Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.
World 1986-93
| ‹ 1985-92 | 1987-94 › | |
|---|---|---|
| EP | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | PR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Argentina | 6.6067 | 91 | 25 | 16 | 8 | 76 | 48 | 49 | 4 |
| 2 | Germany | 6.2614 | 68 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 61 | 29 | 34 | 20 |
| 3 | Italy | 5.5186 | 86 | 25 | 11 | 5 | 69 | 27 | 41 | 8 |
| 4 | Brazil | 4.7148 | 87 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 85 | 30 | 41 | 7 |
| 5 | Cameroon | 4.6688 | 108 | 31 | 15 | 9 | 71 | 37 | 55 | 1 |
| 6 | Netherlands | 3.9517 | 96 | 28 | 12 | 4 | 86 | 24 | 44 | 2 |
| 7 | Denmark | 3.8966 | 84 | 24 | 12 | 9 | 71 | 35 | 45 | 9 |
| 8 | Yugoslavia | 3.1934 | 63 | 20 | 3 | 4 | 61 | 25 | 27 | 25 |
| 9 | Soviet Union | 2.9546 | 88 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 76 | 26 | 44 | 6 |
| 10 | Nigeria | 2.8993 | 95 | 27 | 14 | 10 | 91 | 40 | 51 | 3 |
| 11 | France | 2.8091 | 78 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 65 | 39 | 44 | 13 |
| 12 | England | 2.5640 | 79 | 21 | 16 | 9 | 80 | 31 | 46 | 12 |
| 13 | Romania | 2.3656 | 67 | 20 | 7 | 7 | 69 | 30 | 34 | 23 |
| 14 | Mexico | 2.1956 | 70 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 92 | 24 | 33 | 18 |
| 15 | Colombia | 2.0576 | 61 | 16 | 13 | 8 | 56 | 34 | 37 | 30 |
| 16 | Uruguay | 1.9951 | 58 | 16 | 10 | 11 | 45 | 37 | 37 | 34 |
| 17 | Ireland | 1.7495 | 75 | 19 | 18 | 5 | 56 | 24 | 42 | 15 |
| 18 | Czechoslovakia | 1.6215 | 67 | 19 | 10 | 8 | 63 | 31 | 37 | 24 |
| 19 | Ivory Coast | 1.5236 | 81 | 23 | 12 | 9 | 63 | 37 | 44 | 11 |
| 20 | Sweden | 1.5186 | 56 | 16 | 8 | 7 | 49 | 27 | 31 | 36 |
| 21 | Belgium | 1.4851 | 71 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 72 | 43 | 43 | 17 |
| 22 | Spain | 1.4253 | 90 | 28 | 6 | 11 | 98 | 38 | 45 | 5 |
| 23 | Norway | 1.2909 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 31 | 34 | 44 |
| 24 | Ghana | 1.2828 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 6 | 28 | 17 | 25 | 48 |
| 25 | Zambia | 1.1830 | 75 | 23 | 6 | 12 | 59 | 27 | 41 | 14 |
| 26 | Chile | 1.1408 | 36 | 11 | 3 | 8 | 39 | 21 | 22 | 63 |
| 27 | Scotland | 1.1211 | 60 | 16 | 12 | 14 | 50 | 46 | 42 | 31 |
| 28 | Bulgaria | 1.1198 | 52 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 54 | 38 | 36 | 38 |
| 29 | Portugal | 1.0854 | 63 | 18 | 9 | 10 | 48 | 29 | 37 | 27 |
| 30 | Sierra Leone | 1.0763 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 21 | 11 | 18 | 64 |
| 31 | Egypt | 1.0360 | 69 | 18 | 15 | 13 | 53 | 29 | 46 | 19 |
| 32 | Morocco | 1.0164 | 68 | 17 | 17 | 12 | 54 | 32 | 46 | 22 |
| 33 | Algeria | 1.0163 | 62 | 16 | 14 | 10 | 59 | 47 | 40 | 28 |
| 34 | Gabon | 0.9557 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 39 | 32 | 30 | 46 |
| 35 | Greece | 0.9463 | 49 | 14 | 7 | 9 | 36 | 39 | 30 | 42 |
| 36 | Bolivia | 0.7382 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 31 | 35 | 25 | 66 |
| 37 | Zimbabwe | 0.7200 | 51 | 13 | 12 | 7 | 40 | 38 | 32 | 40 |
| 38 | Paraguay | 0.6839 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 12 | 34 | 48 | 31 | 55 |
| 39 | Switzerland | 0.6472 | 50 | 13 | 11 | 10 | 61 | 36 | 34 | 41 |
| 40 | Costa Rica | 0.6467 | 68 | 21 | 5 | 14 | 65 | 41 | 40 | 21 |
| 41 | Senegal | 0.6408 | 43 | 12 | 7 | 12 | 39 | 32 | 31 | 49 |
| 42 | Wales | 0.6047 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 38 | 31 | 28 | 54 |
| 43 | Zaire | 0.5817 | 40 | 9 | 13 | 11 | 38 | 28 | 33 | 53 |
| 44 | East Germany | 0.5643 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 22 | 17 | 16 | 72 |
| 45 | Poland | 0.5501 | 42 | 11 | 9 | 14 | 32 | 47 | 34 | 51 |
| 46 | Ecuador | 0.4970 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 12 | 33 | 28 | 28 | 65 |
| 47 | United States | 0.4855 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 36 | 31 | 28 | 45 |
| 48 | Guinea | 0.4780 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 9 | 30 | 34 | 25 | 67 |
| 49 | Uganda | 0.4732 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 21 | 16 | 78 |
| 50 | Austria | 0.4607 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 18 | 38 | 51 | 35 | 60 |
| 51 | Iceland | 0.4068 | 32 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 24 | 41 | 32 | 68 |
| 52 | Hungary | 0.3818 | 42 | 11 | 9 | 15 | 39 | 52 | 35 | 50 |
| 53 | Peru | 0.3815 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 14 | 25 | 43 | 24 | 94 |
| 54 | Tunisia | 0.3686 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 8 | 35 | 24 | 26 | 58 |
| 55 | Angola | 0.3407 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 11 | 22 | 30 | 25 | 75 |
