Golden Jaguars retain 157th place after last FIFA ranking of 2023
Guyana’s senior men’s national football team, the Golden Jaguars, are currently ranked 157th in the world, following the release of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association’s (FIFA) December rankings.
The Golden Jaguars currently have 1018.14 points, and have not moved since the last ranking in November, when they had moved up three places from 160. The move to 157th, however, signals a 14- place move since November 2022, when the Jaguars were ranked 171st in the world.
Guyana now sit immediately behind Singapore, who are 156th-placed with 1020.5 points; and are immediately above Afghanistan, who are in 158th place with 1017.68 points.
Despite a see-saw start to the year, and despite ending their CONCACAF Gold Cup campaign in the preliminary stage, the Golden Jaguars have bounced back to finish strong, with 5 consecutive victories in as many matches in the CONCACAF Nations League window; and have also sealed a spot in League A.
The Golden Jaguars remain ranked at 157th in FIFA
In the Gold Cup, Guyana defeated Grenada 5-3 on penalty kicks after the scoreline had read 1-1 at the end of regulation time. They missed out on Group stage play after falling to Guadeloupe 2-0 in the qualifier match. While they missed out on a win against Ethiopia (2-0) in an international friendly in August, they gained valuable experience.
The Jaguars proved unbeatable from September onwards. They defeated Puerto Rico twice (3-1, 3-1), Antigua and Barbuda twice (5-1, 6-0), and the Bahamas once (3-2) to seal their League A promotion.
Among CONCACAF countries, Guyana are ranked 18th, with the USA leading the charge for the Region with a 1st in CONCACAF and 12th Overall. Jamaica is the highest-ranked Caribbean country, however, being 6th in CONCACAF and 55th in the World.
The likes of Haiti, ranked 89th with 1262.5 points; Trinidad and Tobago, ranked 96th with 1228.05 points; Antigua and Barbuda, ranked 142nd with 1072.66 points; St. Kitts and Nevis, ranked 147th with 1057.05 points; and neighbouring Suriname, with a 143rd ranking and 1071.85 points, all sit above Guyana on the FIFA charts.
Likely because of their back-to-back losses to Guyana, Puerto Rico have moved down one place on the list, and are now ranked 160th with 1007.19 points. World Cup 2022 Champions Argentina currently lead the Overall rankings with 1855.2 points.
