| World Football |
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World Football Ranking Table 1998 - 2009.
| Rank | Team | Mat- ches |
Wins | Draws | Los- ses |
Goals Fore |
Goals Against |
Points | Rating Score |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Italy | 85 | 53 | 24 | 8 | 143 | 56 | 183 | 100.000 |
| 2 | Spain | 85 | 60 | 16 | 9 | 208 | 57 | 196 | 99.956 |
| 3 | Netherlands | 77 | 52 | 14 | 11 | 161 | 48 | 170 | 99.534 |
| 4 | France | 82 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 150 | 55 | 174 | 98.898 |
| 5 | Germany | 79 | 50 | 18 | 11 | 162 | 62 | 168 | 98.616 |
| 6 | Argentina | 83 | 49 | 17 | 17 | 155 | 79 | 164 | 97.689 |
| 7 | Brazil | 105 | 62 | 23 | 20 | 203 | 84 | 209 | 97.590 |
| 8 | England | 79 | 49 | 17 | 13 | 155 | 55 | 164 | 96.144 |
| 9 | Portugal | 83 | 51 | 20 | 12 | 181 | 56 | 173 | 95.467 |
| 10 | Czech Republic | 80 | 54 | 9 | 17 | 170 | 61 | 171 | 94.721 |
| 11 | Sweden | 76 | 44 | 19 | 13 | 136 | 48 | 151 | 93.394 |
| 12 | Croatia | 78 | 46 | 20 | 12 | 134 | 61 | 158 | 93.324 |
| 13 | Mexico | 117 | 72 | 19 | 26 | 242 | 96 | 235 | 91.181 |
| 14 | Denmark | 78 | 39 | 23 | 16 | 138 | 76 | 140 | 90.828 |
| 15 | Turkey | 84 | 44 | 23 | 17 | 145 | 76 | 155 | 90.400 |
| 16 | U.S. of America | 101 | 62 | 17 | 22 | 184 | 87 | 203 | 90.060 |
| 17 | Romania | 73 | 39 | 17 | 17 | 125 | 69 | 134 | 90.048 |
| 18 | Serbia | 24 | 13 | 7 | 4 | 44 | 19 | 46 | 89.815 |
| 19 | Greece | 71 | 39 | 12 | 20 | 97 | 67 | 129 | 89.177 |
| 20 | Republic of Ireland | 68 | 29 | 28 | 11 | 98 | 56 | 115 | 88.886 |
| 21 | Russia | 77 | 44 | 15 | 18 | 135 | 72 | 147 | 88.821 |
| 22 | Paraguay | 80 | 36 | 18 | 26 | 110 | 93 | 126 | 88.774 |
| 23 | Serbia & Montenegro | 47 | 22 | 15 | 10 | 82 | 55 | 81 | 88.488 |
| 24 | Cameroon | 79 | 50 | 17 | 12 | 141 | 59 | 167 | 87.686 |
| 25 | Switzerland | 58 | 26 | 19 | 13 | 90 | 56 | 97 | 87.679 |
| 26 | Ukraine | 73 | 31 | 27 | 15 | 104 | 67 | 120 | 86.687 |
| 27 | Nigeria | 86 | 52 | 21 | 13 | 134 | 53 | 177 | 86.009 |
| 28 | Colombia | 89 | 38 | 20 | 31 | 102 | 89 | 134 | 85.683 |
| 29 | Norway | 69 | 30 | 19 | 20 | 97 | 66 | 109 | 85.121 |
| 30 | Uruguay | 87 | 30 | 30 | 27 | 111 | 104 | 120 | 85.102 |
| 31 | Poland | 69 | 35 | 12 | 22 | 120 | 76 | 117 | 84.627 |
| 32 | Scotland | 63 | 29 | 14 | 20 | 79 | 68 | 101 | 84.353 |
| 33 | Egypt | 78 | 48 | 16 | 14 | 154 | 58 | 160 | 83.896 |
