Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.
World Cup 1978
| ‹ 1974 | 1982 › | |
|---|---|---|
| EP | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | PR | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 27.5326 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 0 | 27 | 4 | 13 | 2 |
| 2 | Argentina | 12.3552 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 7 | 15 |
| 3 | Italy | 10.7153 | 28 | 9 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 10 | 13 | 3 |
| 4 | Netherlands | 7.4545 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 26 | 13 | 13 | 5 |
| 5 | Austria | 6.5936 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 21 | 12 | 12 | 8 |
| 6 | Spain | 6.4243 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 23 |
| 7 | England | 3.2146 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 17 |
| 8 | Sweden | 2.7533 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 7 | 31 |
| 9 | Scotland | 2.6623 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 11 | 9 | 7 | 24 |
| 10 | Peru | 2.6015 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 20 | 15 | 12 | 14 |
| 11 | West Germany | 2.1742 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 10 | 5 | 6 | 38 |
| 12 | Poland | 2.1277 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 6 |
| 13 | Paraguay | 1.8355 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 53 |
| 14 | East Germany | 1.7983 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | 6 | 25 |
| 15 | Romania | 1.5418 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 4 | 46 |
| 16 | Tunisia | 0.9663 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 3 | 18 | 11 | 13 | 12 |
| 17 | Iran | 0.9584 | 33 | 10 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 15 | 1 |
| 18 | Colombia | 0.9178 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 81 |
| 19 | Norway | 0.6608 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 47 |
| 20 | Czechoslovakia | 0.6390 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 48 |
| 21 | Yugoslavia | 0.5139 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 4 | 69 |
| 22 | Egypt | 0.4314 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | 10 | 13 |
| 23 | Guinea | 0.3624 | 15 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 19 |
| 24 | Northern Ireland | 0.3050 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 42 |
| 25 | South Korea | 0.2715 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 16 | 9 | 12 | 9 |
| 26 | Chile | 0.2248 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 41 |
| 27 | Switzerland | 0.2203 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 73 |
| 28 | Wales | 0.2130 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 67 |
| 29 | Nigeria | 0.2071 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 8 | 26 |
| 30 | Turkey | 0.1998 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 39 |
| 31 | Portugal | 0.1773 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 32 | Belgium | 0.1423 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | 6 | 33 |
| 33 | Morocco | 0.1208 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 80 |
| 34 | Australia | 0.0987 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 12 | 10 |
| 35 | Kuwait | 0.0850 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 23 | 10 | 12 | 7 |
| 36 | Zambia | 0.0647 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 29 |
| 37 | Ecuador | 0.0642 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 88 |
| 38 | Iceland | 0.0610 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | 6 | 79 |
| 39 | Algeria | 0.0604 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 55 |
| 39 | Ghana | 0.0604 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 72 |
| 41 | Ivory Coast | 0.0388 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | 6 | 27 |
| 42 | Sierra Leone | 0.0259 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | 4 | 58 |
| 43 | Japan | 0.0226 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 59 |
| 43 | Israel | 0.0226 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 61 |
| 45 | Uganda | 0.0216 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 66 |
| 45 | Kenya | 0.0216 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 84 |
| 47 | Niger | 0.0129 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 74 |
| 48 | New Zealand | 0.0082 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 37 |
| 49 | Libya | 0.0075 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 85 |
| 50 | Upper Volta | 0.0065 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 52 |
| 51 | Mauretania | 0.0008 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 86 |
| 52 | Haiti | 0 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 1 | 25 | 9 | 12 | 4 |
| 52 | Mexico | 0 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 4 | 25 | 18 | 12 | 11 |
| 52 | El Salvador | 0 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 18 | 16 | 11 | 16 |
| 52 | Guatemala | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 23 | 16 | 11 | 18 |
| 52 | Canada | 0 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 11 | 10 | 20 |
| 52 | Hungary | 0 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 14 | 9 | 22 |
| 52 | Hongkong | 0 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 15 | 31 | 13 | 28 |
| 52 | France | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 12 | 9 | 7 | 30 |
| 52 | Bolivia | 0 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 10 | 25 | 8 | 32 |
| 52 | Cuba | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 34 |
| 52 | Trinidad/Tobago | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 9 | 6 | 35 |
| 52 | Suriname | 0 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 15 | 24 | 10 | 36 |
| 52 | Costa Rica | 0 | 7 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 40 |
| 52 | Singapore | 0 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 5 | 43 |
| 52 | Denmark | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | 6 | 44 |
| 52 | Soviet Union | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 45 |
| 52 | Finland | 0 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | 6 | 49 |
| 52 | Malaysia | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 50 |
| 52 | Uruguay | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 51 |
| 52 | Bulgaria | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 4 | 54 |
| 52 | United States | 0 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 56 |
| 52 | Indonesia | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 4 | 57 |
| 52 | Congo | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 60 |
| 52 | Togo | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 62 |
| 52 | Ireland | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 63 |
| 52 | Greece | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 64 |
| 52 | Panama | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 21 | 6 | 65 |
| 52 | Guyana | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 68 |
| 52 | Bahrain | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 4 | 70 |
| 52 | Barbados | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 3 | 71 |
| 52 | Thailand | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 12 | 4 | 75 |
| 52 | Saudi Arabia | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 76 |
| 52 | Syria | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 77 |
| 52 | Qatar | 0 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 4 | 78 |
| 52 | Cameroon | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | 2 | 82 |
| 52 | Senegal | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 83 |
| 52 | Venezuela | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 87 |
| 52 | Ethiopia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 89 |
| 52 | Jamaica | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 90 |
| 52 | Malawi | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 91 |
| 52 | Dominican Rep. | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 92 |
| 52 | Dutch Antilles | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 93 |
| 52 | Taiwan | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 17 | 4 | 94 |
| 52 | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 95 |
| 52 | Cyprus | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | 6 | 96 |
| 52 | Malta | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | 6 | 97 |
EigenPoints, Points, Wins, Draws, Losses, GoalsFor, GoalsAgainst, GamesPlayed, PointsRank.
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Matches decided on penalties are treated as ties.