Canadian women drop to No. 5 in FIFA world rankings but still close gap on rivals
TORONTO — While Canada has slipped one spot to No. 5 in the latest FIFA world rankings, coach John Herdman sees only positives.
With 2,027 points, Canada trails fourth-place France by just three points. No. 3 England is also in the Canadian women’s sights.
“It’s the first time we’ve been that close to France for a long time. And within 10 points of England,” Herdman said Friday. “So we are actually just 10 points away from third place and that’s been sort of unheard of for Canada. There’s always been a big stretch between No. 3 in the world and (Nos.) 4 and 5.
“We’re a couple of big wins away from taking that No. 3 spot and continuing on. And obviously with the U.S. coming up, it just adds extra incentive for us.”