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

World 1985-92

1984-91 1986-93

EP Pts W D L GF GA GP PR
1 Brazil 6.0381 73 22 7 4 61 19 33 13
2 Argentina 5.8948 79 23 10 7 61 30 40 8
3 Germany 5.8710 79 23 10 7 78 36 40 6
4 Italy 5.3784 68 19 11 4 51 23 34 16
5 Cameroon 4.0462 87 25 12 9 59 38 46 4
6 Soviet Union 3.6760 90 26 12 6 76 28 44 1
7 Denmark 3.6265 74 21 11 9 69 37 41 11
8 France 3.2985 72 20 12 10 60 36 42 14
9 Netherlands 3.1827 89 26 11 5 74 24 42 2
10 Romania 2.5151 67 19 10 7 67 26 36 17
11 England 2.5034 75 19 18 7 67 25 44 9
12 Belgium 2.4183 74 21 11 11 71 41 43 12
13 Nigeria 2.3668 87 25 12 10 76 38 47 3
14 Yugoslavia 2.0951 70 22 4 7 65 31 33 15
15 Sweden 1.9182 51 15 6 7 43 25 28 29
16 Mexico 1.9065 34 10 4 2 38 10 16 58
17 Czechoslovakia 1.8544 62 18 8 10 54 35 36 21
18 Uruguay 1.8142 48 14 6 9 34 25 29 32
19 Spain 1.7169 81 25 6 11 84 39 42 5
20 Ireland 1.6687 63 15 18 6 47 24 39 20
21 Bulgaria 1.5312 53 15 8 12 51 34 35 27
22 Scotland 1.3908 55 14 13 14 41 39 41 26
23 Chile 1.3473 47 14 5 8 53 29 27 34
24 East Germany 1.2204 37 11 4 6 31 21 21 52
25 Colombia 1.1850 48 13 9 11 36 30 33 33
26 Portugal 1.1522 53 15 8 10 38 30 33 28
27 Algeria 1.1367 67 18 13 8 62 40 39 18
28 Ivory Coast 1.1271 79 22 13 9 66 34 44 7
29 Ghana 1.1191 46 12 10 7 30 21 29 35
30 Norway 1.1085 37 9 10 13 41 35 32 53
31 Sierra Leone 1.0820 25 7 4 3 15 10 14 70
32 Zambia 1.0113 59 18 5 13 41 28 36 25
33 Morocco 0.9869 60 14 18 11 46 28 43 24
34 Paraguay 0.9450 40 11 7 11 40 42 29 45
35 Wales 0.8854 36 10 6 9 32 27 25 55
36 Egypt 0.8386 61 16 13 14 45 28 43 22
37 Gabon 0.8350 36 10 6 8 31 29 24 56
38 Costa Rica 0.8126 61 18 7 13 58 42 38 23
39 Switzerland 0.7916 40 9 13 11 49 43 33 43
40 United States 0.7097 42 12 6 6 32 23 24 38
41 Zaire 0.6417 39 9 12 10 34 27 31 49
42 Austria 0.6125 33 9 6 15 33 43 30 61
43 Poland 0.6019 42 11 9 10 30 37 30 39
44 Honduras 0.5763 49 13 10 5 45 24 28 31
45 Peru 0.5244 19 4 7 11 27 35 22 82
46 Hungary 0.5234 45 12 9 12 42 44 33 36
47 Senegal 0.5210 36 10 6 8 28 18 24 54
48 Tunisia 0.5163 40 11 7 13 33 35 31 46
49 Northern Ireland 0.5108 34 8 10 16 29 43 34 59
50 Guinea 0.5100 27 7 6 7 21 28 20 67
51 Bolivia 0.5014 16 3 7 8 10 29 18 88
52 Greece 0.4900 40 11 7 11 32 44 29 47
53 Libya 0.4819 21 6 3 3 17 11 12 75
54 Zimbabwe 0.4414 40 11 7 6 35 32 24 44
55 Ecuador 0.3639 15 3 6 9 17 27 18 90
56 Iceland 0.3167 24 6 6 19 21 44 31 71
57 Sudan 0.3115 20 5 5 6 13 21 16 78
58 Finland 0.3100 20 4 8 15 17 44 27 80
59 Burundi 0.3029 7 2 1 1 5 5 4 109
60 Burkina Faso 0.3020 19 6 1 5 13 19 12 81
61 Uganda 0.3010 17 5 2 5 15 18 12 85
62 Mali 0.2873 17 3 8 5 14 22 16 86
63 Angola 0.2520 20 4 8 11 21 30 23 79
64 Saudi Arabia 0.2417 39 10 9 5 28 17 24 48
65 Turkey 0.2204 16 4 4 22 21 63 30 89
66 South Korea 0.2138 74 23 5 8 75 25 36 10
67 Liberia 0.2061 13 3 4 5 6 10 12 94
68 Kenya 0.2057 26 5 11 17 24 51 33 69
69 Lithuania 0.2040 6 1 3 1 5 5 5 116
70 Madagascar 0.2039 17 5 2 5 10 12 12 84
71 Malawi 0.1725 22 4 10 10 23 33 24 74
