Canada Slips in FIFA Rankings, World Cup Group Shuffle

0:00Canada slipped one spot to number 30 in the latest FIFA men's soccer rankings this week. They played two draws at home in Toronto since January, tying Iceland 2-2 on Saturday and Tunisia's 0-0 on Tuesday. As 2026 World Cup co-hosts, they're holding third in ConquerCalf behind Mexico and the U.S. Mexico climbed to 15th, swapping with the United States, who dropped a place. That keeps the North American rivals ahead in the regional race. Let's reclaim the top spot for the first time since September 2018, pushing Spain to second and Argentina to third after their World Cup. Final win. England stayed fourth, while Portugal and Brazil flipped for 5th and 6th. In Canada's World Cup group, Switzerland fell to 19th, Qatar rose to 55th, and Bosnia jumped 6 spots to 65th after stunning. Italy and qualifiers. Vietnam made the biggest leap up 9 to 99th, as Malaysia tumbled 17 to 138th.

1:00Canada kicks off their World Cup run June 12 against Bosnia right here in Toronto, so these rankings set the stage for what's coming. That's your update from Canada News Today, powered by AI. I'm Corey with The Story.