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 64 18 10 12 48 34 40 2
2 Europe 28.662 102 29 15 16 92 63 60 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 77 international matches. 35 within-confederation matches removed.
Confederations Cup 1992 (4)
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 21 countries, 56.67% of possible points (1st).
Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, England, Germany, Greece, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Romania, Russia, Scotland, Soviet Union, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, West Germany, Yugoslavia.

South America 5 countries, 53.33% 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.