Reigning champions Germany go into the World Cup as the number one team in the world while hosts Russia will be the lowest-ranked team in the tournament.
With little movement in the upper echelons from the last time FIFA published its rankings, Joachim Low's side - bidding to become the first back-to-back winners in 56 years - remain ahead of Brazil at the top.
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