| World Football |
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World Football Ranking Table 1996 - 2007.
| Rank | Team | Mat- ches |
Wins | Draws | Los- ses |
Goals Fore |
Goals Against |
Points | Rating Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | France | 72 | 46 | 19 | 7 | 134 | 41 | 157 | 100.000 |
| 2 | Italy | 84 | 52 | 24 | 8 | 138 | 50 | 180 | 99.655 |
| 3 | Germany | 79 | 48 | 22 | 9 | 159 | 62 | 166 | 98.967 |
| 4 | Brazil | 101 | 64 | 18 | 19 | 210 | 81 | 210 | 98.854 |
| 5 | Argentina | 89 | 53 | 21 | 15 | 167 | 77 | 180 | 97.920 |
| 6 | Spain | 83 | 54 | 20 | 9 | 198 | 58 | 182 | 97.079 |
| 7 | England | 82 | 48 | 21 | 13 | 144 | 54 | 165 | 96.445 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 77 | 48 | 17 | 12 | 163 | 50 | 161 | 96.389 |
| 9 | Portugal | 81 | 49 | 21 | 11 | 172 | 51 | 168 | 94.794 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 83 | 56 | 8 | 19 | 172 | 63 | 176 | 94.571 |
| 11 | Sweden | 73 | 45 | 16 | 12 | 136 | 48 | 151 | 93.458 |
| 12 | Croatia | 78 | 44 | 21 | 13 | 135 | 64 | 153 | 93.351 |
| 13 | Romania | 73 | 45 | 13 | 15 | 150 | 56 | 148 | 91.522 |
| 14 | Mexico | 119 | 71 | 23 | 25 | 245 | 98 | 236 | 91.495 |
| 15 | Denmark | 79 | 39 | 23 | 17 | 140 | 81 | 140 | 90.892 |
| 16 | Greece | 64 | 36 | 11 | 17 | 86 | 56 | 119 | 90.607 |
| 17 | U.S. of America | 97 | 56 | 20 | 21 | 165 | 80 | 188 | 89.838 |
| 18 | Serbia & Montenegro | 59 | 31 | 17 | 11 | 123 | 63 | 110 | 89.597 |
| 19 | Turkey | 80 | 42 | 21 | 17 | 145 | 71 | 147 | 89.214 |
| 20 | Paraguay | 86 | 39 | 19 | 28 | 118 | 97 | 136 | 88.526 |
| 21 | Scotland | 68 | 34 | 16 | 18 | 89 | 62 | 118 | 87.648 |
| 22 | Ukraine | 73 | 31 | 26 | 16 | 94 | 69 | 119 | 87.403 |
| 23 | Colombia | 95 | 43 | 21 | 31 | 120 | 94 | 150 | 86.990 |
| 24 | Norway | 69 | 34 | 17 | 18 | 109 | 61 | 119 | 86.934 |
| 25 | Poland | 64 | 35 | 10 | 19 | 110 | 70 | 115 | 86.903 |
| 26 | Republic of Ireland | 68 | 30 | 25 | 13 | 109 | 57 | 115 | 86.219 |
| 27 | Russia | 73 | 38 | 18 | 17 | 131 | 71 | 132 | 86.130 |
| 28 | Serbia | 14 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 22 | 11 | 24 | 85.983 |
| 29 | Cameroon | 76 | 44 | 22 | 10 | 127 | 61 | 154 | 85.536 |
| 30 | Nigeria | 76 | 46 | 18 | 12 | 121 | 49 | 156 | 85.500 |
| 31 | Belgium | 62 | 29 | 15 | 18 | 102 | 70 | 102 | 85.283 |
| 32 | Morocco | 75 | 43 | 23 | 9 | 111 | 41 | 152 | 85.072 |
| 33 | Austria | 49 | 23 | 10 | 16 | 76 | 68 | 79 | 83.867 |
| 34 | Bulgaria | 65 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 91 | 80 | 105 | 83.772 |
| 35 | Switzerland | 56 | 22 | 18 | 16 | 81 | 61 | 84 | 83.680 |
| 36 | Uruguay | 90 | 31 | 27 | 32 | 109 | 111 | 120 | 83.103 |
| 37 | Ecuador | 81 | 31 | 13 | 37 | 102 | 112 | 106 | 82.177 |
| 38 | Israel | 56 | 24 | 16 | 16 | 89 | 64 | 88 | 81.910 |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 119 | 56 | 25 | 38 | 195 | 141 | 193 | 81.771 |
| 40 | Tunisia | 87 | 46 | 22 | 19 | 149 | 78 | 160 | 81.153 |
