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The World Football Elo Ratings is a ranking system for men's national association football teams that is published by the website eloratings.net. It is based on the Elo rating system but includes modifications to take various football-specific variables into account, like the margin of victory, importance of a match, and home field advantage. Other implementations of the Elo rating system are possible and there is no single nor any official Elo ranking for football teams.

Since being developed, the Elo rankings have been found to have the highest predictive capability for football matches. FIFA's official rankings, both the FIFA World Rankings for men and the FIFA Women's World Rankings are based on a modified version of the Elo formula, the men's rankings having switched away from FIFA's own system for matches played since June 2018.

Top 100

The following table shows the top 100 teams in the World Football Elo Ratings as they were on 16 February 2019, using data from the World Football Elo Ratings web site.

Each national team's FIFA World Ranking is shown as per the latest release on 20 December 2018.

AFC CAF CONCACAF CONIFA CONMEBOL OFC UEFA
Elo
Rank		 1 Year
Change		 Team Elo
Rating		 FIFA
Rank
1 Steady  Brazil 2137 3
2 Increase 3  France 2093 2
3 Increase 5  Belgium 2036 1
4 Decrease 1  Spain 2012 9
5 Increase 6  Netherlands 1985 14
6 Increase 3  Colombia 1961 12
7 Steady  England 1960 5
Decrease 3  Portugal 1960 6
9 Decrease 7  Germany 1938 16
10 Increase 6  Croatia 1925 4
11 Increase 2  Uruguay 1923 7
12 Increase 1   Switzerland 1922 8
13 Decrease 7  Argentina 1914 11
14 Increase 4  Denmark 1898 10
15 Decrease 5  Italy 1889 18
16 Decrease 4  Peru 1854 20
17 Decrease 2  Chile 1851 13
18 Increase 2  Sweden 1831 14
19 Increase 4  Serbia 1807 31
20 Increase 16  Bosnia & Herzegovina 1795 35
21 Increase 1  Iran 1788 22
22 Decrease 5  Mexico 1787 17
23 Increase 19  Japan 1781 27
24 Increase 5  Ecuador 1772 58
Increase 68  Qatar 1772 55
Increase 9  Ukraine 1772 30
27 Decrease 2  South Korea 1767 38
28 Increase 12  Austria 1765 23
29 Decrease 5  Wales 1760 19
30 Decrease 1  United States 1759 25
31 Decrease 4  Senegal 1758 24
32 Steady  Venezuela 1756 32
33 Increase 13  Romania 1753 25
Increase 10  Russia 1753 50
Elo
Rank		 1 Year
Change		 Team Elo
Rating		 FIFA
Rank
35 Decrease 17  Poland 1752 20
36 Decrease 8  Slovakia 1748 29
37 Increase 1  Czech Republic 1729 44
Increase 8  Morocco 1729 43
39 Decrease 13  Paraguay 1726 33
40 Decrease 4  Scotland 1721 40
41 Decrease 10  Costa Rica 1715 37
42 Increase 2  Nigeria 1712 46
43 Decrease 9  Republic of Ireland 1705 34
44 Decrease 5  Turkey 1691 41
45 Decrease 10  Australia 1678 42
Increase 22  Norway 1678 48
47 Decrease 26  Iceland 1667 38
48 Increase 5  Tunisia 1649 28
49 Decrease 8  Bolivia 1646 60
50 Increase 4  Bulgaria 1629 48
51 Increase 4  Ghana 1626 52
52 Decrease 5  Northern Ireland 1623 36
53 Increase 12  Finland 1622 59
54 Decrease 4  Egypt 1619 57
55 Decrease 6  Greece 1613 45
56 Increase 3  Uzbekistan 1612 89
57 Steady  Hungary 1611 52
58 Increase 6  Ivory Coast 1605 66
59 Decrease 8  Cameroon 1599 56
60 Decrease 2  Honduras 1591 63
61 Decrease 5  Montenegro 1589 46
62 Increase 4  Iraq 1588 80
63 Increase 6  Saudi Arabia 1575 70
64 Increase 4  Jamaica 1570 54
65 Decrease 17  Panama 1562 76
66 Increase 8  Israel 1561 92
Decrease 14  Slovenia 1561 63
Elo
Rank		 1 Year
Change		 Team Elo
Rating		 FIFA
Rank
68 Increase 8  Canada 1548 79
69 Decrease 7  DR Congo 1547 51
Increase 16  Georgia 1547 91
71 Increase 1  South Africa 1546 74
72 Increase 1  Algeria 1544 69
73 Increase 10  Belarus 1538 78
74 Increase 5  Mali 1530 65
75 Decrease 12  Burkina Faso 1526 62
76 Decrease 17  Syria 1521 83
77 Decrease 7  China 1519 72
Increase 1  North Macedonia 1519 71
79 Decrease 20  Albania 1515 61
80 Increase 4  Haiti 1514 103
81 Increase 9  Jordan 1509 97
82 Decrease 7  Oman 1505 90
83 Decrease 7  New Zealand 1503 119
84 Increase 33  Kosovo 1496 130
85 Decrease 4  Guatemala 1495 149
86 Decrease 7  Estonia 1488 96
87 Steady  Libya 1476 105
Increase 4  Uganda 1476 77
Decrease 16  United Arab Emirates 1476 67
90 Decrease 2  Zimbabwe 1474 113
91 Decrease 3  Guinea 1469 68
92 Increase 3  Northern Cyprus 1456 —
93 Decrease 1  El Salvador 1454 73
94 Increase 5  Martinique 1452 —
95 Decrease 9  Armenia 1449 101
96 Decrease 4  Lebanon 1447 85
97 Steady  Kuwait 1443 158
98 Increase 3  Trinidad & Tobago 1434 93
99 Increase 1  Kurdistan Region 1424 —
100 Increase 7  Bahrain 1417 111

  1. Guatemala is ranked much lower in the FIFA Ranking because they were inactive from September 2016 to August 2018 due to their suspension from FIFA. While this caused their FIFA Ranking to fall dramatically under the former system, their Elo rating remained the same.
  2. Northern Cyprus is not a member of FIFA and is not included in the FIFA Rankings. Also, the team has played only 17 matches against other Elo-ranked teams, so its Elo rating is provisional.
  3. Martinique are also not members of FIFA, so are not included in the FIFA Rankings.
  4. Kuwait is ranked lower in the FIFA Ranking because they were inactive from October 2015 to December 2017 due to their suspension from FIFA. While this caused their FIFA Ranking to fall dramatically under the former system, their Elo rating remained the same.
  5. Iraqi Kurdistan is not a member of FIFA and is not included in the FIFA Rankings. Also, the team has played only 4 matches against other Elo-ranked teams, so its Elo rating is provisional.

List of number-one teams

The following is the list of nations who have achieved the number-one position in the World Football Elo Ratings since the first international match in 1872:

