Barbados enjoyed the fourth biggest move in the North, Central America, and the Caribbean (Concacaf) region, in terms of points added during the September window, when FIFA released the latest Coca Cola Men’s World Ranking on Wednesday. The world governing body had issued its previous ranking of national teams in July.184 international matches were played in September, involving teams from all six confederations. Playing League C of the Concacaf Nations League (CNL) in the United States Virgin Islands (USVI), Kent Hall’s men beat the home team 3-0 after defeating the Bahamas 3-2.As a result, the Bajan Tridents men added 11.47 points, behind only Belize, the Dominican Republic, and top movers Saint Lucia. After a run of poor form, they moved up two spots to 175th, their best placing in a year, but well off their best ranking of 92nd back in October 2009.Goals inside the final minutes of their game against the Bahamas and a clean sheet against the USVI meant that the national senior men’s programme arrested their recent slide, and avoided plunging to their worst ranking ever, having been as low as 181st in July 2017.
