Elo ratings table
World Cup qualifications 1978 - Africa
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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. |  Egypt | 1617 47th | 1659 38th | 10 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 15 | 12 | +3 | 14 |
| 2. |  Tunisia | 1633 42nd | 1713 32nd | 10 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 15 | 9 | +6 | 12 |
| 3. |  Guinea | 1729 30th | 1739 26th | 7 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 7 | +4 | 10 |
| 4. |  Nigeria | 1700 32nd | 1679 37th | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 17 | 8 | +9 | 9 |
| 5. |  Ivory Coast | 1511 61st | 1606 48th | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 10 | +1 | 8 |
| 6. |  Zambia | 1480 71st | 1531 64th | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 7 |
| 7. |  Upper Volta | 1338 107th | 1326 107th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 4 |
| 8. |  Algeria | 1571 53rd | 1550 55th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 4 |
| 9. |  Sierra Leone | 1380 98th | 1364 99th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 8 | 9 | -1 | 3 |
| 10. |  Congo | 1556 54th | 1505 66th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 9 | -2 | 3 |
| 11. |  Togo | 1492 69th | 1494 69th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 3 |
| 12. |  Morocco | 1715 29th | 1707 31st | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| 13. |  Uganda | 1504 67th | 1498 67th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 14. |  Ghana | 1671 35th | 1650 38th | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| 15. |  Niger | 1094 150th | 1117 147th | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 2 |
| 16. |  Cameroon | 1622 45th | 1595 50th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 1 |
| 17. |  Senegal | 1562 53rd | 1537 59th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 1 |
| 18. |  Kenya | 1404 90th | 1392 92nd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 19. |  Libya | 1419 89th | 1415 89th | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | -1 | 1 |
| 20. |  Mauritania | 961 163rd | 967 163rd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 1 |
| 21. |  Ethiopia | 1421 89th | 1397 92nd | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 | -4 | 0 |
| 22. |  Malawi | 1359 101st | 1326 109th | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 |
| Venue | Elo | Rank | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Elo | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 7th, 1976 in Sierra Leone | 1387 (+7) 97th (+1) | 1387 +7 | 97th +1 | Sierra Leone | 5 - 1 | Niger | 1387 (+7) 97th (+1) | 1087 -7 | 151st -1 |
| March 13th, 1976 in Upper Volta | 1320 (-18) 111th (-4) | 1320 -18 | 111th -4 | Upper Volta | 1 - 1 | Mauritania | 1320 (-18) 111th (-4) | 979 +18 | 163rd - |
| March 21st, 1976 in Niger | 1117 (+30) 147th (+4) | 1117 +30 | 147th +4 | Niger | 2 - 1 | Sierra Leone | 1117 (+30) 147th (+4) | 1357 -30 | 102nd -5 |
| March 28th, 1976 in Mauritania | 967 (-12) 163rd (-) | 967 -12 | 163rd - | Mauritania | 0 - 2 | Upper Volta | 967 (-12) 163rd (-) | 1332 +12 | 107th +4 |
