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All Whites rise in world rankings

09:15 am on 5 June 2015

The New Zealand football team has climbed the FIFA world rankings by six places to 138.

Winston Reid in action for the All Whites. Photo: Photosport

Elsewhere, Belgium has moved above Argentina into second, a record high for the European country.

The 2014 World Cup winners Germany held onto their number one spot with a pair of South Americans rounding out the top five - Colombia and Brazil.

France moved into the top 10 at the expense of Switzerland while England dropped a place to 15th as Costa Rica rose.

Australia is ranked 63rd after a rise of one spot. The Socceroos are only the fourth-highest ranked Asian Football Confederation team, despite winning the Asian Cup in January.

Rankings:

1. Germany

2. Belgium

3. Argentina

4. Colombia

5. Brazil

6. Netherlands

7. Portugal

8. Uruguay

9. France

10. Spain

11. Switzerland

12. Romania

13. Italy

14. Costa Rica

15. England

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138. New Zealand