Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.

FIFA 1983-90

1984-91

EP Pts W D L GF GA GP PR
1 Europe 38.965 94 25 19 17 85 59 61 1
2 South America 32.292 63 17 12 8 44 33 37 2
3 Africa 16.653 17 4 5 6 12 18 15 3
4 CONCACAF 9.747 17 5 2 8 12 21 15 4
5 Oceania 1.948 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 5
6 Asia 0.396 1 0 1 11 8 28 12 6

EigenPoints, Points, Wins, Draws, Losses, GoalsFor, GoalsAgainst, GamesPlayed, PointsRank.

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Includes 71 international matches. 39 within-confederation matches removed.
World Cup 1986 (34)
World Cup 1990 (33)
World Cup Qualifying Playoffs 1985 (2)
World Cup Qualifying Playoffs 1989 (2)

Matches decided on penalties are treated as ties.


South America 5 countries, 56.76% of possible points (1st).
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay.

Europe 22 countries, 51.37% of possible points (2nd).
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, France, Hungary, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, West Germany, Yugoslavia.

Africa 4 countries, 37.78% of possible points (3rd).
Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Morocco.

CONCACAF 4 countries, 37.78% of possible points (4th).
Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, United States.

Oceania 1 country, 16.67% of possible points (5th).
Australia.

Asia 3 countries, 2.78% of possible points (6th).
Iraq, South Korea, United Arab Emirates.