Canada climbed 38 spots in the FIFA rankings released Wednesday by soccer's world governing body.
Buoyed by a pair of victories over Costa Rica and Haiti in the CONCACAF Gold Cup, the Canadian team jumped to No. 56 in the monthly rankings. Canada was No. 94 in May.
Canada's Dwayne DeRosario, second from right, scored two goals against Haiti earlier this week at the Gold Cup.
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Only Armenia, which improved by 48 spots, made a bigger jump in the rankings than Canada.
Canada, which plays Guatemala on Saturday in the Gold Cup quarter-finals, has rebounded after reaching an all-time low 103rd spot in March.
The United States is the top team from CONCACAF, the soccer confederation that covers North and Central America and the Caribbean, in this month's ranking at the No. 16 position.
Canada ranks sixth among CONCACAF nations behind the U.S., Mexico (No. 26), Costa Rica (No. 46), Panama (No. 52), and Honduras (No. 55).
World Cup champion Italy kept its No. 1 place in the rankings, while France overtook Brazil to claim the No. 2 spot.
Brazil dropped to third, Germany climbed one spot to fourth and Argentina fell two spots to fifth.
Portugal, Spain, England, the Netherlands and the Czech Republic round up the Top 10.
Nine teams, including Guam, Belize and the U.S. Virgin Islands, were tied for last at No. 199.
The next FIFA rankings will be published July 18.
