Ranking football clubs by the dominant eigenvector of the normalized points-won matrix.
World 2001-04
‹ 2000-03 | 2002-05 › | |
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EP | Pts | W | D | L | GF | GA | GP | PR | ||
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1 | France | 4.745 | 67 | 21 | 4 | 4 | 64 | 15 | 29 | 7 |
2 | England | 4.722 | 61 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 53 | 22 | 27 | 15 |
3 | Senegal | 3.291 | 64 | 18 | 10 | 5 | 50 | 18 | 33 | 10 |
4 | Brazil | 3.260 | 86 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 77 | 43 | 49 | 1 |
5 | Spain | 2.982 | 56 | 16 | 8 | 2 | 52 | 15 | 26 | 22 |
6 | Australia | 2.671 | 61 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 132 | 12 | 25 | 14 |
7 | Japan | 2.587 | 52 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 44 | 14 | 24 | 28 |
8 | Denmark | 2.475 | 50 | 13 | 11 | 3 | 48 | 26 | 27 | 34 |
9 | Sweden | 2.471 | 58 | 17 | 7 | 3 | 64 | 15 | 27 | 18 |
10 | Turkey | 2.380 | 66 | 19 | 9 | 8 | 63 | 34 | 36 | 9 |
11 | Germany | 2.337 | 51 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 45 | 22 | 26 | 32 |
12 | Mexico | 2.090 | 85 | 26 | 7 | 10 | 89 | 33 | 43 | 3 |
13 | Cameroon | 2.073 | 59 | 17 | 8 | 7 | 38 | 23 | 32 | 17 |
14 | Ireland | 1.861 | 47 | 13 | 8 | 4 | 42 | 18 | 25 | 41 |
15 | Czech Republic | 1.844 | 56 | 18 | 2 | 6 | 54 | 22 | 26 | 23 |
16 | Italy | 1.784 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 4 | 41 | 17 | 24 | 37 |
17 | Portugal | 1.740 | 43 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 61 | 18 | 21 | 45 |
18 | Greece | 1.710 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 26 | 25 | 23 | 55 |
19 | Morocco | 1.700 | 57 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 41 | 15 | 29 | 21 |
20 | Nigeria | 1.651 | 68 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 48 | 17 | 34 | 6 |
21 | Argentina | 1.636 | 57 | 16 | 9 | 3 | 59 | 26 | 28 | 20 |
22 | Colombia | 1.604 | 63 | 18 | 9 | 12 | 49 | 34 | 39 | 13 |
23 | South Korea | 1.569 | 52 | 15 | 7 | 9 | 62 | 29 | 31 | 27 |
24 | Costa Rica | 1.483 | 86 | 25 | 11 | 13 | 78 | 54 | 49 | 2 |
25 | Croatia | 1.415 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 5 | 40 | 17 | 25 | 38 |
26 | Iran | 1.412 | 66 | 20 | 6 | 4 | 67 | 26 | 30 | 8 |
27 | Uruguay | 1.287 | 50 | 13 | 11 | 12 | 49 | 52 | 36 | 35 |
28 | United States | 1.208 | 68 | 20 | 8 | 8 | 60 | 28 | 36 | 5 |
29 | Netherlands | 1.197 | 53 | 16 | 5 | 5 | 67 | 21 | 26 | 26 |
30 | Ukraine | 1.058 | 33 | 7 | 12 | 3 | 30 | 21 | 22 | 72 |
31 | Togo | 1.049 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 25 | 53 |
32 | Russia | 1.030 | 48 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 50 | 33 | 28 | 39 |
33 | Tunisia | 0.972 | 42 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 44 | 23 | 26 | 47 |
34 | Belgium | 0.950 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 6 | 41 | 27 | 23 | 49 |
35 | Angola | 0.910 | 35 | 9 | 8 | 4 | 30 | 19 | 21 | 70 |
36 | South Africa | 0.866 | 51 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 35 | 24 | 28 | 33 |
37 | Paraguay | 0.859 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 11 | 38 | 43 | 30 | 61 |
38 | Egypt | 0.851 | 45 | 13 | 6 | 8 | 56 | 29 | 27 | 44 |
39 | Ecuador | 0.791 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 14 | 35 | 38 | 30 | 56 |
40 | Yugoslavia | 0.789 | 38 | 10 | 8 | 3 | 41 | 19 | 21 | 62 |
41 | Slovenia | 0.781 | 41 | 11 | 8 | 7 | 36 | 30 | 26 | 50 |
42 | Honduras | 0.762 | 52 | 14 | 10 | 12 | 62 | 44 | 36 | 29 |
43 | Mali | 0.651 | 39 | 11 | 6 | 8 | 30 | 23 | 25 | 59 |
44 | Poland | 0.629 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 28 | 22 | 57 |