| 41 | Finland | 58 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 79 | 68 | 83 | 81.151 |
| 42 | Egypt | 75 | 41 | 18 | 16 | 149 | 61 | 141 | 81.056 |
| 43 | South Africa | 86 | 45 | 24 | 17 | 120 | 78 | 159 | 80.860 |
| 44 | Côte d'Ivoire | 72 | 37 | 19 | 16 | 124 | 67 | 130 | 80.432 |
| 45 | Slovakia | 64 | 29 | 13 | 22 | 116 | 78 | 100 | 80.367 |
| 46 | Peru | 82 | 24 | 22 | 36 | 90 | 127 | 94 | 79.045 |
| 47 | Honduras | 88 | 44 | 16 | 28 | 188 | 111 | 148 | 78.688 |
| 48 | Chile | 80 | 21 | 21 | 38 | 94 | 114 | 84 | 78.308 |
| 49 | Canada | 57 | 24 | 14 | 19 | 61 | 62 | 86 | 78.125 |
| 50 | Slovenia | 70 | 22 | 20 | 28 | 81 | 102 | 86 | 77.887 |
| 51 | Australia | 54 | 40 | 6 | 8 | 251 | 34 | 126 | 77.765 |
| 52 | Senegal | 77 | 34 | 25 | 18 | 113 | 59 | 127 | 77.725 |
| 53 | Japan | 71 | 44 | 14 | 13 | 169 | 63 | 146 | 77.423 |
| 54 | Jamaica | 99 | 52 | 21 | 26 | 170 | 99 | 177 | 76.926 |
| 55 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 56 | 20 | 10 | 26 | 70 | 82 | 70 | 76.022 |
| 56 | Guinea | 61 | 33 | 12 | 16 | 100 | 60 | 111 | 75.924 |
| 57 | Ghana | 71 | 35 | 15 | 21 | 102 | 63 | 120 | 75.625 |
| 58 | Iran | 92 | 55 | 22 | 15 | 235 | 73 | 187 | 75.552 |
| 59 | Zambia | 80 | 39 | 20 | 21 | 113 | 75 | 137 | 74.602 |
| 60 | Guatemala | 89 | 36 | 24 | 29 | 123 | 110 | 132 | 74.490 |
| 61 | Bolivia | 74 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 80 | 127 | 71 | 74.455 |
| 62 | Angola | 72 | 30 | 24 | 18 | 110 | 78 | 114 | 74.189 |
| 63 | Hungary | 58 | 19 | 12 | 27 | 78 | 88 | 69 | 74.145 |
| 64 | Wales | 57 | 15 | 14 | 28 | 75 | 93 | 59 | 74.081 |
| 65 | Lithuania | 58 | 18 | 12 | 28 | 48 | 77 | 66 | 73.904 |
| 66 | Saudi Arabia | 86 | 55 | 14 | 17 | 200 | 73 | 179 | 73.816 |
| 67 | Latvia | 65 | 21 | 12 | 32 | 75 | 93 | 75 | 73.402 |
| 68 | Northern Ireland | 58 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 48 | 81 | 55 | 72.618 |
| 69 | Mali | 52 | 23 | 13 | 16 | 68 | 48 | 82 | 72.401 |
| 70 | South Korea | 82 | 40 | 22 | 20 | 173 | 76 | 142 | 72.183 |
| 71 | Trinidad & Tobago | 110 | 54 | 14 | 42 | 201 | 137 | 176 | 71.534 |
| 72 | Georgia | 58 | 14 | 10 | 34 | 65 | 97 | 52 | 71.386 |
| 73 | New Zealand | 33 | 25 | 0 | 8 | 99 | 26 | 75 | 70.620 |
| 74 | Iceland | 60 | 17 | 11 | 32 | 72 | 106 | 62 | 70.595 |
| 75 | Togo | 78 | 32 | 17 | 29 | 100 | 92 | 113 | 70.443 |
| 76 | Cyprus | 55 | 16 | 8 | 31 | 68 | 126 | 56 | 70.363 |
| 77 | Macedonia FYR | 60 | 14 | 15 | 31 | 80 | 100 | 57 | 69.635 |
| 78 | Belarus | 58 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 54 | 99 | 48 | 69.539 |
| 79 | Algeria | 72 | 26 | 20 | 26 | 93 | 83 | 98 | 69.337 |
| 80 | Zimbabwe | 62 | 29 | 8 | 25 | 85 | 75 | 95 | 69.284 |
| 81 | China | 70 | 43 | 11 | 16 | 176 | 61 | 140 | 69.270 |
| 82 | El Salvador | 79 | 26 | 17 | 36 | 88 | 115 | 95 | 69.041 |
| 83 | Albania | 60 | 11 | 13 | 36 | 54 | 101 | 46 | 68.656 |
| 84 | Cuba | 82 | 41 | 18 | 23 | 144 | 96 | 141 | 68.140 |
| 85 | Armenia | 62 | 9 | 17 | 36 | 43 | 105 | 44 | 67.824 |
| 86 | Venezuela | 72 | 13 | 10 | 49 | 60 | 155 | 49 | 67.749 |
