Average World Cup rankings

[Earl Purple]

and presumably as the losing semi-finalists play-off to determine 3rd place that takes preference over their losing scorelines in the semis.

[Panda]

Jul 4, 2010 0:42:57 GMT 1 Earl Purple said:

and presumably as the losing semi-finalists play-off to determine 3rd place that takes preference over their losing scorelines in the semis.

Obviously.

[Shireblogger]

Revised All-Time World Cup Table

3 points for a win; results decided by penalty shoot-outs are recorded as a draw

1 [1] Brazil PL 97 PTS 216 W 67 D 15 L 15 GD 122
2 [2] Germany (West) PL 99 PTS 199 W 60 D 19 L 20 GD 89
3 [3] Italy PL 80 PTS 153 W 44 D 21 L 15 GD 52
4 [4] Argentina PL 70 PTS 124 W 37 D 13 L 20 GD 43
5 [5] England PL 59 PTS 97 W 26 D 19 L 14 GD 25
6 [7] Spain PL 56 PTS 96 W 28 D 12 L 16 GD 29
7 [6] France PL 54 PTS 86 W 25 D 11 L 18 GD 30
8 [9] Netherlands PL 43 PTS 76 W 22 D 10 L 11 GD 27
9 [12] Uruguay PL 47 PTS 66 W 18 D 12 L 17 GD 11
10 [8] Sweden PL 46 PTS 61 W 16 D 13 L 17 GD 5
11 [11] Serbia / Yugoslavia PL 43 PTS 59 W 17 D 8 L 18 GD 5
12 [10] Russia / USSR PL 37 PTS 57 W 17 D 6 L 14 GD 20
13 [13] Poland PL 31 PTS 50 W 15 D 5 L 11 GD 4
14 [15] Mexico PL 49 PTS 49 W 12 D 13 L 24 GD -37
15 [14] Hungary PL 32 PTS 48 W 15 D 3 L 14 GD 30
16 [16] Czech Rep / Czechoslovakia PL 33 PTS 41 W 12 D 5 L 16 GD -2
17 [17] Austria PL 29 PTS 40 W 12 D 4 L 13 GD -4
18 [19] Portugal PL 23 PTS 39 W 12 D 3 L 8 GD 17
19 [18] Belgium PL 36 PTS 39 W 10 D 9 L 17 GD -17
20 [22] Chile PL 29 PTS 33 W 9 D 6 L 14 GD -11
21 [21] Switzerland PL 29 PTS 33 W 9 D 6 L 14 GD -14
22 [23] Paraguay PL 27 PTS 31 W 7 D 10 L 10 GD -4
23 [20] Romania PL 21 PTS 29 W 8 D 5 L 8 GD -2
24 [24] Denmark PL 16 PTS 26 W 8 D 2 L 6 GD 3
25 [25] United States of America PL 29 PTS 26 W 7 D 5 L 17 GD -24
26 [29] South Korea PL 28 PTS 23 W 5 D 8 L 15 GD -33
27 [26] Croatia PL 13 PTS 20 W 6 D 2 L 5 GD 4
28 [28] Scotland PL 23 PTS 19 W 4 D 7 L 12 GD -16
29 [27] Cameroon PL 20 PTS 19 W 4 D 7 L 9 GD -17
30 [30] Bulgaria PL 26 PTS 17 W 3 D 8 L 15 GD -31
31 [31] Turkey PL 10 PTS 16 W 5 D 1 L 4 GD 3
32 [43] Japan PL 14 PTS 15 W 4 D 3 L 7 GD -4
33 [32] Peru PL 15 PTS 15 W 4 D 3 L 8 GD -12
34 [33] Republic of Ireland PL 13 PTS 14 W 2 D 8 L 3 GD 0
35 [49] Ghana PL 9 PTS 14 W 4 D 2 L 3 GD -1
36 [35] Nigeria PL 14 PTS 14 W 4 D 2 L 8 GD -4
37 [34] Northern Ireland PL 13 PTS 14 W 3 D 5 L 5 GD -10
38 [36] Colombia PL 13 PTS 11 W 3 D 2 L 8 GD -9
39 [50] South Africa PL 9 PTS 10 W 2 D 4 L 3 GD -5
40 [37] Morocco PL 13 PTS 10 W 2 D 4 L 7 GD -6
41 [38] Costa Rica PL 10 PTS 10 W 3 D 1 L 6 GD -9
42 [39] Ecuador PL 7 PTS 9 W 3 D 0 L 4 GD -1
43 [40] Norway PL 8 PTS 9 W 2 D 3 L 3 GD -1
44 [51] Australia PL 10 PTS 9 W 2 D 3 L 5 GD -9
45 [41] Senegal PL 5 PTS 8 W 2 D 2 L 1 GD 1
46 [42] East Germany PL 6 PTS 8 W 2 D 2 L 2 GD 0
47 [46] Algeria PL 9 PTS 8 W 2 D 2 L 5 GD -6
48 [44] Saudi Arabia PL 13 PTS 8 W 2 D 2 L 9 GD -23
49 [55] Ivory Coast PL 6 PTS 7 W 2 D 1 L 3 GD 0
50 [45] Ukraine PL 5 PTS 7 W 2 D 1 L 2 GD -2
51 [47] Tunisia PL 12 PTS 7 W 1 D 4 L 7 GD -9
52 [48] Wales PL 5 PTS 6 W 1 D 3 L 1 GD 0
53 [52] Iran PL 9 PTS 5 W 1 D 2 L 6 GD -12
54 Slovakia PL 4 PTS 4 W 1 D 1 L 2 GD -2
55 [65] Slovenia PL 6 PTS 4 W 1 D 1 L 4 GD -5
56 [54] Cuba PL 3 PTS 4 W 1 D 1 L 1 GD -7
57 [53] North Korea PL 7 PTS 4 W 1 D 1 L 5 GD -15
58 [57] Honduras PL 6 PTS 3 W 0 D 3 L 3 GD -4
59 [56] Jamaica PL 3 PTS 3 W 1 D 0 L 2 GD -6
60 [71] New Zealand PL 6 PTS 3 W 0 D 3 L 3 GD -10
61 [72] Greece PL 6 PTS 3 W 1 D 0 L 5 GD -13
62 [58] Angola PL 3 PTS 2 W 0 D 2 L 1 GD -1
63 [59] Israel PL 3 PTS 2 W 0 D 2 L 1 GD -2
64 [60] Egypt PL 4 PTS 2 W 0 D 2 L 2 GD -3
65 [61] Kuwait PL 3 PTS 1 W 0 D 1 L 2 GD -4
66 [62] Trinidad & Tobago PL 3 PTS 1 W 0 D 1 L 2 GD -4
67 [63] Bolivia PL 6 PTS 1 W 0 D 1 L 5 GD -19
68 [64] Iraq PL 3 PTS 0 W 0 D 0 L 3 GD -3
69 [66] Togo PL 3 PTS 0 W 0 D 0 L 3 GD -5
70 [67] Canada PL 3 PTS 0 W 0 D 0 L 3 GD -5
71 [68] Dutch East Indies PL 3 PTS 0 W 0 D 0 L 3 GD -6
72 [69] United Arab Emirates PL 3 PTS 0 W 0 D 0 L 3 GD -9
73 [70] China PL 3 PTS 0 W 0 D 0 L 3 GD -9
74 [73] Haiti PL 3 PTS 0 W 0 D 0 L 3 GD -12
75 [74] Zaire PL 3 PTS 0 W 0 D 0 L 3 GD -14
76 [75] El Salvador PL 6 PTS 0 W 0 D 0 L 6 GD -21