Start Date Nation # of
days
30 Nov 1872  England 1,190
4 Mar 1876  Scotland 5,873
2 Apr 1892  England 3,760
20 Jul 1902  Argentina 2,148
6 Jun 1908  England 2,190
5 Jun 1914  Denmark 5
10 Jun 1914  Den. /  Eng. 361
6 Jun 1915  Denmark 490
8 Oct 1916  England 1,420
28 Aug 1920  Spain 1
29 Aug 1920  Uruguay 7
5 Sep 1920  Spain 13
18 Sep 1920  Uruguay 386
9 Oct 1921  Spain 959
25 May 1924  Uruguay 419
18 Jul 1925  Spain 273
17 Apr 1926  Sco. /  Spa. 186
20 Oct 1926  Argentina 4
24 Oct 1926  Uruguay 583
29 May 1928  Argentina 1
30 May 1928  Uruguay 382
16 Jun 1929  Argentina 104
28 Sep 1929  Arg. /  Uru. 34
1 Nov 1929  Argentina 1,668
27 May 1934  Austria 11
7 Jun 1934  Italy 1,277
5 Dec 1937  Argentina 182
5 Jun 1938  Italy 630
25 Feb 1940  Argentina 144
18 Jul 1940  Italy 136
1 Dec 1940  Argentina 56
26 Jan 1941  Italy 3
29 Jan 1941  Argentina 445
19 Apr 1942  Italy 36
25 May 1942  Argentina 307
28 Mar 1943  Arg. /  Ita. 7
4 Apr 1943  Argentina 98
11 Jul 1943  Arg. /  Ita. 545
6 Jan 1945  Argentina 36
11 Feb 1945  Italy 4
15 Feb 1945  Argentina 142
7 Jul 1945  Italy 127
11 Nov 1945  Arg. /  Ita. 35
16 Dec 1945  Argentina 4
20 Dec 1945  Italy 52
10 Feb 1946  Argentina 455
11 May 1947  Arg. /  Ita. 182
9 Nov 1947  Argentina 335
9 Oct 1948  England 182
9 Apr 1949  Argentina 442
Start Date Nation # of
days
25 Jun 1950  England 4
29 Jun 1950  Argentina 814
20 Sep 1952  Hungary 85
14 Dec 1952  Arg. /  Hun. 133
26 Apr 1953  Argentina 21
17 May 1953  Hungary 1,417
3 Apr 1957  Argentina 3
6 Apr 1957  Hungary 67
12 Jun 1957  Argentina 95
15 Sep 1957  Hungary 8
23 Sep 1957  Argentina 13
6 Oct 1957  Hungary 249
12 Jun 1958  Bra /  Hun. 3
15 Jun 1958  Brazil 634
10 Mar 1960  Hungary 3
13 Mar 1960  Argentina 47
29 Apr 1960  Brazil 27
26 May 1960  Argentina 3
29 May 1960  Brazil 1,036
31 Mar 1963  Soviet Union 560
11 Oct 1964  Argentina 45
25 Nov 1964  Soviet Union 221
4 Jul 1965  Brazil 56
29 Aug 1965  Argentina 9
7 Sep 1965  Brazil 250
15 May 1966  Argentina 3
18 May 1966  Soviet Union 18
5 Jun 1966  Brazil 37
12 Jul 1966  Soviet Union 13
25 Jul 1966  West Germany 5
30 Jul 1966  England 1,408
7 Jun 1970  Brazil 742
18 Jun 1972  Bra. /  W.G. 10
28 Jun 1972  West Germany 11
9 Jul 1972  Bra. /  W.G. 129
15 Nov 1972  West Germany 91
14 Feb 1973  Brazil 484
13 Jun 1974  West Germany 9
22 Jun 1974  Brazil 11
3 Jul 1974  West Germany 1,429
1 Jun 1978  Netherlands 6
7 Jun 1978  West Germany 3
10 Jun 1978  Netherlands 1
11 Jun 1978  West Germany 3
14 Jun 1978  Brazil 504
31 Oct 1979  West Germany 434
7 Jan 1981  Brazil 3
10 Jan 1981  West Germany 71
22 Mar 1981  Brazil 10
1 Apr 1981  West Germany 44
Start Date Nation # of
days
15 May 1981  Brazil 152
14 Oct 1981  West Germany 243
14 Jun 1982  Brazil 486
13 Oct 1983  Soviet Union 335
12 Sep 1984  France 232
2 May 1985  West Germany 41
12 Jun 1985  France 91
11 Sep 1985  Soviet Union 133
22 Jan 1986  France 154
25 Jun 1986  Brazil 3
28 Jun 1986  France 1
29 Jun 1986  Argentina 346
10 Jun 1987  Brazil 23
3 Jul 1987  England 57
29 Aug 1987  Soviet Union 74
11 Nov 1987  England 141
31 Mar 1988  Eng. /  S.U. 2
2 Apr 1988  England 71
12 Jun 1988  Soviet Union 5
17 Jun 1988  West Germany 1
18 Jun 1988  Soviet Union 7
25 Jun 1988  Netherlands 715
10 Jun 1990  Nld. /  W.G. 2
12 Jun 1990  West Germany 7
19 Jun 1990  Brazil 5
24 Jun 1990  West Germany 725
18 Jun 1992  Netherlands 3
21 Jun 1992  Germany 5
26 Jun 1992  Netherlands 75
9 Sep 1992  Germany 35
14 Oct 1992  Brazil 2
16 Oct 1992  Argentina 246
19 Jun 1993  Germany 370
24 Jun 1994  Brazil 3
27 Jun 1994  Germany 12
9 Jul 1994  Brazil 708
16 Jun 1996  Germany 3
19 Jun 1996  Bra. /  Ger. 4
23 Jun 1996  Germany 352
10 Jun 1997  Brazil 380
25 Jun 1998  Germany 2
27 Jun 1998  Brazil 2
29 Jun 1998  Germany 4
3 Jul 1998  Brazil 9
12 Jul 1998  France 331
8 Jun 1999  Brazil 374
16 Jun 2000  France 5
21 Jun 2000  Brazil 4
25 Jun 2000  France 711
6 Jun 2002  Argentina 1
Start Date Nation # of
days
7 Jun 2002  Italy 1
8 Jun 2002  France 3
11 Jun 2002  Netherlands 10
21 Jun 2002  Brazil 236
12 Feb 2003  Netherlands 119
11 Jun 2003  Bra. /  Nld. 8
19 Jun 2003  Netherlands 83
10 Sep 2003  France 291
27 Jun 2004  Czech Republic 4
1 Jul 2004  France 48
18 Aug 2004  Argentina 290
4 Jun 2005  Czech Republic 4
8 Jun 2005  Argentina 21
29 Jun 2005  Brazil 102
9 Oct 2005  Netherlands 3
12 Oct 2005  Brazil 265
4 Jul 2006  Italy 43
16 Aug 2006  France 52
7 Oct 2006  Brazil 122
6 Feb 2007  France 1
7 Feb 2007  Brazil 140
27 Jun 2007  France 14
11 Jul 2007  Argentina 4
15 Jul 2007  Brazil 334
13 Jun 2008  Netherlands 8
21 Jun 2008  Spain 368
24 Jun 2009  Brazil 339
29 May 2010  Bra. /  Spa. 4
2 Jun 2010  Brazil 1
3 Jun 2010  Spain 4
7 Jun 2010  Bra. /  Spa. 1
8 Jun 2010  Spain 7
15 Jun 2010  Bra. /  Spa. 1
16 Jun 2010  Brazil 16
2 Jul 2010  Netherlands 5
7 Jul 2010  Spain 1,089
30 Jun 2013  Brazil 45
14 Aug 2013  Spain 59
12 Oct 2013  Brazil 259
28 Jun 2014  Bra. /  Nld. 1
29 Jun 2014  Netherlands 5
4 Jul 2014  Germany 695
29 May 2016  Argentina 165
10 Nov 2016  Brazil 329
5 Oct 2017  Germany 36
10 Nov 2017  Brazil 247
15 Jul 2018  France 88
11 Oct 2018  Brazil 2,284

  1. ^ Number-one position reached at / after first match

Ranking by matches played as leader

Nation Games Days as
leader		 First date
as leader		 Last date
as leader
 Brazil 301 10,745 12 Jun 1958 current
 England 154 10,605 30 Nov 1872 11 Jun 1988
 Germany 139 4,704 25 Jul 1966 9 Nov 2017
 Argentina 123 9,165 20 Jul 1902 10 Nov 2016
 Spain 78 2,869 28 Aug 1920 12 Oct 2013
 France 73 2,022 12 Sep 1984 11 Oct 2018
 Hungary 57 1,897 20 Sep 1952 13 Mar 1960
 Scotland 42 5,966 4 Mar 1876 20 Oct 1926
 Italy 41 2,694 7 Jun 1934 16 Aug 2006
 Soviet Union 41 1,367 21 Mar 1963 25 Jun 1988
 Uruguay 37 1,794 29 Aug 1920 16 Jun 1929
 Netherlands 32 1,039 1 Jun 1978 4 Jul 2014
 Denmark 6 676 5 Jun 1914 8 Oct 1916
 Austria 3 11 27 May 1934 7 Jun 1934
 Czech Republic 2 8 27 Jun 2004 8 Jun 2005
  1. Number of games played (started) with the highest Elo rating amongst nations
  2. Days spent as co-leaders are counted as a ½ day
  3. Combined record of the Germany (1908–1950 & 1990–present) and West Germany (1950–1990) national football teams.
  4. So far, only the Soviet Union national football team (1924–1992) has reached the #1 position, but any future efforts by the Russia national football team (1992–present) will be included.

All-time team highs and lows

The following is a list of national football teams ranked by the highest Elo rating they ever reached. The table also includes the highest ranking as well as the lowest rating and ranking reached by each nation. The team that has achieved the highest rank in each confederation is shown in color.