| 34 | Côte d'Ivoire | 79 | 44 | 21 | 14 | 156 | 66 | 153 | 83.365 |
| 35 | Bulgaria | 64 | 26 | 19 | 19 | 87 | 80 | 97 | 83.082 |
| 36 | Slovakia | 64 | 31 | 13 | 20 | 120 | 74 | 106 | 82.989 |
| 37 | Israel | 58 | 24 | 19 | 15 | 100 | 67 | 91 | 82.899 |
| 38 | Finland | 60 | 25 | 15 | 20 | 82 | 70 | 90 | 82.351 |
| 39 | Costa Rica | 124 | 63 | 25 | 36 | 217 | 140 | 214 | 82.339 |
| 40 | Slovenia | 74 | 29 | 21 | 24 | 96 | 88 | 108 | 82.158 |
| 41 | Ecuador | 75 | 28 | 13 | 34 | 91 | 103 | 97 | 82.122 |
| 42 | Belgium | 62 | 25 | 15 | 22 | 92 | 77 | 90 | 81.049 |
| 43 | Chile | 75 | 23 | 19 | 33 | 89 | 106 | 88 | 80.672 |
| 44 | Morocco | 77 | 39 | 23 | 15 | 111 | 57 | 140 | 80.490 |
| 45 | Honduras | 103 | 56 | 16 | 31 | 208 | 112 | 184 | 80.274 |
| 46 | Austria | 52 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 74 | 82 | 69 | 79.827 |
| 47 | Tunisia | 86 | 43 | 24 | 19 | 146 | 79 | 153 | 79.589 |
| 48 | Ghana | 71 | 40 | 11 | 20 | 113 | 60 | 131 | 79.193 |
| 49 | Australia | 62 | 43 | 8 | 11 | 228 | 35 | 137 | 78.629 |
| 50 | Senegal | 78 | 34 | 27 | 17 | 119 | 63 | 129 | 78.542 |
| 51 | South Africa | 81 | 36 | 26 | 19 | 106 | 83 | 134 | 77.499 |
| 52 | Japan | 70 | 43 | 13 | 14 | 146 | 59 | 142 | 77.279 |
| 53 | Canada | 51 | 21 | 13 | 17 | 59 | 53 | 76 | 77.107 |
| 54 | Bosnia-Herzegovina | 60 | 23 | 11 | 26 | 86 | 83 | 80 | 77.042 |
| 55 | Jamaica | 88 | 46 | 15 | 27 | 159 | 89 | 153 | 76.005 |
| 56 | New Zealand | 32 | 25 | 1 | 6 | 93 | 23 | 76 | 75.544 |
| 57 | Montenegro | 10 | 1 | 6 | 3 | 9 | 14 | 9 | 75.242 |
| 58 | Latvia | 65 | 23 | 13 | 29 | 83 | 94 | 82 | 75.235 |
| 59 | Hungary | 58 | 21 | 10 | 27 | 77 | 76 | 73 | 74.994 |
| 60 | Peru | 74 | 17 | 20 | 37 | 75 | 122 | 71 | 74.974 |
| 61 | Northern Ireland | 58 | 16 | 15 | 27 | 55 | 80 | 63 | 74.393 |
| 62 | Iran | 81 | 45 | 23 | 13 | 159 | 59 | 158 | 74.386 |
| 63 | Wales | 59 | 17 | 13 | 29 | 64 | 84 | 64 | 74.160 |
| 64 | Angola | 67 | 28 | 22 | 17 | 106 | 75 | 106 | 73.809 |
| 65 | Venezuela | 67 | 17 | 11 | 39 | 69 | 132 | 62 | 73.011 |
| 66 | Guinea | 65 | 30 | 15 | 20 | 101 | 77 | 105 | 72.914 |
| 67 | Zambia | 73 | 32 | 19 | 22 | 88 | 70 | 115 | 72.824 |
| 68 | Mali | 61 | 27 | 17 | 17 | 81 | 57 | 98 | 72.669 |
| 69 | Trinidad & Tobago | 120 | 58 | 19 | 43 | 206 | 156 | 193 | 72.650 |
| 70 | Saudi Arabia | 78 | 47 | 14 | 17 | 177 | 75 | 155 | 72.532 |
