GERMANY BEFORE BRAZIL !

• Aug 11, 2019
• IFFHS News

Picture : Germany, World Champion 1954

IFFHS STATISTICS

It is a cumulative ranking, it depends on progress in the stages of the tournament

A table showing the winners of the World Cup

Winners	No. of wins
Brazil	5
Germany	4
Italy	4
Argentine	2
Uruguay	2
England	1
France	2
Spain	1

Who is the best team in the tournament history ? (All editions)

Is Brazil the best team because of the most wins?

Brazil World Champion 1970

 What about Germany, which has been more than Brazil in semi-finals  ?

Germany, World Champion 1990

This work will answer these questions

The objectives:

1. Fairness toward the teams that progressing in the tournament and do not win.
2. To maintain the prestige of the tournament.
3. Determine the level of each team in competition history.

Uruguay won the first World Cup in 1930

The final result

No #	National team	Points accrued
1	Germany	315.15
2	Brazil	312.6386
3	Italy	223.3329
4	Argentine	220.6329
5	France	188.9886
6	England	183.3
7	Spain	166.1
8	Netherlands	149.35
9	Uruguay	140
10	Mexico	124.4101
11	Belgium	124.1943
12	Sweden	122.175
13	Russia	94.8
14	Serbia	93.1658
15	Switzerland	86.2329
16	USA	78.0316
17	Portugal	75.2
18	Croatia	73.6
19	Czech Republic	72.3
20	Paraguay	69.8544
21	Chile	68.0229
22	Hungary	67.925
23	South Korea	66
24	Poland	64.15
25	Denmark	60.8
26	Colombia	52.4
27	Romania	51.4386
28	Austria	50
29	Japan	48
30	Nigeria	48
31	Cameroon	42
32	Costa Rica	41.6
33	Bulgaria	39.6
34	Republic of Ireland	36.8
35	Ghana	35.2
36	Turkey	29.6
37	Saudi Arabia	28.8
38	Scotland	28.4
39	Australia	27.6
40	Senegal	25.6
41	Morocco	25.6
42	Peru	24.8443
43	Algeria	24.4
44	Ecuador	22.4
45	northern Ireland	21.8
46	Greece	21.6
47	Iran	21.2
48	Tunisia	20
49	Côte d’Ivoire	19.2
50	South Africa	19.2
51	Ukraine	19.2
52	Norway	18.95
53	Slovakia	12.8
54	North Korea	11.2
55	Egypt	9.6
56	Slovenia	9.6
57	Honduras	9.4
58	New Zealand	9.4
59	East Germany	8
60	Wales	8
61	Cuba	7.5
62	Bosnia and Herzegovina	6.4
63	Angola	6.4
64	Jamaica	6.4
65	Bolivia	6.0101
66	Salvador	5
67	Indonesia	3.75
68	Panama	3.2
69	Iceland	3.2
70	Trinidad and Tobago	3.2
71	Togo	3.2
72	China	3.2
73	Kuwait	3
74	United Arab Emirates	2.4
75	Iraq	2.4
76	Canada	2.4
77	Democratic Republic of the Congo	2
78	Haiti	2
79	Israel	2