Rank Nation High rating
(rank)		 High rating
date		 High rank
(first,last year)		 Low rating
/ low rank		 Low rating
date
1  Hungary 2230 (1st) 30 Jun 1954 1st (1952, 1960) 1527 / 75th 19 Nov 2003
2  Germany 2223 (1st) 13 Jul 2014 1st (1966, 2017) 1639 / 24th 26 Sep 1920
3  England 2216 (1st) 9 Sep 1912 1st (1872, 1988) 1790 / 17th 31 Mar 1928
4  Brazil 2194 (1st) 17 Jun 1962 1st (1958, 2019) 1813 / 20th 24 Sep 1922
5  Spain 2165 (1st) 11 Jul 2010 1st (1920, 2013) 1800 / 19th 25 Jun 1969
6  Argentina 2159 (1st) 3 Apr 1957 1st (1929, 2016) 1751 / 26th 8 Jun 1990
7  Netherlands 2154 (2nd) 12 Jul 2014 1st (1978, 2014) 1550 / 53rd 24 Oct 1954
8  France 2137 (1st) 30 May 2001 1st (1984, 2007) 1506 / 40th 18 May 1930
9  Italy 2132 (1st) 11 Jun 1939 1st (1952, 2006) 1604 / 22nd 29 Aug 1920
10  Uruguay 2108 (1st) 13 Jun 1928 1st (1920, 1929) 1635 / 44th 5 Sep 1979
11  Scotland 2104 (1st) 10 Mar 1888 1st (1876, 1926) 1600 / 64th 26 Mar 2005
12  Soviet Union 2088 (1st) 23 Jul 1966 1st (1963,1988) 1449 / 48th 14 Sep 1913
13  Belgium 2084 (3rd) 12 Oct 2018 3rd (2018, 2019) 1498 / 70th 29 Mar 1936
14  Poland 2083 (2nd) 1 Sep 1974 2nd (1974, 1975) 1526 / 61st 26 Aug 1956
15  Denmark 2077 (1st) 25 Jun 1916 1st (1914, 1916) 1536 / 61st 24 May 1967
16  Austria 2068 (1st) 31 May 1934 1st (1934) 1550 / 74th 2 Sep 2011
17  Chile 2041 (3rd) 26 Jun 2016 2nd (2016) 1384 / 60th 6 Jul 1916
18  Czech Republic 2037 (1st) 27 Jun 2004 1st (2004, 2005) 1670 / 46th 4 Sep 2017
19  Colombia 2035 (5th) 28 Jun 2014 3rd (2016) 1304 / 100th 13 Mar 1957
20  Portugal 2022 (3rd) 28 Jul 1966 2nd (2006) 1619 / 42th 7 Nov 1962
21  Sweden 2012 (3rd) 2 Jun 1949 2nd (1950) 1577 / 45th 28 May 1922
22  Yugoslavia 2010 (3) 10 Jun 1962 2nd (1962) 1515 / 47th 10 Apr 1927
23  Croatia 2005 (5th) 11 Jul 1998 5th (1998) 1781 / 26th 6 Sep 2015
24  East Germany 1993 (5th) 22 Jun 1974 4th (1974, 1977) 1419 / 80th 24 Oct 1954
25  Mexico 1985 (6th) 9 Jun 2016 4th (2016) 1495 / 48th 19 Jul 1930
26  Paraguay 1954 (5th) 21 Feb 1954 5th (1954) 1617 / 44th 12 Aug 1962
27  Romania 1946 (6th) 9 Jun 1990 5th (1990) 1503 / 48th 1 Sep 1935
28  Greece 1931 (7th) 18 Aug 2004 7th (2004) 1277 / 84th 19 Jun 1936
29   Switzerland 1930 (9th) 22 Jun 2018 9th (1930) 1490 / 56th 29 Feb 1920
30  Norway 1928 (8th) 13 Jun 2000 8th (2000) 1364 / 86th 2 Jul 1916
31  Rep. of Ireland 1920 (8th) 18 Jun 1994 8th (1991, 2002) 1538 / 64th 10 Oct 1971
32  Peru 1916 (10th) 3 Jun 2018 10th (2018) 1486 / 76th 20 Jan 1935
33  Ecuador 1915 (12th) 17 Nov 2015 12th (2013) 1184 / 120th 25 Apr 1949
34  Wales 1905 (13th) 20 May 1981 3rd (1876, 1902) 1403 / 84th 3 Feb 1900
35  Turkey 1900 (12th) 19 Jun 2003 10th (2002, 2003) 1381 / 72nd 1 Aug 1937
36  Bulgaria 1896 (7th) 15 Jun 1969 7th (1969) 1320 / 71st 10 May 1931
 Japan 1896 (10th) 15 Aug 2001 8th (2001) 1214 / 115th 27 Aug 1927
38  United States 1890 (12th) 3 Sep 2005 9th (2009) 1417 / 89th 24 Aug 1975
39  Egypt 1889 (10th) 25 Mar 1965 10th (1965) 1526 / 68th 16 Jan 1953
40  Australia 1880 (12th) 14 Dec 1997 11th (2001) 1472 / 76th 29 Nov 1965
Rank Nation High rating
(rank)		 High rating
date		 High rank
(first,last year)		 Low rating
/ low rank		 Low rating
date
41  Algeria 1874 (12th) 4 Jan 1963 10th (1959,1960) 1393 / 108th 9 Sep 2007
42  Ghana 1871 (10th) 30 Oct 1966 10th (1966, 1967) 1428 / 101st 14 Jun 2004
43  Ivory Coast 1868 (15th) 26 Jan 2013 15th (2013) 1499 / 75th 9 Jan 1983
44  Costa Rica 1867 (15th) 13 Nov 2014 9th (1932, 1934) 1495 / 73th 22 Mar 1983
45  Cameroon 1852 (14th) 26 Jun 2003 14th (2003) 1453 / 81st 31 Jan 1964
46  Northern Ireland 1850 (17th) 24 Apr 1986 14th (1986) 1397 / 111th 11 Oct 2013
47  Ukraine 1846 (17th) 15 Nov 2013 15th (2010) 1536 / 70th 29 Mar 1995
48  North Korea 1844 (14th) 19 Jul 1966 10th (1969, 1970) 1371 / 112th 13 Jan 2019
 South Korea 1844 (17th) 22 Jun 2002 15th (1948, 1953) 1446 / 80th 7 Aug 1967
50  Iceland 1841 (19th) 9 Oct 2017 18th (2017) 1256 / 125th 29 Aug 1973
51  Iran 1839 (18th) 24 Jan 2019 18th (2005, 2019) 1461 / 77th 11 Dec 1959
52  Nigeria 1828 (18th) 5 Jun 2004 16th (2004) 1500 / 72nd 27 De 1964
53  Morocco 1819 (21st) 11 Mar 1976 18th (1999) 1512 / 87th 24 Mar 2013
54 South Africa 1817 (10th) 9 Jul 1906 8th (1907, 1908) 1452 / 97th 2 Sep 2006
55  Senegal 1812 (21st) 16 Jun 2002 21st (2002, 2018) 1391 / 105th 28 Oct 1994
56  Bosnia & Herzegovina 1807 (21st) 7 Jun 2013 20th (2013) 1499 / 80th 7 Sep 2002
57  Venezuela 1806 (19th) 20 Jul 2011 19th (2011) 1212 / 126th 19 Aug 1938
58  Guinea 1799 (24th) 5 Jun 1977 21st (1977) 1306 / 128th 1 Jun 1996
59  Bolivia 1793 (21st) 25 Jun 1997 21st (1997) 1244 / 84th 20 Jul 1930
60  Zaire 1790 (19th) 14 Dec 1969 19th (1969) 1392 / 113rd 5 Sep 2010
61  Honduras 1789 (25th) 5 Sep 2001 23rd (2001 1332 / 108th 17 Mar 1965
62  Slovakia 1776 (28th) 1 Sep 2017 17th (1939, 1941) 1578 / 67th 7 Oct 2011
63  Qatar 1772 (24th) 1 Feb 2019 24th (2019) 964 / 161st 16 Mar 1974
 Uzbekistan 1772 (27th) 16 Oct 1994 25th (1994) 1435 / 91st 12 Feb 2001
65  Israel 1770 (25th) 11 Apr 1976 23rd (1976) 1426 / 80th 1 May 1954
66  Tunisia 1761 (32nd) 26 Jan 2006 24th (1978) 1436 / 86th 23 Sep 1987
67  Slovenia 1758 (28th) 14 Nov 2001 26th (2001) 1516 / 76th 19 Aug 1998
68  China 1755 (28th) 13 Oct 2001 21st (1934) 1444 / 93rd 29 Aug 1992
69  Iraq 1753 (24th) 3 Dec 1982 24th (1982) 1452 / 98th 6 Oct 2016
 Panama 1753 (29th) 24 Jul 2013 28th (2013) 1153 / 142th 22 Apr 1971
71  Finland 1747 (29th) 27 Mar 2002 14th (1912) 1246 / 120th 16 Jun 1961
72  Kuwait 1734 (29th) 7 Dec 1998 28th (1980) 1180 / 137th 6 Apr 1966
73  Canada 1732 (32nd) 4 Jun 2000 25th (1925) 1488 / 90th 19 Nov 2013
74  Saudi Arabia 1729 (32nd) 29 Jul 1999 30th (1994) 1239 / 128th 11 Apr 1976
75  Montenegro 1725 (35th) 25 Mar 2011 34th (2011) 1559 / 72nd 4 Sep 2016
76  Zambia 1720 (31st) 6 Apr 1994 30th (1994) 1414 / 106th 5 Nov 2016
77  Sudan 1716 (33rd) 4 Jun 1971 23rd (1956) 1230 / 155th 16 Oct 2018
78  Jamaica 1702 (38th) 9 Feb 1998 38th (1998) 1215 / 135th 16 Mar 1990
79  United Arab Emirates 1692 (37th) 15 Jan 2015 37th (2015) 982 / 163rd 3 Apr 1979
80  Congo 1691 (34th) 5 Mar 1972 34th (1972) 1342 / 123rd 4 Sep 2011

  1. The ranking in parentheses is that at the time the highest rating was reached.
  2. ^ The date given is when the highest or lowest rating was first reached.
  3. The team's indicated lowest ratings and rank may not have coincided in time.
  4. at present as Russia
  5. at present as Serbia
  6. Formally, Switzerland reached a low of 1485 after its second match, in March 1908.
  7. ^ The combined Ireland national football team was in 4th place from its first match in 1882 to 1902, in a period that only 4 teams were in the rankings. It reached a low ratings of 1237 on 29 March 1890.
  8. Wales was in 3rd place from its first match in 1876 to 1902, in a period that only 3 to 4 teams were in the rankings.
  9. On 1 January 2006, Football Federation Australia moved from the OFC to the AFC
  10. Algeria's highest ranking and ratings were reached after the first 5 and 8 matches, respectively.
  11. Cameroon possibly reached a lower ratings after their 4th or 5th match, sometimes in 1956.
  12. at present as South Africa. South Africa had only played 1 match when reaching its highest ratings and ranking.
  13. at present as DR Congo
  14. Slovakia was ranked highest (17th) for their first six matches.
  15. Finland reached its highest ranking (14th) after 4 games, following wins over Italy and Russia in the 1912 Olympic Games.

Average ratings

Time averaged Elo or Elo-like scores are routinely used to compare chess player strengths.

Highest average over entire team history

This table is directly extracted from the eloratings.net website. The averages are not directly comparable, as they represent strengths over different periods and in different pools. For example, they represent 152 years of matches for Scotland (34 years in a pool of 3 or 4 British nations only), 104 years for Spain, 32 years for Ukraine, and 17 years for Montenegro. For Croatia and Slovakia the average is dominated by the single rating during the 50 years between the few games played between 1940 and 1943 and the rebirth of the countries in the 1990s. Likewise, South Africa's average is mostly determined by the 44 matches (of a 417 total in 2018) played in the 86 years before it rejoined FIFA in 1992.