| 87 | Kuwait | 62 | 32 | 13 | 17 | 123 | 60 | 109 | 67.450 |
| 88 | Panama | 71 | 20 | 17 | 34 | 79 | 107 | 77 | 67.022 |
| 89 | Estonia | 62 | 15 | 10 | 37 | 54 | 103 | 55 | 66.636 |
| 90 | Gabon | 59 | 20 | 17 | 22 | 72 | 73 | 77 | 66.606 |
| 91 | Democrat. Rep. Congo | 83 | 29 | 25 | 29 | 101 | 99 | 112 | 66.601 |
| 92 | Congo | 63 | 19 | 20 | 24 | 57 | 69 | 77 | 65.677 |
| 93 | Moldova | 56 | 7 | 12 | 37 | 37 | 112 | 33 | 65.291 |
| 94 | Sudan | 44 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 49 | 60 | 57 | 65.022 |
| 95 | Uzbekistan | 77 | 40 | 17 | 20 | 170 | 97 | 137 | 64.887 |
| 96 | Haiti | 73 | 39 | 11 | 23 | 166 | 88 | 128 | 64.165 |
| 97 | Benin | 41 | 12 | 10 | 19 | 50 | 65 | 46 | 63.996 |
| 98 | United Arab Emirates | 64 | 33 | 12 | 19 | 107 | 66 | 111 | 63.424 |
| 99 | Qatar | 63 | 31 | 14 | 18 | 115 | 61 | 107 | 62.691 |
| 100 | Uganda | 43 | 13 | 11 | 19 | 44 | 63 | 50 | 62.686 |
| 101 | Iraq | 61 | 32 | 13 | 16 | 139 | 64 | 109 | 62.614 |
| 102 | Libya | 47 | 14 | 9 | 24 | 57 | 71 | 51 | 62.129 |
| 103 | Liberia | 69 | 24 | 10 | 35 | 70 | 99 | 82 | 62.122 |
| 104 | Bahrain | 62 | 24 | 16 | 22 | 84 | 80 | 88 | 62.119 |
| 105 | Kenya | 59 | 20 | 13 | 26 | 71 | 71 | 73 | 62.069 |
| 106 | Martinique | 51 | 26 | 6 | 19 | 95 | 74 | 84 | 61.716 |
| 107 | Gambia | 18 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 19 | 25 | 19 | 61.533 |
| 108 | Burkina Faso | 70 | 20 | 17 | 33 | 86 | 101 | 77 | 61.450 |
| 109 | Jordan | 39 | 19 | 8 | 12 | 67 | 36 | 65 | 61.201 |
| 110 | Syria | 45 | 24 | 8 | 13 | 136 | 44 | 80 | 60.706 |
| 111 | Rwanda | 33 | 8 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 55 | 31 | 60.703 |
| 112 | Namibia | 57 | 14 | 15 | 28 | 63 | 106 | 57 | 60.510 |
| 113 | Kazakhstan | 52 | 15 | 10 | 27 | 68 | 82 | 55 | 60.033 |
| 114 | Oman | 55 | 30 | 9 | 16 | 142 | 47 | 99 | 59.715 |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 58 | 5 | 9 | 44 | 25 | 134 | 24 | 59.502 |
| 116 | Cape Verde Islands | 30 | 9 | 6 | 15 | 25 | 42 | 33 | 59.357 |
| 117 | Mozambique | 39 | 11 | 9 | 19 | 33 | 53 | 42 | 57.829 |
| 118 | Ethiopia | 26 | 7 | 4 | 15 | 19 | 46 | 25 | 57.452 |
| 119 | Chad | 18 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 15 | 29 | 15 | 57.279 |
| 120 | Tajikistan | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 60 | 32 | 51 | 57.165 |
| 121 | Madagascar | 40 | 11 | 7 | 22 | 41 | 68 | 40 | 57.065 |
| 122 | Faroe Islands | 60 | 4 | 6 | 50 | 35 | 159 | 18 | 57.055 |
| 123 | Sierra Leone | 41 | 10 | 6 | 25 | 24 | 60 | 36 | 56.453 |
| 124 | Guadeloupe | 39 | 20 | 3 | 16 | 76 | 49 | 63 | 56.271 |
| 125 | Burundi | 29 | 9 | 4 | 16 | 21 | 38 | 31 | 55.804 |
| 126 | Liechtenstein | 60 | 5 | 5 | 50 | 29 | 191 | 20 | 55.626 |
| 127 | Lebanon | 32 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 60 | 42 | 46 | 55.524 |
| 128 | Malawi | 41 | 8 | 7 | 26 | 39 | 78 | 31 | 55.124 |
| 129 | Thailand | 58 | 23 | 14 | 21 | 116 | 90 | 83 | 54.887 |
| 130 | Niger | 18 | 5 | 1 | 12 | 12 | 34 | 16 | 54.666 |
