Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.
World 1980-87
| ‹ 1979-86 | 1981-88 › | |
|---|---|---|
| EP | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | PR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 5.8579 | 57 | 24 | 9 | 11 | 83 | 41 | 44 | 5 |
| 2 | Italy | 5.0495 | 50 | 18 | 14 | 7 | 53 | 34 | 39 | 8 |
| 3 | West Germany | 4.5126 | 67 | 29 | 9 | 8 | 106 | 39 | 46 | 1 |
| 4 | Brazil | 4.3123 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 4 | 55 | 20 | 28 | 15 |
| 5 | England | 4.2173 | 62 | 25 | 12 | 7 | 94 | 21 | 44 | 3 |
| 6 | Denmark | 3.9614 | 51 | 23 | 5 | 10 | 71 | 34 | 38 | 7 |
| 7 | Argentina | 3.8542 | 34 | 14 | 6 | 6 | 44 | 26 | 26 | 31 |
| 8 | Soviet Union | 3.7232 | 57 | 23 | 11 | 5 | 77 | 24 | 39 | 4 |
| 9 | Algeria | 3.0496 | 66 | 25 | 16 | 9 | 87 | 51 | 50 | 2 |
| 10 | Spain | 2.8545 | 48 | 20 | 8 | 10 | 68 | 40 | 38 | 10 |
| 11 | Belgium | 2.8271 | 56 | 22 | 12 | 15 | 72 | 62 | 49 | 6 |
| 12 | Cameroon | 2.5524 | 46 | 17 | 12 | 9 | 71 | 39 | 38 | 11 |
| 13 | Poland | 2.0638 | 40 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 49 | 40 | 35 | 21 |
| 14 | Czechoslovakia | 1.9216 | 41 | 13 | 15 | 9 | 55 | 38 | 37 | 16 |
| 15 | Morocco | 1.9014 | 46 | 17 | 12 | 11 | 46 | 27 | 40 | 12 |
| 16 | Portugal | 1.8271 | 41 | 17 | 7 | 14 | 44 | 47 | 38 | 17 |
| 17 | Uruguay | 1.5741 | 28 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 27 | 25 | 23 | 39 |
| 18 | Nigeria | 1.5408 | 44 | 17 | 10 | 10 | 56 | 38 | 37 | 14 |
| 19 | Netherlands | 1.5368 | 48 | 21 | 6 | 8 | 65 | 25 | 35 | 9 |
| 20 | Scotland | 1.5264 | 40 | 14 | 12 | 11 | 47 | 35 | 37 | 19 |
| 21 | Romania | 1.5051 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 8 | 41 | 22 | 33 | 22 |
| 22 | Ivory Coast | 1.4834 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 7 | 36 | 20 | 23 | 42 |
| 23 | Hungary | 1.4557 | 40 | 18 | 4 | 14 | 70 | 55 | 36 | 18 |
| 24 | Northern Ireland | 1.3919 | 39 | 14 | 11 | 13 | 31 | 36 | 38 | 23 |
| 25 | Switzerland | 1.3247 | 28 | 7 | 14 | 9 | 30 | 40 | 30 | 40 |
| 26 | Chile | 1.3232 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 43 | 24 | 23 | 37 |
| 27 | Libya | 1.3100 | 25 | 9 | 7 | 3 | 30 | 22 | 19 | 46 |
| 28 | Yugoslavia | 1.2796 | 40 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 58 | 47 | 34 | 20 |
| 29 | Egypt | 1.2435 | 33 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 39 | 37 | 29 | 32 |
| 30 | Ireland | 1.2415 | 36 | 14 | 8 | 11 | 52 | 38 | 33 | 29 |
| 31 | Austria | 1.2056 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 37 | 33 | 26 |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 1.2010 | 37 | 15 | 7 | 12 | 45 | 35 | 34 | 27 |
| 33 | Wales | 1.1892 | 30 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 33 | 24 | 26 | 35 |
| 34 | Senegal | 1.1075 | 28 | 10 | 8 | 7 | 23 | 16 | 25 | 38 |
| 35 | East Germany | 1.0780 | 30 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 45 | 26 | 26 | 34 |
| 36 | Mexico | 1.0720 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 2 | 20 | 10 | 14 | 60 |
| 37 | Sweden | 1.0546 | 38 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 47 | 27 | 32 | 24 |
| 38 | Peru | 1.0385 | 25 | 7 | 11 | 5 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 47 |
| 39 | Ghana | 0.9712 | 27 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 30 | 27 | 25 | 44 |
| 40 | Norway | 0.7676 | 19 | 5 | 9 | 16 | 24 | 45 | 30 | 57 |
| 41 | Zambia | 0.7251 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 31 | 19 | 26 | 43 |
| 42 | Honduras | 0.7076 | 35 | 13 | 9 | 4 | 40 | 18 | 26 | 30 |
| 43 | Greece | 0.6582 | 29 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 50 | 33 | 36 |
| 44 | Congo DR | 0.6388 | 24 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 36 | 27 | 20 | 49 |
| 45 | Tunisia | 0.6139 | 22 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 23 | 20 | 23 | 52 |
