceded, and home or away venues.
6. The United States and Mexico were two of the biggest losers.
   The United States, knocked out in the first round of the World Cup, dropped from No. 5 to 16. Mexico, which reached the second round, fell from No. 4 to 18.