Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.
World 1979-86
| ‹ 1978-85 | 1980-87 › | |
|---|---|---|
| EP | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | PR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 6.1095 | 59 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 87 | 40 | 43 | 5 |
| 2 | Brazil | 5.1520 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 5 | 60 | 25 | 32 | 10 |
| 3 | England | 5.0149 | 65 | 27 | 11 | 7 | 95 | 21 | 45 | 2 |
| 4 | Italy | 4.7253 | 41 | 14 | 13 | 6 | 42 | 32 | 33 | 18 |
| 5 | Argentina | 4.5571 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 46 | 28 | 26 | 30 |
| 6 | West Germany | 4.4653 | 75 | 32 | 11 | 8 | 115 | 40 | 51 | 1 |
| 7 | Belgium | 3.6439 | 61 | 24 | 13 | 13 | 75 | 60 | 50 | 4 |
| 8 | Denmark | 3.1053 | 48 | 22 | 4 | 12 | 72 | 38 | 38 | 8 |
| 9 | Algeria | 3.0210 | 65 | 25 | 15 | 10 | 88 | 52 | 50 | 3 |
| 10 | Poland | 2.5640 | 43 | 16 | 11 | 8 | 51 | 34 | 35 | 15 |
| 11 | Soviet Union | 2.4836 | 52 | 20 | 12 | 6 | 75 | 28 | 38 | 6 |
| 12 | Cameroon | 2.3860 | 43 | 15 | 13 | 8 | 64 | 41 | 36 | 14 |
| 13 | Spain | 2.2592 | 45 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 62 | 39 | 37 | 12 |
| 14 | Morocco | 2.0099 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 12 | 60 | 32 | 44 | 7 |
| 15 | Czechoslovakia | 1.9742 | 45 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 65 | 36 | 38 | 11 |
| 16 | Netherlands | 1.9156 | 46 | 20 | 6 | 9 | 64 | 29 | 35 | 9 |
| 17 | Northern Ireland | 1.7424 | 41 | 15 | 11 | 13 | 33 | 42 | 39 | 19 |
| 18 | Austria | 1.7403 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 10 | 56 | 35 | 34 | 17 |
| 19 | Portugal | 1.7369 | 39 | 17 | 5 | 14 | 45 | 46 | 36 | 21 |
| 20 | Yugoslavia | 1.5874 | 42 | 18 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 41 | 34 | 16 |
| 21 | Libya | 1.4847 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 4 | 35 | 27 | 23 | 37 |
| 22 | Hungary | 1.4380 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 12 | 63 | 50 | 33 | 26 |
| 23 | Nigeria | 1.4337 | 39 | 15 | 9 | 9 | 50 | 35 | 33 | 20 |
| 24 | Scotland | 1.4175 | 38 | 13 | 12 | 11 | 49 | 36 | 36 | 22 |
| 25 | Bulgaria | 1.3277 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 14 | 38 | 40 | 34 | 32 |
| 26 | Romania | 1.2349 | 36 | 12 | 12 | 9 | 38 | 25 | 33 | 27 |
| 27 | Uruguay | 1.1994 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 30 | 25 | 40 |
| 28 | Peru | 1.1736 | 24 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 25 | 23 | 50 |
| 29 | Mexico | 1.1615 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 65 |
| 30 | Ivory Coast | 1.1515 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 9 | 36 | 22 | 23 | 51 |
| 31 | Egypt | 1.1282 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 9 | 43 | 40 | 31 | 29 |
| 32 | Sweden | 1.1203 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 31 | 31 | 25 |
| 33 | Paraguay | 1.0985 | 29 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 28 | 27 | 38 |
| 34 | Ghana | 1.0163 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 5 | 29 | 25 | 23 | 46 |
| 35 | Ireland | 0.9764 | 31 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 49 | 37 | 31 | 35 |
| 36 | Switzerland | 0.8910 | 26 | 8 | 10 | 13 | 30 | 50 | 31 | 47 |
| 37 | Senegal | 0.8696 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 12 | 21 | 52 |
| 38 | East Germany | 0.8580 | 32 | 14 | 4 | 9 | 49 | 29 | 27 | 33 |
| 39 | Greece | 0.8315 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 13 | 32 | 42 | 30 | 44 |
| 40 | Zambia | 0.8164 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 11 | 36 | 21 | 30 | 34 |
| 41 | Wales | 0.7200 | 27 | 10 | 7 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 25 | 43 |
| 42 | Honduras | 0.7004 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 26 | 28 |
| 43 | Guinea | 0.5981 | 22 | 7 | 8 | 8 | 30 | 28 | 23 | 55 |
| 44 | Tunisia | 0.5821 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 22 | 18 | 21 | 59 |
| 45 | Chile | 0.5522 | 33 | 13 | 7 | 8 | 47 | 28 | 28 | 31 |
| 46 | Congo DR | 0.5377 | 24 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 39 | 34 | 20 | 49 |
| 47 | Togo | 0.4935 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 21 | 28 | 19 | 64 |
| 48 | Bolivia | 0.4784 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 15 | 26 | 16 | 89 |
| 49 | Sudan | 0.4421 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 18 | 12 | 87 |
| 50 | Norway | 0.4395 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 21 | 51 | 29 | 69 |
| 51 | Colombia | 0.4264 | 19 | 6 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 63 |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 0.4124 | 16 | 4 | 8 | 6 | 24 | 31 | 18 | 68 |
| 53 | El Salvador | 0.4113 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 54 |
| 54 | Canada | 0.3976 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 53 |
| 55 | Mali | 0.3705 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 81 |
| 56 | Angola | 0.3257 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 12 | 77 |
| 57 | Finland | 0.3071 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 19 | 64 | 28 | 76 |
| 58 | Tanzania | 0.3070 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 27 | 27 | 18 | 74 |
| 59 | Malawi | 0.3005 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 26 | 19 | 67 |
| 60 | Ecuador | 0.2929 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 33 | 16 | 95 |
| 61 | Iceland | 0.2928 | 13 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 19 | 60 | 30 | 78 |
| 62 | Zimbabwe | 0.2897 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 17 | 14 | 82 |
| 63 | Congo | 0.2660 | 9 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 91 |
| 64 | Kuwait | 0.2621 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 26 | 28 | 24 |
| 65 | Madagascar | 0.2498 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 22 | 14 | 88 |
| 66 | Gambia | 0.2392 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 21 | 14 | 86 |