France World Champion 2018

#	National team		2018	2022	2026	2030	2034	2038	2042	2046	2050	2054		1930-2014	2018-2054	1930-2018
1	Germany		3,2											311,95	3,2	315,15
2	Brazil		19,2											293,4386	19,2	312,6386
3	Italy													223,3329	0	223,3329
4	Argentine		12,8											207,8329	12,8	220,6329
5	France		32											156,9886	32	188,9886
6	England		22,4											160,9	22,4	183,3
7	Spain		12,8											153,3	12,8	166,1
8	Netherlands													149,35	0	149,35
9	Uruguay		19,2											120,8	19,2	140
10	Mexico		12,8											111,6101	12,8	124,4101
11	Belgium		25,6											98,5943	25,6	124,1943
12	Sweden		19,2											102,975	19,2	122,175
13	Russia		19,2											75,6	19,2	94,8
14	Serbia		6,4											86,7658	6,4	93,1658
15	Switzerland		12,8											73,4329	12,8	86,2329
16	USA													78,0316	0	78,0316
17	Portugal		12,8											62,4	12,8	75,2
18	Croatia		28,8											44,8	28,8	73,6
19	Czech Republic													72,3	0	72,3
20	Paraguay													69,8544	0	69,8544
21	Chile													68,0229	0	68,0229
22	Hungary													67,925	0	67,925
23	South Korea		6,4											59,6	6,4	66
24	Poland		3,2											60,95	3,2	64,15
25	Denmark		12,8											48	12,8	60,8
26	Colombia		12,8											39,6	12,8	52,4
27	Romania													51,4386	0	51,4386
28	Austria													50	0	50
29	Japan		12,8											35,2	12,8	48
30	Nigeria		6,4											41,6	6,4	48
31	Cameroon													42	0	42
32	Costa Rica		3,2											38,4	3,2	41,6
33	Bulgaria													39,6	0	39,6
34	Republic of Ireland													36,8	0	36,8
35	Ghana													35,2	0	35,2
36	Turkey													29,6	0	29,6
37	Saudi Arabia		6,4											22,4	6,4	28,8
38	Scotland													28,4	0	28,4
39	Australia		3,2											24,4	3,2	27,6
40	Senegal		6,4											19,2	6,4	25,6
41	Morocco		3,2											22,4	3,2	25,6
42	Peru		6,4											18,4443	6,4	24,8443
43	Algeria													24,4	0	24,4
44	Ecuador													22,4	0	22,4
45	northern Ireland													21,8	0	21,8
46	Greece													21,6	0	21,6
47	Iran		6,4											14,8	6,4	21,2
48	Tunisia		6,4											13,6	6,4	20
49	Côte d’Ivoire													19,2	0	19,2
50	South Africa													19,2	0	19,2
51	Ukraine													19,2	0	19,2
52	Norway													18,95	0	18,95
53	Slovakia													12,8	0	12,8
54	North Korea													11,2	0	11,2
55	Egypt		3,2											6,4	3,2	9,6
56	Slovenia													9,6	0	9,6
57	Honduras													9,4	0	9,4
58	New Zealand													9,4	0	9,4
59	East Germany													8	0	8
60	Wales													8	0	8
61	Cuba													7,5	0	7,5
62	Bosnia and Herzegovina													6,4	0	6,4
63	Angola													6,4	0	6,4
64	Jamaica													6,4	0	6,4
65	Bolivia													6,0101	0	6,0101
66	Salvador													5	0	5
67	Indonesia													3,75	0	3,75
68	Panama		3,2											0	3,2	3,2
69	Iceland		3,2											0	3,2	3,2
70	Trinidad and Tobago													3,2	0	3,2
71	Togo													3,2	0	3,2
72	China													3,2	0	3,2
73	Kuwait													3	0	3
74	United Arab Emirates													2,4	0	2,4
75	Iraq													2,4	0	2,4
76	Canada													2,4	0	2,4
77	Democratic Republic of the Congo												2	0	2
78	Haiti													2	0	2
79	Israel													2	0	2

EXPLANATIONS

Standards

• The basic rule in the distribution of points:-

1. (The size of the tournament) equal for (Numbers of teams participating)
2. Mechanism the distribution of points as next :-

• %The distance between stages = 100/Number of stages

(%The distance between stages ) = The value of the first stage

• %The distance between the teams in a stages groups =%The distance between stages/Numbers of teams in group

%The distance between the teams in a stage groups=The value of the last team in the group

• The value of fourth place = (Previous stage+Semi-Finals)/2
• The value of Third place = Value Semi-Finals
• The value of Runners-Up place = (Semi-Finals+ final)/2
• The value of Winner place = value Final = Numbers of teams participating

Overview about tournaments

Edition	The host country	Winner	Numbers of teams participating=Size	Number of stages	stages	%The distance between stages
1930	Uruguay	Uruguay	13	3	Groups, Semi-Finals, final	33.33
1934	Italy	Italy	16	4	The first stage, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
1938	France	Italy	15	4	The first stage, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
1950	Brazil	Uruguay	13	2	The first stage (groups) , Final group	50
1954	Switzerland	Germany	16	4	Groups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
1958	Sweden	Brazil	16	4	Groups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
1962	Chile	Brazil	16	4	Groups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
1966	England	England	16	4	Groups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
1970	Mexico	Brazil	16	4	Groups, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, final	25
1974	Germany	Germany	16	4	The first stage (groups), The second stage (groups), Match for third place, Final	25
1978	Argentina	Argentina	16	4	The first stage (groups), The second stage (groups), Match for third place, Final	25
1982	Spain	Italy	24	4	The first stage (groups), The second stage (groups), Semi-Finals, Final	25
1986	Mexico	Argentina	24	5	Groups, Round of 16, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Final	20
1990	Italy	Germany	24	5	Groups, Round of 16, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Final	20
1994	USA	Brazil	24	5	Groups, Round of 16, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Final	20
1998	France	France	32	5	Groups, Round of 16, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Final	20
2002	Korea/Japan	Brazil	32	5	Groups, Round of 16, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Final	20
2006	Germany	Italy	32	5	Groups, Round of 16, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Final	20
2010	South Africa	Spain	32	5	Groups, Round of 16, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Final	20
2014	Brazil	Germany	32	5	Groups, Round of 16, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Final	20
2018	Russia	France	32	5	Groups, Round of 16, Quarter-Finals, Semi-Finals, Final	20