| 46 | Paraguay | 0.6098 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 24 | 20 | 58 |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.4569 | 20 | 7 | 6 | 7 | 25 | 25 | 20 | 56 |
| 48 | Togo | 0.4059 | 16 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 17 | 68 |
| 49 | Sudan | 0.3972 | 14 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 77 |
| 50 | Zimbabwe | 0.3917 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 16 | 21 | 18 | 64 |
| 51 | El Salvador | 0.3884 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 22 | 21 | 20 | 51 |
| 52 | Mali | 0.3857 | 12 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 81 |
| 53 | Canada | 0.3782 | 23 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 21 | 18 | 20 | 50 |
| 54 | Angola | 0.3770 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 18 | 15 | 14 | 71 |
| 55 | Guinea | 0.3741 | 18 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 18 | 27 | 21 | 59 |
| 56 | Uganda | 0.3737 | 14 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 12 | 75 |
| 57 | Iceland | 0.3641 | 17 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 58 | 30 | 65 |
| 58 | Ethiopia | 0.3349 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 5 | 22 | 28 | 16 | 73 |
| 59 | Finland | 0.3131 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 18 | 63 | 28 | 78 |
| 60 | Madagascar | 0.3008 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 15 | 25 | 16 | 82 |
| 61 | Malawi | 0.2986 | 17 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 22 | 26 | 19 | 63 |
| 62 | Ecuador | 0.2862 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 30 | 14 | 97 |
| 63 | Kuwait | 0.2703 | 36 | 15 | 6 | 7 | 52 | 26 | 28 | 28 |
| 64 | Sierra Leone | 0.2521 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 27 | 16 | 86 |
| 65 | Israel | 0.2367 | 12 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 16 | 14 | 79 |
| 66 | Gambia | 0.2361 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 11 | 19 | 12 | 91 |
| 67 | Mozambique | 0.2137 | 12 | 3 | 6 | 10 | 35 | 41 | 19 | 80 |
| 68 | South Korea | 0.2105 | 37 | 16 | 5 | 7 | 54 | 23 | 28 | 25 |
| 69 | Congo | 0.2093 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 94 |
| 70 | Niger | 0.2056 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 93 |
| 71 | Tanzania | 0.1950 | 10 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 25 | 16 | 88 |
| 72 | Kenya | 0.1856 | 11 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 20 | 33 | 16 | 87 |
| 73 | China | 0.1795 | 44 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 77 | 19 | 32 | 13 |
| 74 | Iran | 0.1624 | 26 | 10 | 6 | 1 | 50 | 19 | 17 | 45 |
| 75 | Albania | 0.1614 | 8 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 16 | 62 | 28 | 92 |
| 76 | United States | 0.1613 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 84 |
| 77 | Australia | 0.1508 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 3 | 42 | 13 | 16 | 53 |
| 78 | Costa Rica | 0.1499 | 15 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 18 | 16 | 72 |
| 79 | Guatemala | 0.1418 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 17 | 5 | 12 | 74 |
| 80 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1374 | 27 | 11 | 5 | 6 | 39 | 23 | 22 | 41 |
| 81 | Bolivia | 0.1343 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 8 | 11 | 21 | 14 | 95 |
| 82 | Turkey | 0.1205 | 10 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 13 | 78 | 30 | 89 |
| 83 | Mauritania | 0.1180 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 11 | 6 | 101 |
| 84 | Cyprus | 0.1176 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 14 | 84 | 30 | 118 |
| 85 | New Zealand | 0.1167 | 30 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 59 | 29 | 24 | 33 |
| 86 | Cuba | 0.1065 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 8 | 9 | 83 |