| 71 | South Korea | 77 | 34 | 26 | 17 | 143 | 64 | 128 | 72.293 |
| 72 | Belarus | 58 | 15 | 12 | 31 | 68 | 92 | 57 | 72.041 |
| 73 | Lithuania | 58 | 17 | 10 | 31 | 47 | 80 | 61 | 71.971 |
| 74 | Guatemala | 83 | 31 | 22 | 30 | 117 | 106 | 115 | 71.563 |
| 75 | Algeria | 73 | 28 | 20 | 25 | 94 | 80 | 104 | 71.397 |
| 76 | Togo | 72 | 30 | 15 | 27 | 92 | 81 | 105 | 71.350 |
| 77 | Bolivia | 66 | 12 | 17 | 37 | 71 | 124 | 53 | 71.060 |
| 78 | Cyprus | 57 | 15 | 10 | 32 | 72 | 127 | 55 | 70.997 |
| 79 | Iceland | 58 | 16 | 10 | 32 | 68 | 103 | 58 | 70.780 |
| 80 | Albania | 60 | 11 | 16 | 33 | 53 | 94 | 49 | 69.713 |
| 81 | Macedonia FYR | 58 | 12 | 15 | 31 | 63 | 93 | 51 | 69.590 |
| 82 | Gabon | 55 | 23 | 11 | 21 | 76 | 64 | 80 | 69.210 |
| 83 | Zimbabwe | 55 | 26 | 8 | 21 | 73 | 67 | 86 | 68.784 |
| 84 | Panama | 69 | 20 | 16 | 33 | 74 | 97 | 76 | 68.631 |
| 85 | Cuba | 87 | 43 | 20 | 24 | 159 | 105 | 149 | 68.377 |
| 86 | Estonia | 62 | 16 | 11 | 35 | 59 | 111 | 59 | 68.287 |
| 87 | Burkina Faso | 71 | 28 | 17 | 26 | 98 | 91 | 101 | 68.243 |
| 88 | Georgia | 60 | 11 | 12 | 37 | 65 | 107 | 45 | 67.612 |
| 89 | China | 59 | 35 | 11 | 13 | 144 | 45 | 116 | 67.419 |
| 90 | Democrat. Rep. Congo | 72 | 27 | 20 | 25 | 96 | 87 | 101 | 67.328 |
| 91 | Benin | 48 | 18 | 8 | 22 | 62 | 76 | 62 | 67.312 |
| 92 | El Salvador | 84 | 29 | 15 | 40 | 106 | 114 | 102 | 66.124 |
| 93 | Uganda | 45 | 16 | 10 | 19 | 49 | 65 | 58 | 65.237 |
| 94 | Armenia | 62 | 9 | 13 | 40 | 41 | 110 | 40 | 64.887 |
| 95 | Moldova | 58 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 41 | 109 | 36 | 64.502 |
| 96 | Libya | 53 | 18 | 9 | 26 | 64 | 75 | 63 | 64.324 |
| 97 | Gambia | 22 | 6 | 7 | 9 | 23 | 23 | 25 | 64.321 |
| 98 | Uzbekistan | 75 | 41 | 14 | 20 | 156 | 85 | 137 | 63.980 |
| 99 | Bahrain | 79 | 32 | 22 | 25 | 104 | 88 | 118 | 63.959 |
| 100 | Haiti | 84 | 40 | 16 | 28 | 170 | 104 | 136 | 63.406 |
| 101 | Congo | 59 | 18 | 17 | 24 | 56 | 70 | 71 | 63.223 |
| 102 | Rwanda | 42 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 42 | 62 | 45 | 63.110 |
| 103 | Sudan | 56 | 19 | 7 | 30 | 58 | 81 | 64 | 62.673 |
| 104 | Kuwait | 50 | 25 | 9 | 16 | 100 | 54 | 84 | 62.621 |
| 105 | Liberia | 59 | 19 | 10 | 30 | 60 | 88 | 67 | 61.439 |
| 106 | Iraq | 57 | 28 | 14 | 15 | 119 | 58 | 98 | 61.237 |
| 107 | Syria | 43 | 23 | 10 | 10 | 113 | 41 | 79 | 61.066 |
| 108 | Qatar | 62 | 27 | 17 | 18 | 99 | 67 | 98 | 60.665 |
