Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.
World 1974-81
| ‹ 1973-80 | 1975-82 › | |
|---|---|---|
| EP | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | PR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | West Germany | 10.5280 | 93 | 27 | 12 | 2 | 102 | 25 | 41 | 2 |
| 2 | Poland | 10.3258 | 84 | 26 | 6 | 5 | 73 | 26 | 37 | 3 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 7.7416 | 100 | 31 | 7 | 11 | 101 | 47 | 49 | 1 |
| 4 | Brazil | 5.9183 | 75 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 70 | 23 | 36 | 4 |
| 5 | Italy | 5.0482 | 64 | 18 | 10 | 6 | 49 | 23 | 34 | 11 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 3.8248 | 61 | 18 | 7 | 7 | 65 | 30 | 32 | 13 |
| 7 | East Germany | 3.5939 | 51 | 14 | 9 | 7 | 55 | 33 | 30 | 20 |
| 8 | England | 3.3849 | 65 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 64 | 23 | 31 | 8 |
| 9 | Argentina | 3.1355 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 8 | 48 | 26 | 21 | 45 |
| 10 | Scotland | 2.8756 | 52 | 14 | 10 | 8 | 46 | 33 | 32 | 19 |
| 11 | Belgium | 2.8351 | 57 | 16 | 9 | 9 | 42 | 34 | 34 | 15 |
| 12 | Austria | 2.6120 | 64 | 19 | 7 | 8 | 62 | 32 | 34 | 10 |
| 13 | Yugoslavia | 1.7931 | 61 | 19 | 4 | 12 | 74 | 40 | 35 | 14 |
| 14 | Peru | 1.7382 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 7 | 40 | 26 | 27 | 23 |
| 15 | Ghana | 1.6274 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 26 | 17 | 19 | 41 |
| 16 | Spain | 1.6018 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 33 |
| 17 | France | 1.4945 | 44 | 13 | 5 | 9 | 52 | 30 | 27 | 27 |
| 18 | Tunisia | 1.4673 | 49 | 13 | 10 | 8 | 43 | 30 | 31 | 21 |
| 19 | Algeria | 1.4374 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 8 | 51 | 31 | 29 | 22 |
| 20 | Guinea | 1.4044 | 69 | 19 | 12 | 8 | 69 | 44 | 39 | 6 |
| 21 | Nigeria | 1.3796 | 64 | 18 | 10 | 9 | 60 | 37 | 37 | 12 |
| 22 | Portugal | 1.2341 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 9 | 35 | 35 | 28 | 26 |
| 23 | Morocco | 1.2271 | 66 | 19 | 9 | 10 | 61 | 34 | 38 | 7 |
| 24 | Ireland | 1.2074 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 9 | 39 | 28 | 26 | 37 |
| 25 | Northern Ireland | 1.1896 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 11 | 29 | 28 | 28 | 32 |
| 26 | Sweden | 1.1726 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 14 | 39 | 43 | 33 | 29 |
| 27 | Soviet Union | 1.1719 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 44 | 23 | 26 | 24 |
| 28 | Romania | 0.9489 | 32 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 24 | 44 |
| 29 | Hungary | 0.9005 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 10 | 55 | 39 | 29 | 25 |
| 30 | Egypt | 0.8779 | 65 | 19 | 8 | 11 | 69 | 53 | 38 | 9 |
| 31 | Chile | 0.8185 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 6 | 32 | 17 | 24 | 35 |
| 32 | Wales | 0.8106 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 10 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 30 |
| 33 | Greece | 0.7914 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 38 | 39 | 27 | 42 |
| 34 | Zambia | 0.6663 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 42 | 28 | 31 | 17 |
| 35 | Colombia | 0.5970 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 21 | 22 | 21 | 50 |
| 36 | Iran | 0.5565 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 24 | 16 |
| 37 | Paraguay | 0.5307 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 24 | 21 | 21 | 52 |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 0.5003 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 12 | 36 | 42 | 29 | 40 |
| 39 | Bolivia | 0.4900 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 47 | 20 | 65 |
| 40 | Zaire | 0.4673 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 48 | 58 | 26 | 36 |
| 41 | South Korea | 0.4519 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 5 | 43 | 23 | 27 | 18 |
| 42 | Switzerland | 0.4364 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 26 | 64 |
| 43 | Kuwait | 0.4334 | 69 | 22 | 3 | 6 | 62 | 25 | 31 | 5 |
| 44 | Mali | 0.3963 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 12 | 12 | 7 | 83 |
| 45 | Uganda | 0.3950 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 25 | 17 | 67 |
| 46 | Denmark | 0.3847 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 18 | 44 | 54 | 28 | 60 |
| 47 | Turkey | 0.3722 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 20 | 42 | 26 | 59 |
| 48 | Cameroon | 0.3644 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 27 | 20 | 43 |
| 49 | Iceland | 0.3415 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 62 | 28 | 73 |
| 50 | Norway | 0.3154 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 21 | 54 | 26 | 69 |
| 51 | Sudan | 0.3027 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 15 | 11 | 74 |
| 52 | Uruguay | 0.3024 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 17 | 68 |
| 53 | Congo | 0.2672 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 12 | 28 | 38 | 22 | 62 |
| 54 | Senegal | 0.2668 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 15 | 14 | 66 |
| 55 | Libya | 0.2226 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 12 | 75 |
| 56 | Finland | 0.2130 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 71 | 26 | 70 |
| 57 | Israel | 0.1843 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 82 |
| 58 | Ivory Coast | 0.1823 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 26 | 23 | 18 | 55 |
| 59 | Togo | 0.1751 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 34 | 20 | 63 |
| 60 | Australia | 0.1522 | 35 | 10 | 5 | 8 | 42 | 25 | 23 | 39 |
| 61 | Tanzania | 0.1473 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 22 | 13 | 81 |
