The U.S. men’s national team has dropped one place in the final FIFA Rankings of 2023.
The Americans fell to No. 12 after a mixed pair of November results, the federation announced Thursday. Gregg Berhalter’s squad split two legs with Trinidad & Tobago in the CONCACAF Nations League quarterfinals, advancing to the Final Four of the tournament.
The Americans defeated the Soca Warriors 3-0 on home soil before suffering a 2-1 second leg defeat in Port of Spain. With a 4-2 aggregate scoreline in its favor, the USMNT advanced to March’s Final Four, setting up a semifinal clash with Jamaica in Texas.
The USMNT and Mexico remained No. 1 and No. 2 respectively among Concacaf nations while Panama rose to No. 41 overall among all national teams. Canada, Costa Rica, and Jamaica rounded out the top-six in terms of Concacaf nations.
2022 FIFA World Cup winners Argentina remained in the No. 1 spot while runners-up France stayed in the No. 2 place. England and Belgium both leapfrogged Brazil into No. 3 and No. 4 respectively while the Brazilians fell to No. 5.
Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Italy and Croatia rounded out the Top 10 while Uruguay leapfrogged the USMNT into the No. 11 place.
The USMNT’s 2024 schedule gets underway on Jan. 20 in San Antonio, Texas against Slovenia.
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