Canada’s trip to the inaugural FIFA Futsal Women’s World Cup did not help its world ranking.

The Canadian women fell two places to No. 76 after failing to reach the knockout round at the recent 16-country tournament in the Philippines in the wake of losses to No. 2 Spain, No. 7 Colombia and No. 8 Thailand.

The top three in the rankings are unchanged, with Brazil, which blanked Portugal 3-0 in the Dec. 7 World Cup final, ahead of Spain and Portugal. Brazil won all six of its outings at the World Cup, outscoring the opposition 32-4.

Argentina and Italy each jumped two places to No. 4 and 5, respectively. Czechia and Tanzania both rose eight places to No. 37 and No. 74, respectively, while Morocco climbed seven spots to No. 24.

Futsal is a five-a-side indoor game played in two 20-minute h

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