| 109 | Cape Verde Islands | 36 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 32 | 50 | 42 | 60.503 |
| 110 | Mozambique | 40 | 12 | 9 | 19 | 31 | 49 | 45 | 60.365 |
| 111 | Kenya | 57 | 19 | 11 | 27 | 68 | 69 | 68 | 60.289 |
| 112 | Martinique | 50 | 24 | 7 | 19 | 86 | 75 | 79 | 60.164 |
| 113 | Guadeloupe | 51 | 26 | 5 | 20 | 99 | 68 | 83 | 59.770 |
| 114 | Oman | 53 | 25 | 11 | 17 | 112 | 50 | 86 | 59.643 |
| 115 | Azerbaijan | 60 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 26 | 126 | 26 | 59.280 |
| 116 | North Korea | 45 | 20 | 12 | 13 | 61 | 40 | 72 | 58.783 |
| 117 | Jordan | 43 | 20 | 9 | 14 | 67 | 40 | 69 | 58.674 |
| 118 | Kazakhstan | 46 | 11 | 7 | 28 | 56 | 84 | 40 | 58.638 |
| 119 | Ethiopia | 22 | 9 | 1 | 12 | 22 | 31 | 28 | 58.205 |
| 120 | Madagascar | 44 | 12 | 9 | 23 | 40 | 71 | 45 | 57.846 |
| 121 | Namibia | 50 | 11 | 11 | 28 | 53 | 100 | 44 | 57.668 |
| 122 | Liechtenstein | 60 | 5 | 7 | 48 | 28 | 162 | 22 | 57.087 |
| 123 | Sierra Leone | 35 | 9 | 6 | 20 | 22 | 50 | 33 | 56.540 |
| 124 | Malawi | 45 | 10 | 8 | 27 | 48 | 80 | 38 | 56.218 |
| 125 | Faroe Islands | 60 | 3 | 7 | 50 | 30 | 148 | 16 | 56.078 |
| 126 | Chad | 24 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 22 | 40 | 21 | 55.541 |
| 127 | United Arab Emirates | 62 | 27 | 9 | 26 | 101 | 75 | 90 | 55.304 |
| 128 | Burundi | 33 | 9 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 47 | 31 | 54.751 |
| 129 | Malta | 58 | 1 | 8 | 49 | 29 | 164 | 11 | 54.669 |
| 130 | Fiji | 40 | 22 | 5 | 13 | 116 | 54 | 71 | 54.635 |
| 131 | Barbados | 55 | 20 | 11 | 24 | 87 | 104 | 71 | 54.538 |
| 132 | St Vincent & Grenad. | 49 | 21 | 5 | 23 | 94 | 96 | 68 | 54.373 |
| 133 | Eritrea | 27 | 5 | 6 | 16 | 13 | 50 | 21 | 54.076 |
| 134 | Equatorial Guinea | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 50 | 19 | 53.286 |
| 135 | Botswana | 36 | 8 | 8 | 20 | 24 | 46 | 32 | 53.065 |
| 136 | Solomon Islands | 38 | 18 | 5 | 15 | 93 | 78 | 59 | 52.844 |
| 137 | Swaziland | 24 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 17 | 47 | 20 | 52.670 |
| 138 | Niger | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 45 | 19 | 52.236 |
| 139 | Mauritius | 36 | 6 | 9 | 21 | 29 | 70 | 27 | 52.184 |
| 140 | Saint Lucia | 33 | 14 | 3 | 16 | 73 | 76 | 45 | 52.129 |
| 141 | Luxembourg | 60 | 2 | 2 | 56 | 17 | 168 | 8 | 51.317 |