| 131 | Malta | 58 | 1 | 7 | 50 | 31 | 175 | 10 | 54.631 |
| 132 | Eritrea | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 50 | 21 | 54.586 |
| 133 | Equatorial Guinea | 20 | 5 | 1 | 14 | 13 | 40 | 16 | 54.402 |
| 134 | Barbados | 49 | 18 | 10 | 21 | 75 | 84 | 64 | 54.110 |
| 135 | St Vincent & Grenad. | 59 | 22 | 7 | 30 | 110 | 136 | 73 | 53.611 |
| 136 | Turkmenistan | 40 | 19 | 6 | 15 | 78 | 53 | 63 | 53.447 |
| 137 | North Korea | 26 | 10 | 6 | 10 | 41 | 34 | 36 | 53.048 |
| 138 | Saint Lucia | 33 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 73 | 74 | 45 | 52.928 |
| 139 | Botswana | 32 | 7 | 7 | 18 | 21 | 44 | 28 | 52.783 |
| 140 | Lesotho | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 15 | 40 | 18 | 52.609 |
| 141 | Saint Kitts & Nevis | 46 | 20 | 6 | 20 | 90 | 79 | 66 | 52.282 |
| 142 | Guinea-Bissau | 8 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 5 | 52.207 |
| 143 | Mauritius | 40 | 7 | 10 | 23 | 33 | 73 | 31 | 52.199 |
| 144 | Andorra | 52 | 1 | 2 | 49 | 15 | 158 | 5 | 52.072 |
| 145 | Fiji | 41 | 22 | 5 | 14 | 115 | 59 | 71 | 51.623 |
| 146 | San Marino | 54 | 0 | 1 | 53 | 8 | 243 | 1 | 51.575 |
| 147 | Mauritania | 22 | 3 | 6 | 13 | 13 | 38 | 15 | 50.260 |
| 148 | Solomon Islands | 47 | 21 | 8 | 18 | 116 | 103 | 71 | 49.942 |
| 149 | Indonesia | 44 | 16 | 10 | 18 | 80 | 83 | 58 | 49.882 |
| 150 | Luxembourg | 58 | 1 | 0 | 57 | 15 | 165 | 3 | 49.576 |
| 151 | Swaziland | 22 | 3 | 7 | 12 | 15 | 42 | 16 | 49.296 |
| 152 | Seychelles | 20 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 10 | 41 | 13 | 48.526 |
| 153 | Surinam | 32 | 9 | 12 | 11 | 51 | 45 | 39 | 48.489 |
| 154 | Tahiti | 43 | 20 | 5 | 18 | 102 | 88 | 65 | 48.313 |
| 155 | Tanzania | 27 | 3 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 39 | 15 | 47.380 |
| 156 | Kyrgyzstan | 30 | 10 | 2 | 18 | 37 | 54 | 32 | 47.342 |
| 157 | Grenada | 40 | 14 | 6 | 20 | 93 | 80 | 48 | 47.334 |
| 158 | Guyana | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 60 | 45 | 40 | 46.947 |
| 159 | Singapore | 41 | 12 | 9 | 20 | 45 | 57 | 45 | 46.705 |
| 160 | Yemen | 42 | 14 | 8 | 20 | 70 | 71 | 50 | 45.554 |
| 161 | Nicaragua | 27 | 3 | 1 | 23 | 17 | 85 | 10 | 45.548 |
| 162 | Bermuda | 25 | 10 | 5 | 10 | 71 | 33 | 35 | 45.338 |
| 163 | Hong Kong | 41 | 14 | 7 | 20 | 56 | 70 | 49 | 44.640 |
| 164 | Vanuatu | 42 | 16 | 3 | 23 | 90 | 87 | 51 | 43.443 |
| 165 | New Caledonia | 27 | 13 | 3 | 11 | 74 | 47 | 42 | 43.311 |
| 166 | French Guiana | 11 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 11 | 17 | 10 | 43.217 |
| 167 | Malaysia | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 43 | 75 | 35 | 43.199 |
| 168 | São Tomé & Príncipe | 8 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 24 | 4 | 43.160 |
| 169 | Vietnam | 36 | 12 | 3 | 21 | 55 | 72 | 39 | 43.128 |
| 170 | Belize | 20 | 0 | 3 | 17 | 12 | 59 | 3 | 42.579 |
| 171 | Palestine | 28 | 6 | 5 | 17 | 28 | 52 | 23 | 41.873 |
| 172 | Central African Rep. | 11 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 19 | 3 | 41.094 |