Rank Country Avg Elo Trend
1  Brazil 1994 Increase
2  Argentina 1983 Decrease
3  England 1981 Decrease
4  Spain 1937 Increase
5  Italy 1911 Decrease
6  Germany 1907 Increase
7  Scotland 1882 Decrease
8  Croatia 1875 Increase
 Uruguay 1875 Increase
10  Czech Republic 1861 Decrease
11  Hungary 1840 Decrease
12  Netherlands 1838 Increase
13  Austria 1809 Decrease
14  Sweden 1796 Increase
15  Denmark 1794 Increase
Rank Country Avg Elo Trend
16  Serbia 1783 Increase
17  Portugal 1781 Increase
18  Mexico 1776 Increase
19  France 1773 Increase
20  Paraguay 1755 Decrease
21  Russia 1740 Increase
22  Belgium 1737 Increase
23  South Africa 1725 Decrease
24  Romania 1720 Increase
 Ukraine 1720 Increase
26  Poland 1710 Increase
27  Costa Rica 1695 Increase
28  Slovakia 1683 Increase
29  South Korea 1679 Increase
30   Switzerland 1677 Increase
Rank Country Avg Elo Trend
31  Chile 1673 Increase
32  Egypt 1671 Decrease
33  Peru 1669 Increase
34  Nigeria 1665 Increase
35  Wales 1663 Increase
36  Ghana 1658 Decrease
37  Northern Ireland 1653 Decrease
38  Morocco 1652 Increase
39  Australia 1650 Increase
40  Iran 1647 Increase
41  Ivory Coast 1646 Decrease
42  Montenegro 1640 Decrease
43  United States 1638 Increase
44  Bulgaria 1637 Decrease
45  Bosnia & Herzegovina 1635 Increase
Rank Country Avg Elo Trend
46  Algeria 1625 Decrease
47  Republic of Ireland 1622 Increase
48  Israel 1621 Decrease
49  Slovenia 1615 Decrease
50  Norway 1612 Increase
51  Iraq 1611 Decrease
52  China 1607 Decrease
 North Korea 1607 Decrease
54  Cameroon 1606 Decrease
55  Turkey 1605 Increase
56  Tunisia 1602 Increase
57  Canada 1597 Decrease
58  Uzbekistan 1592 Increase
59  Colombia 1589 Increase
60  Senegal 1579 Increase

Highest average ratings since 1970

This table is a list of the national teams with the highest average Elo score over approximately the last half century, from 1 January 1970 to 1 January 2019. Before this time intercontinental play was fairly limited and many nations in Africa, North America, and Asia had played too few games yet to create a representative Elo score. Only teams playing over the entire period are included. Short-lived or recently originated strong football teams, like East-Germany and Croatia, appear in the decades table below.

Rank Country Avg Elo
1  Brazil 2048.2
2  Germany 2019.6
3  Netherlands 1959.6
4  England 1958.2
5  Italy 1955.1
6  Spain 1952.7
7  Argentina 1941.6
8  France 1926.9
9  Russia 1874.9
10  Portugal 1862.6
11  Czechia 1860.2
12  Serbia 1844.7
13  Sweden 1830.8
14  Mexico 1817.2
Rank Country Avg Elo
15  Romania 1815.7
16  Belgium 1811.3
17  Uruguay 1810.5
18  Poland 1805.1
19  Denmark 1803.0
20  Scotland 1770.7
21  Chile 1765.1
22  Ireland 1759.5
23  Paraguay 1753.1
24   Switzerland 1737.5
25  Bulgaria 1735.3
26  Colombia 1729.0
27  Austria 1727.7
28  Hungary 1718.9
Rank Country Avg Elo
29  Australia 1711.5
30  Wales 1697.0
31  Greece 1693.2
32  South Korea 1690.4
33  Iran 1686.9
34  Turkey 1681.7
35  Peru 1681.5
36  Nigeria 1674.1
37  Egypt 1671.2
38  Norway 1669.1
39  Israel 1663.9
40  United States 1650.7
41  Morocco 1645.1
42  Cameroon 1644.2
Rank Country Avg Elo
43  Northern Ireland 1643.6
44  Ivory Coast 1639.1
45  Costa Rica 1638.3
46  Ghana 1629.3
47  Ecuador 1627.2
48  Japan 1614.8
49  Tunisia 1611.3
50  Iraq 1602.3
51  China 1597.8
52  Honduras 1585.5
53  Algeria 1582.5
54  Bolivia 1582.3
55  Canada 1579.0
56  Senegal 1577.4

  1. The Israel Football Association was a member of the AFC from 1954 until 1974. In 1992, the IFA was admitted to UEFA as an associate member
  2. Representing West Germany from 1949 to 1990
  3. Combined record of the USSR (1970-1992), the CIS (1992), and Russia national football teams (1992-present)
  4. Combined record of the Czechoslovakian (1970-1992) and Czech national football teams (1993-present)
  5. Combined record of Yugoslavia (1970-1992), Serbia and Montenegro (1994-2006) and Serbia national football teams (2006-present)

Averages by decade

The table below shows the teams with the best average Elo score per decade (Jan 1 XXX0 - Dec 31 XXX9).

1910s
 England 2110
 Denmark 2037
 Argentina 1967
 Netherlands 1943
 Hungary 1941
 Uruguay 1932
 Brazil 1883
 Scotland 1871
 Austria 1836
 Belgium 1771
 Germany 1665
 Sweden 1656
 Italy 1640
 Wales 1598
 France 1555
 Ireland 1546
  Switzerland 1507
 Chile 1395
 Norway 1384
1920s
 Uruguay 2017
 Spain 1978
 Argentina 1968
 Scotland 1955
 England 1899
 Brazil 1895
 Czechoslovakia 1892
 Denmark 1881
 Hungary 1880
 Austria 1864
 Netherlands 1798
 Belgium 1768
 Sweden 1755
 Italy 1739
 Paraguay 1738
 Wales 1705
 Germany 1702
 Portugal 1691
  Switzerland 1640
 Poland 1599
1930s
 Argentina 2043
 Italy 2031
 England 1976
 Uruguay 1963
 Scotland 1951
 Austria 1944
 Spain 1940
 Brazil 1905
 Czechoslovakia 1875
 Hungary 1865
 Costa Rica 1835
 Germany 1819
 Wales 1768
 Paraguay 1743
 Denmark 1741
 United States 1736
 Denmark 1728
 Norway 1710
 Netherlands 1678
 Portugal 1677
1940s
 Argentina 2086
 Italy 2063
 England 2003
 Scotland 1950
 Brazil 1929
 Spain 1927
 Germany 1889
 Uruguay 1888
 Hungary 1881
 Croatia 1881
 Austria 1872
 Wales 1850
 Czechoslovakia 1838
 Mexico 1805
 Sweden 1798
  Switzerland 1760
 Paraguay 1757
 Denmark 1722
 Costa Rica 1706
 France 1690
1950s
 Argentina 2063
 Hungary 2057
 Brazil 2029
 England 1988
 West Germany 1923
 Yugoslavia 1903
 Uruguay 1883
 Austria 1882
 Scotland 1874
 Italy 1871
 Spain 1860
 Sweden 1849
 Paraguay 1824
 France 1804
 Czechoslovakia 1774
 Peru 1742
 Wales 1740
 Soviet Union 1709
 Mexico 1700
 Ghana 1698

1960s
 Brazil 2006
 Soviet Union 1991
 England 1978
 Hungary 1974
 Argentina 1960
 West Germany 1935
 Czechoslovakia 1911
 Italy 1901
 Spain 1891
 Uruguay 1880
 Yugoslavia 1869
 Scotland 1855
 Sweden 1837
 Mexico 1820
 North Korea 1813
 Algeria 1800
 Austria 1785
 Portugal 1777
 France 1770
 Bulgaria 1769
 Ghana 1769
 Chile 1768
 Romania 1759
 Egypt 1756
 Wales 1734
1970s
 Brazil 2103
 West Germany 2085
 England 1996
 Italy 1976
 Netherlands 1930
 Poland 1923
 Soviet Union 1915
 East Germany 1913
 Argentina 1898
 Spain 1897
 Czechoslovakia 1889
 Hungary 1880
 Yugoslavia 1876
 Scotland 1858
 Portugal 1850
 Belgium 1837
 Romania 1823
 Austria 1816
 Sweden 1815
 France 1801
 Bulgaria 1767
 Mexico 1746
 Northern Ireland 1744
 Peru 1740
 Paraguay 1738
1980s
 Brazil 2010
 West Germany 2006
 Soviet Union 1986
 England 1969
 Italy 1932
 Argentina 1932
 France 1928
 Netherlands 1925
 Spain 1889
 Poland 1871
 Belgium 1865
 Czechoslovakia 1863
 East Germany 1862
 Yugoslavia 1861
 Scotland 1826
 Denmark 1823
 Romania 1823
 Austria 1818
 Sweden 1816
 Wales 1816
 Uruguay 1815
 Hungary 1796
 Portugal 1788
 Mexico 1777
 Chile 1769
1990s
 Brazil 2032
 Germany 2027
 Italy 1991
 France 1969
 Netherlands 1958
 Spain 1942
 Yugoslavia 1940
 England 1938
 Denmark 1912
 Argentina 1896
 Croatia 1889
 Czechia 1882
 Russia 1875
 Sweden 1870
 Romania 1858
 Mexico 1853
 Portugal 1844
 Rep. of Ireland 1820
 Colombia 1813
 Belgium 1809
 Norway 1805
 Uruguay 1803
 Bulgaria 1774
 Scotland 1766
  Switzerland 1764
2000s
 Brazil 2022
 France 2014
 Netherlands 1999
 Argentina 1990
 Spain 1986
 Italy 1972
 England 1947
 Germany 1920
 Portugal 1917
 Czechia 1908
 Denmark 1870
 Croatia 1867
 Mexico 1845
 Romania 1835
 Sweden 1834
 Turkey 1818
 Rep. of Ireland 1818
 United States 1814
 Uruguay 1805
 Russia 1801
 Serbia 1793
 Colombia 1791
 Paraguay 1788
 Japan 1788
 Australia 1784
2010s
 Brazil 2078
 Germany 2064
 Spain 2060
 Argentina 1998
 Netherlands 1990
 England 1939
 France 1922
 Portugal 1919
 Chile 1912
 Uruguay 1902
 Italy 1899
 Colombia 1897
 Mexico 1870
 Croatia 1862
 Belgium 1821
 Sweden 1818
  Switzerland 1816
 Ecuador 1802
 Russia 1789
 Ukraine 1782
 United States 1777
 Denmark 1773
 Japan 1764
 Peru 1753
 South Korea 1750

  1. ^ Includes the record of the Great Britain Olympic football team in the 1908, 1912 and 1920 Olympics
  2. Average over the period from 20 September 1914 to 31 December 1919
  3. In the 1940s, most national teams did not play games until after the end of World War II, making comparison of countries for this decade weak. For example, Mexico did not play any matches between Feb 1938 and July 1947, so that the average over the decade mostly reflects the single Elo rating achieved in February 1938
  4. Average over the period from 2 April 1940 to 8 April 1945
  5. Combined record of Yugoslavia (1990–1992) and FR of Yugoslavia (1994–1999)
  6. Combined record of Czechoslovakia (1990–1992) and Czech national football teams (1993–1999)
  7. Combined record of the USSR (1990–1992), the CIS (1992), and Russia national football teams (1992–1999)
  8. 2010s averages up to 1 January 2019

Highest rated matches

A list of the 25 matches between teams with the highest combined Elo ratings (the nations' points before the matches are given).

