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

FIFA 1989-96

1988-95 1990-97

EP Pts W D L GF GA GP PR
1 South America 35.189 69 19 12 13 54 38 44 2
2 Europe 28.867 110 31 17 16 98 65 64 1
3 CONCACAF 16.224 23 6 5 9 22 29 20 3
4 Africa 10.946 23 6 5 12 26 41 23 4
5 Asia 7.015 11 3 2 14 17 43 19 5
6 Oceania 1.759 1 0 1 1 1 2 2 6

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

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Includes 86 international matches. 35 within-confederation matches removed.
Confederations Cup 1992 (4)
Confederations Cup 1995 (8)
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, 57.29% 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, 52.27% of possible points (2nd).
Argentina, Bolivia, Brazil, Colombia, Uruguay.

CONCACAF 3 countries, 38.33% of possible points (3rd).
Costa Rica, Mexico, United States.

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

Asia 4 countries, 19.3% of possible points (5th).
Japan, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, United Arab Emirates.

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