| 87 | Somalia | 0.0989 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 7 | 98 |
| 88 | Syria | 0.0907 | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 25 | 26 | 25 | 48 |
| 89 | Malta | 0.0871 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 25 | 17 | 106 | 29 | 107 |
| 90 | Haiti | 0.0814 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 20 | 13 | 96 |
| 91 | Liberia | 0.0743 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 12 | 99 |
| 92 | Venezuela | 0.0596 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 7 | 42 | 16 | 111 |
| 93 | Rwanda | 0.0583 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 5 | 113 |
| 94 | Benin | 0.0559 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 6 | 120 |
| 95 | Qatar | 0.0542 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 8 | 28 | 18 | 20 | 54 |
| 96 | Gabon | 0.0446 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 15 | 6 | 117 |
| 97 | Mauritius | 0.0446 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 109 |
| 98 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0410 | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 35 | 23 | 16 | 66 |
| 99 | North Korea | 0.0389 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 20 | 15 | 62 |
| 100 | Indonesia | 0.0310 | 21 | 9 | 3 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 21 | 55 |
| 101 | Lesotho | 0.0307 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 115 |
| 102 | Suriname | 0.0289 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 10 | 90 |
| 103 | Malaysia | 0.0265 | 15 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 24 | 18 | 15 | 70 |
| 104 | India | 0.0220 | 14 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 76 |
| 105 | Iraq | 0.0211 | 17 | 8 | 1 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 15 | 61 |
| 106 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0199 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 8 | 102 |
| 107 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.0196 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 108 |
| 108 | Luxembourg | 0.0195 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 31 | 10 | 109 | 32 | 125 |
| 109 | Hong Kong | 0.0156 | 16 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 24 | 15 | 16 | 67 |
| 110 | Thailand | 0.0154 | 11 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 14 | 85 |
| 111 | Singapore | 0.0150 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 11 | 104 |
| 112 | Japan | 0.0145 | 15 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 12 | 69 |
| 113 | Taiwan | 0.0076 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 6 | 44 | 14 | 106 |
| 114 | Panama | 0.0057 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 3 | 28 | 10 | 123 |
| 115 | Jordan | 0.0041 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 17 | 8 | 103 |
| 116 | Fiji | 0.0037 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 8 | 105 |
| 117 | Bahrain | 0.0037 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 116 |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 0.0019 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 12 | 13 | 40 | 15 | 100 |
| 119 | Afghanistan | 0.0010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 4 | 122 |
| 120 | Guyana | 0.0010 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 121 |
| 121 | Nepal | 0.0008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 41 | 8 | 124 |
| 122 | Sri Lanka | 0.0003 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 4 | 112 |
| 122 | Oman | 0.0003 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 15 | 4 | 114 |
| 124 | Pakistan | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 4 | 119 |
| 124 | Macao | 0 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 24 | 9 | 110 |
| 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.