Elo ratings table
World Cup qualifications 1974 - Africa
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QualificationWorld Cup qualifier - Africa1974
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| Rank | Team | Elo before | Elo after | Played | Win | Draw | Loss | GF | GA | GD | Points |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | Team | Elo before | Elo after | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| 1. |  Zaire | 1659 39th | 1760 28th | 10 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 15 |
| 2. |  Zambia | 1478 70th | 1531 62nd | 10 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 19 | 11 | +8 | 11 |
| 3. |  Morocco | 1649 39th | 1655 39th | 9 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 12 | 11 | +1 | 11 |
| 4. |  Ghana | 1666 37th | 1623 44th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 15 | 7 | +8 | 9 |
| 5. |  Ivory Coast | 1627 45th | 1611 46th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 8 | 7 | +1 | 8 |
| 6. |  Kenya | 1414 84th | 1382 97th | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 6 |
| 7. |  Ethiopia | 1466 69th | 1451 74th | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 5 |
| 8. |  Nigeria | 1587 55th | 1670 37th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 4 |
| 9. |  Guinea | 1601 51st | 1688 35th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 5 | +1 | 3 |
| 10. |  Tunisia | 1626 44th | 1614 46th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 11. |  Egypt | 1722 29th | 1701 31st | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 |
| 12. |  Sudan | 1630 45th | 1598 51st | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 |
| 13. |  Cameroon | 1618 45th | 1609 46th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 |
| 14. |  Algeria | 1575 58th | 1563 58th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 2 |
| 15. |  Tanzania | 1373 96th | 1364 99th | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 2 |
| 16. |  Congo | 1677 36th | 1650 40th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 1 |
| 17. |  Senegal | 1577 55th | 1562 56th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 18. |  Mauritius | 1366 100th | 1342 105th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 1 |
| 19. |  Togo | 1450 77th | 1445 78th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 |
| 20. |  Lesotho | 1199 131st | 1199 131st | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 1 |
| 21. |  Sierra Leone | 1412 85th | 1391 90th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 3 | -3 | 0 |
| 22. |  Dahomey | 1462 74th | 1426 82nd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 10 | -9 | 0 |
| Venue | Elo | Rank | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Elo | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 2nd, 1972 in Algeria | 1591 (+16) 55th (+3) | 1591 +16 | 55th +3 | Algeria | 1 - 0 | Guinea | 1591 (+16) 55th (+3) | 1585 -16 | 57th -6 |
| March 12th, 1972 in Guinea | 1613 (+28) 49th (+9) | 1613 +28 | 49th +9 | Guinea | 5 - 1 | Algeria | 1613 (+28) 49th (+9) | 1563 -28 | 58th -2 |