| 62 | Niger | 0.1335 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 10 | 85 |
| 63 | Ethiopia | 0.1211 | 15 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 15 | 77 |
| 64 | Kenya | 0.1134 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 26 | 12 | 86 |
| 65 | Ecuador | 0.1027 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 11 | 31 | 16 | 89 |
| 66 | Mauritania | 0.0942 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 104 |
| 67 | New Zealand | 0.0913 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 2 | 56 | 13 | 18 | 38 |
| 68 | China | 0.0871 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 20 | 25 | 28 |
| 69 | Malta | 0.0848 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 6 | 83 | 22 | 108 |
| 70 | Malaysia | 0.0831 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 30 | 21 | 47 |
| 71 | North Korea | 0.0769 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 5 | 42 | 31 | 20 | 34 |
| 72 | Venezuela | 0.0693 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 5 | 55 | 16 | 101 |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | 0.0660 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 21 | 10 | 94 |
| 74 | Madagascar | 0.0593 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 87 |
| 75 | Upper Volta | 0.0583 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 98 |
| 76 | Rhodesia | 0.0477 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 6 | 92 |
| 77 | Thailand | 0.0408 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 31 | 29 | 16 | 58 |
| 78 | Mauritius | 0.0389 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 14 | 24 | 13 | 84 |
| 79 | Gambia | 0.0351 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 95 |
| 80 | Somalia | 0.0320 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 102 |
| 81 | Lesotho | 0.0304 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 7 | 93 |
| 82 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0277 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 103 |
| 83 | Malawi | 0.0265 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 97 |
| 84 | Liberia | 0.0253 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 113 |
| 85 | Syria | 0.0247 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 80 |
| 86 | Qatar | 0.0245 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 26 | 30 | 22 | 48 |
| 87 | Cyprus | 0.0214 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 88 | 26 | 117 |
| 88 | Hong Kong | 0.0197 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 44 | 61 | 26 | 61 |
| 89 | Indonesia | 0.0176 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 18 | 36 | 19 | 72 |
| 90 | Japan | 0.0160 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 15 | 13 | 79 |
| 91 | Iraq | 0.0147 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 57 |
| 92 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0135 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 24 | 28 | 20 | 56 |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 0.0132 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 25 | 12 | 90 | 26 | 116 |
| 94 | Singapore | 0.0126 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 90 |
| 95 | Burundi | 0.0107 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 109 |
| 96 | Albania | 0.0101 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 22 | 8 | 114 |
| 97 | Mozambique | 0.0094 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 6 | 107 |
| 98 | Taiwan | 0.0043 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 99 |
| 99 | Bahrain | 0.0025 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 96 |
| 100 | Fiji | 0.0025 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 8 | 100 |
| 101 | Sri Lanka | 0.0024 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 110 |
| 102 | Bangladesh | 0.0007 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 105 |
| 103 | Afghanistan | 0.0003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 10 | 115 |
| 104 | Honduras | 0 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 23 | 6 | 13 | 51 |
| 104 | El Salvador | 0 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 5 | 32 | 22 | 24 | 31 |
| 104 | Mexico | 0 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 21 | 46 |
| 104 | Guatemala | 0 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 19 | 53 |
| 104 | Canada | 0 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 54 |
| 104 | Cuba | 0 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 71 |
| 104 | Haiti | 0 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 34 | 22 | 49 |
| 104 | Suriname | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 76 |
| 104 | Costa Rica | 0 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 78 |
| 104 | United States | 0 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 88 |
| 104 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 91 |
| 104 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 111 |
| 104 | Guyana | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 112 |
| 104 | Panama | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 14 | 106 |
| 104 | South Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 118 |
| 104 | Macao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 119 |
EigenPoints, Points, Wins, Draws, Losses, GoalsFor, GoalsAgainst, GamesPlayed, PointsRank.
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Includes all competitive matches during the eight-year window:
Qualifying and final tournament matches of the World Cup and
the continental championships of FIFAs confederations,
and the Confederations Cup.
Matches decided on penalties are treated as ties.