Spain move above France into 6th place.
Netherlands pass Sweden into 8th.
Uruguay move into the Top 10, displacing Russia/USSR.
Chile are new to the Top 20, out go Rumania.
Japan +11, Ghana +14, South Africa +11, Slovenia +10, New Zealand +11, Greece +11 are the biggest climbers
Slovakia the only new entry at #54
North Korea contrive to drop 4 places, even managing to fall below Cuba, who, obviously, weren't playing.

[Shireblogger]

All-Time World Cup Table, determined by Points per Match

1 Brazil 2.23
2 Germany (West) 2.01
3 Italy 1.91
4 Argentina 1.77
5 Netherlands 1.77
6 Spain 1.71
7 Portugal 1.70
8 England 1.64
9 Denmark 1.63
10 Poland 1.61
11 Turkey 1.60
12 Senegal 1.60
13 France 1.59
14 Ghana 1.56
15 Russia / USSR 1.54
16 Croatia 1.54
17 Hungary 1.50
18 Uruguay 1.40
19 Ukraine 1.40
20 Romania 1.38

24 Cuba 1.33 [Best CONCACAF]
28 Wales 1.20
36 Republic Of Ireland 1.08
37 Northern Ireland 1.08
38 Japan 1.07 [Best Asian]
50 Scotland 0.83
58 Tunisia 0.58 [Worst team to have played >10 matches]

[Shireblogger]