45 | Romania | 0.629 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 5 | 42 | 21 | 21 | 63 |
46 | Jordan | 0.600 | 41 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 38 | 20 | 22 | 48 |
47 | Ivory Coast | 0.587 | 42 | 12 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 18 | 23 | 46 |
48 | Ghana | 0.576 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 8 | 34 | 22 | 26 | 52 |
49 | Norway | 0.571 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 27 | 25 | 21 | 85 |
50 | Zambia | 0.566 | 39 | 10 | 9 | 7 | 31 | 24 | 26 | 58 |
51 | Cuba | 0.564 | 54 | 16 | 6 | 5 | 44 | 26 | 27 | 25 |
52 | Peru | 0.543 | 30 | 7 | 9 | 11 | 31 | 39 | 27 | 83 |
53 | Finland | 0.538 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 89 |
54 | Kenya | 0.526 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 27 | 20 | 18 | 79 |
55 | Guinea | 0.514 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 29 | 16 | 17 | 77 |
56 | Scotland | 0.489 | 27 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 22 | 21 | 18 | 91 |
57 | Canada | 0.481 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 18 | 19 | 18 | 104 |
58 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 0.473 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 18 | 16 | 16 | 102 |
59 | Latvia | 0.466 | 29 | 8 | 5 | 10 | 28 | 36 | 23 | 86 |
60 | Congo DR | 0.454 | 37 | 10 | 7 | 11 | 27 | 37 | 28 | 67 |
61 | Switzerland | 0.440 | 31 | 8 | 7 | 6 | 36 | 28 | 21 | 78 |
62 | Austria | 0.438 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 9 | 28 | 35 | 20 | 97 |
63 | Liberia | 0.437 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 11 | 27 | 27 | 26 | 66 |
64 | Uzbekistan | 0.398 | 63 | 19 | 6 | 5 | 67 | 30 | 30 | 12 |
65 | China | 0.396 | 63 | 20 | 3 | 6 | 65 | 21 | 29 | 11 |
66 | Gabon | 0.378 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 23 | 19 | 17 | 110 |
67 | Burkina Faso | 0.378 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 12 | 28 | 27 | 26 | 75 |
68 | Israel | 0.377 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 4 | 21 | 19 | 17 | 101 |
69 | Guatemala | 0.360 | 34 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 27 | 22 | 71 |
70 | Algeria | 0.357 | 40 | 11 | 7 | 10 | 37 | 34 | 28 | 54 |
71 | Oman | 0.353 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 8 | 84 | 27 | 29 | 30 |
72 | Venezuela | 0.342 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 14 | 27 | 45 | 25 | 92 |
73 | Georgia | 0.333 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 18 | 120 |
74 | Jamaica | 0.331 | 55 | 15 | 10 | 10 | 70 | 37 | 35 | 24 |
75 | Bulgaria | 0.326 | 37 | 11 | 4 | 6 | 33 | 30 | 21 | 65 |
76 | Northern Ireland | 0.312 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 26 | 19 | 139 |
77 | Lithuania | 0.312 | 20 | 5 | 5 | 7 | 15 | 21 | 17 | 116 |
78 | Bahrain | 0.307 | 58 | 16 | 10 | 6 | 59 | 40 | 32 | 19 |
79 | Bolivia | 0.300 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 14 | 30 | 50 | 25 | 113 |
80 | Trinidad and Tobago | 0.296 | 60 | 19 | 3 | 15 | 59 | 41 | 37 | 16 |
81 | Wales | 0.294 | 23 | 5 | 8 | 8 | 26 | 28 | 21 | 105 |
82 | Iceland | 0.281 | 24 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 33 | 19 | 98 |
83 | Haiti | 0.278 | 48 | 15 | 3 | 7 | 65 | 26 | 25 | 36 |
84 | Chile | 0.270 | 22 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 34 | 26 | 109 |
85 | Sierra Leone | 0.259 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 130 |
86 | Zimbabwe | 0.255 | 39 | 12 | 3 | 10 | 33 | 28 | 25 | 60 |
87 | Libya | 0.251 | 31 | 9 | 4 | 11 | 37 | 36 | 24 | 80 |
88 | Slovakia | 0.242 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 7 | 39 | 21 | 19 | 81 |