Apply Rule

1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay ™
Size	13	Maximum	%100 – (13)	Minimum	%11.11 – (1.4443)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Group (A)	Sorted in the group
Fourth	11.11	1.4443
Third	22.22	2.8886
Second	33.33	4.3329
Groups (B,C,D)	Sorted in the group
Third	11.11	1.4443
Second	22.22	2.8886
Semi-Finals	66.66	8.6658
Runners-Up	83.33	10.8329
Winner	100	13

1934 FIFA World Cup Italy ™
Size	16	Maximum	%100 – (16)	Minimum	%25 – (4)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage	25	4
Quarter-Finals	50	8
Fourth	62.5	10
Third	75	12
Runners-Up	87.5	14
Winner	100	16

1938 FIFA World Cup France ™
Size	15	Maximum	%100 – (15)	Minimum	%25 – (3.75)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage	25	3.75
Quarter-Finals	50	7.5
Fourth	62.5	9.375
Third	75	11.25
Runners-Up	87.5	13.125
Winner	100	15

1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil ™
Size	13	Maximum	%100 – (13)	Minimum	%16.66 – (2.1658)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Groups (A,B)	Sorted in the group
Fourth	16.66	2.1658
Third	33.33	4.3329
Second	50	6.5
Group (C)	Sorted in the group
Third	16.66	2.1658
Second	33.33	4.3329
Group (D)	Sorted in the group
Second	16.66	2.1658
Fourth	62.5	9.1
Third	75	10.4
Runners-Up	87.5	11.7
Winner	100	13

1954 – 1970 FIFA World Cup ™
Size	16	Maximum	%100 – (16)	Minimum	%12.5 – (2)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	12.5	2
Third	25	4
Quarter-Finals	50	8
Fourth	62.5	10
Third	75	12
Runners-Up	87.5	14
Winner	100	16

1974 – 1978 FIFA World Cup ™
Size	16	Maximum	%100 – (16)	Minimum	%12.5 – (2)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	12.5	2
Third	25	4
The Second stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	37.5	6
Third	50	8
Fourth	62.5	10
Third	75	12
Runners-Up	87.5	14
Winner	100	16

1982 FIFA World Cup Spain ™
Size	24	Maximum	%100 – (24)	Minimum	%12.5 – (3)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	12.5	3
Third	25	6
The Second stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	37.5	9
Third	50	12
Fourth	62.5	15
Third	75	18
Runners-Up	87.5	21
Winner	100	24

1986 – 1994 FIFA World Cup ™
Size	24	Maximum	%100 – (24)	Minimum	%10 – (2.4)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	10	2.4
Third	20	4.8
Round of 16	40	9.6
Quarter-Finals	60	14.4
Fourth	70	16.8
Third	80	19.2
Runners-Up	90	21.6
Winner	100	24

1998 – 2018 FIFA World Cup ™
Size	32	Maximum	%100 – (32)	Minimum	%10 – (3.2)
Placement in tournament	%	Points accrued
The first stage (groups)	Sorted in the groups
Fourth	10	3.2
Third	20	6.4
Round of 16	40	12.8
Quarter-Finals	60	19.2
Fourth	70	22.4
Third	80	25.6
Runners-Up	90	28.8
Winner	100	32

