Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.
World 1978-85
| ‹ 1977-84 | 1979-86 › | |
|---|---|---|
| EP | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | PR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Algeria | 5.7893 | 91 | 26 | 13 | 7 | 93 | 45 | 46 | 2 |
| 2 | Brazil | 4.8813 | 65 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 60 | 27 | 34 | 10 |
| 3 | Italy | 4.6068 | 57 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 41 | 30 | 34 | 21 |
| 4 | West Germany | 4.3498 | 103 | 30 | 13 | 7 | 117 | 38 | 50 | 1 |
| 5 | France | 4.0639 | 76 | 24 | 4 | 10 | 85 | 40 | 38 | 5 |
| 6 | England | 4.0169 | 83 | 24 | 11 | 5 | 88 | 22 | 40 | 3 |
| 7 | Belgium | 3.4036 | 74 | 21 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 44 | 42 | 6 |
| 8 | Poland | 2.8219 | 67 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 32 | 37 | 9 |
| 9 | Cameroon | 2.6950 | 47 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 56 | 36 | 31 | 28 |
| 10 | Argentina | 2.6585 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 7 | 47 | 27 | 26 | 32 |
| 11 | Ghana | 2.6213 | 47 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 38 | 27 | 28 | 29 |
| 12 | Austria | 2.5616 | 70 | 21 | 7 | 13 | 66 | 45 | 41 | 8 |
| 13 | Netherlands | 2.4774 | 79 | 24 | 7 | 11 | 85 | 40 | 42 | 4 |
| 14 | Libya | 2.4619 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 38 |
| 15 | Morocco | 2.3047 | 64 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 55 | 29 | 38 | 11 |
| 16 | Northern Ireland | 2.2173 | 61 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 35 | 34 | 37 | 14 |
| 17 | Soviet Union | 2.1896 | 61 | 17 | 10 | 6 | 58 | 24 | 33 | 13 |
| 18 | Nigeria | 2.0148 | 59 | 16 | 11 | 10 | 56 | 40 | 37 | 18 |
| 19 | Portugal | 1.9076 | 58 | 18 | 4 | 12 | 45 | 42 | 34 | 19 |
| 20 | Spain | 1.8906 | 60 | 17 | 9 | 10 | 58 | 37 | 36 | 16 |
| 21 | Czechoslovakia | 1.6294 | 60 | 16 | 12 | 9 | 65 | 37 | 37 | 15 |
| 22 | Denmark | 1.4914 | 59 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 70 | 43 | 36 | 17 |
| 23 | Tunisia | 1.4518 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 23 | 28 | 40 |
| 24 | Egypt | 1.4023 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 39 | 26 | 43 |
| 25 | Scotland | 1.3672 | 52 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 55 | 45 | 36 | 22 |
| 26 | Hungary | 1.3646 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 13 | 67 | 52 | 34 | 24 |
| 27 | Uruguay | 1.3293 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 22 | 21 | 47 |
| 28 | Peru | 1.3230 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 29 | 44 |
| 29 | Zambia | 1.2516 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 37 | 19 | 30 | 26 |
| 30 | Sweden | 1.2377 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 13 | 45 | 38 | 33 | 31 |
| 31 | Romania | 1.1340 | 48 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 37 | 27 | 33 | 27 |
| 32 | Yugoslavia | 1.0552 | 57 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 59 | 44 | 34 | 20 |
| 33 | Uganda | 0.9521 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 69 |
| 34 | Paraguay | 0.9342 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 6 | 31 | 22 | 23 | 49 |
| 35 | Ireland | 0.9022 | 44 | 12 | 8 | 12 | 51 | 39 | 32 | 34 |
| 36 | Senegal | 0.8502 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 11 | 18 | 61 |
| 37 | Switzerland | 0.8071 | 33 | 8 | 9 | 13 | 28 | 49 | 30 | 51 |
| 38 | Bulgaria | 0.7959 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 13 | 37 | 37 | 30 | 35 |
| 39 | Ivory Coast | 0.7802 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 29 | 17 | 18 | 65 |
| 40 | East Germany | 0.7166 | 44 | 14 | 2 | 10 | 50 | 33 | 26 | 33 |
| 41 | Zaire | 0.6801 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 34 | 20 | 50 |
| 42 | Wales | 0.6515 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 8 | 37 | 27 | 26 | 37 |
| 43 | Guinea | 0.6380 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 21 | 66 |
| 44 | Chile | 0.6348 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 30 |
| 45 | Togo | 0.6294 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 60 |
| 46 | Greece | 0.6075 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 14 | 37 | 44 | 31 | 46 |
| 47 | Mali | 0.5510 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 76 |
| 48 | Sudan | 0.5507 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 86 |
| 49 | Ethiopia | 0.4786 | 17 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 29 | 17 | 78 |
| 50 | Colombia | 0.4459 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 64 |
| 51 | Tanzania | 0.4237 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 23 | 17 | 74 |
| 52 | Norway | 0.4150 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 24 | 53 | 30 | 71 |
| 53 | Honduras | 0.4094 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 26 | 25 |
| 54 | Angola | 0.3955 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 10 | 88 |
| 55 | Congo | 0.3726 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 13 | 91 |
| 56 | Finland | 0.3721 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 24 | 68 | 28 | 67 |
| 57 | Bolivia | 0.3568 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 89 |
| 58 | Malawi | 0.3565 | 25 | 6 | 7 | 8 | 27 | 29 | 21 | 63 |
| 59 | Madagascar | 0.3561 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 16 | 28 | 16 | 80 |
| 60 | Rhodesia | 0.3524 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 77 |
| 61 | Niger | 0.3344 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 97 |
| 62 | Gambia | 0.3240 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 12 | 83 |
| 63 | Mozambique | 0.2944 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 32 | 30 | 14 | 85 |
| 64 | Kuwait | 0.2696 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 26 | 28 | 23 |
| 65 | Ecuador | 0.2590 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 16 | 95 |
| 66 | South Korea | 0.2396 | 61 | 19 | 4 | 5 | 60 | 17 | 28 | 12 |