89 | Rwanda | 0.239 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 118 |
90 | Sudan | 0.223 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 32 | 23 | 94 |
91 | Saudi Arabia | 0.223 | 72 | 23 | 3 | 6 | 95 | 27 | 32 | 4 |
92 | Cape Verde | 0.222 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 5 | 17 | 14 | 13 | 115 |
93 | Congo | 0.222 | 24 | 5 | 9 | 10 | 18 | 31 | 24 | 99 |
94 | Panama | 0.198 | 26 | 7 | 5 | 9 | 31 | 26 | 21 | 93 |
95 | Malawi | 0.198 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 15 | 31 | 16 | 151 |
96 | El Salvador | 0.193 | 33 | 9 | 6 | 10 | 24 | 34 | 25 | 73 |
97 | Albania | 0.183 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 12 | 16 | 32 | 18 | 134 |
98 | United Arab Emirates | 0.176 | 47 | 14 | 5 | 12 | 51 | 36 | 31 | 42 |
99 | Turkmenistan | 0.176 | 40 | 12 | 4 | 7 | 47 | 25 | 23 | 51 |
100 | Macedonia | 0.172 | 13 | 2 | 7 | 11 | 25 | 37 | 20 | 138 |
101 | Hungary | 0.169 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 18 | 111 |
102 | Qatar | 0.159 | 46 | 13 | 7 | 9 | 52 | 31 | 29 | 43 |
103 | Kuwait | 0.153 | 47 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 44 | 17 | 21 | 40 |
104 | New Zealand | 0.144 | 36 | 12 | 0 | 7 | 61 | 25 | 19 | 68 |
105 | Belarus | 0.142 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 19 | 31 | 18 | 127 |
106 | Martinique | 0.138 | 38 | 11 | 5 | 10 | 44 | 36 | 26 | 64 |
107 | Uganda | 0.126 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 17 | 14 | 137 |
108 | Botswana | 0.123 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 11 | 17 | 13 | 136 |
109 | Iraq | 0.121 | 51 | 15 | 6 | 9 | 75 | 33 | 30 | 31 |
110 | Azerbaijan | 0.113 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 12 | 10 | 36 | 19 | 148 |
111 | Armenia | 0.110 | 12 | 2 | 6 | 12 | 13 | 42 | 20 | 142 |
112 | Benin | 0.108 | 19 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 23 | 26 | 16 | 119 |
113 | Thailand | 0.092 | 36 | 10 | 6 | 13 | 45 | 46 | 29 | 69 |
114 | Ethiopia | 0.083 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 150 |
115 | Solomon Islands | 0.079 | 27 | 8 | 3 | 7 | 44 | 37 | 18 | 90 |
116 | Saint Lucia | 0.078 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 7 | 56 | 33 | 19 | 74 |
117 | Gambia | 0.077 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 7 | 6 | 169 |
118 | Estonia | 0.074 | 17 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 18 | 37 | 19 | 123 |
119 | Niger | 0.073 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 157 |
120 | Moldova | 0.073 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 13 | 12 | 45 | 19 | 143 |
121 | Chad | 0.072 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 9 | 6 | 170 |
122 | Liechtenstein | 0.071 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 16 | 10 | 56 | 19 | 177 |
123 | Equatorial Guinea | 0.070 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 6 | 4 | 18 | 8 | 173 |
124 | Namibia | 0.066 | 10 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 10 | 40 | 17 | 153 |
125 | Indonesia | 0.065 | 32 | 10 | 2 | 9 | 36 | 41 | 21 | 76 |
126 | Saint Kitts and Nevis | 0.065 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 37 | 44 | 22 | 82 |
127 | Lebanon | 0.057 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 39 | 18 | 18 | 88 |
128 | Madagascar | 0.055 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 32 | 16 | 147 |
129 | Swaziland | 0.054 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 9 | 16 | 8 | 156 |
130 | Lesotho | 0.049 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 19 | 10 | 165 |
131 | Vietnam | 0.039 | 23 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 18 | 106 |
