Solomon Islands Bilikiki ranked 13th in world

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THE National Beach Soccer wonder boys from the Solomon Islands, the Bilikiki, have stepped up in the world rankings to the 13th position and have proven to be quite outstanding in this version of the game.
According to a FIFA technical report and statistics of the 2009 FIFA beach soccer world cup, the report ranks the Solomon Islands ahead of countries like El Salvador, Costa Rica, Bahrain and even the US and Australia.
The Solomon Islands burst onto the international beach soccer scene in 2006 after qualifying to represent the Oceania Football Confederation at the World Cup in Brazil. 
Not only has the Solomon Islands been able to excel as a team but individual players have been able to establish themselves as some of the best in the world.