Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.
World Cup 1998
| ‹ 1994 | 2002 › | |
|---|---|---|
| EP | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | PR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 26.6379 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 7 | 41 |
| 2 | Italy | 18.7004 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 0 | 21 | 5 | 15 | 9 |
| 3 | Argentina | 4.9815 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 33 | 17 | 21 | 2 |
| 4 | Romania | 4.3567 | 35 | 11 | 2 | 1 | 41 | 7 | 14 | 4 |
| 5 | England | 4.2988 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 12 | 21 |
| 6 | Croatia | 3.8176 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 3 | 31 | 18 | 17 | 6 |
| 7 | Chile | 3.3170 | 28 | 7 | 7 | 6 | 37 | 26 | 20 | 18 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 2.7808 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 39 | 11 | 15 | 12 |
| 9 | Paraguay | 2.1753 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 16 | 20 | 7 |
| 10 | Brazil | 1.9310 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 10 | 7 | 63 |
| 11 | Colombia | 1.7372 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 18 | 19 | 14 |
| 12 | Russia | 1.4935 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 7 | 10 | 47 |
| 13 | Peru | 1.4304 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | 16 | 24 |
| 14 | Denmark | 1.3167 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 23 | 13 | 13 | 25 |
| 15 | Norway | 1.2837 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 26 | 7 | 12 | 22 |
| 16 | Ecuador | 1.1652 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 22 | 21 | 16 | 34 |
| 17 | Uruguay | 1.0961 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 35 |
| 18 | Belgium | 1.0466 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 26 | 16 | 13 | 23 |
| 19 | Spain | 1.0137 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 34 | 10 | 13 | 15 |
| 20 | Germany | 0.9384 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 31 | 15 | 15 | 11 |
| 21 | Poland | 0.8311 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 12 | 8 | 77 |
| 21 | Georgia | 0.8311 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 8 | 78 |
| 23 | Mexico | 0.8257 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 3 | 45 | 20 | 20 | 5 |
| 24 | Bolivia | 0.8215 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 16 | 50 |
| 25 | Nigeria | 0.7594 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 10 | 45 |
| 26 | Tunisia | 0.6777 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 6 | 11 | 28 |
| 27 | Turkey | 0.6626 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 21 | 9 | 8 | 56 |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 0.6319 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 19 | 16 | 11 | 44 |
| 29 | Austria | 0.6034 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 20 | 8 | 13 | 19 |
| 30 | Yugoslavia | 0.5300 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 46 | 12 | 16 | 3 |
| 31 | Cameroon | 0.5278 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 9 | 9 | 54 |
| 32 | Morocco | 0.4995 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 19 | 7 | 9 | 37 |
| 33 | Greece | 0.3640 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 57 |
| 34 | Scotland | 0.3570 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 17 | 9 | 13 | 26 |
| 35 | Ireland | 0.3561 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 24 | 11 | 12 | 40 |
| 36 | Ukraine | 0.3548 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 11 | 9 | 12 | 33 |
| 37 | Portugal | 0.3369 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 1 | 12 | 4 | 10 | 43 |
| 38 | Guinea | 0.3100 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 55 |
| 39 | Israel | 0.2788 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 8 | 64 |
| 40 | South Africa | 0.2694 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 9 | 11 | 32 |
| 41 | Jamaica | 0.2606 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 27 | 24 | 23 | 1 |
| 42 | Angola | 0.2436 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 5 | 8 | 52 |
| 43 | South Korea | 0.2334 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 30 | 17 | 15 | 16 |
| 44 | Kenya | 0.1860 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 14 | 8 | 65 |
| 45 | United States | 0.1713 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 28 | 19 | 19 | 17 |
| 46 | Cyprus | 0.1645 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 8 | 80 |
| 47 | Costa Rica | 0.1467 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 6 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 27 |
| 48 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 0.1438 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 8 | 85 |
| 49 | Venezuela | 0.1135 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 8 | 41 | 16 | 132 |
| 50 | Congo | 0.0968 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 8 | 58 |
| 51 | Honduras | 0.0966 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 11 | 6 | 74 |
| 52 | Hungary | 0.0943 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 20 | 10 | 68 |
| 53 | Sweden | 0.0848 | 21 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 16 | 9 | 10 | 31 |
| 54 | Finland | 0.0830 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 72 |
| 55 | Guinea-Bissau | 0.0775 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 2 | 124 |
| 56 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0765 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 28 | 14 | 17 | 13 |
| 57 | Lithuania | 0.0710 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 8 | 10 | 49 |
| 58 | Canada | 0.0705 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 16 | 30 |
| 59 | Iran | 0.0690 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 21 | 20 | 8 |
| 60 | Slovenia | 0.0670 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 144 |
| 61 | Czech Republic | 0.0631 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 16 | 6 | 10 | 51 |
| 62 | Macedonia | 0.0625 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 22 | 18 | 10 | 62 |
| 63 | Zambia | 0.0592 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 69 |
| 64 | El Salvador | 0.0578 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 23 | 22 | 16 | 39 |
| 65 | Japan | 0.0574 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 52 | 16 | 18 | 10 |
| 66 | Northern Ireland | 0.0527 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 10 | 10 | 100 |
| 67 | Egypt | 0.0525 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 6 | 73 |
| 68 | Armenia | 0.0483 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 10 | 92 |
| 69 | Switzerland | 0.0478 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 12 | 8 | 76 |
| 70 | Wales | 0.0473 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 20 | 21 | 8 | 98 |
| 71 | Algeria | 0.0465 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 125 |
| 72 | Ghana | 0.0417 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 8 | 75 |
| 73 | Guatemala | 0.0385 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 10 | 8 | 59 |
| 74 | Slovakia | 0.0368 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 10 | 53 |
| 75 | China | 0.0364 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 24 | 16 | 14 | 20 |
| 76 | Qatar | 0.0279 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 4 | 21 | 10 | 11 | 42 |
| 77 | Zimbabwe | 0.0271 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 89 |
| 77 | Togo | 0.0271 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 90 |
| 79 | Iceland | 0.0253 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 84 |
| 80 | Australia | 0.0230 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 34 | 5 | 8 | 36 |
