Soccer National Team Ranking Explanations

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Soccer National Team Ranking Explanations

This website uses results to rank nations. It does not use opinion/bias to rank nations.

Competitions That Factor Into Rankings

1. FIFA World Cup (1930-Present)

How the National Rankings are Determined

Only nations that have competed in the competition(s) listed above are ranked

The competing nations are ranked by the criteria listed below in the order that they are listed

1. The nation's highest finish

2. The nation's total number of first place finishes

3. The nation's total number of second place finishes

4. The nation's total number of combined third and fourth place finishes

5. The nation's total number of years that they competed in the competition(s) listed above

6. The nation's average rank in all of the competitions they competed in

Nations By Continent

The rating used to rank the nations is the same as the all-time rankings

Nations By Decade

The rating used to rank the nations is the same as the all-time rankings but only uses results from the years of that decade