All-Time World Cup Table based on Goal Difference

1 Brazil 122
2 Germany (West) 89
3 Italy 52
4 Argentina 43
5 France 30
6 Hungary 30
7 Spain 29
8 Netherlands 27
9 England 25
10 Russia / USSR 20
11 Portugal 17
12 Uruguay 11
13 Sweden 5
14 Serbia / Yugoslavia 5
15 Poland 4
16 Croatia 4
17 Denmark 3
18 Turkey 3
19 Senegal 1
20 Republic of Ireland 0
21 Ivory Coast 0
22 East Germany 0
23 Wales 0
24 Ghana -1
25 Ecuador -1
26 Norway -1
27 Angola -1
28 Czech Rep / Czechoslovakia -2
29 Romania -2
30 Ukraine -2
31 Slovakia -2
32 Israel -2
33 Egypt -3
34 Iraq -3
35 Austria -4
36 Paraguay -4
37 Nigeria -4
38 Japan -4
39 Honduras -4
40 Kuwait -4
41 Trinidad & Tobago -4
42 South Africa -5
43 Slovenia -5
44 Togo -5
45 Canada -5
46 Morocco -6
47 Algeria -6
48 Jamaica -6
49 Dutch East Indies -6
50 Cuba -7
51 Colombia -9
52 Costa Rica -9
53 Australia -9
54 Tunisia -9
55 United Arab Emirates -9
56 China -9
57 Northern Ireland -10
58 New Zealand -10
59 Chile -11
60 Peru -12
61 Iran -12
62 Haiti -12
63 Greece -13
64 Switzerland -14
65 Zaire -14
66 North Korea -15
67 Scotland -16
68 Belgium -17
69 Cameroon -17
70 Bolivia -19
71 El Salvador -21
72 Saudi Arabia -23
73 United States of America -24
74 Bulgaria -31
75 South Korea -33
76 Mexico -37

[paulgilb]

I believe Dutch East Indies should be P1 L1.

Good lists, though! Especially Mexico's GD.

[Panda]

Average World Cup rankings:

1(1) Germany 3.824 (17 appearances)
2(2) Brazil 5.000 (19)
3(3) Italy 6.675 (17)
4(6) Holland 7.111 (9)
5(4) England 7.385 (13)
6(5) Argentina 7.467 (15)
7(10) Spain 8.385 (13)
8(8) Sweden 8.455 (11)
9(9) Hungary 8.778 (9)
10(12) Uruguay 9.091 (11)
11(11) Romania 9.429 (7)
12(7) France 9.923 (13)
13(15) Czech Republic 10.333 (15)
13(15) Russia 10.333 (15)
15(17) Ireland 10.667 (3)
16(13) Serbia 11.091 (11)
17(18) Austria 11.143 (7)
18(20) Peru 11.250 (4)
19(14) Switzerland 11.444 (9)
20(19) Portugal 11.600 (5)
21(24) Paraguay 11.625 (8)
22(21) Chile 11.875 (8)
23(22) Mexico 11.929 (14)
24(23) Poland 12.143 (7)
25(26) Belgium 12.364 (11)
26(27) Northern Ireland 13.000 (3)
27(28) Norway 14.333 (3)
28(29) Bulgaria 14.429 (7)
29(25) Denmark 15.250 (4)
30(30) Bolivia 15.333 (3)
31(35) USA 15.667 (9)
32(-) Australia 15.667 (3)
33(31) Scotland 16.000 (8)
34(32) Croatia 16.000 (3)
35(33) Colombia 16.250 (4)
36(34) Morocco 16.250 (3)
37(38) South Korea 17.500 (8)
38(39) Iran 19.333 (3)
39(36) Nigeria 19.750 (4)
40(42) Japan 20.000 (4)
41(-) South Africa 20.000 (3)
42(37) Cameroon 20.167 (6)
43(-) Algeria 21.000 (3)
44(40) Costa Rica 22.000 (3)
45(41) Tunisia 22.250 (4)
46(43) Saudi Arabia 25.750 (4)



Wales 5.000 (1)
East Germany 6.000 (1)
Senegal 6.000 (1)
Turkey 6.500 (2)
Cuba 8.000 (1)
Ukraine 8.000 (1)
Ghana 10.500 (2)
Israel 12.000 (1)
Slovakia 12.000 (1)
Indonesia 15.000 (1)
Haiti 15.000 (1)
DR Congo 16.000 (1)
Egypt 16.500 (2)
Ecuador 18.000 (2)
Ivory Coast 18.000 (2)
North Korea 19.500 (2)
El Salvador 20.000 (2)
Kuwait 21.000 (1)
New Zealand 22.000 (2)
Jamaica 22.000 (1)
Iraq 23.000 (1)
Angola 23.000 (1)
Honduras 24.000 (2)
Slovenia 24.000 (2)
Canada 24.000 (1)
United Arab Emirates 24.000 (1)
Greece 24.500 (2)
Trinidad & Tobago 27.000 (1)
Togo 30.000 (1)
China 31.000 (1)