132 | Mauritania | 0.038 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 14 | 8 | 175 |
133 | Mauritius | 0.037 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 19 | 10 | 164 |
134 | Syria | 0.037 | 28 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 63 | 23 | 18 | 87 |
135 | Tajikistan | 0.031 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 12 | 14 | 14 | 112 |
136 | French Guiana | 0.028 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 168 |
137 | Mozambique | 0.027 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 13 | 8 | 162 |
138 | Suriname | 0.026 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 37 | 22 | 15 | 100 |
139 | Maldives | 0.026 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 16 | 131 |
140 | North Korea | 0.025 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 16 | 20 | 14 | 125 |
141 | Tahiti | 0.024 | 30 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 29 | 40 | 18 | 84 |
142 | Cyprus | 0.023 | 11 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 20 | 149 |
143 | India | 0.022 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 26 | 14 | 128 |
144 | Seychelles | 0.022 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 15 | 8 | 172 |
145 | St Vincent and the Grenadines | 0.021 | 25 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 30 | 24 | 16 | 96 |
146 | Burundi | 0.020 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 20 | 10 | 188 |
147 | Belize | 0.020 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 15 | 4 | 191 |
148 | Yemen | 0.019 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 7 | 35 | 34 | 18 | 103 |
149 | Andorra | 0.016 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 54 | 18 | 186 |
150 | Vanuatu | 0.014 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 10 | 34 | 38 | 18 | 108 |
151 | Nicaragua | 0.013 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 6 | 36 | 10 | 182 |
152 | Bermuda | 0.012 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 28 | 10 | 7 | 145 |
153 | Malaysia | 0.012 | 12 | 3 | 3 | 12 | 19 | 41 | 18 | 141 |
154 | Malta | 0.012 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 17 | 10 | 57 | 19 | 189 |
155 | Papua New Guinea | 0.012 | 20 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 39 | 20 | 11 | 114 |
156 | Central African Republic | 0.011 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 6 | 184 |
157 | Guadeloupe | 0.011 | 22 | 7 | 1 | 6 | 36 | 16 | 14 | 107 |
158 | Faroe Islands | 0.011 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 16 | 12 | 46 | 20 | 166 |
159 | Tanzania | 0.009 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 13 | 7 | 192 |
160 | Barbados | 0.008 | 11 | 3 | 2 | 6 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 146 |
161 | Fiji | 0.008 | 25 | 8 | 1 | 7 | 51 | 29 | 16 | 95 |
162 | Hong Kong | 0.008 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 12 | 18 | 39 | 20 | 121 |
163 | Myanmar | 0.008 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 11 | 18 | 8 | 155 |
164 | Eritrea | 0.008 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 179 |
165 | Kyrgyzstan | 0.007 | 17 | 5 | 2 | 9 | 17 | 23 | 16 | 122 |
166 | Kazakhstan | 0.007 | 14 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 22 | 12 | 10 | 133 |
167 | Palestine | 0.007 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 22 | 31 | 18 | 126 |
168 | Singapore | 0.006 | 15 | 4 | 3 | 13 | 14 | 32 | 20 | 132 |
169 | British Virgin Islands | 0.005 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 9 | 44 | 14 | 159 |
170 | Sri Lanka | 0.005 | 16 | 4 | 4 | 14 | 21 | 57 | 22 | 129 |
171 | Cayman Islands | 0.004 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 11 | 158 |