Rank Combined
points		 Nation 1 Elo 1 Nation 2 Elo 2 Score Date Occasion Location
1 4287  Germany 2203  Argentina 2084 1–0 2014-07-13 World Cup Final Brazil Rio de Janeiro
 Germany 2223  Argentina 2064 2–4 2014-09-03 Friendly Germany Düsseldorf
3 4278  Hungary 2230  West Germany 2048 2–3 1954-07-04 World Cup Final Switzerland Bern
4 4263  Spain 2136  Netherlands 2127 1–0 2010-07-11 World Cup Final South Africa Johannesburg
5 4245  Great Britain 2184  Denmark 2061 4–2 1912-07-04 Olympic Games Final Sweden Stockholm
6 4242  Brazil 2120  Germany 2122 1–7 2014-07-08 World Cup SF Brazil Belo Horizonte
7 4238  West Germany 2114  Brazil 2124 0–1 1973-06-16 Friendly West Germany Berlin
8 4236  Brazil 2086  Spain 2150 3–0 2013-06-30 Confederations Cup Final Brazil Rio de Janeiro
9 4224  Hungary 2208  Uruguay 2016 4–2 1954-06-30 World Cup SF Switzerland Lausanne
10 4223  Germany 2104  Brazil 2119 0–1 2018-03-27 Friendly Germany Berlin
11 4218  Hungary 2180  Brazil 2038 4–2 1954-06-27 World Cup QF Switzerland Bern
12 4207  Netherlands 2077  Brazil 2130 2–1 2010-07-02 World Cup QF South Africa Port Elizabeth
13 4200  Brazil 2083  Netherlands 2117 0–0 2011-06-04 Friendly Brazil Goiânia
14 4199  Brazil 2088  West Germany 2111 1–0 1982-03-21 Friendly Brazil Rio de Janeiro
15 4198  Brazil 2060  West Germany 2138 1–1 1977-06-12 Friendly Brazil Rio de Janeiro
16 4197  West Germany 2123  Netherlands 2074 2–1 1974-07-07 World Cup Final West Germany Munich
17 4191  Brazil 2166  Czechoslovakia 2025 3–1 1962-06-17 World Cup Final Chile Santiago
 West Germany 2135  Brazil 2056 0–1 1978-04-05 Friendly West Germany Hamburg
19 4187  Brazil 2132  Italy 2055 4–1 1970-06-21 World Cup Final Mexico Mexico City
20 4179  Spain 2110  Germany 2069 1–0 2010-07-07 World Cup SF South Africa Durban
 Netherlands 2096  Argentina 2083 0–0 2014-07-09 World Cup SF Brazil São Paulo
22 4177  Germany 2076  Brazil 2101 1–2 1998-03-25 Friendly Germany Stuttgart
23 4173  West Germany 2097  Netherlands 2076 1–1 1975-05-17 Friendly West Germany Frankfurt
24 4172  West Germany 2104  Poland 2068 1–0 1974-07-03 World Cup 2nd round West Germany Frankfurt
25 4168  England 2141  Denmark 2017 3–0 1911-10-21 Friendly England London

Biggest upsets

This is a list of matches with the biggest point exchange. Since the importance of the match, the goal differential and the perceived home team advantage are factored in the exchange, these are not necessarily the most surprising wins as expressed by the difference in Elo rating.
The nations' points before the matches are given.

Rank Point
exchange		 Nation 1 Elo 1 Nation 2 Elo 2 Score Date Occasion Location
1 98  Sweden 1676  Belgium 1845 8–1 1924-05-29 Olympic Games France Paris
2 92  Italy 1824  Spain 1991 7–1 1928-06-04 Olympic Games Netherlands Amsterdam
 Turkey 1397  China * 1655 4–0 1948-08-02 Olympic Games United Kingdom Walthamstow
4 87  Norway 1478  Great Britain 2041 3–1 1920-08-28 Olympic Games Belgium Antwerp
5 84  Egypt * 1677  Hungary 1919 3–0 1924-05-29 Olympic Games France Paris
 Czechoslovakia 1855  Argentina 2003 6–1 1958-06-15 World Cup Sweden Helsingborg
7 83  Fiji 1171  New Zealand 1523 4–0 1980-02-23 OFC Nations Cup New Caledonia Nouméa
8 82  Ghana 1606  Czech Republic 2005 2–0 2006-06-17 World Cup Germany Cologne
9 81  Brazil 2120  Germany 2122 1–7 2014-07-08 World Cup Brazil Belo Horizonte
10 80  Germany 1642  Russia * 1567 16–0 1912-07-01 Olympic Games Sweden Solna
 Turkey 1604  South Korea * 1668 7–0 1954-06-20 World Cup Switzerland Geneva
 Trinidad & Tobago 1481  Mexico 1783 4–0 1973-12-14 CONCACAF Championship Haiti Port-au-Prince
 South Korea 1677  Germany 2044 2–0 2018-06-28 World Cup Russia Kazan
14 78  Paraguay 1685  Uruguay 2054 3–0 1929-11-01 Copa América Argentina Buenos Aires
 Chile 1587  Uruguay 1957 3–0 1937-01-10 Copa América Argentina Buenos Aires
16 77  Uruguay 1813  Brazil 2162 3–0 1959-12-12 Copa América Ecuador Guayaquil
 Croatia 1912  Germany 2090 3–0 1998-07-04 World Cup France Lyon
18 76  Germany 1906  Norway 1714 0–2 1936-08-07 Olympic Games Germany Berlin
 Costa Rica 1717  Guatemala 1491 1–4 1946-03-10 CCCF Championship Costa Rica San José
 United States 1888  Mexico 1788 0–5 2009-07-26 CONCACAF Gold Cup United States East Rutherford
21 75  Denmark 1759  Italy 2044 5–3 1948-08-05 Olympic Games United Kingdom London
 Venezuela 1336  Bolivia 1646 3–0 1967-01-28 Copa América Uruguay Montevideo
 Netherlands 1986  Spain 2109 5–1 2014-06-13 World Cup Brazil Salvador
24 74  Chile 1800  Brazil 2032 4–0 1987-07-03 Copa América Argentina Córdoba
25 73  Montserrat 511  British Virgin Islands 758 7–0 2012-09-09 Caribbean Cup qualifier Martinique Fort-de-France

*The initial ratings may be partially responsible for the high point exchange. The national teams of China, Egypt, Russia, and South Korea had played only 18, 3, 2, and 18 international matches before their respective upsets. China had only yet played against East Asian teams.

Elo Ratings before each World Championship

Eventual achievement of highlighted teams:
Champions
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
Not qualified / not entered

(Top 10 and continental champion)

Disqualified (Top 10 only)

/ withdrew (being qualified)