| 56 | Kenya | 0.3371 | 38 | 9 | 11 | 14 | 33 | 43 | 34 | 59 |
| 57 | Madagascar | 0.3250 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 8 | 11 | 85 |
| 58 | Mali | 0.3210 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 6 | 18 | 20 | 18 | 80 |
| 59 | Sudan | 0.3157 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 23 | 18 | 79 |
| 60 | Australia | 0.2723 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 29 | 11 | 14 | 70 |
| 61 | Burkina Faso | 0.2632 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 90 |
| 62 | Turkey | 0.2534 | 22 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 26 | 59 | 30 | 83 |
| 63 | Honduras | 0.2462 | 53 | 15 | 8 | 9 | 54 | 34 | 32 | 37 |
| 64 | Northern Ireland | 0.2405 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 18 | 35 | 52 | 37 | 56 |
| 65 | Finland | 0.2192 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 22 | 52 | 30 | 82 |
| 66 | Israel | 0.2178 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 15 | 32 | 16 | 101 |
| 67 | Swaziland | 0.2142 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 12 | 103 |
| 68 | El Salvador | 0.2065 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 13 | 45 | 42 | 30 | 52 |
| 69 | Malawi | 0.1983 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 30 | 24 | 81 |
| 70 | Ethiopia | 0.1944 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 16 | 43 | 21 | 88 |
| 71 | Burundi | 0.1944 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 9 | 107 |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.1794 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 45 | 29 | 29 | 47 |
| 73 | Jamaica | 0.1793 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 48 | 43 | 31 | 39 |
| 74 | Niger | 0.1768 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 19 | 17 | 16 | 76 |
| 75 | Saudi Arabia | 0.1690 | 61 | 16 | 13 | 4 | 56 | 23 | 33 | 29 |
| 76 | Congo | 0.1667 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 17 | 17 | 93 |
| 77 | South Korea | 0.1612 | 82 | 25 | 7 | 8 | 88 | 25 | 40 | 10 |
| 78 | Liberia | 0.1570 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 99 |
| 79 | Canada | 0.1075 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 10 | 31 | 45 | 23 | 71 |
| 80 | South Africa | 0.0993 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 10 | 102 |
| 81 | New Zealand | 0.0946 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 28 | 13 | 12 | 84 |
| 82 | Tanzania | 0.0911 | 8 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 11 | 119 |
| 83 | Mozambique | 0.0844 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 36 | 21 | 96 |
| 84 | China | 0.0722 | 71 | 21 | 8 | 9 | 66 | 25 | 38 | 16 |
| 85 | Togo | 0.0707 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 23 | 15 | 115 |
| 86 | Chad | 0.0700 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 118 |
| 87 | Japan | 0.0679 | 58 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 54 | 21 | 32 | 33 |
| 88 | Lithuania | 0.0625 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 12 | 113 |
| 89 | Qatar | 0.0614 | 48 | 13 | 9 | 6 | 52 | 28 | 28 | 43 |
| 90 | Fiji | 0.0611 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 8 | 6 | 108 |
| 91 | Latvia | 0.0603 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 21 | 12 | 130 |
| 92 | Martinique | 0.0598 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 26 | 24 | 15 | 73 |
| 93 | Venezuela | 0.0594 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 21 | 16 | 97 | 25 | 129 |
| 94 | Guatemala | 0.0584 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 100 |
| 95 | Cyprus | 0.0573 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 29 | 19 | 79 | 34 | 117 |
| 96 | Iran | 0.0520 | 59 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 56 | 24 | 32 | 32 |
| 97 | Malta | 0.0466 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 26 | 12 | 85 | 34 | 112 |
| 98 | Panama | 0.0461 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 12 | 114 |
| 99 | United Arab Emirates | 0.0399 | 63 | 18 | 9 | 9 | 60 | 34 | 36 | 26 |
| 100 | Iraq | 0.0368 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 49 | 22 | 22 | 62 |
| 101 | Syria | 0.0366 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 34 | 20 | 20 | 57 |
| 102 | Benin | 0.0358 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 49 | 20 | 131 |
| 103 | Kuwait | 0.0315 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 43 | 13 | 20 | 61 |
| 104 | Albania | 0.0304 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 27 | 13 | 79 | 31 | 121 |
| 105 | Lesotho | 0.0284 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 17 | 8 | 124 |
| 106 | Bermuda | 0.0281 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 14 | 15 | 10 | 92 |