172 | San Marino | 0.004 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 70 | 18 | 196 |
173 | New Caledonia | 0.002 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 42 | 20 | 11 | 124 |
174 | Puerto Rico | 0.002 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 4 | 19 | 7 | 187 |
175 | Bangladesh | 0.002 | 6 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 8 | 23 | 10 | 174 |
176 | Brunei | 0.002 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 34 | 8 | 195 |
177 | Grenada | 0.002 | 19 | 6 | 1 | 10 | 44 | 39 | 17 | 117 |
178 | Antigua and Barbuda | 0.001 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 24 | 12 | 163 |
179 | Afghanistan | 0.001 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 18 | 4 | 185 |
180 | Cambodia | 0.001 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 22 | 6 | 193 |
181 | Nepal | 0.001 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 11 | 17 | 72 | 14 | 161 |
182 | Laos | 0.001 | 8 | 2 | 2 | 12 | 9 | 82 | 16 | 167 |
183 | Dominican Republic | 0.000 | 13 | 4 | 1 | 6 | 22 | 19 | 11 | 135 |
184 | Pakistan | 0.000 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 10 | 181 |
185 | Netherlands Antilles | 0.000 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 14 | 8 | 171 |
186 | Mongolia | 0.000 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 7 | 35 | 10 | 176 |
187 | Guyana | 0.000 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 7 | 154 |
188 | Philippines | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 29 | 6 | 194 |
189 | Bhutan | 0.000 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 6 | 26 | 8 | 180 |
190 | Anguilla | 0.000 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 178 |
191 | Saint-Martin | 0.000 | 10 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 13 | 36 | 10 | 152 |
192 | US Virgin Islands | 0.000 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 9 | 5 | 81 | 10 | 197 |
193 | Samoa | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 22 | 38 | 12 | 140 |
193 | Tonga | 0 | 12 | 4 | 0 | 8 | 16 | 65 | 12 | 144 |
193 | Taiwan | 0 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 54 | 16 | 160 |
193 | Dominica | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 44 | 10 | 183 |
193 | Bahamas | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 190 |
193 | Guinea-Bissau | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 198 |
193 | Timor-Leste | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 2 | 199 |
193 | Somalia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 200 |
193 | Turks and Caicos Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 7 | 2 | 201 |
193 | São Tomé and Príncipe | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 9 | 2 | 202 |
193 | Guam | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 203 |
193 | Aruba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 32 | 7 | 204 |
193 | Montserrat | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 38 | 7 | 205 |
193 | Cook Islands | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 42 | 8 | 206 |
193 | Macao | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 3 | 42 | 10 | 207 |
193 | Luxembourg | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 7 | 66 | 21 | 208 |
193 | American Samoa | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 3 | 120 | 12 | 209 |
EigenPoints, Points, Wins, Draws, Losses, GoalsFor, GoalsAgainst, GamesPlayed, PointsRank.
« 2000-03 | History | 2021-24 » |
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Includes all competitive matches during the four-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.