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

FIFA 1987-94

1986-93 1988-95

EP Pts W D L GF GA GP PR
1 South America 36.913 65 18 11 12 49 35 41 2
2 Europe 28.662 103 29 16 16 93 64 61 1
3 Asia 14.399 11 3 2 10 16 31 15 5
4 CONCACAF 11.640 18 5 3 9 18 27 17 3
5 Africa 6.541 18 5 3 12 22 40 20 4
6 Oceania 1.846 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 6

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

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Includes 78 international matches. 35 within-confederation matches removed.
Confederations Cup 1992 (4)
CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions 1993 (1)
World Cup 1990 (33)
World Cup 1994 (36)
World Cup Qualifying Playoffs 1989 (2)
World Cup Qualifying Playoffs 1993 (2)

Matches decided on penalties are treated as ties.


Europe 22 countries, 56.28% of possible points (1st).
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, Denmark, England, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, West Germany, Yugoslavia.

South America 5 countries, 52.85% of possible points (2nd).
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay.

CONCACAF 3 countries, 35.29% of possible points (3rd).
Costa Rica, Mexico, United States.

Africa 5 countries, 30% of possible points (4th).
Cameroon, Egypt, Ivory Coast, Morocco, Nigeria.

Asia 3 countries, 24.44% of possible points (5th).
Saudi Arabia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates.

Oceania 1 country, 16.67% of possible points (6th).
Australia.