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

FIFA 1986-93

1985-92 1987-94

EP Pts W D L GF GA GP PR
1 South America 43.658 74 20 14 8 54 36 42 2
2 Europe 25.934 91 24 19 17 84 60 60 1
3 CONCACAF 16.049 20 6 2 9 17 26 17 3
4 Africa 9.323 17 4 5 8 14 27 17 4
5 Asia 2.853 4 1 1 12 12 31 14 5
6 Oceania 2.183 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 6

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

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Includes 76 international matches. 37 within-confederation matches removed.
Confederations Cup 1992 (4)
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions 1993 (1)
World Cup 1986 (34)
World Cup 1990 (33)
World Cup Qualifying Playoffs 1989 (2)
World Cup Qualifying Playoffs 1993 (2)

Matches decided on penalties are treated as ties.


South America 5 countries, 58.73% of possible points (1st).
Argentina, Brazil, Colombia, Paraguay, Uruguay.

Europe 22 countries, 50.56% 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.