Ukraine, which is Slovenia's opponents in the upcoming play-offs for the 2016 European Football Championship, has meanwhile lost four spots to rank 28th.

Slovenia's drop is the fifth biggest slide in the latest FIFA rankings, trailing only Sudan (44 spots), Armenia (36), the Dominican Republic (30) and Moldavia (22).

Major changes also took place at the top, with Belgium taking the first place for the first time in the nation's history. Germany remained second, while the previously leading Argentina dropped to third.

FIFA rankings (as of 5 November 2015):
1 (3) Belgium 1440 points
2 (2) Germany 1388
3 (1) Argentina 1383
4 (4) Portugal 1364
5 (9) Chile 1288
6 (6) Spain 1287
7 (5) Colombia 1233
8 (7) Brazil 1208
9 (10) England 1179
10 (11) Austria 1130
...
28. (24) Ukraine* 806
64. (46) Slovenia 547
* denotes Slovenia's opponent in play-offs for UEFA Euro 2016