| 81 | Sierra Leone | 0.0227 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 99 |
| 82 | Kuwait | 0.0209 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 17 | 9 | 12 | 38 |
| 83 | Kazakhstan | 0.0158 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 22 | 21 | 12 | 48 |
| 84 | Liberia | 0.0157 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 8 | 101 |
| 85 | Sudan | 0.0148 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 126 |
| 86 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0135 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 16 | 13 | 12 | 46 |
| 87 | Congo DR | 0.0120 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 8 | 88 |
| 88 | Estonia | 0.0105 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 16 | 10 | 119 |
| 89 | Thailand | 0.0092 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 114 |
| 90 | Uzbekistan | 0.0090 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 4 | 33 | 21 | 14 | 29 |
| 91 | Albania | 0.0084 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 7 | 20 | 10 | 120 |
| 92 | Panama | 0.0073 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 13 | 8 | 71 |
| 93 | Azerbaijan | 0.0068 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 3 | 22 | 8 | 131 |
| 94 | Ivory Coast | 0.0061 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 139 |
| 95 | Namibia | 0.0057 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 8 | 91 |
| 96 | Malaysia | 0.0051 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 70 |
| 97 | Gambia | 0.0039 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 127 |
| 98 | Oman | 0.0039 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 61 |
| 99 | Tajikistan | 0.0039 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 60 |
| 100 | Latvia | 0.0036 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 10 | 14 | 10 | 79 |
| 101 | Hong Kong | 0.0031 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 10 | 4 | 129 |
| 102 | Gabon | 0.0030 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 11 | 7 | 102 |
| 103 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0028 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 8 | 95 |
| 104 | Tanzania | 0.0026 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 137 |
| 105 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.0019 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 12 | 11 | 5 | 83 |
| 105 | Syria | 0.0019 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 27 | 5 | 5 | 94 |
| 107 | Cuba | 0.0018 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 18 | 10 | 66 |
| 108 | Madagascar | 0.0017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 133 |
| 108 | Senegal | 0.0017 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 134 |
| 110 | Belarus | 0.0014 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 121 |
| 111 | Jordan | 0.0008 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 112 |
| 112 | Indonesia | 0.0006 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 6 | 96 |
| 113 | Taiwan | 0.0005 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 13 | 6 | 118 |
| 114 | Mozambique | 0.0004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 140 |
| 115 | Bahrain | 0.0003 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 128 |
| 116 | Yemen | 0.0002 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 7 | 6 | 87 |
| 117 | Haiti | 0.0002 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 97 |
| 118 | Bangladesh | 0.0001 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 4 | 14 | 6 | 130 |
| 119 | Cambodia | 0.0000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 27 | 6 | 146 |
| 120 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 4 | 86 |
| 120 | Dominican Republic | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 16 | 6 | 81 |
| 120 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 23 | 8 | 67 |
| 120 | New Zealand | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 82 |
| 120 | Iraq | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 4 | 104 |
| 120 | Grenada | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 105 |
| 120 | Barbados | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 106 |
| 120 | Fiji | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 107 |
| 120 | Tonga | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 4 | 109 |
| 120 | Samoa | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 123 |
| 120 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 113 |
| 120 | India | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 3 | 116 |
| 120 | Papua New Guinea | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 6 | 103 |
| 120 | Turkmenistan | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 8 | 13 | 6 | 108 |
| 120 | Dominica | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 111 |
| 120 | Lebanon | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 4 | 115 |
| 120 | St Vincent and the Grenadines | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 17 | 33 | 10 | 93 |
| 120 | Macao | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 28 | 6 | 122 |
| 120 | Faroe Islands | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 10 | 31 | 10 | 110 |
| 120 | Burkina Faso | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 17 | 8 | 117 |
| 120 | Vanuatu | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 135 |
| 120 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 136 |
| 120 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 2 | 138 |
| 120 | Mauritania | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 141 |
| 120 | Singapore | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 142 |
| 120 | Tahiti | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 4 | 143 |
| 120 | Nepal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 19 | 6 | 145 |
| 120 | Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 147 |
| 120 | Suriname | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 148 |
| 120 | Aruba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 149 |
| 120 | Cook Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 150 |
| 120 | Swaziland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 151 |
| 120 | Belize | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 152 |
| 120 | Rwanda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 153 |
| 120 | Uganda | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 154 |
| 120 | Malawi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 155 |
| 120 | Saint Lucia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 156 |
| 120 | Mauritius | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 2 | 157 |
| 120 | Cayman Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 158 |
| 120 | Guyana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 159 |
| 120 | Puerto Rico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 160 |
| 120 | Philippines | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 161 |
| 120 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 3 | 22 | 4 | 162 |
| 120 | Moldova | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 21 | 8 | 163 |
| 120 | Vietnam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 21 | 6 | 164 |
| 120 | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 2 | 22 | 8 | 165 |
| 120 | Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 37 | 10 | 166 |
| 120 | San Marino | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 42 | 8 | 167 |
| 120 | Liechtenstein | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 52 | 10 | 168 |
| 120 | Maldives | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 59 | 6 | 169 |
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Matches decided on penalties are treated as ties.