| 107 | Saint Lucia | 0.0259 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 91 |
| 108 | North Korea | 0.0239 | 57 | 17 | 6 | 11 | 50 | 34 | 34 | 35 |
| 109 | Luxembourg | 0.0217 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 27 | 9 | 76 | 30 | 142 |
| 110 | Botswana | 0.0192 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 13 | 6 | 143 |
| 111 | Thailand | 0.0174 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 12 | 24 | 39 | 24 | 69 |
| 112 | Faroe Islands | 0.0166 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 16 | 4 | 64 | 18 | 137 |
| 113 | Bahrain | 0.0158 | 18 | 4 | 6 | 6 | 13 | 14 | 16 | 87 |
| 114 | Haiti | 0.0110 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 122 |
| 115 | Jordan | 0.0101 | 19 | 4 | 7 | 7 | 17 | 25 | 18 | 86 |
| 116 | Dominican Republic | 0.0081 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 9 | 110 |
| 117 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.0072 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 14 | 9 | 105 |
| 118 | Malaysia | 0.0066 | 24 | 6 | 6 | 7 | 30 | 28 | 19 | 74 |
| 119 | French Guiana | 0.0065 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 126 |
| 120 | Hong Kong | 0.0047 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 11 | 15 | 35 | 21 | 95 |
| 121 | Yemen | 0.0046 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 106 |
| 122 | Singapore | 0.0045 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 8 | 26 | 25 | 17 | 77 |
| 123 | North Yemen | 0.0044 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 128 |
| 124 | San Marino | 0.0043 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 79 | 18 | 150 |
| 125 | Mauritius | 0.0043 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 3 | 16 | 8 | 146 |
| 126 | Oman | 0.0041 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 14 | 19 | 14 | 98 |
| 127 | Indonesia | 0.0036 | 14 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 14 | 37 | 19 | 97 |
| 128 | India | 0.0028 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 11 | 31 | 15 | 116 |
| 129 | Lebanon | 0.0027 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 8 | 109 |
| 130 | St Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.0027 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 10 | 9 | 41 | 14 | 111 |
| 131 | Puerto Rico | 0.0022 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 8 | 18 | 16 | 14 | 89 |
| 132 | Guadeloupe | 0.0022 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 4 | 139 |
| 133 | Bangladesh | 0.0011 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 12 | 53 | 21 | 104 |
| 134 | Estonia | 0.0007 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 27 | 10 | 147 |
| 135 | Sint Maarten | 0.0007 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 133 |
| 136 | Cayman Islands | 0.0007 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | 7 | 135 |
| 137 | Macao | 0.0003 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 50 | 9 | 136 |
| 138 | Barbados | 0.0003 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 10 | 7 | 5 | 125 |
| 139 | Nepal | 0.0002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 0 | 35 | 10 | 148 |
| 139 | Taiwan | 0.0002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 4 | 47 | 11 | 149 |
| 141 | Vietnam | 0.0002 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 140 |
| 142 | British Virgin Islands | 0.0002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 10 | 4 | 145 |
| 143 | Suriname | 0.0002 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 127 |
| 144 | Guyana | 0.0002 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 30 | 12 | 120 |
| 145 | Netherlands Antilles | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 11 | 6 | 123 |
| 145 | Tahiti | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 132 |
| 145 | Gambia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | 138 |
| 145 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 7 | 134 |
| 145 | Mauritania | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 8 | 141 |
| 145 | Solomon Islands | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 4 | 144 |
| 145 | Namibia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 12 | 4 | 151 |
| 145 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 6 | 152 |
| 145 | Vanuatu | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 18 | 4 | 153 |
| 145 | Nicaragua | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 154 |
| 145 | Sri Lanka | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 26 | 8 | 155 |
| 145 | Pakistan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 4 | 69 | 18 | 156 |
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.