1908 Summer Olympics
Team Ranking
(18 Oct 1908)
 England 1 (2102)
 Argentina 2 (2006)
 Hungary 3 (1886)
 Netherlands 4 (1883)
 Uruguay 5 (1877)
 Austria 6 (1875)
 Bohemia 7 (1867)
 Scotland 8 (1835)
 South Africa 9 (1817)
 Belgium 10 (1775)
 Sweden 11 (1698)
 France 13 (1590)
 Denmark debut
1912 Summer Olympics
Team Ranking
(28 Jun 1912)
 England 1 (2155)
 Denmark 2 (2009)
 Argentina 3 (1962)
 Netherlands 4 (1932)
 Uruguay 5 (1929)
 Hungary 6 (1886)
 Scotland 7 (1873)
 Bohemia 8 (1867)
 Austria 9 (1855)
 South Africa 10 (1794)
 Sweden 12 (1707)
 Germany 13 (1671)
 Italy 14 (1649)
 Russia 15 (1596)
 Finland 17 (1571)
 Norway 24 (1372)
1920 Summer Olympics
Team Ranking
(27 Aug 1920)
 England 1 (2041)
 Uruguay 2 (2009)
 Hungary 3 (1984)
 Denmark 4 (1954)
 Argentina 5 (1919)
 Netherlands 6 (1910)
 Brazil 7 (1906)
 Scotland 8 (1874)
 Czechoslovakia 9 (1867)
 Austria 10 (1804)
 Belgium 11 (1772)
 Sweden 15 (1670)
 Italy 18 (1624)
 France 21 (1582)
 Norway 25 (1484)
 Luxembourg 29 (1298)
 Spain debut
 Yugoslavia debut
 Egypt debut
 Greece debut
 Poland debut
1924 Summer Olympics
Team Ranking
(24 May 1924)
 Spain 1 (2017)
 Uruguay 2 (2008)
 Scotland 3 (1917)
 Argentina 4 (1913)
 Czechoslovakia 5 (1911)
 Hungary 6 (1901)
 England 7 (1882)
 Brazil 8 (1871)
 Denmark 9 (1851)
 Belgium 10 (1845)
 Netherlands 13 (1813)
 United States 17 (1705)
 Ireland 21 (1678)
 Italy
 Sweden 23 (1680)
 Egypt 24 (1675)
  Switzerland 25 (1655)
 Poland 30 (1594)
 Romania 31 (1583)
 Yugoslavia 32 (1577)
 France 35 (1555)
 Turkey 39 (1500)
 Latvia 44 (1400)
 Bulgaria 45 (1398)
 Estonia 49 (1372)
 Luxembourg 50 (1295)
 Lithuania 51 (1090)
1928 Summer Olympics
Team Ranking
(26 May 1928)
 Uruguay 1 (2017)
 Argentina 2 (2006)
 Spain 3 (1985)
 Scotland 4 (1984)
 Brazil 5 (1930)
 Czechoslovakia 6 (1924)
 Austria 7 (1883)
 Denmark 8 (1860)
 Hungary 9 (1852)
 Sweden 10 (1828)
 Italy 13 (1796)
 Germany 16 (1737)
 Netherlands
 United States 19 (1715)
 Portugal 20 (1708)
 Mexico 21 (1701)
 Egypt 22 (1690)
 Belgium 23 (1678)
  Switzerland 24 (1677)
 Yugoslavia 30 (1589)
 France 34 (1550)
 Chile 40 (1512)
 Turkey 46 (1475)
 Luxembourg 55 (1286)
1930 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(12 July 1930)
 Argentina 1 (2077)
 Scotland 2 (2010)
 Uruguay 3 (1972)
 England 4 (1969)
 Italy 5 (1965)
 Austria 6 (1944)
 Brazil 7 (1930)
 Spain 8 (1925)
 Czechoslovakia 9 (1898)
 Denmark 10 (1848)
 Paraguay 15 (1780)
 United States 20 (1686)
 Belgium 27 (1636)
 Mexico 30 (1613)
 Chile 32 (1578)
 Yugoslavia 33 (1575)
 Romania 35 (1566)
 Peru 36 (1542)
 France 40 (1522)
 Bolivia 61 (1259)
1934 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(26 May 1934)
 Argentina 1 (2065)
 Austria 2 (2048)
 England 3 (1980)
 Uruguay 4 (1976)
 Italy 5 (1973)
 Brazil 6 (1939)
 Spain 7 (1935)
 Scotland 8 (1869)
 Czechoslovakia 9 (1846)
 Costa Rica 10 (1843)
 Hungary 11 (1830)
 Germany 12 (1800)
 United States 14 (1784)
 Sweden 17 (1731)
 Egypt 18 (1716)
 Netherlands 21 (1701)
 Romania 26 (1643)
 France 30 (1615)
  Switzerland 31 (1613)
 Belgium 38 (1545)
1938 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(3 June 1938)
 Argentina 1 (2051)
 Italy 2 (2051)
 Scotland 3 (1978)
 England 4 (1961)
 Spain 5 (1945)
 Hungary 6 (1921)
 Brazil 7 (1908)
 Austria 8 (1897)
 Uruguay 9 (1862)
 Wales 10 (1840)
 Germany 11 (1836)
 Czechoslovakia 13 (1802)
 Norway 17 (1730)
 Netherlands 19 (1709)
  Switzerland 24 (1668)
 Sweden 27 (1652)
 Poland 30 (1633)
 France 32 (1624)
 Belgium 37 (1566)
 Romania 38 (1559)
 Cuba 41 (1546)
 Dutch East Indies 46 (1467)
1950 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(23 June 1950)
 Argentina 1 (2078)
 England 2 (2076)
 Sweden 3 (1972)
 Brazil 4 (1969)
 Italy 5 (1966)
 Scotland 6 (1941)
 Hungary 7 (1933)
 West Germany 8 (1907)
 Spain 9 (1897)
 Paraguay 10 (1877)
 Mexico 12 (1826)
 Yugoslavia 13 (1818)
 Uruguay 18 (1736)
  Switzerland 21 (1709)
 France 24 (1693)
 Chile 33 (1599)
 India 37 (1587)
 United States 40 (1580)
 Bolivia 63 (1444)
1954 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(15 June 1954)
 Hungary 1 (2141)
 Argentina 2 (2087)
 Brazil 3 (2031)
 England 4 (2017)
 West Germany 5 (1938)
 Yugoslavia 6 (1932)
 Paraguay 7 (1928)
 Scotland 8 (1891)
 Italy 9 (1890)
 Uruguay 10 (1876)
 Austria 11 (1864)
 Belgium 14 (1774)
 France 15 (1766)
 Czechoslovakia 17 (1748)
 Mexico 24 (1693)
 South Korea 26 (1678)
  Switzerland 27 (1676)
 Turkey 34 (1618)
1958 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(7 June 1958)
 Hungary 1 (2077)
 Argentina 2 (2043)
 England 3 (2010)
 Brazil 4 (1974)
 West Germany 5 (1913)
 Uruguay 6 (1912)
 Austria 7 (1901)
 Yugoslavia 8 (1896)
 Czechoslovakia 9 (1887)
 Soviet Union 10 (1883)
 France 13 (1835)
 Scotland 14 (1824)
 Sweden 17 (1800)
 Mexico 20 (1778)
 Paraguay 21 (1750)
 Northern Ireland 26 (1731)
 Wales 28 (1713)
 South Korea 31 (1687)
 United Arab Republic 39 (1623)
1962 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(29 May 1962)
 Brazil 1 (2102)
 Soviet Union 2 (2036)
 Argentina 3 (1979)
 Czechoslovakia 4 (1975)
 Yugoslavia 5 (1972)
 Spain 6 (1961)
 Hungary 7 (1951)
 England 8 (1935)
 Uruguay 9 (1904)
 West Germany 10 (1894)
 Italy 15 (1853)
 Mexico 16 (1809)
 Bulgaria 21 (1763)
 Chile 23 (1739)
  Switzerland 26 (1715)
 South Korea 28 (1699)
 Egypt 36 (1667)
 Colombia 85 (1441)
1966 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(10 July 1966)
 Brazil 1 (2010)
 Soviet Union 2 (2001)
 England 3 (1991)
 Argentina 4 (1972)
 Italy 5 (1968)
 Hungary 6 (1959)
 West Germany 7 (1946)
 Czechoslovakia 8 (1897)
 Spain 9 (1892)
 Mexico 10 (1866)
 Ghana 11 (1864)
 Uruguay 13 (1847)
 North Korea 15 (1838)
 Portugal 16 (1829)
 Bulgaria 17 (1796)
 France 23 (1754)
 Chile 24 (1748)
 Costa Rica 25 (1747)
 Bolivia 32 (1694)
  Switzerland 39 (1641)
 Israel 57 (1537)
1970 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(30 May 1970)
 England 1 (2067)
 Brazil 2 (2011)
 Italy 3 (2006)
 West Germany 4 (1991)
 Soviet Union 5 (1977)
 Czechoslovakia 6 (1958)
 Hungary 7 (1914)
 East Germany 8 (1889)
 Uruguay 9 (1848)
 Sweden 10 (1842)
 Bulgaria 16 (1810)
 Romania 19 (1793)
 Belgium 22 (1772)
 Peru 30 (1711)
 Mexico 32 (1696)
 Morocco 36 (1687)
 Sudan 37 (1679)
 Israel 39 (1670)
 Iran 44 (1635)
 El Salvador 66 (1535)
1974 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(12 June 1974)
 Brazil 1 (2115)
 West Germany 2 (2109)
 Italy 3 (2000)
 England 4 (1967)
 Poland 5 (1959)
 East Germany 6 (1940)
 Yugoslavia 7 (1934)
 Hungary 8 (1905)
 Argentina 9 (1894)
 Soviet Union 10 (1891)
 Sweden 11 (1883)
 Netherlands 16 (1839)
 Scotland 17 (1820)
 Bulgaria 18 (1819)
 Zaire 21 (1787)
 Chile 23 (1780)
 Uruguay 27 (1755)
 Australia 32 (1692)
 Haiti 46 (1610)
 Iran 52 (1596)
 New Zealand 80 (1447)
1978 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(31 May 1978)
 West Germany 1 (2096)
 Netherlands 2 (2092)
 Brazil 3 (2079)
 England 4 (1996)
 Spain 5 (1958)
 East Germany 6 (1953)
 Scotland 7 (1944)
 Italy 8 (1935)
 Poland 9 (1929)
 Argentina 10 (1926)
 Hungary 12 (1921)
 Czechoslovakia 13 (1897)
 France 14 (1881)
