Head to head
Pick a great rivalry or any two national teams: every official match and friendly between them.
The lead, match by match
By competition
Records
Every match
The strongest national teams
World Football Elo ratings, worked out here from every match: a win against a stronger team earns more, a World Cup match counts three times a friendly, and wider wins count more. The first teams start at 1500 and later newcomers at the level of the weakest quarter, so the numbers don't inflate as the world game grows. Pick up to four teams.
Years as the world's best
The highest-rated team at the end of each year. Hover or tap a team for the years.
The ranking today
Teams that played in the last twelve months; the change is since the end of last year.
The highest peaks
The biggest upsets
Between teams with at least 100 matches: the winner's chance before the match, from the two ratings and home advantage.
The goalscorers
The scorers of the competitive internationals.
Top scorers
When the goals come
A team's top scorers
Competitive goals only, for every team with at least 100 matches.
Most goals in one match
Penalty shoot-outs
Every penalty shoot-out between national teams.
Records by team
Every shoot-out at the World Cup and the continental championships
All-time table
Every national team with at least 100 matches.