Spain has reclaimed the No. 1 spot in the FIFA Men's World Ranking for the first time since 2014 in the latest rankings released on Thursday.

With more than 200 relevant national-team matches having been completed since the last update, there was significant movement within the top 50.

Reigning World Cup champion Argentina slid to No. 3 due to its 1-0 loss to Ecuador in the CONMEBOL Qualifiers on Sept. 8, with France moving up one spot to No. 2. While Argentina did beat Venezuela 3-0 on Sept. 3, France went 2-0 during the rankings update window. Argentina had occupied the top spot since April 2023.

The biggest shakeup in the top 10 was Germany's three-spot tumble to No. 12 after its 2-0 loss to Slovakia in the UEFA Qualifiers on Sept. 3. Germany is outside of the top 10 for the first ti

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