Spain moved into the top ten nations in FIFA’s World Rankings, as they climbed three places to eighth in October’s table.
Julen Lopetegui’s men recorded victories over Albania and Israel to seal their spot in next summer’s World Cup in Russia and complete their qualification group.
La Roja have jumped above nations such as Chile and Switzerland in the standings, while they are joined in the top 10 by Peru – who will contest a World Cup playoff spot against New Zealand.
Germany remain top of the rankings with Brazil, Portugal, Argentina and Belgium completing the top five.
October FIFA World Ranking
1. Germany – 1631
2. Brazil – 1619
3. Portugal – 1446
4. Argentina – 1445
5. Belgium – 1333
6. Poland – 1323
7. France – 1226
8. Spain – 1218
9. Chile – 1173
10. Peru – 1160
11. Switzerland – 1134
12. England – 1116
13. Colombia – 1095
14. Wales – 1072
15. Italy – 1066
16. Mexico – 1060
17. Uruguay – 1034
18. Croatia – 1013
19. Denmark – 1001
20. Netherlands – 931
