The CONACAF champions climb 38 places after victory in Nassau last week.
Panama’s CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship success in the Bahamas last week not only saw them claim a ticket to the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup but also become Movers of the Month for February.
Shubert Perez’s men lost just once in the competition, held in Nassau, and knocked out USA, El Salvador and defending champions Mexico en route to their first CONCACAF success in only their second appearance at the tournament.
Panama will go up against Paraguay, world champions Portugal and an as-yet-unknown AFC representative at the global showpiece in April and May with the sport have been given a major boost in the country as a result of their recent success.
They move up 38 places to 27th while CONCACAF runners-up Mexico jump five spots to 10th.
The top 10 also sees Iran jump back above Switzerland to fifth following their success at the Persian Beach Soccer Cup last month while Paraguay – recently crowned CONMEBOL champions in Asuncion – swap places with Japan.
Further down the rankings, Guadeloupe are the bigger movers as their fourth-place finish in Nassau earned them a 40-place boost to sit just outside the top 50.
Guyana finished 12th in their first CONCACAF Beach Soccer Championship and come into the rankings for the first time placed at 85th.
Teams in Asia will will get their chance to qualify for the FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup and battle for ranking points when the AFC Beach Soccer Championship gets underway in Malaysia on Saturday.