| April 30th, 1972 in Lesotho | 1208 (+9) 129th (+2) | 1208 +9 | 129th +2 | Lesotho | 0 - 0 | Zambia | 1208 (+9) 129th (+2) | 1469 -9 | 70th - |
| June 4th, 1972 in Zambia | 1478 (+9) 69th (-) | 1478 +9 | 69th - | Zambia | 6 - 1 | Lesotho | 1478 (+9) 69th (-) | 1199 -9 | 131st -3 |
| June 6th, 1972 in Togo | 1456 (+6) 75th (+2) | 1456 +6 | 75th +2 | Togo | 0 - 0 | Zaire | 1456 (+6) 75th (+2) | 1653 -6 | 41st -2 |
| June 18th, 1972 in Dahomey | 1434 (-28) 80th (-6) | 1434 -28 | 80th -6 | Dahomey | 0 - 5 | Ghana | 1434 (-28) 80th (-6) | 1694 +28 | 34th +3 |
| June 20th, 1972 in Zaire | 1664 (+11) 38th (+2) | 1664 +11 | 38th +2 | Zaire | 4 - 0 | Togo | 1664 (+11) 38th (+2) | 1445 -11 | 78th -2 |
| July 2nd, 1972 in Ghana | 1702 (+8) 33rd (+1) | 1702 +8 | 33rd +1 | Ghana | 5 - 1 | Dahomey | 1702 (+8) 33rd (+1) | 1426 -8 | 82nd -2 |
| July 16th, 1972 in Kenya | 1454 (+40) 76th (+8) | 1454 +40 | 76th +8 | Kenya | 2 - 0 | Sudan | 1454 (+40) 76th (+8) | 1590 -40 | 52nd -7 |
| July 23rd, 1972 in Sudan | 1598 (+8) 51st (+2) | 1598 +8 | 51st +2 | Sudan | 1 - 0 | Kenya | 1598 (+8) 51st (+2) | 1446 -8 | 78th -1 |
| August 5th, 1972 in Nigeria | 1606 (+19) 50th (+5) | 1606 +19 | 50th +5 | Nigeria | 2 - 1 | Congo | 1606 (+19) 50th (+5) | 1658 -19 | 37th -1 |
| August 15th, 1972 in the Congo | 1650 (-8) 40th (-3) | 1650 -8 | 40th -3 | Congo | 1 - 1 | Nigeria | 1650 (-8) 40th (-3) | 1614 +8 | 47th +3 |
| October 15th, 1972 in Sierra Leone | 1398 (-14) 89th (-4) | 1398 -14 | 89th -4 | Sierra Leone | 0 - 1 | Ivory Coast | 1398 (-14) 89th (-4) | 1641 +14 | 41st +4 |
| October 29th, 1972 in Ivory Coast | 1648 (+7) 41st (-) | 1648 +7 | 41st - | Ivory Coast | 2 - 0 | Sierra Leone | 1648 (+7) 41st (-) | 1391 -7 | 90th -1 |
| November 19th, 1972 in Morocco | 1640 (-9) 41st (-2) | 1640 -9 | 41st -2 | Morocco | 0 - 0 | Senegal | 1640 (-9) 41st (-2) | 1586 +9 | 52nd +3 |
| November 25th, 1972 in Tanzania | 1373 (0) 96th (-) | 1373 0 | 96th - | Tanzania | 1 - 1 | Ethiopia | 1373 (0) 96th (-) | 1466 0 | 69th - |
| December 3rd, 1972 in Senegal | 1562 (-23) 56th (-4) | 1562 -23 | 56th -4 | Senegal | 1 - 2 | Morocco | 1562 (-23) 56th (-4) | 1663 +23 | 37th +4 |
| December 3rd, 1972 in Ethiopia | 1456 (-10) 73rd (-4) | 1456 -10 | 73rd -4 | Ethiopia | 0 - 0 | Tanzania | 1456 (-10) 73rd (-4) | 1383 +10 | 95th +2 |
| December 8th, 1972 in Egypt | 1732 (+10) 28th (+1) | 1732 +10 | 28th +1 | Egypt | 2 - 1 | Tunisia | 1732 (+10) 28th (+1) | 1616 -10 | 45th -1 |
| December 10th, 1972 in Ethiopia | 1475 (+19) 67th (+6) | 1475 +19 | 67th +6 | Ethiopia | 3 - 0 | Tanzania | 1475 (+19) 67th (+6) | 1364 -19 | 99th -4 |
| December 10th, 1972 in Mauritius | 1331 (-35) 108th (-8) | 1331 -35 | 108th -8 | Mauritius | 1 - 3 | Kenya | 1331 (-35) 108th (-8) | 1443 +35 | 79th +7 |
| December 17th, 1972 in Tunisia | 1647 (+31) 41st (+5) | 1647 +31 | 41st +5 | Tunisia | 2 - 0 | Egypt | 1647 (+31) 41st (+5) | 1701 -31 | 31st -3 |
| December 17th, 1972 in Kenya | 1432 (-11) 80th (-1) | 1432 -11 | 80th -1 | Kenya | 2 - 2 | Mauritius | 1432 (-11) 80th (-1) | 1342 +11 | 105th +3 |
| February 4th, 1973 in Cameroon | 1596 (-22) 47th (-2) | 1596 -22 | 47th -2 | Cameroon | 0 - 1 | Zaire | 1596 (-22) 47th (-2) | 1699 +22 | 32nd +5 |
