Soccer: All Whites' ratings drop

New Zealand dropped five places to 116th in the latest Fifa international soccer ratings released yesterday. Australia dropped four places to 54. Fiji (137) have jumped above Tahiti and Solomon Islands to claim top spot among the island nations. Tahiti and Solomon Islands share 138, followed by Vanuatu (148).

Papua New Guinea moved up a place to 164, followed by Samoa (179), Tonga (184), New Caledonia (185) and the Cook Islands (193), with American Samoa (205) remaining at the foot of the world rankings.