There's a new king atop the FIFA World Rankings, with Germany unseating the former world champions, Spain, for the top spot. After claiming their fourth World Cup title in Brazil, Germany have been validated by the governing body's algorithms. Conversely, Spain plummeted seven spots in the rankings to No. 8.

Other nation's that saw significant change include England, who are currently 20th after entering the tournament at No. 10, and the Netherlands, who jumped 12 places to No. 3. Costa Rica made a similar jump of their own, rising to No. 16 (previously No. 28). They sit one spot behind the United States, who dropped from 13th to 15th.

Below is a complete list of the Top 30 teams in the FIFA World Rankings (via FIFA).

RnkTeamPts+/- Pos
1 Germany17241
2 Argentina16063
3 Netherlands149612
4 Colombia14924
5 Belgium14016
6 Uruguay13301
7 Brazil1241-4
8 Spain1229-7
9 Switzerland1216-3
10 France12027
11 Portugal1148-7
12 Chile10982
13 Greece1091-1
14 Italy1056-5
15 USA989-2
16 Costa Rica98612
17 Croatia9551
18 Mexico9302
19 Bosnia and Herzegovina9172
20 England911-10
21 Ecuador9015
22 Ukraine898-6
23 Russia897-4
24 Algeria872-2
25 Côte d'Ivoire850-2
26 Denmark807-3
27 Scotland7340
28 Romania7331
29 Sweden7243
30 Venezuela72010