| 142 | Thailand | 55 | 19 | 14 | 22 | 86 | 82 | 71 | 51.214 |
| 143 | Turkmenistan | 42 | 21 | 7 | 14 | 89 | 47 | 70 | 51.202 |
| 144 | Tahiti | 36 | 19 | 4 | 13 | 98 | 64 | 61 | 51.197 |
| 145 | Surinam | 44 | 14 | 15 | 15 | 73 | 76 | 57 | 50.784 |
| 146 | Guyana | 28 | 12 | 6 | 10 | 62 | 36 | 42 | 50.718 |
| 147 | Andorra | 62 | 1 | 2 | 59 | 18 | 197 | 5 | 50.623 |
| 148 | San Marino | 56 | 0 | 1 | 55 | 9 | 248 | 1 | 49.947 |
| 149 | Tanzania | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 18 | 36 | 17 | 49.536 |
| 150 | Lesotho | 30 | 4 | 6 | 20 | 17 | 56 | 18 | 49.503 |
| 151 | Indonesia | 37 | 14 | 7 | 16 | 60 | 71 | 49 | 49.417 |
| 152 | Grenada | 46 | 15 | 7 | 24 | 102 | 97 | 52 | 49.350 |
| 153 | Tajikistan | 31 | 14 | 8 | 9 | 55 | 31 | 50 | 49.027 |
| 154 | Saint Kitts & Nevis | 44 | 17 | 6 | 21 | 90 | 81 | 57 | 47.791 |
| 155 | Bermuda | 30 | 13 | 7 | 10 | 82 | 38 | 46 | 47.368 |
| 156 | Mauritania | 24 | 3 | 4 | 17 | 15 | 51 | 13 | 46.808 |
| 157 | Lebanon | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 59 | 52 | 41 | 46.742 |
| 158 | French Guiana | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 9 | 46.337 |
| 159 | New Caledonia | 31 | 14 | 4 | 13 | 79 | 54 | 46 | 46.189 |
| 160 | Vanuatu | 44 | 17 | 3 | 24 | 91 | 91 | 54 | 46.077 |
| 161 | Nicaragua | 32 | 4 | 3 | 25 | 19 | 88 | 15 | 44.781 |
| 162 | Vietnam | 31 | 11 | 4 | 16 | 44 | 54 | 37 | 44.740 |
| 163 | Singapore | 41 | 13 | 5 | 23 | 38 | 65 | 44 | 44.631 |
| 164 | Seychelles | 24 | 3 | 3 | 18 | 13 | 56 | 12 | 44.506 |
| 165 | Antigua & Barbuda | 48 | 15 | 9 | 24 | 75 | 97 | 54 | 44.178 |
| 166 | Yemen | 35 | 12 | 6 | 17 | 60 | 62 | 42 | 43.966 |
| 167 | India | 31 | 9 | 7 | 15 | 36 | 68 | 34 | 43.955 |
| 168 | Belize | 23 | 1 | 4 | 18 | 16 | 69 | 7 | 43.915 |
| 169 | Netherlands Antilles | 30 | 7 | 7 | 16 | 27 | 56 | 28 | 43.729 |
| 170 | Myanmar | 21 | 10 | 0 | 11 | 30 | 41 | 30 | 40.662 |
| 171 | Cayman Islands | 32 | 6 | 8 | 18 | 30 | 72 | 26 | 39.434 |
| 172 | Hong Kong | 38 | 11 | 7 | 20 | 42 | 71 | 40 | 39.205 |
| 173 | Kyrgyzstan | 25 | 7 | 4 | 14 | 26 | 40 | 25 | 38.477 |
| 174 | Papua New Guinea | 19 | 7 | 3 | 9 | 46 | 45 | 24 | 38.226 |
| 175 | Palestine | 30 | 6 | 7 | 17 | 29 | 53 | 25 | 38.165 |
| 176 | Dominican Republic | 26 | 10 | 2 | 14 | 42 | 46 | 32 | 36.490 |
| 177 | Malaysia | 32 | 5 | 5 | 22 | 35 | 81 | 20 | 35.905 |
| 178 | Djibouti | 13 | 1 | 1 | 11 | 7 | 56 | 4 | 33.464 |
