Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.
World 1976-83
| ‹ 1975-82 | 1977-84 › | |
|---|---|---|
| EP | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | PR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 6.0257 | 71 | 20 | 11 | 5 | 71 | 26 | 36 | 7 |
| 2 | Italy | 4.6635 | 72 | 20 | 12 | 8 | 59 | 34 | 40 | 6 |
| 3 | West Germany | 4.3103 | 93 | 27 | 12 | 5 | 110 | 32 | 44 | 1 |
| 4 | Algeria | 4.2203 | 67 | 19 | 10 | 10 | 69 | 43 | 39 | 9 |
| 5 | England | 4.0479 | 82 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 82 | 24 | 38 | 3 |
| 6 | Poland | 3.8165 | 72 | 21 | 9 | 7 | 65 | 30 | 37 | 5 |
| 7 | Netherlands | 3.5513 | 91 | 28 | 7 | 9 | 94 | 42 | 44 | 2 |
| 8 | Ghana | 3.2957 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 3 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 38 |
| 9 | Belgium | 3.0518 | 66 | 19 | 9 | 11 | 51 | 44 | 39 | 11 |
| 10 | Morocco | 2.9565 | 59 | 16 | 11 | 9 | 55 | 36 | 36 | 13 |
| 11 | Guinea | 2.8090 | 55 | 15 | 10 | 9 | 54 | 39 | 34 | 14 |
| 12 | Nigeria | 2.7814 | 66 | 18 | 12 | 12 | 67 | 45 | 42 | 10 |
| 13 | Argentina | 2.7313 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 35 | 21 | 20 | 43 |
| 14 | Austria | 2.4592 | 74 | 22 | 8 | 11 | 71 | 39 | 41 | 4 |
| 15 | Cameroon | 2.3268 | 40 | 10 | 10 | 8 | 45 | 32 | 28 | 34 |
| 16 | Czechoslovakia | 2.1623 | 63 | 17 | 12 | 8 | 67 | 36 | 37 | 12 |
| 17 | Tunisia | 2.0854 | 47 | 12 | 11 | 9 | 42 | 28 | 32 | 25 |
| 18 | France | 1.9099 | 49 | 15 | 4 | 9 | 61 | 36 | 28 | 22 |
| 19 | Northern Ireland | 1.8468 | 54 | 15 | 9 | 11 | 34 | 35 | 35 | 16 |
| 20 | Egypt | 1.7510 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 11 | 52 | 52 | 33 | 24 |
| 21 | Libya | 1.7328 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 21 | 24 | 17 | 60 |
| 22 | Soviet Union | 1.7162 | 54 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 52 | 23 | 31 | 15 |
| 23 | Spain | 1.6720 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 50 | 28 | 31 | 19 |
| 24 | Scotland | 1.5436 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 11 | 51 | 44 | 32 | 26 |
| 25 | Peru | 1.5153 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 7 | 35 | 31 | 27 | 37 |
| 26 | Uruguay | 1.5014 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 20 | 44 |
| 27 | Sweden | 1.4473 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 11 | 38 | 33 | 29 | 29 |
| 28 | Romania | 1.4344 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 30 | 24 | 26 | 31 |
| 29 | Portugal | 1.3366 | 51 | 16 | 3 | 9 | 41 | 34 | 28 | 20 |
| 30 | Zambia | 1.1886 | 50 | 15 | 5 | 10 | 39 | 20 | 30 | 21 |
| 31 | Hungary | 1.0872 | 49 | 14 | 7 | 13 | 70 | 54 | 34 | 23 |
| 32 | Uganda | 1.0738 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 22 | 23 | 16 | 61 |
| 33 | Yugoslavia | 0.9948 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 10 | 63 | 42 | 31 | 18 |
| 34 | Paraguay | 0.9525 | 26 | 6 | 8 | 5 | 20 | 17 | 19 | 55 |
| 35 | Senegal | 0.8920 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 6 | 15 | 15 | 18 | 56 |
| 36 | Togo | 0.8019 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 9 | 23 | 27 | 20 | 50 |
| 37 | Congo | 0.7417 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 32 | 35 | 19 | 63 |
| 38 | Zaire | 0.7151 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 34 | 36 | 17 | 59 |
| 39 | Chile | 0.7052 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 7 | 35 | 19 | 24 | 36 |
| 40 | Switzerland | 0.6784 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 14 | 26 | 44 | 26 | 57 |
| 41 | Ireland | 0.6386 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 48 | 33 | 28 | 33 |
| 42 | Bolivia | 0.6183 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 11 | 23 | 44 | 20 | 65 |
| 43 | Ethiopia | 0.6156 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 9 | 26 | 36 | 24 | 53 |
| 44 | Sudan | 0.6132 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 17 | 11 | 81 |
| 45 | East Germany | 0.5980 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 7 | 49 | 28 | 24 | 30 |
| 46 | Denmark | 0.5683 | 42 | 13 | 3 | 14 | 58 | 45 | 30 | 28 |
| 47 | Colombia | 0.5073 | 16 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 15 | 22 | 16 | 72 |
| 48 | Mali | 0.5067 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 83 |
| 49 | Ivory Coast | 0.4988 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 18 | 15 | 58 |
| 50 | Greece | 0.4789 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 34 | 40 | 29 | 40 |
| 51 | Norway | 0.4049 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 23 | 47 | 26 | 67 |
| 52 | Ecuador | 0.3984 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 16 | 87 |
| 53 | South Korea | 0.3881 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 3 | 40 | 20 | 23 | 27 |
| 54 | Honduras | 0.3845 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 47 |
| 55 | Kuwait | 0.3722 | 70 | 22 | 4 | 8 | 64 | 31 | 34 | 8 |
| 56 | Wales | 0.3593 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 34 | 28 | 26 | 39 |
| 57 | Iran | 0.3485 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 3 | 43 | 17 | 24 | 17 |
| 58 | Tanzania | 0.3454 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 21 | 20 | 13 | 78 |
| 59 | Angola | 0.3445 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 8 | 5 | 6 | 88 |
| 60 | Niger | 0.3342 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 85 |
| 61 | Bulgaria | 0.3265 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 38 | 26 | 45 |
| 62 | Gambia | 0.2933 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 90 |
| 63 | Madagascar | 0.2873 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 21 | 12 | 82 |
| 64 | Kenya | 0.2797 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 12 | 23 | 10 | 86 |
