FIFA said its new formula relied on adding or subtracting points, depending on the results of matches, rather than averaging points over a given period of time.
Ozil, who has Turkish roots, had earlier defended his decision to pose for a photograph with Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan in May which sparked questions about his loyalty to Germany's squad ahead of the World Cup in Russia.
Breaking his silence over the snapshot that caused outrage during the tournament, Mesut Ozil in a statement on Twitter said that he was loyal to both his Turkish and German origins.
When football's rising star Kylian Mbappe scored France's fourth goal in their World Cup final against Croatia to become the youngest player since Pele to score in a final, fans sent more tweets than at any other point during the tournament.
The FIFA World Cup 2018-winning French team returned home to a heroes' welcome on Monday, parading down the Champs-Elysees as hundreds of thousands of cheering fans gave a raucous welcome to the country's newest idols