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

FIFA 1985-92

1984-91 1986-93

EP Pts W D L GF GA GP PR
1 South America 35.090 69 19 12 9 51 36 40 2
2 Europe 34.207 97 26 19 17 87 59 62 1
3 CONCACAF 16.516 20 6 2 9 17 26 17 3
4 Africa 9.529 17 4 5 8 14 27 17 4
5 Asia 2.947 4 1 1 12 12 31 14 5
6 Oceania 1.710 1 0 1 1 0 2 2 6

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

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Includes 76 international matches. 39 within-confederation matches removed.
Confederations Cup 1992 (4)
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions 1985 (1)
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, 57.5% of possible points (1st).
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay.

Europe 22 countries, 52.15% 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.

CONCACAF 4 countries, 39.22% of possible points (3rd).
Canada, Costa Rica, Mexico, United States.

Africa 5 countries, 33.33% of possible points (4th).
Algeria, Cameroon, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Morocco.

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

Asia 4 countries, 9.52% of possible points (6th).
Iraq, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates.