These ratings are based on all reported 1992 FIFA "A" matches, combined with historical information in the form of a `prior distribution'. If you linked to this page directly, without reading the explanation of the rating system, you may want to go back and read my International ratings pages, or my general discussion of ratings.
The data are from Ron Kessler's RSSSF archive of 'A' Internationals.
The column labeled SE (standard error) is an estimate of the uncertainty in the ratings. The column labeled Opp is the average rating of each team's opponents during the rating period. Teams with 0 games in the current rating period are included for completeness, with their most recent rating.
The home field advantage was about 60 rating points.
Rank Games Won Lost Tied Rating SE Opp
Norway 1 11 7 1 3 515 70 297
USA 2 2 0 2 0 439 89 515
Sweden 3 6 2 2 2 429 79 434
Denmark 4 6 3 2 1 425 74 355
Germany 5 6 3 1 2 421 81 133
Italy 6 3 2 0 1 389 85 321
China 7 0 0 0 0 344 108 NA
Netherlands 8 10 6 2 2 301 80 198
England 9 6 4 2 0 272 85 18
Brazil 10 0 0 0 0 262 136 NA
France 11 5 1 2 2 186 83 329
Romania 12 2 0 0 2 170 152 301
Belgium 13 2 0 1 1 161 110 515
Czech_Rep 14 0 0 0 0 146 132 NA
Finland 15 3 0 2 1 143 93 265
Canada 16 0 0 0 0 122 118 NA
Hungary 17 0 0 0 0 106 137 NA
Yugoslavia 18 1 1 0 0 102 252 421
Russia 19 6 0 5 1 100 96 341
Australia 20 0 0 0 0 44 155 NA
Switzerland 21 1 0 1 0 -5 153 515
Ireland 22 0 0 0 0 -13 189 NA
Spain 23 0 0 0 0 -31 164 NA
New_Zealand 24 0 0 0 0 -35 164 NA
Taiwan 25 0 0 0 0 -37 139 NA
Hong_Kong 26 0 0 0 0 -54 227 NA
Nigeria 27 0 0 0 0 -70 143 NA
Poland 28 1 0 1 0 -76 155 421
Iceland 29 2 0 2 0 -100 178 272
Ivory_Coast 30 0 0 0 0 -105 204 NA
Chile 31 0 0 0 0 -109 212 NA
North_Korea 32 0 0 0 0 -114 187 NA
Japan 33 0 0 0 0 -125 146 NA
Bulgaria 34 0 0 0 0 -128 182 NA
Trini_Tobago 35 0 0 0 0 -151 192 NA
Nthrn_Irelnd 36 0 0 0 0 -168 228 NA
Mexico 37 0 0 0 0 -207 260 NA
Martinique 38 0 0 0 0 -207 260 NA
Greece 39 1 0 1 0 -217 252 301
Scotland 40 2 0 2 0 -236 194 272
Jamaica 41 0 0 0 0 -256 233 NA
Costa_Rica 42 0 0 0 0 -256 233 NA
Venezuela 43 0 0 0 0 -337 221 NA
Guinea 44 0 0 0 0 -378 205 NA
Cameroon 45 0 0 0 0 -378 205 NA
Haiti 46 0 0 0 0 -398 207 NA
Pap_New_Guin 47 0 0 0 0 -435 193 NA
The data came from Ron Kessler's RSSSF archive of 'A' Internationals.
If you linked to this page directly, without reading the
explanation of the rating system, you may want to go
back and read my
International ratings pages.