| 67 | Uganda | 0.2312 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 11 | 10 | 80 |
| 68 | Israel | 0.2136 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 79 |
| 69 | South Korea | 0.2032 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 23 | 28 | 23 |
| 70 | Niger | 0.2003 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 97 |
| 71 | Mozambique | 0.1930 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 32 | 37 | 17 | 85 |
| 72 | Turkey | 0.1914 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 21 | 16 | 70 | 31 | 70 |
| 73 | Albania | 0.1890 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 50 | 24 | 96 |
| 74 | United States | 0.1734 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 84 |
| 75 | China | 0.1708 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 77 | 19 | 32 | 13 |
| 76 | Iran | 0.1575 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 19 | 17 | 45 |
| 77 | Costa Rica | 0.1570 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 72 |
| 78 | Kenya | 0.1546 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 34 | 14 | 93 |
| 79 | Guatemala | 0.1476 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 73 |
| 80 | Mauritania | 0.1431 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 100 |
| 81 | Australia | 0.1311 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 16 | 56 |
| 82 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1300 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 42 |
| 83 | Benin | 0.1184 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 20 | 8 | 112 |
| 84 | Cuba | 0.1122 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 83 |
| 85 | New Zealand | 0.1046 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 29 | 24 | 36 |
| 86 | Somalia | 0.0941 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 99 |
| 87 | Cyprus | 0.0938 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 88 | 29 | 119 |
| 88 | Syria | 0.0897 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 10 | 26 | 26 | 27 | 41 |
| 89 | Mauritius | 0.0890 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 22 | 12 | 94 |
| 90 | Haiti | 0.0878 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 98 |
| 91 | Venezuela | 0.0822 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 13 | 8 | 46 | 18 | 103 |
| 92 | Sierra Leone | 0.0727 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 23 | 12 | 101 |
| 93 | Liberia | 0.0673 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 102 |
| 94 | North Korea | 0.0621 | 24 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 48 |
| 95 | Malta | 0.0621 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 24 | 15 | 98 | 27 | 114 |
| 96 | Rwanda | 0.0580 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 115 |
| 97 | Qatar | 0.0532 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 8 | 38 | 20 | 24 | 39 |
| 98 | Lesotho | 0.0524 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 104 |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0491 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 37 | 23 | 18 | 61 |
| 100 | Malaysia | 0.0447 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 5 | 37 | 25 | 19 | 57 |
| 101 | Gabon | 0.0441 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 117 |
| 102 | Suriname | 0.0290 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 92 |
| 103 | Thailand | 0.0268 | 19 | 8 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 29 | 19 | 62 |
| 104 | Indonesia | 0.0237 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 39 | 24 | 60 |
| 105 | India | 0.0226 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 75 |
| 106 | Luxembourg | 0.0220 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 30 | 9 | 109 | 31 | 125 |
| 107 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0213 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 105 |
| 108 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.0211 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 111 |
| 109 | Iraq | 0.0190 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 66 |
| 110 | Hong Kong | 0.0173 | 21 | 7 | 7 | 7 | 36 | 25 | 21 | 58 |
| 111 | Japan | 0.0130 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 71 |
| 112 | Singapore | 0.0125 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 29 | 14 | 108 |
| 113 | Taiwan | 0.0062 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 44 | 14 | 110 |
| 114 | Panama | 0.0060 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 123 |
| 115 | Jordan | 0.0036 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 106 |
| 116 | Bangladesh | 0.0034 | 10 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 20 | 48 | 19 | 90 |
| 117 | Fiji | 0.0027 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 8 | 109 |
| 118 | Bahrain | 0.0024 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 118 |
| 119 | Sri Lanka | 0.0023 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 11 | 23 | 8 | 107 |
| 120 | Guyana | 0.0010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 122 |
| 121 | Afghanistan | 0.0009 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 31 | 8 | 121 |
| 122 | Nepal | 0.0009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 124 |
| 123 | Oman | 0.0005 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 116 |
| 124 | Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 120 |
| 124 | Macao | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 113 |
| 124 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 126 |
| 124 | North Yemen | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 30 | 8 | 127 |
| 124 | Brunei | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 128 |
EigenPoints, Points, Wins, Draws, Losses, GoalsFor, GoalsAgainst, GamesPlayed, PointsRank.
| « 1970-77 | History | 2019-26 » |
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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.