| 65 | Israel | 0.2185 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 13 | 12 | 79 |
| 66 | Mauritius | 0.2054 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 14 | 21 | 12 | 80 |
| 67 | Turkey | 0.1843 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 17 | 23 | 48 | 28 | 54 |
| 68 | Finland | 0.1681 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 28 | 72 | 26 | 68 |
| 69 | Mozambique | 0.1640 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 17 | 19 | 8 | 93 |
| 70 | Malawi | 0.1484 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 71 |
| 71 | Lesotho | 0.1467 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 6 | 96 |
| 72 | Mauritania | 0.1453 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 12 | 6 | 105 |
| 73 | Sierra Leone | 0.1423 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 13 | 25 | 12 | 100 |
| 74 | Iceland | 0.1391 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 23 | 17 | 67 | 30 | 75 |
| 75 | Benin | 0.1197 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 11 | 4 | 109 |
| 76 | Rhodesia | 0.1173 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 8 | 97 |
| 77 | Upper Volta | 0.1068 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 26 | 11 | 101 |
| 78 | Liberia | 0.1002 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 6 | 112 |
| 79 | Cyprus | 0.0857 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 25 | 13 | 93 | 28 | 115 |
| 80 | Venezuela | 0.0814 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 5 | 39 | 16 | 98 |
| 81 | Australia | 0.0664 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 6 | 42 | 20 | 20 | 41 |
| 82 | Mexico | 0.0634 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 39 | 26 | 21 | 46 |
| 83 | El Salvador | 0.0546 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 8 | 33 | 35 | 27 | 32 |
| 84 | China | 0.0480 | 34 | 10 | 4 | 8 | 32 | 19 | 22 | 42 |
| 85 | Gabon | 0.0472 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 12 | 4 | 116 |
| 86 | Albania | 0.0354 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 13 | 8 | 36 | 16 | 107 |
| 87 | North Korea | 0.0346 | 29 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 27 | 20 | 15 | 49 |
| 88 | Malta | 0.0318 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 9 | 108 | 25 | 110 |
| 89 | Malaysia | 0.0311 | 20 | 4 | 8 | 5 | 29 | 29 | 17 | 66 |
| 90 | New Zealand | 0.0307 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 5 | 60 | 26 | 22 | 35 |
| 91 | Canada | 0.0270 | 27 | 6 | 9 | 4 | 22 | 20 | 19 | 52 |
| 92 | Haiti | 0.0216 | 30 | 8 | 6 | 5 | 25 | 20 | 19 | 48 |
| 93 | Guatemala | 0.0202 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 | 18 | 19 | 51 |
| 94 | Luxembourg | 0.0197 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 98 | 28 | 119 |
| 95 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0190 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 6 | 104 |
| 96 | Costa Rica | 0.0155 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 14 | 16 | 14 | 76 |
| 97 | Syria | 0.0148 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 14 | 77 |
| 98 | Rwanda | 0.0137 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 10 | 4 | 117 |
| 99 | Qatar | 0.0128 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 22 | 16 | 62 |
| 100 | Japan | 0.0104 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 95 |
| 101 | Cuba | 0.0100 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 12 | 69 |
| 102 | Indonesia | 0.0082 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 15 | 31 | 15 | 84 |
| 103 | Saudi Arabia | 0.0078 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 12 | 23 | 14 | 73 |
| 104 | Hong Kong | 0.0074 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 30 | 45 | 22 | 64 |
| 105 | Iraq | 0.0055 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 89 |
| 106 | United States | 0.0054 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 15 | 9 | 91 |
| 107 | Singapore | 0.0042 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 21 | 11 | 92 |
| 108 | Thailand | 0.0039 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 23 | 27 | 12 | 70 |
| 109 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.0026 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 8 | 7 | 94 |
| 110 | Panama | 0.0021 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 14 | 108 |
| 111 | Taiwan | 0.0020 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 25 | 12 | 102 |
| 112 | Bahrain | 0.0015 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 8 | 5 | 15 | 10 | 99 |
| 113 | Fiji | 0.0013 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 35 | 8 | 103 |
| 114 | Suriname | 0.0012 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 20 | 27 | 14 | 74 |
| 115 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.0009 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 6 | 113 |
| 116 | Sri Lanka | 0.0008 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 111 |
| 117 | Bangladesh | 0.0003 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 25 | 8 | 106 |
| 118 | Guyana | 0.0000 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 114 |
| 119 | Afghanistan | 0.0000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 4 | 118 |
| 120 | Macao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 5 | 120 |
EigenPoints, Points, Wins, Draws, Losses, GoalsFor, GoalsAgainst, GamesPlayed, PointsRank.
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Includes all competitive matches during the eight-year window:
Qualifying and final tournament matches of the World Cup and
the continental championships of FIFAs confederations,
and the Confederations Cup.
Matches decided on penalties are treated as ties.