Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.
World 1973-80
| ‹ 1972-79 | 1974-81 › | |
|---|---|---|
| EP | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | PR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Poland | 8.9215 | 57 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 69 | 27 | 38 | 2 |
| 2 | Netherlands | 7.7656 | 67 | 30 | 7 | 10 | 106 | 45 | 47 | 1 |
| 3 | West Germany | 7.2797 | 52 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 72 | 23 | 34 | 5 |
| 4 | Italy | 6.5146 | 49 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 53 | 18 | 34 | 6 |
| 5 | Brazil | 6.0277 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 59 | 21 | 32 | 9 |
| 6 | East Germany | 4.5614 | 41 | 16 | 9 | 6 | 59 | 30 | 31 | 13 |
| 7 | Czechoslovakia | 4.0892 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 7 | 61 | 28 | 30 | 17 |
| 8 | England | 3.9747 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 22 | 29 | 12 |
| 9 | Argentina | 3.7661 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 57 | 28 | 25 | 29 |
| 10 | Austria | 3.3614 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 8 | 59 | 33 | 32 | 14 |
| 11 | Belgium | 3.2263 | 38 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 36 | 26 | 31 | 18 |
| 12 | Scotland | 3.2032 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 8 | 40 | 31 | 28 | 25 |
| 13 | Romania | 2.0745 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 5 | 44 | 27 | 22 | 37 |
| 14 | Spain | 2.0567 | 34 | 13 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 25 | 28 | 21 |
| 15 | Yugoslavia | 1.8769 | 36 | 16 | 4 | 12 | 63 | 38 | 32 | 19 |
| 16 | Wales | 1.8389 | 28 | 13 | 2 | 9 | 41 | 23 | 24 | 31 |
| 17 | Portugal | 1.7278 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 6 | 36 | 30 | 27 | 23 |
| 18 | Peru | 1.6228 | 29 | 12 | 5 | 9 | 38 | 28 | 26 | 30 |
| 19 | Ireland | 1.5292 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 9 | 35 | 25 | 25 | 40 |
| 20 | Sweden | 1.3117 | 32 | 12 | 8 | 13 | 43 | 47 | 33 | 26 |
| 21 | Soviet Union | 1.0998 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 34 | 22 | 23 | 35 |
| 22 | France | 1.0979 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 7 | 42 | 25 | 23 | 38 |
| 23 | Nigeria | 1.0751 | 53 | 21 | 11 | 9 | 68 | 43 | 41 | 4 |
| 24 | Northern Ireland | 1.0720 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 11 | 31 | 29 | 28 | 34 |
| 25 | Paraguay | 1.0565 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 20 | 21 | 46 |
| 26 | Chile | 0.9869 | 26 | 9 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 20 | 24 | 39 |
| 27 | Guinea | 0.9715 | 54 | 21 | 12 | 8 | 73 | 46 | 41 | 3 |
| 28 | Tunisia | 0.8836 | 34 | 12 | 10 | 9 | 44 | 33 | 31 | 22 |
| 29 | Bulgaria | 0.8648 | 27 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 36 | 39 | 28 | 36 |
| 30 | Ghana | 0.8376 | 25 | 11 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 42 |
| 31 | Morocco | 0.8371 | 46 | 18 | 10 | 10 | 59 | 38 | 38 | 8 |
| 32 | Colombia | 0.7557 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 21 | 47 |
| 33 | Turkey | 0.5983 | 22 | 8 | 6 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 50 |
| 34 | Algeria | 0.5971 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 27 | 25 | 32 |
| 35 | Iran | 0.5780 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 52 | 23 | 32 | 7 |
| 36 | Egypt | 0.5745 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 62 | 49 | 34 | 16 |
| 37 | Hungary | 0.5586 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 47 | 36 | 23 | 44 |
| 38 | Greece | 0.5349 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 11 | 34 | 38 | 24 | 54 |
| 39 | Congo DR | 0.5168 | 41 | 19 | 3 | 11 | 66 | 51 | 33 | 15 |
| 40 | Zambia | 0.4724 | 43 | 18 | 7 | 14 | 60 | 43 | 39 | 11 |
| 41 | South Korea | 0.4639 | 43 | 16 | 11 | 5 | 46 | 23 | 32 | 10 |
| 42 | Uganda | 0.4576 | 23 | 10 | 3 | 10 | 34 | 30 | 23 | 49 |
| 43 | Bolivia | 0.4545 | 13 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 18 | 52 | 20 | 72 |
| 44 | Ivory Coast | 0.4355 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 9 | 43 | 37 | 28 | 27 |
| 45 | Norway | 0.3114 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 17 | 21 | 49 | 24 | 77 |
| 46 | Uruguay | 0.3039 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 17 | 65 |
| 47 | Denmark | 0.2863 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 18 | 36 | 55 | 26 | 76 |
| 48 | Senegal | 0.2800 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 14 | 64 |
| 49 | Iceland | 0.2694 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 12 | 70 | 27 | 88 |
| 50 | Kuwait | 0.2516 | 35 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 27 | 28 | 20 |
| 51 | Mali | 0.2502 | 13 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 19 | 13 | 10 | 70 |
| 52 | Israel | 0.2477 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 9 | 14 | 59 |
| 53 | Sudan | 0.2474 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 18 | 13 | 75 |
| 54 | Australia | 0.1903 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 41 | 26 | 26 | 28 |
| 55 | Finland | 0.1815 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 25 | 65 | 24 | 81 |
| 56 | Congo | 0.1689 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 11 | 33 | 41 | 22 | 56 |
| 57 | Cameroon | 0.1620 | 20 | 8 | 4 | 7 | 24 | 25 | 19 | 53 |
| 58 | Switzerland | 0.1584 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 17 | 19 | 41 | 25 | 69 |
| 59 | Syria | 0.1460 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 14 | 16 | 60 |
| 60 | North Korea | 0.1454 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 45 | 32 | 25 | 24 |
| 61 | Togo | 0.1345 | 15 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 17 | 32 | 20 | 67 |
| 62 | Tanzania | 0.1290 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 68 |