| 67 | Israel | 0.2324 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 79 |
| 68 | Kenya | 0.2296 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 92 |
| 69 | Turkey | 0.2143 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 67 | 30 | 70 |
| 70 | Iran | 0.2066 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 52 | 27 | 20 | 45 |
| 71 | Mauritania | 0.1949 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 100 |
| 72 | Albania | 0.1918 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 16 | 14 | 45 | 22 | 96 |
| 73 | Canada | 0.1668 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 1 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 53 |
| 74 | China | 0.1559 | 70 | 22 | 4 | 9 | 82 | 21 | 35 | 7 |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1471 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 42 |
| 76 | Australia | 0.1389 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 16 | 55 |
| 77 | Benin | 0.1363 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 111 |
| 78 | Somalia | 0.1278 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 105 |
| 79 | Mauritius | 0.1248 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 94 |
| 80 | New Zealand | 0.1091 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 29 | 24 | 36 |
| 81 | Syria | 0.0893 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 41 |
| 82 | Rwanda | 0.0887 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 113 |
| 83 | Sierra Leone | 0.0875 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 21 | 10 | 117 |
| 84 | Iceland | 0.0872 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 19 | 65 | 30 | 84 |
| 85 | Liberia | 0.0828 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 18 | 10 | 107 |
| 86 | El Salvador | 0.0822 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 52 |
| 87 | Lesotho | 0.0776 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 101 |
| 88 | Cyprus | 0.0729 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 87 | 28 | 119 |
| 89 | Venezuela | 0.0649 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 18 | 104 |
| 90 | North Korea | 0.0612 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 48 |
| 91 | Qatar | 0.0605 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 20 | 24 | 39 |
| 92 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0550 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 18 | 58 |
| 93 | Mexico | 0.0535 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 93 |
| 94 | Upper Volta | 0.0508 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 123 |
| 95 | Costa Rica | 0.0490 | 18 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 75 |
| 96 | Malaysia | 0.0484 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 19 | 56 |
| 97 | Guatemala | 0.0448 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 72 |
| 98 | Malta | 0.0421 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 23 | 15 | 98 | 26 | 112 |
| 99 | Gabon | 0.0410 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 120 |
| 100 | Cuba | 0.0382 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 81 |
| 101 | Iraq | 0.0348 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 62 |
| 102 | Thailand | 0.0268 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 59 |
| 103 | Indonesia | 0.0249 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 24 | 54 |
| 104 | India | 0.0234 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 73 |
| 105 | United States | 0.0216 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 82 |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 0.0168 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 29 | 10 | 103 | 30 | 126 |
| 107 | Hong Kong | 0.0155 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 21 | 57 |
| 108 | Japan | 0.0125 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 68 |
| 109 | Singapore | 0.0124 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 14 | 108 |
| 110 | Suriname | 0.0120 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 90 |
| 111 | Haiti | 0.0086 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 98 |
| 112 | Taiwan | 0.0050 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 44 | 14 | 110 |
| 113 | Jordan | 0.0037 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 102 |
| 114 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0033 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 106 |
| 115 | Bangladesh | 0.0033 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 19 | 87 |
| 116 | Fiji | 0.0026 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 8 | 109 |
| 117 | Bahrain | 0.0023 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 116 |
| 118 | Sri Lanka | 0.0023 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 103 |
| 119 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.0021 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 114 |
| 120 | Panama | 0.0015 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 124 |
| 121 | Afghanistan | 0.0008 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 8 | 121 |
| 122 | Nepal | 0.0008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 125 |
| 123 | Oman | 0.0004 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 115 |
| 124 | Guyana | 0.0003 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 122 |
| 125 | Macao | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 31 | 12 | 99 |
| 125 | Pakistan | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 118 |
| 125 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 4 | 26 | 8 | 127 |
| 125 | North Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 8 | 128 |
| 125 | Brunei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 129 |
EigenPoints, Points, Wins, Draws, Losses, GoalsFor, GoalsAgainst, GamesPlayed, PointsRank.
| « 1970-77 | History | 2018-25 » |
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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.