Italy, World Champion 1938

RANKING 1930-1974

#	National team		1930	1934	1938	1950	1954	1958	1962	1966	1970	1974		1930-1974
1	Germany			12	3,75		16	10	8	14	12	16		91,75
2	Brazil		2,8886	4	11,25	11,7	8	16	16	4	16	10		99,8386
3	Italy			16	15	4,3329	4		4	4	14	4		65,3329
4	Argentine		10,8329	4				2	4	8		6		34,8329
5	France		2,8886	4	7,5		4	12		2				32,3886
6	England					6,5	8	4	8	16	8			50,5
7	Spain			8		9,1			4	4				25,1
8	Netherlands			4	3,75							14		21,75
9	Uruguay		13			13	10		4	8	10	2		60
10	Mexico		1,4443			2,1658	2	2	2	4	8			21,6101
11	Belgium		1,4443	4	3,75		2				4			15,1943
12	Sweden			8	9,375	10,4		14			4	8		53,775
13	Russia							8	8	10	8			34
14	Serbia		8,6658			6,5	8	8	10			6		47,1658
15	Switzerland			8	7,5	4,3329	8		2	2				31,8329
16	USA		8,6658	4		2,1658								14,8316
17	Portugal									12				12
18	Croatia													0
19	Czech Republic			14	7,5		4	4	14		2			45,5
20	Paraguay		2,8886			2,1658		4						9,0544
21	Chile		4,3329			4,29			12	2		4		26,6229
22	Hungary			8	13,125		14	4	8	8				55,125
23	South Korea						2							2
24	Poland				3,75							12		15,75
25	Denmark													0
26	Colombia								2					2
27	Romania		2,8886	4	3,75						4			14,6386
28	Austria			10			12	2						24
29	Japan													0
30	Nigeria													0
31	Cameroon													0
32	Costa Rica													0
33	Bulgaria								2	2	2	4		10
34	Republic of Ireland													0
35	Ghana													0
36	Turkey						4							4
37	Saudi Arabia													0
38	Scotland						2	2				4		8
39	Australia											2		2
40	Senegal													0
41	Morocco										4			4
42	Peru		1,4443								8			9,4443
43	Algeria													0
44	Ecuador													0
45	northern Ireland							8						8
46	Greece													0
47	Iran													0
48	Tunisia													0
49	Côte d’Ivoire													0
50	South Africa													0
51	Ukraine													0
52	Norway				3,75									3,75
53	Slovakia													0
54	North Korea									8				8
55	Egypt			4										4
56	Slovenia													0
57	Honduras													0
58	New Zealand													0
59	East Germany											8		8
60	Wales							8						8
61	Cuba				7,5									7,5
62	Bosnia and Herzegovina													0
63	Angola													0
64	Jamaica													0
65	Bolivia		1,4443			2,1658								3,6101
66	Salvador										2			2
67	Indonesia				3,75									3,75
68	Panama													0
69	Iceland													0
70	Trinidad and Tobago													0
71	Togo													0
72	China													0
73	Kuwait													0
74	United Arab Emirates													0
75	Iraq													0
76	Canada													0
77	Democratic Republic of the Congo											2		2
78	Haiti											2		2
79	Israel										2			2

