Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.
World 1972-79
| ‹ 1971-78 | 1973-80 › | |
|---|---|---|
| EP | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | PR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 9.3254 | 55 | 24 | 7 | 6 | 67 | 27 | 37 | 2 |
| 2 | West Germany | 8.6757 | 48 | 18 | 12 | 2 | 63 | 21 | 32 | 5 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 8.5900 | 67 | 30 | 7 | 7 | 110 | 38 | 44 | 1 |
| 4 | Brazil | 6.3755 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 59 | 21 | 32 | 6 |
| 5 | East Germany | 4.9252 | 43 | 17 | 9 | 6 | 64 | 30 | 32 | 7 |
| 6 | Czechoslovakia | 4.7876 | 34 | 15 | 4 | 5 | 54 | 23 | 24 | 20 |
| 7 | Italy | 4.3118 | 40 | 16 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 19 | 30 | 14 |
| 8 | Argentina | 4.1194 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 28 | 25 | 30 |
| 9 | England | 3.6000 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 4 | 50 | 19 | 25 | 16 |
| 10 | Austria | 3.4088 | 42 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 61 | 35 | 33 | 8 |
| 11 | Scotland | 2.7359 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 8 | 41 | 31 | 27 | 26 |
| 12 | Belgium | 2.7150 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 7 | 43 | 25 | 32 | 12 |
| 13 | Spain | 2.3757 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 5 | 39 | 24 | 27 | 19 |
| 14 | Portugal | 2.0071 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 5 | 36 | 26 | 25 | 25 |
| 15 | Yugoslavia | 1.7769 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 40 | 33 | 17 |
| 16 | Peru | 1.6967 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 28 | 26 | 31 |
| 17 | Wales | 1.5001 | 22 | 10 | 2 | 10 | 32 | 24 | 22 | 44 |
| 18 | Sweden | 1.4963 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 44 | 32 | 23 |
| 19 | Northern Ireland | 1.2701 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 11 | 29 | 32 | 27 | 37 |
| 20 | France | 1.2522 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 40 |
| 21 | Guinea | 1.2125 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 7 | 70 | 41 | 36 | 4 |
| 22 | Romania | 1.1699 | 28 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 48 | 31 | 25 | 32 |
| 23 | Paraguay | 1.1241 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 39 |
| 24 | Soviet Union | 1.0456 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 26 | 27 | 29 |
| 25 | Chile | 1.0228 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 36 |
| 26 | Morocco | 1.0072 | 42 | 15 | 12 | 7 | 57 | 37 | 34 | 9 |
| 27 | Tunisia | 0.9558 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 45 | 33 | 31 | 21 |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 0.9347 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 9 | 38 | 35 | 27 | 34 |
| 29 | Ghana | 0.9087 | 26 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 36 | 24 | 22 | 35 |
| 30 | Hungary | 0.7997 | 32 | 11 | 10 | 10 | 58 | 45 | 31 | 24 |
| 31 | Colombia | 0.7984 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 41 |
| 32 | Nigeria | 0.7365 | 42 | 16 | 10 | 8 | 58 | 41 | 34 | 10 |
| 33 | Ireland | 0.7314 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 26 | 20 | 21 | 48 |
| 34 | Turkey | 0.7295 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 9 | 24 | 23 | 24 | 42 |
| 35 | Egypt | 0.6350 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 9 | 58 | 43 | 31 | 15 |
| 36 | Greece | 0.5986 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 33 | 20 | 56 |
| 37 | Iran | 0.5950 | 50 | 23 | 4 | 4 | 48 | 21 | 31 | 3 |
| 38 | Congo DR | 0.5555 | 41 | 18 | 5 | 13 | 68 | 56 | 36 | 13 |
| 39 | Zambia | 0.5436 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 13 | 60 | 42 | 37 | 11 |
| 40 | Ivory Coast | 0.5007 | 33 | 14 | 5 | 8 | 44 | 34 | 27 | 22 |
| 41 | Bolivia | 0.4848 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 52 | 20 | 69 |
| 42 | Uganda | 0.4836 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 30 | 23 | 43 |
| 43 | Congo | 0.4315 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 44 | 51 | 29 | 38 |
| 44 | Mali | 0.3825 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 27 | 22 | 13 | 57 |
| 45 | Uruguay | 0.3312 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 58 |
| 46 | Denmark | 0.2986 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 32 | 56 | 24 | 77 |
| 47 | Cameroon | 0.2746 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 28 | 20 | 45 |
| 48 | Finland | 0.2743 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 15 | 27 | 65 | 24 | 66 |
| 49 | Switzerland | 0.2600 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 15 | 17 | 37 | 24 | 62 |
| 50 | Iceland | 0.2136 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 9 | 70 | 26 | 91 |
| 51 | Sudan | 0.2114 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 19 | 23 | 16 | 61 |
| 52 | Senegal | 0.2010 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 17 | 12 | 72 |
| 53 | Algeria | 0.1922 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 54 |
| 54 | Norway | 0.1805 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 18 | 22 | 55 | 24 | 75 |
| 55 | Togo | 0.1652 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 16 | 40 | 21 | 73 |
| 56 | Australia | 0.1588 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 27 |
| 57 | South Korea | 0.1421 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 38 | 22 | 30 | 18 |
| 58 | Kuwait | 0.1371 | 30 | 14 | 2 | 9 | 37 | 26 | 25 | 28 |