| February 10th, 1973 in Nigeria | 1666 (-30) 38th (-5) | 1666 -30 | 38th -5 | Nigeria | 2 - 3 | Ghana | 1666 (-30) 38th (-5) | 1640 +30 | 41st +3 |
| February 11th, 1973 in Guinea | 1712 (-9) 30th (-1) | 1712 -9 | 30th -1 | Guinea | 1 - 1 | Morocco | 1712 (-9) 30th (-1) | 1672 +9 | 37th +2 |
| February 11th, 1973 in Tunisia | 1629 (-7) 43rd (-) | 1629 -7 | 43rd - | Tunisia | 1 - 1 | Ivory Coast | 1629 (-7) 43rd (-) | 1611 +7 | 45th +1 |
| February 25th, 1973 in Ghana | 1636 (-4) 42nd (-1) | 1636 -4 | 42nd -1 | Ghana | 0 - 0 | Nigeria | 1636 (-4) 42nd (-1) | 1670 +4 | 37th +2 |
| February 25th, 1973 in Ivory Coast | 1626 (+15) 44th (+1) | 1626 +15 | 44th +1 | Ivory Coast | 2 - 1 | Tunisia | 1626 (+15) 44th (+1) | 1614 -15 | 46th -3 |
| February 25th, 1973 in Morocco | 1703 (+24) 30th (+7) | 1703 +24 | 30th +7 | Morocco | 2 - 0 | Guinea | 1703 (+24) 30th (+7) | 1688 -24 | 35th -6 |
| February 25th, 1973 in Zaire | 1668 (-31) 38th (-7) | 1668 -31 | 38th -7 | Zaire | 0 - 1 | Cameroon | 1668 (-31) 38th (-7) | 1627 +31 | 43rd +4 |
| February 27th, 1973 in Zaire | 1686 (+18) 36th (+2) | 1686 +18 | 36th +2 | Zaire | 2 - 0 | Cameroon | 1686 (+18) 36th (+2) | 1609 -18 | 46th -3 |
| April 1st, 1973 in Ethiopia | 1464 (-6) 70th (-2) | 1464 -6 | 70th -2 | Ethiopia | 0 - 0 | Zambia | 1464 (-6) 70th (-2) | 1474 +6 | 67th +2 |
| April 15th, 1973 in Zambia | 1496 (+22) 63rd (+4) | 1496 +22 | 63rd +4 | Zambia | 4 - 2 | Ethiopia | 1496 (+22) 63rd (+4) | 1451 -22 | 74th -6 |
| May 20th, 1973 in Ivory Coast | 1630 (-2) 43rd (-) | 1630 -2 | 43rd - | Ivory Coast | 1 - 1 | Morocco | 1630 (-2) 43rd (-) | 1705 +2 | 32nd - |
| June 3rd, 1973 in Morocco | 1724 (+19) 27th (+3) | 1724 +19 | 27th +3 | Morocco | 4 - 1 | Ivory Coast | 1724 (+19) 27th (+3) | 1611 -19 | 46th -3 |
| August 5th, 1973 in Ghana | 1644 (+19) 40th (+3) | 1644 +19 | 40th +3 | Ghana | 1 - 0 | Zaire | 1644 (+19) 40th (+3) | 1687 -19 | 32nd -2 |
| August 12th, 1973 in Zambia | 1536 (+12) 62nd (+1) | 1536 +12 | 62nd +1 | Zambia | 2 - 0 | Kenya | 1536 (+12) 62nd (+1) | 1379 -12 | 96th -4 |
| August 19th, 1973 in Kenya | 1382 (+3) 97th (-) | 1382 +3 | 97th - | Kenya | 2 - 2 | Zambia | 1382 (+3) 97th (-) | 1533 -3 | 63rd - |
| August 19th, 1973 in Zaire | 1708 (+21) 30th (+2) | 1708 +21 | 30th +2 | Zaire | 4 - 1 | Ghana | 1708 (+21) 30th (+2) | 1623 -21 | 44th -3 |
| October 21st, 1973 in Zambia | 1577 (+48) 54th (+9) | 1577 +48 | 54th +9 | Zambia | 4 - 0 | Morocco | 1577 (+48) 54th (+9) | 1676 -48 | 33rd -4 |
| November 4th, 1973 in Zambia | 1550 (-27) 59th (-5) | 1550 -27 | 59th -5 | Zambia | 0 - 2 | Zaire | 1550 (-27) 59th (-5) | 1735 +27 | 28th +1 |
| November 18th, 1973 in Zaire | 1741 (+6) 28th (-) | 1741 +6 | 28th - | Zaire | 2 - 1 | Zambia | 1741 (+6) 28th (-) | 1544 -6 | 60th - |
| November 25th, 1973 in Morocco | 1674 (+13) 34th (+2) | 1674 +13 | 34th +2 | Morocco | 2 - 0 | Zambia | 1674 (+13) 34th (+2) | 1531 -13 | 62nd -2 |
| December 9th, 1973 in Zaire | 1760 (+19) 28th (-) | 1760 +19 | 28th - | Zaire | 3 - 0 | Morocco | 1760 (+19) 28th (-) | 1655 -19 | 39th -5 |