72 Canada 0.1551 33 9 6 7 29 28 22 60
73 Trinidad and Tobago 0.1545 31 8 7 10 31 25 25 63
74 Swaziland 0.1419 11 2 5 4 10 19 11 100
75 Latvia 0.1416 4 0 4 3 3 13 7 125
76 El Salvador 0.1278 41 12 5 8 45 28 25 41
77 China 0.1236 66 19 9 8 71 23 36 19
78 Congo 0.1212 13 3 4 7 12 18 14 95
79 Ethiopia 0.1184 13 4 1 9 13 29 14 98
80 Albania 0.1019 8 2 2 23 10 66 27 108
81 United Arab Emirates 0.1019 51 14 9 9 46 34 32 30
82 Niger 0.0997 16 5 1 4 13 9 10 87
83 Malta 0.0977 7 0 7 24 14 81 31 115
84 Japan 0.0959 44 12 8 7 34 20 27 37
85 Guatemala 0.0944 20 5 5 10 15 21 20 77
86 Kuwait 0.0887 32 9 5 4 30 11 18 62
87 Panama 0.0861 7 2 1 3 5 11 6 111
88 Jamaica 0.0852 31 9 4 7 29 30 20 64
89 Iran 0.0839 41 12 5 4 33 11 21 40
90 Qatar 0.0814 38 10 8 6 36 23 24 50
91 Tanzania 0.0809 8 1 5 5 9 17 11 107
92 Mozambique 0.0807 13 3 4 12 22 35 19 97
93 Australia 0.0785 35 10 5 3 44 13 18 57
94 Togo 0.0729 10 2 4 8 7 19 14 104
95 Syria 0.0636 41 12 5 5 28 20 22 42
96 Chad 0.0563 8 2 2 2 6 7 6 106
97 Saint Lucia 0.0492 10 3 1 2 8 7 6 101
98 Cyprus 0.0449 5 1 2 28 15 80 31 121
99 Bahrain 0.0407 14 3 5 5 14 14 13 91
100 Israel 0.0366 17 4 5 6 25 21 15 83
101 New Zealand 0.0353 30 9 3 4 41 16 16 65
102 North Korea 0.0313 37 10 7 8 29 18 25 51
103 Indonesia 0.0255 27 7 6 7 18 28 20 68
104 Faroe Islands 0.0249 4 1 1 11 3 48 13 127
105 Iraq 0.0236 27 8 3 6 26 20 17 66
106 Thailand 0.0234 21 5 6 11 15 36 22 76
107 Jordan 0.0218 13 3 4 7 8 17 14 96
108 Bermuda 0.0211 14 4 2 4 14 15 10 92
109 South Africa 0.0180 3 1 0 3 2 9 4 129
110 Benin 0.0178 2 0 2 11 5 28 13 132
111 Luxembourg 0.0176 2 0 2 27 9 78 29 135
112 Venezuela 0.0165 2 0 2 18 11 67 20 134
113 Fiji 0.0162 10 3 1 2 8 8 6 102
114 Suriname 0.0154 7 1 4 4 7 14 9 112
115 Mauritania 0.0138 4 1 1 8 5 25 10 126
116 Lesotho 0.0125 5 1 2 1 6 5 4 119
117 Hong Kong 0.0122 23 5 8 8 27 24 21 72
118 St Vincent and the Grenadines 0.0108 7 2 1 7 5 32 10 114
119 Malaysia 0.0094 23 6 5 6 20 23 17 73
120 Dominican Republic 0.0092 6 1 3 2 6 12 6 117
121 North Yemen 0.0078 6 1 3 9 6 22 13 118
122 South Yemen 0.0072 2 0 2 3 5 11 5 130
123 India 0.0071 14 3 5 5 10 15 13 93
124 Haiti 0.0062 7 2 1 5 6 14 8 113
125 Oman 0.0038 5 1 2 5 4 14 8 120
126 Bangladesh 0.0032 12 3 3 13 10 35 19 99
127 Gambia 0.0018 3 1 0 3 3 6 4 128
128 Puerto Rico 0.0014 4 1 1 6 8 14 8 124
129 Guyana 0.0012 2 0 2 6 5 22 8 131
130 Singapore 0.0011 9 2 3 8 16 24 13 105
131 Botswana 0.0009 1 0 1 3 0 11 4 137
132 Nepal 0.0008 2 0 2 12 0 46 14 133
133 Taiwan 0.0007 1 0 1 10 2 52 11 138
134 Macao 0.0005 10 3 1 5 8 19 9 103
135 Netherlands Antilles 0 7 2 1 3 5 11 6 110
135 Tahiti 0 4 1 1 2 5 8 4 122
135 Antigua and Barbuda 0 4 1 1 4 6 10 6 123
135 Solomon Islands 0 1 0 1 3 5 13 4 136
135 Mauritius 0 0 0 0 4 2 8 4 139
135 Nicaragua 0 0 0 0 4 3 16 4 140
135 Vanuatu 0 0 0 0 4 1 18 4 141
135 Brunei 0 0 0 0 6 2 29 6 142
135 Pakistan 0 0 0 0 10 2 33 10 143
135 San Marino 0 0 0 0 11 2 49 11 144

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.