| 59 | Kenya | 0.1295 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 19 | 28 | 19 | 68 |
| 60 | Ecuador | 0.1229 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 16 | 90 |
| 61 | Malta | 0.1148 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 78 | 22 | 105 |
| 62 | North Korea | 0.1013 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 18 | 15 | 49 |
| 63 | Ethiopia | 0.0938 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 20 | 24 | 18 | 59 |
| 64 | Cyprus | 0.0879 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 6 | 73 | 24 | 103 |
| 65 | Tanzania | 0.0853 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 17 | 13 | 71 |
| 66 | Libya | 0.0835 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 16 | 12 | 83 |
| 67 | Venezuela | 0.0736 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 46 | 12 | 102 |
| 68 | Syria | 0.0628 | 11 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 74 |
| 69 | Luxembourg | 0.0628 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 22 | 13 | 81 | 24 | 104 |
| 70 | Sierra Leone | 0.0509 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 12 | 81 |
| 71 | Central African Republic | 0.0473 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 87 |
| 72 | Israel | 0.0449 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 17 | 5 | 10 | 63 |
| 73 | Somalia | 0.0446 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 96 |
| 74 | Madagascar | 0.0387 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 4 | 95 |
| 75 | Malaysia | 0.0361 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 47 |
| 76 | Iraq | 0.0316 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 18 | 46 |
| 77 | Mauritius | 0.0277 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 22 | 30 | 17 | 67 |
| 78 | Mauritania | 0.0233 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 108 |
| 79 | China | 0.0231 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 9 | 79 |
| 80 | Benin | 0.0220 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 113 |
| 81 | Thailand | 0.0190 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 39 | 21 | 51 |
| 82 | New Zealand | 0.0188 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 55 |
| 83 | Cambodia | 0.0181 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 13 | 5 | 99 |
| 84 | Niger | 0.0169 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 88 |
| 85 | Upper Volta | 0.0159 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 11 | 98 |
| 86 | Albania | 0.0150 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 112 |
| 87 | Burundi | 0.0149 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 107 |
| 88 | Malawi | 0.0140 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 100 |
| 89 | Gambia | 0.0138 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 111 |
| 90 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0132 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 78 |
| 91 | Hong Kong | 0.0124 | 19 | 7 | 5 | 13 | 44 | 60 | 25 | 52 |
| 92 | Lesotho | 0.0124 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 17 | 8 | 97 |
| 93 | Gabon | 0.0088 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 116 |
| 94 | Indonesia | 0.0065 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 17 | 76 |
| 95 | Japan | 0.0057 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 17 | 12 | 89 |
| 96 | Singapore | 0.0055 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 10 | 93 |
| 97 | Tahiti | 0.0031 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 84 |
| 98 | Qatar | 0.0026 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 14 | 65 |
| 99 | Sri Lanka | 0.0010 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 110 |
| 100 | Bahrain | 0.0003 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 106 |
| 101 | Bangladesh | 0.0003 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 94 |
| 102 | Afghanistan | 0.0001 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 10 | 114 |
| 103 | Mexico | 0 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 5 | 43 | 26 | 21 | 33 |
| 103 | Haiti | 0 | 19 | 9 | 1 | 5 | 25 | 24 | 15 | 50 |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 32 | 14 | 12 | 60 |
| 103 | New Caledonia | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 86 |
| 103 | Honduras | 0 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 7 | 82 |
| 103 | Guatemala | 0 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 22 | 18 | 53 |
| 103 | Canada | 0 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 14 | 64 |
| 103 | El Salvador | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 18 | 18 | 13 | 70 |
| 103 | Costa Rica | 0 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 8 | 85 |
| 103 | Suriname | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | 26 | 12 | 80 |
| 103 | United States | 0 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 9 | 92 |
| 103 | Panama | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 101 |
| 103 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 109 |
| 103 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 28 | 7 | 115 |
| 103 | South Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 117 |
| 103 | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 118 |
| 103 | Taiwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 119 |
| 103 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 120 |
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.