| 173 | Myanmar | 19 | 7 | 1 | 11 | 28 | 53 | 22 | 40.757 |
| 174 | Cayman Islands | 26 | 5 | 5 | 16 | 21 | 61 | 20 | 40.324 |
| 175 | India | 31 | 6 | 7 | 18 | 33 | 84 | 25 | 39.835 |
| 176 | Papua New Guinea | 25 | 9 | 4 | 12 | 51 | 58 | 31 | 39.627 |
| 177 | Dominican Republic | 31 | 13 | 3 | 15 | 51 | 61 | 42 | 39.508 |
| 178 | Antigua & Barbuda | 39 | 9 | 7 | 23 | 54 | 84 | 34 | 37.672 |
| 179 | Netherlands Antilles | 24 | 4 | 6 | 14 | 21 | 48 | 18 | 36.815 |
| 180 | Dominica | 33 | 7 | 5 | 21 | 39 | 95 | 26 | 35.591 |
| 181 | Sri Lanka | 37 | 7 | 5 | 25 | 32 | 110 | 26 | 33.821 |
| 182 | Bahamas | 17 | 5 | 2 | 10 | 20 | 54 | 17 | 31.945 |
| 183 | Saint-Martin | 13 | 3 | 2 | 8 | 13 | 38 | 11 | 31.507 |
| 184 | Bangladesh | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 20 | 74 | 18 | 31.231 |
| 185 | Laos | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 96 | 11 | 31.048 |
| 186 | Taiwan | 39 | 6 | 1 | 32 | 30 | 123 | 19 | 30.442 |
| 187 | Maldives | 36 | 5 | 3 | 28 | 35 | 152 | 18 | 30.371 |
| 188 | British Virgin Isl. | 27 | 6 | 4 | 17 | 29 | 86 | 22 | 29.449 |
| 189 | Nepal | 32 | 4 | 1 | 27 | 24 | 132 | 13 | 27.866 |
| 190 | Aruba | 18 | 3 | 2 | 13 | 22 | 60 | 11 | 26.638 |
| 191 | Pakistan | 30 | 1 | 3 | 26 | 15 | 113 | 6 | 25.853 |
| 192 | Turks & Caicos Isl. | 9 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 35 | 4 | 25.308 |
| 193 | Macao | 24 | 3 | 1 | 20 | 16 | 99 | 10 | 24.376 |
| 194 | Samoa | 26 | 11 | 0 | 15 | 54 | 61 | 33 | 23.000 |
| 195 | Bhutan | 12 | 1 | 1 | 10 | 8 | 68 | 4 | 22.034 |
| 196 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 9 | 109 | 3 | 21.707 |
| 197 | Cook Islands | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 25 | 112 | 19 | 21.566 |
| 198 | Cambodia | 18 | 0 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 73 | 2 | 21.361 |
| 199 | Tonga | 28 | 9 | 1 | 18 | 34 | 112 | 28 | 20.510 |
| 200 | Puerto Rico | 16 | 0 | 3 | 13 | 10 | 50 | 3 | 19.034 |
| 201 | Mongolia | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 10 | 54 | 5 | 18.401 |
| 202 | Brunei | 11 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 45 | 1 | 16.845 |
| 203 | Guam | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 105 | 0 | 11.958 |
| 204 | Anguilla | 15 | 1 | 1 | 13 | 14 | 80 | 4 | 10.944 |
| 205 | Montserrat | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 9 | 50 | 0 | 2.903 |
| 206 | American Samoa | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 210 | 0 | 1.000 |
| . | Djibouti | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 26 | 4 | . |
| . | Afghanistan | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 3 | 23 | 3 | . |
| . | Tuvalu | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22 | 1 | . |
| . | Comoros | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 0 | . |
| . | East Timor | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 0 | . |
| . | Somalia | 5 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 0 | . |