| 179 | Dominica | 28 | 3 | 5 | 20 | 22 | 87 | 14 | 33.362 |
| 180 | Bahamas | 21 | 5 | 4 | 12 | 23 | 70 | 19 | 32.973 |
| 181 | Maldives | 29 | 7 | 3 | 19 | 41 | 74 | 24 | 32.265 |
| 182 | Nepal | 27 | 7 | 2 | 18 | 28 | 94 | 23 | 30.326 |
| 183 | British Virgin Isl. | 28 | 5 | 6 | 17 | 26 | 85 | 21 | 29.514 |
| 184 | Laos | 19 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 11 | 96 | 11 | 29.340 |
| 185 | Turks & Caicos Isl. | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 38 | 7 | 28.526 |
| 186 | Bangladesh | 29 | 5 | 7 | 17 | 22 | 64 | 22 | 28.028 |
| 187 | Sri Lanka | 37 | 8 | 6 | 23 | 47 | 98 | 30 | 27.821 |
| 188 | Philippines | 15 | 4 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 48 | 14 | 27.441 |
| 189 | Saint-Martin | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 15 | 51 | 11 | 27.434 |
| 190 | Afghanistan | 11 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 4 | 33 | 7 | 27.074 |
| 191 | Puerto Rico | 17 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 12 | 47 | 7 | 26.542 |
| 192 | Aruba | 18 | 2 | 3 | 13 | 18 | 54 | 9 | 25.789 |
| 193 | Cook Islands | 24 | 6 | 1 | 17 | 24 | 108 | 19 | 25.657 |
| 194 | Taiwan | 36 | 6 | 2 | 28 | 30 | 108 | 20 | 24.994 |
| 195 | Samoa | 24 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 52 | 59 | 30 | 23.913 |
| 196 | Pakistan | 30 | 4 | 5 | 21 | 33 | 97 | 17 | 21.863 |
| 197 | U.S. Virgin Islands | 17 | 0 | 3 | 14 | 9 | 119 | 3 | 19.588 |
| 198 | Tonga | 24 | 7 | 1 | 16 | 31 | 99 | 22 | 19.227 |
| 199 | Cambodia | 17 | 2 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 51 | 7 | 16.598 |
| 200 | Anguilla | 16 | 1 | 1 | 14 | 15 | 90 | 4 | 16.269 |
| 201 | Mongolia | 17 | 2 | 2 | 13 | 13 | 57 | 8 | 15.947 |
| 202 | Bhutan | 18 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 10 | 88 | 5 | 14.040 |
| 203 | Macao | 22 | 2 | 0 | 20 | 13 | 77 | 6 | 8.859 |
| 204 | Brunei | 17 | 0 | 2 | 15 | 3 | 67 | 2 | 8.224 |
| 205 | Montserrat | 11 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 10 | 57 | 0 | 3.195 |
| 206 | Guam | 10 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 96 | 0 | 2.399 |
| 207 | American Samoa | 24 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 9 | 210 | 0 | 1.000 |
| . | Guinea-Bissau | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | 2 | . |
| . | 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 | . |