 Austria 15 (1859)
 Mexico 21 (1793)
 Sweden 22 (1791)
 Iran 24 (1771)
 Peru 25 (1755)
 Ghana 32 (1715)
 Tunisia 34 (1681)
 New Zealand 69 (1516)
1982 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(12 June 1982)
 West Germany 1 (2108)
 Brazil 2 (2092)
 Soviet Union 3 (2010)
 Argentina 4 (2003)
 England 5 (1963)
 Poland 6 (1959)
 Austria 7 (1917)
 Yugoslavia 8 (1916)
 Belgium 9 (1913)
 East Germany 10 (1910)
 Czechoslovakia 11 (1898)
 Italy 13 (1892)
 Spain 14 (1888)
 France 15 (1878)
 Scotland 17 (1837)
 Hungary 18 (1799)
 Peru 22 (1775)
 Chile 23 (1771)
 Northern Ireland 27 (1739)
 Ghana 31 (1714)
 Paraguay 34 (1688)
 Algeria 38 (1648)
 Cameroon 41 (1636)
 Kuwait 42 (1631)
 El Salvador 46 (1611)
 Honduras 48 (1601)
 New Zealand 49 (1599)
1986 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(30 May 1986)
 France 1 (1994)
 England 2 (1990)
 Soviet Union 3 (1941)
 West Germany 4 (1939)
 Brazil 5 (1913)
 Spain 6 (1900)
 Denmark 7 (1891)
 Hungary 8 (1890)
 Italy 9 (1884)
 Scotland 10 (1875)
 Argentina 12 (1873)
 Northern Ireland 15 (1850)
 Mexico 16 (1843)
 Bulgaria 17 (1840)
 Uruguay 19 (1832)
 Belgium 21 (1822)
 Paraguay 22 (1811)
 Portugal 23 (1806)
 Poland 25 (1804)
 Canada 35 (1654)
 Australia 36 (1646)
 Morocco
 Egypt 41 (1640)
 South Korea 44 (1623)
 Iraq 47 (1616)
 Algeria
 Saudi Arabia 72 (1528)
1990 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(7 June 1990)
 Netherlands 1 (2032)
 West Germany 2 (1994)
 Brazil 3 (1990)
 Italy 4 (1965)
 Sweden 5 (1954)
 England 6 (1944)
 Soviet Union 7 (1943)
 Spain 8 (1926)
 France 9 (1911)
 Romania 10 (1895)
 Yugoslavia 12 (1893)
 Republic of Ireland 13 (1891)
 Uruguay 14 (1890)
 Czechoslovakia 16 (1855)
 Belgium 17 (1844)
 Colombia 18 (1799)
 Argentina 19 (1794)
 Algeria 22 (1781)
 Austria 26 (1765)
 South Korea 27 (1749)
 Scotland 29 (1739)
 Australia 36 (1678)
 Egypt 40 (1642)
 Cameroon 43 (1633)
 Costa Rica 49 (1612)
 United States 51 (1586)
 United Arab Emirates 77 (1460)
1994 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(16 June 1994)
 Germany 1 (2009)
 Netherlands 2 (1992)
 Italy 3 (1986)
 Brazil 4 (1962)
 Colombia 5 (1943)
 FR Yugoslavia 6 (1932)
 France 7 (1930)
 Denmark 8 (1923)
 Argentina 9 (1915)
 Sweden 10 (1907)
 Spain 11 (1893)
 Republic of Ireland 13 (1881)
  Switzerland 14 (1873)
 Russia 15 (1866)
 Mexico 18 (1853)
 Norway 19 (1852)
 Romania 21 (1836)
 Belgium 22 (1823)
 Bulgaria 25 (1771)
 Nigeria 28 (1742)
 Australia 29 (1724)
 Bolivia 31 (1701)
 Greece 33 (1689)
 Cameroon 35 (1685)
 Morocco 37 (1673)
 South Korea 41 (1665)
 Saudi Arabia 46 (1639)
 Japan 49 (1632)
 United States 56 (1605)
1998 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(9 June 1998)
 Brazil 1 (2095)
 Germany 2 (2060)
 Spain 3 (2040)
 France 4 (2002)
 England 5 (1973)
 Italy 6 (1970)
 FR Yugoslavia
 Netherlands 8 (1961)
 Norway 9 (1903)
 Argentina 10 (1889)
 Denmark 12 (1880)
 Romania 13 (1877)
 Croatia 15 (1872)
 Mexico 17 (1846)
 Belgium 19 (1820)
 Bulgaria 20 (1806)
 Australia 21 (1800)
 Chile 22 (1779)
 Scotland 23 (1777)
 South Korea 24 (1766)
 Colombia 25 (1762)
 United States 26 (1760)
 Paraguay 29 (1738)
 Japan 30 (1737)
 Morocco 32 (1731)
 Austria 35 (1717)
 Egypt 36 (1709)
 Nigeria 37 (1707)
 Saudi Arabia 47 (1649)
 Jamaica 48 (1648)
 Iran 49 (1647)
 South Africa 50 (1644)
 Tunisia 51 (1639)
 Cameroon 59 (1598)
2002 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(30 May 2002)
 France 1 (2096)
 Argentina 2 (2018)
 Italy 3 (2009)
 Netherlands
 Portugal 5 (1980)
 Spain 6 (1963)
 England 7 (1925)
 Denmark 8 (1885)
 Croatia 9 (1880)
 Colombia 10 (1873)
 Republic of Ireland 11 (1872)
 Germany 12 (1870)
 Brazil 13 (1867)
 Sweden 14 (1864)
 Japan 15 (1853)
 Belgium 17 (1838)
 Mexico 18 (1831)
 Australia 20 (1829)
 Uruguay 21 (1812)
 United States 22 (1809)
 Cameroon 23 (1808)
 Russia 24 (1801)
 Nigeria 26 (1769)
 Turkey 28 (1757)
 Costa Rica 31 (1754)
 Slovenia 32 (1743)
 South Korea 33 (1734)
 Poland 35 (1733)
 Paraguay 36 (1730)
 Ecuador 37 (1727)
 Saudi Arabia 38 (1706)
 Senegal 40 (1703)
 China 41 (1701)
 South Africa 50 (1646)
 Tunisia 52 (1626)
2006 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(8 June 2006)
 Brazil 1 (2036)
 Netherlands 2 (1995)
 England 3 (1973)
 France 3 (1973)
 Czech Republic 5 (1972)
 Spain 6 (1964)
 Italy 7 (1944)
 Argentina 8 (1923)
 Portugal 9 (1915)
 Germany 10 (1897)
 Sweden 12 (1861)
 Croatia 15 (1838)
 Mexico
 United States 17 (1837)
 Poland 19 (1822)
 Iran 20 (1812)
 Greece 22 (1804)
 Australia 23 (1802)
 Serbia and Montenegro 24 (1799)
  Switzerland
 Ukraine 26 (1790)
 Japan 27 (1789)
 Paraguay 30 (1778)
 Ivory Coast 32 (1768)
 Egypt 35 (1747)
 South Korea 36 (1730)
 Costa Rica 38 (1722)
 Tunisia 43 (1708)
 Ecuador 45 (1699)
 Ghana 55 (1618)
 Saudi Arabia 63 (1584)
 Trinidad and Tobago 66 (1567)
 Angola 68 (1565)
 Togo 88 (1491)
2010 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(10 June 2010)
 Spain 1 (2112)
 Brazil 2 (2110)
 Netherlands 3 (2043)
 England 4 (2001)
 Germany 5 (1958)
 Italy 6 (1937)
 Argentina 7 (1921)
 Mexico 8 (1899)
 Croatia 9 (1894)
 Chile 10 (1887)
 Portugal 11 (1876)
 France 12 (1862)
 Uruguay 14 (1845)
 Serbia 15 (1842)
 Egypt 16 (1833)
 United States 20 (1786)
 Denmark 21 (1779)
 Australia 22 (1777)
 Paraguay 24 (1765)
 South Korea
  Switzerland 26 (1761)
 Ivory Coast 31 (1741)
 Greece 32 (1736)
 Nigeria 37 (1716)
 Honduras 38 (1714)
 Cameroon 40 (1696)
 Ghana 41 (1688)
 Slovenia 43 (1686)
 Japan 44 (1681)
 Slovakia 47 (1671)
 South Africa 63 (1594)
 Iraq 75 (1558)
 Algeria 79 (1542)
 North Korea 80 (1538)
 New Zealand 82 (1531)
2014 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(11 June 2014)
 Brazil 1 (2138)
 Spain 2 (2109)
 Germany 3 (2073)
 Argentina 4 (2019)
 Netherlands 5 (1986)
 Portugal 6 (1943)
 England 7 (1932)
 Colombia 8 (1922)
 Chile 9 (1920)
 Uruguay 10 (1919)
 France 11 (1898)
 Italy 12 (1888)
 United States 13 (1857)
  Switzerland 14 (1856)
 Belgium 15 (1853)
 Russia 16 (1849)
 Ecuador 18 (1837)
 Greece 19 (1824)
 Croatia 20 (1819)
 Mexico 21 (1814)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 23 (1787)
 Japan 24 (1786)
 Ivory Coast 25 (1776)
 Nigeria 30 (1723)
 Iran 32 (1714)
 Costa Rica 33 (1711)
 Ghana 34 (1710)
 Australia 36 (1709)
 Honduras 46 (1669)
 South Korea 47 (1668)
 Algeria 54 (1629)
 Cameroon 58 (1610)
 Tahiti 153 (1226)
2018 FIFA World Cup
Team Ranking
(13 June 2018)
 Brazil 1 (2142)
 Germany 2 (2077)
 Spain 3 (2044)
 France 4 (1986)
 Argentina 5 (1985)
 Portugal 6 (1970)
 England 7 (1948)
 Belgium 8 (1939)
 Colombia 9 (1928)
 Peru 10 (1915)
 Uruguay 12 (1893)
  Switzerland 14 (1890)
 Chile 15 (1869)
 Denmark 16 (1856)
 Croatia 17 (1853)
 Mexico 18 (1850)
 Poland 19 (1831)
 Sweden 20 (1795)
 Iran 21 (1789)
 Serbia 22 (1777)
 Iceland 24 (1764)
 United States
 Senegal 27 (1751)
 Costa Rica 31 (1743)
 Australia 32 (1742)
 Morocco 35 (1733)
 South Korea 40 (1713)
 Japan 43 (1685)
 Nigeria 44 (1681)
 Russia 45 (1678)
 Panama 48 (1658)
 Tunisia 49 (1657)
 Egypt 50 (1646)
 Cameroon 52 (1645)
 Saudi Arabia 63 (1591)
 New Zealand 81 (1503)