| 63 | Ecuador | 0.1163 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 34 | 16 | 97 |
| 64 | Libya | 0.1052 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 14 | 79 |
| 65 | Cyprus | 0.0988 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 8 | 82 | 25 | 111 |
| 66 | Malaysia | 0.0918 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 34 | 26 | 22 | 41 |
| 67 | Kenya | 0.0914 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 29 | 16 | 80 |
| 68 | Sierra Leone | 0.0831 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 26 | 13 | 87 |
| 69 | Ethiopia | 0.0821 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 8 | 16 | 27 | 17 | 71 |
| 70 | Malta | 0.0754 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 18 | 5 | 72 | 20 | 110 |
| 71 | Venezuela | 0.0699 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 46 | 12 | 109 |
| 72 | Mauritania | 0.0585 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 103 |
| 73 | China | 0.0563 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 14 | 18 | 52 |
| 74 | Niger | 0.0540 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 20 | 12 | 83 |
| 75 | Madagascar | 0.0503 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 90 |
| 76 | Somalia | 0.0497 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 94 |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 0.0405 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 98 |
| 78 | Thailand | 0.0384 | 16 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 28 | 28 | 16 | 63 |
| 79 | Central African Republic | 0.0375 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 6 | 93 |
| 80 | Mauritius | 0.0365 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 23 | 31 | 19 | 66 |
| 81 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0299 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 102 |
| 82 | Iraq | 0.0282 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 15 | 15 | 55 |
| 83 | Gambia | 0.0271 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 99 |
| 84 | Hong Kong | 0.0267 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 14 | 47 | 64 | 29 | 51 |
| 85 | Malawi | 0.0242 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 22 | 12 | 100 |
| 86 | New Zealand | 0.0228 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 32 | 20 | 15 | 57 |
| 87 | Liberia | 0.0225 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 108 |
| 88 | Lesotho | 0.0222 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 10 | 95 |
| 89 | Upper Volta | 0.0220 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 27 | 11 | 106 |
| 90 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0202 | 9 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 86 |
| 91 | Benin | 0.0201 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 117 |
| 92 | Qatar | 0.0200 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 27 | 18 | 61 |
| 93 | Luxembourg | 0.0176 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 23 | 11 | 85 | 24 | 121 |
| 94 | Japan | 0.0176 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 19 | 16 | 82 |
| 95 | Albania | 0.0175 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 18 | 8 | 104 |
| 96 | Singapore | 0.0130 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 24 | 13 | 96 |
| 97 | Burundi | 0.0111 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 113 |
| 98 | Indonesia | 0.0107 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 35 | 17 | 84 |
| 99 | Gabon | 0.0040 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 120 |
| 100 | Tahiti | 0.0038 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 5 | 89 |
| 101 | Mozambique | 0.0037 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 4 | 112 |
| 102 | Sri Lanka | 0.0025 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 116 |
| 103 | Bahrain | 0.0013 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 6 | 114 |
| 104 | Bangladesh | 0.0007 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 105 |
| 105 | Afghanistan | 0.0003 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 7 | 29 | 10 | 119 |
| 106 | Honduras | 0 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 2 | 21 | 11 | 13 | 58 |
| 106 | Cuba | 0 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 85 |
| 106 | Haiti | 0 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 28 | 22 | 33 |
| 106 | El Salvador | 0 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 4 | 30 | 21 | 19 | 45 |
| 106 | New Caledonia | 0 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 5 | 92 |
| 106 | Mexico | 0 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 43 | 28 | 21 | 43 |
| 106 | Canada | 0 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 3 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 62 |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 73 |
| 106 | Guatemala | 0 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 37 | 24 | 24 | 48 |
| 106 | Costa Rica | 0 | 12 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 74 |
| 106 | Suriname | 0 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 78 |
| 106 | United States | 0 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 91 |
| 106 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 30 | 11 | 101 |
| 106 | Vanuatu | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 5 | 115 |
| 106 | Guyana | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 118 |
| 106 | Panama | 0 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 14 | 107 |
| 106 | South Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 122 |
| 106 | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 4 | 123 |
| 106 | Macao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 124 |
| 106 | Taiwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 125 |
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.