Brazil, World Champion 2002

RANKING 1930-2014

#	National team		1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014		1930-1974	1978-2014	1930-2014
1	Germany		8	21	21,6	24	14,4	19,2	28,8	25,6	25,6	32		91,75	220,2	311,95
2	Brazil		12	12	14,4	9,6	24	28,8	32	19,2	19,2	22,4		99,8386	193,6	293,4386
3	Italy		10	24	9,6	19,2	21,6	19,2	12,8	32	3,2	6,4		65,3329	158	223,3329
4	Argentine		16	9	24	21,6	9,6	19,2	6,4	19,2	19,2	28,8		34,8329	173	207,8329
5	France		4	15	19,2			32	3,2	28,8	3,2	19,2		32,3886	124,6	156,9886
6	England			12	14,4	16,8		12,8	19,2	19,2	12,8	3,2		50,5	110,4	160,9
7	Spain		4	9	14,4	9,6	14,4	6,4	19,2	12,8	32	6,4		25,1	128,2	153,3
8	Netherlands		14			9,6	14,4	22,4		12,8	28,8	25,6		21,75	127,6	149,35
9	Uruguay				9,6	9,6			6,4		22,4	12,8		60	60,8	120,8
10	Mexico		2		14,4		9,6	12,8	12,8	12,8	12,8	12,8		21,6101	90	111,6101
11	Belgium			9	16,8	9,6	9,6	6,4	12,8			19,2		15,1943	83,4	98,5943
12	Sweden		2			2,4	19,2		12,8	12,8				53,775	49,2	102,975
13	Russia			12	9,6	2,4	4,8		6,4			6,4		34	41,6	75,6
14	Serbia			6		14,4		12,8		3,2	3,2			47,1658	39,6	86,7658
15	Switzerland						9,6			12,8	6,4	12,8		31,8329	41,6	73,4329
16	USA					2,4	9,6	3,2	19,2	3,2	12,8	12,8		14,8316	63,2	78,0316
17	Portugal				2,4				6,4	22,4	12,8	6,4		12	50,4	62,4
18	Croatia							25,6	6,4	6,4		6,4		0	44,8	44,8
19	Czech Republic			6		14,4				6,4				45,5	26,8	72,3
20	Paraguay				9,6			12,8	12,8	6,4	19,2			9,0544	60,8	69,8544
21	Chile			3				12,8			12,8	12,8		26,6229	41,4	68,0229
22	Hungary		2	6	4,8									55,125	12,8	67,925
23	South Korea				2,4	2,4	4,8	3,2	22,4	6,4	12,8	3,2		2	57,6	59,6
24	Poland		8	18	9,6				3,2	6,4				15,75	45,2	60,95
25	Denmark				9,6			19,2	12,8		6,4			0	48	48
26	Colombia					9,6	2,4	6,4				19,2		2	37,6	39,6
27	Romania					9,6	14,4	12,8						14,6386	36,8	51,4386
28	Austria		6	12		4,8		3,2						24	26	50
29	Japan							3,2	12,8	3,2	12,8	3,2		0	35,2	35,2
30	Nigeria						9,6	12,8	3,2		3,2	12,8		0	41,6	41,6
31	Cameroon			6		14,4	2,4	6,4	6,4		3,2	3,2		0	42	42
32	Costa Rica					9,6			6,4	3,2		19,2		0	38,4	38,4
33	Bulgaria				9,6		16,8	3,2						10	29,6	39,6
34	Republic of Ireland					14,4	9,6		12,8					0	36,8	36,8
35	Ghana									12,8	19,2	3,2		0	35,2	35,2
36	Turkey								25,6					4	25,6	29,6
37	Saudi Arabia						9,6	3,2	3,2	6,4				0	22,4	22,4
38	Scotland		4	6	2,4	4,8		3,2						8	20,4	28,4
39	Australia									12,8	6,4	3,2		2	22,4	24,4
40	Senegal								19,2					0	19,2	19,2
41	Morocco				9,6		2,4	6,4						4	18,4	22,4
42	Peru		6	3										9,4443	9	18,4443
43	Algeria			6	2,4						3,2	12,8		0	24,4	24,4
44	Ecuador								3,2	12,8		6,4		0	22,4	22,4
45	northern Ireland			9	4,8									8	13,8	21,8
46	Greece						2,4				6,4	12,8		0	21,6	21,6
47	Iran		2					6,4		3,2		3,2		0	14,8	14,8
48	Tunisia		4					3,2	3,2	3,2				0	13,6	13,6
49	Côte d’Ivoire									6,4	6,4	6,4		0	19,2	19,2
50	South Africa							6,4	6,4		6,4			0	19,2	19,2
51	Ukraine									19,2				0	19,2	19,2
52	Norway						2,4	12,8						3,75	15,2	18,95
53	Slovakia										12,8			0	12,8	12,8
54	North Korea										3,2			8	3,2	11,2
55	Egypt					2,4								4	2,4	6,4
56	Slovenia								3,2		6,4			0	9,6	9,6
57	Honduras			3							3,2	3,2		0	9,4	9,4
58	New Zealand			3							6,4			0	9,4	9,4
59	East Germany													8	0	8
60	Wales													8	0	8
61	Cuba													7,5	0	7,5
62	Bosnia and Herzegovina											6,4		0	6,4	6,4
63	Angola									6,4				0	6,4	6,4
64	Jamaica							6,4						0	6,4	6,4
65	Bolivia						2,4							3,6101	2,4	6,0101
66	Salvador			3										2	3	5
67	Indonesia													3,75	0	3,75
68	Panama													0	0	0
69	Iceland													0	0	0
70	Trinidad and Tobago									3,2				0	3,2	3,2
71	Togo									3,2				0	3,2	3,2
72	China								3,2					0	3,2	3,2
73	Kuwait			3										0	3	3
74	United Arab Emirates					2,4								0	2,4	2,4
75	Iraq				2,4									0	2,4	2,4
76	Canada				2,4									0	2,4	2,4
77	Democratic Republic of the Congo													2	0	2
78	Haiti													2	0	2
79	Israel													2	0	2