History and overview

The Elo system, developed by Hungarian-American mathematician Árpád Élő, is used by FIDE, the international chess federation, to rate chess players, and by the European Go Federation, to rate Go players. In 1997, Bob Runyan adapted the Elo rating system to international football and posted the results on the Internet. He was also the first maintainer of the World Football Elo Ratings web site, currently maintained by Kirill Bulygin. Other implementations of the Elo rating system are possible but the Runyan system is the best known.

The Elo system was adapted for football by adding a weighting for the kind of match, an adjustment for the home team advantage, and an adjustment for goal difference in the match result.

The factors taken into consideration when calculating a team's new rating are:

  • The team's old rating
  • The considered weight of the tournament
  • The goal difference of the match
  • The result of the match
  • The expected result of the match

The different weights of competitions in descending order are:

The ratings consider all official international matches for which results are available. Ratings tend to converge on a team's true strength relative to its competitors after about 30 matches. Ratings tend to converge on a team's true strength relative to its competitors after about 30 matches; ratings for teams with fewer than 30 matches are considered provisional.

Comparison with other systems

A 2009 comparative study of eight methods found that the implementation of the Elo rating system described below had the highest predictive capability for football matches, while the men's FIFA ranking method (2006–2018 system) performed poorly.

The FIFA World Rankings is the official national teams rating system used by the international governing body of football. The FIFA Women's World Rankings system has used a modified version of the Elo formula since 2003. In June 2018, the FIFA ranking switched to an Elo-based ranking as well, starting from the current FIFA rating points. The major difference between the World Football Elo Rating and the new men's FIFA rating system is that the latter does not consider goal differential and counts a penalty shoot-out as a win/loss rather than a draw; thus, a 7:0 blowout is considered equal to a 7:6 penalty shoot-out win (neither method distinguishes a win in extra time from a win in regular time). The FIFA method is also less sensitive to the difference in ratings and more sensitive to match status. Finally, World Football Elo Ratings considers all official international matches for which results are available, including those involving "unaffiliated" teams that are not a member of FIFA.

Calculation principles

The ratings are based on the following formulae:

R n = R o + P {\displaystyle R_{n}=R_{o}+P}

where

P = K G ( W − W e ) {\displaystyle P=KG(W-W_{e})}

Where;

R n {\displaystyle R_{n}} = The new team rating
R o {\displaystyle R_{o}} = The old team rating
K {\displaystyle K} = Weight index regarding the tournament of the match
G {\displaystyle G} = A number from the index of goal differences
W {\displaystyle W} = The result of the match
W e {\displaystyle W_{e}} = The expected result
P {\displaystyle P} = Points Change

"Points Change" is rounded to the nearest integer before updating the team rating.

Status of match

The status of the match is incorporated by the use of a weight constant. The constant reflects the importance of a match, which, in turn, is determined entirely by which tournament the match is in; the weight constant for each major tournament is:

Tournament or Match type K
World Cup, Olympic Games (1908–1980) 60
Continental championship and intercontinental tournaments 50
World Cup and Continental qualifiers and major tournaments 40
All other tournaments 30
Friendly matches 20

The FIFA adaptation of the Elo rating will feature 8 weights, with the knockout stages in the World Cup weighing 12x more than some friendly matches.

Number of goals

The number of goals is taken into account by use of a goal difference index.

If the game is a draw or is won by one goal

G = 1 {\displaystyle G=1}

If the game is won by two goals

G = 3 2 {\displaystyle G={\frac {3}{2}}}

If the game is won by three or more goals

  • Where N is the goal difference
G = 11 + N 8 {\displaystyle G={\frac {11+N}{8}}}

Table of examples:

Goal Difference G
0 1
+1 1
+2 1.5
+3 1.75
+4 1.875
+5 2
+6 2.125

Result of match

W is the result of the game (1 for a win, 0.5 for a draw, and 0 for a loss). This also holds when a game is won or lost on extra time. If the match is decided on penalties, however, the result of the game is considered a draw (W = 0.5).

Expected result of match

We is the expected result (win expectancy with a draw counting as 0.5) from the following formula:

W e = 1 10 − d r / 400 + 1 {\displaystyle W_{e}={\frac {1}{10^{-dr/400}+1}}}

where dr equals the difference in ratings (add 100 points for the home team). So dr of 0 gives 0.5, of 120 gives 0.666 to the higher-ranked team and 0.334 to the lower, and of 800 gives 0.99 to the higher-ranked team and 0.01 to the lower.

The FIFA adaptation of the Elo rating does not incorporate a home team advantage and has a larger divisor in the formula (600 vs 400), making the points exchange less sensitive to the rating difference of two teams.

Examples for clarification

The same example of a three-team friendly tournament on neutral territory is used as on the FIFA World Rankings page. Beforehand team A had a rating of 630 points, team B 500 points, and teams C 480 points.
The first table shows the points allocations based on three possible outcomes of the match between the strongest team A, and the somewhat weaker team B:

Team A Team B Team A Team B Team A Team B
Score 3 : 1 1 : 3 2 : 2
K {\displaystyle K} 20 20 20 20 20 20
G {\displaystyle G} 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1 1
W {\displaystyle W} 1 0 0 1 0.5 0.5
W e {\displaystyle W_{e}} 0.679 0.321 0.679 0.321 0.679 0.321
Total (P) +9.63 -9.63 -20.37 +20.37 -3.58 +3.58

When the difference in strength between the two teams is less, so also will be the difference in points allocation. The next table illustrates how the points would be divided following the same results as above, but with two roughly equally ranked teams, B and C, being involved:

Team B Team C Team B Team C Team B Team C
Score 3–1 1–3 2–2
K {\displaystyle K} 20 20 20 20 20 20
G {\displaystyle G} 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1 1
W {\displaystyle W} 1 0 0 1 0.5 0.5
W e {\displaystyle W_{e}} 0.529 0.471 0.529 0.471 0.529 0.471
Total (P) +14.13 -14.13 -15.87 +15.87 -0.58 +0.58

Team B drops more points by losing to Team C, which has shown about the same strength, than by losing to Team A, which has been considerably better than Team B.

See also

Notes

  1. In those terms, most surprising may have been the 2:1 win of Luxembourg (Elo rating 1036) over Switzerland (ER 1794) in a World Cup qualification match in September 2008 (a 758 point difference). In another World Cup qualifier in October 2004 Liechtenstein (ER 1049) held the 853 points higher rated Portuguese team (ER 1902) to a 2:2 draw.

References

  1. J. Lasek, Z. Szlávik and S. Bhulai (2013), The predictive power of ranking systems in association football, Int. J. Applied Pattern Recognition1: 27-46.
  2. "2026 FIFA World Cup™: FIFA Council designates bids for final voting by the FIFA Congress". fifa.com. FIFA. 10 June 2018. Retrieved 2 July 2018.
  3. "World Football Elo Ratings". Elo ratings. Retrieved 6 March 2019.
  4. "FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking" (Press release). FIFA. 7 February 2019. Retrieved 7 February 2019.
  5. Graph of rankings at eloratings.net. Yearly graphs, like this one for 2018, give enough resolution. For individual dates, the Elo ratings table is also a good source.
  6. "History of the Football Union of Russia". Rfs.ru. Retrieved 2016-06-04.
  7. World Football Elo Ratings; under the columns tab choose "Highest Rank / Rating" as well as "Lowest Rank / Rating"
  8. Arpad E. Elo, The Rating of Chessplayers, Past and Present, Arco, 1978. ISBN 0-668-04721-6.
  9. Arpad Elo, Chess Life, 1962.
  10. About the Chessmetrics Rating System, by Jeff Sonas
  11. Upsets at eloratings.net (per June 2018 this page is under reconstruction)
  12. ^ As the Great Britain national amateur team
  13. Starting Ratings 1930 World Cup at eloratings.net
  14. Starting Ratings 1934 World Cup at eloratings.net
  15. Starting Ratings 1938 World Cup at eloratings.net
  16. Starting Ratings 1950 World Cup at eloratings.net
  17. Starting Ratings 1954 World Cup at eloratings.net
  18. Starting Ratings 1958 World Cup at eloratings.net
  19. Starting Ratings 1962 World Cup at eloratings.net
  20. Starting Ratings 1966 World Cup at eloratings.net
  21. Starting Ratings 1970 World Cup at eloratings.net
  22. Starting Ratings 1974 World Cup at eloratings.net
  23. Starting Ratings 1978 World Cup at eloratings.net
  24. Starting Ratings 1982 World Cup at eloratings.net
  25. Starting Ratings 1986 World Cup at eloratings.net
  26. Starting Ratings 1990 World Cup at eloratings.net
  27. Starting Ratings 1994 World Cup at eloratings.net
  28. Starting Ratings 1998 World Cup at eloratings.net
  29. Starting Ratings 2002 World Cup at eloratings.net
  30. Starting Ratings 2006 World Cup at eloratings.net
  31. Starting Ratings 2010 World Cup at eloratings.net
  32. Starting Ratings 2014 World Cup at eloratings.net
  33. Lyons, Kieth. "What are the World Football Elo Ratings?". The Conversation. Retrieved 16 July 2018.
  34. ^ J. Lasek, Z. Szlávik and S. Bhulai (2013), The predictive power of ranking systems in association football, Int. J. Applied Pattern Recognition1: 27-46.
  35. "The World Football Elo Rating System". Eloratings.net. Retrieved 26 February 2012.
  36. FIFA Council, 2026 FIFA World Cup™: FIFA Council designates bids for final voting by the FIFA Congress, 10 Jun 2018
  37. ^ FIFA council, Revision of the FIFA / Coca-Cola World Ranking

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