| April 1st, 1976 in Algeria | 1579 (+8) 52nd (+1) | 1579 +8 | 52nd +1 | Algeria | 1 - 0 | Libya | 1579 (+8) 52nd (+1) | 1411 -8 | 91st -2 |
| April 16th, 1976 in Libya | 1415 (+4) 89th (+2) | 1415 +4 | 89th +2 | Libya | 0 - 0 | Algeria | 1415 (+4) 89th (+2) | 1575 -4 | 51st - |
| May 9th, 1976 in Zambia | 1496 (+16) 67th (+4) | 1496 +16 | 67th +4 | Zambia | 4 - 0 | Malawi | 1496 (+16) 67th (+4) | 1343 -16 | 105th -4 |
| May 30th, 1976 in Malawi | 1326 (-17) 109th (-3) | 1326 -17 | 109th -3 | Malawi | 0 - 1 | Zambia | 1326 (-17) 109th (-3) | 1513 +17 | 62nd +5 |
| September 4th, 1976 in Upper Volta | 1336 (+4) 104th (-) | 1336 +4 | 104th - | Upper Volta | 1 - 1 | Ivory Coast | 1336 (+4) 104th (-) | 1507 -4 | 62nd -1 |
| September 26th, 1976 in Ivory Coast | 1536 (+10) 60th (-) | 1536 +10 | 60th - | Ivory Coast | 2 - 0 | Upper Volta | 1536 (+10) 60th (-) | 1326 -10 | 107th -3 |
| October 10th, 1976 in Ghana | 1689 (+18) 34th (+1) | 1689 +18 | 34th +1 | Ghana | 2 - 1 | Guinea | 1689 (+18) 34th (+1) | 1711 -18 | 30th - |
| October 16th, 1976 in Sierra Leone | 1370 (+12) 99th (-) | 1370 +12 | 99th - | Sierra Leone | 0 - 0 | Nigeria | 1370 (+12) 99th (-) | 1688 -12 | 34th -2 |
| October 17th, 1976 in the Congo | 1554 (-2) 54th (-) | 1554 -2 | 54th - | Congo | 2 - 2 | Cameroon | 1554 (-2) 54th (-) | 1624 +2 | 44th +1 |
| October 17th, 1976 in Togo | 1510 (+18) 64th (+5) | 1510 +18 | 64th +5 | Togo | 1 - 0 | Senegal | 1510 (+18) 64th (+5) | 1544 -18 | 57th -4 |
| October 29th, 1976 in Egypt | 1628 (+11) 44th (+3) | 1628 +11 | 44th +3 | Egypt | 3 - 0 | Ethiopia | 1628 (+11) 44th (+3) | 1410 -11 | 92nd -3 |
| October 30th, 1976 in Nigeria | 1694 (+6) 33rd (+1) | 1694 +6 | 33rd +1 | Nigeria | 6 - 2 | Sierra Leone | 1694 (+6) 33rd (+1) | 1364 -6 | 99th - |
| October 31st, 1976 in Cameroon | 1595 (-29) 50th (-5) | 1595 -29 | 50th -5 | Cameroon | 1 - 2 | Congo | 1595 (-29) 50th (-5) | 1583 +29 | 52nd +2 |
| October 31st, 1976 in Senegal | 1537 (-7) 59th (-2) | 1537 -7 | 59th -2 | Senegal | 1 - 1 | Togo | 1537 (-7) 59th (-2) | 1517 +7 | 62nd +1 |
| October 31st, 1976 in Guinea | 1724 (+13) 28th (+1) | 1724 +13 | 28th +1 | Guinea | 2 - 1 | Ghana | 1724 (+13) 28th (+1) | 1676 -13 | 35th -1 |
| November 14th, 1976 in Ethiopia | 1397 (-13) 92nd (-2) | 1397 -13 | 92nd -2 | Ethiopia | 1 - 2 | Egypt | 1397 (-13) 92nd (-2) | 1641 +13 | 41st +3 |
| December 12th, 1976 in Morocco | 1705 (-10) 30th (-1) | 1705 -10 | 30th -1 | Morocco | 1 - 1 | Tunisia | 1705 (-10) 30th (-1) | 1643 +10 | 40th +2 |
| January 9th, 1977 in Tunisia | 1641 (-2) 39th (-) | 1641 -2 | 39th - | Tunisia | 1 - 1 | Morocco | 1641 (-2) 39th (-) | 1707 +2 | 31st - |
| January 16th, 1977 in Togo | 1750 (+26) 23rd (+4) | 1750 +26 | 23rd +4 | Guinea | 2 - 0 | Ghana | 1750 (+26) 23rd (+4) | 1650 -26 | 38th -2 |
| February 6th, 1977 in Kenya | 1412 (+8) 90th (-) | 1412 +8 | 90th - | Kenya | 0 - 0 | Egypt | 1412 (+8) 90th (-) | 1633 -8 | 42nd -2 |
| February 6th, 1977 in Tunisia | 1656 (+15) 38th (+2) | 1656 +15 | 38th +2 | Tunisia | 2 - 0 | Algeria | 1656 (+15) 38th (+2) | 1535 -15 | 60th -5 |
| February 13th, 1977 in Ivory Coast | 1553 (+17) 55th (+4) | 1553 +17 | 55th +4 | Ivory Coast | 3 - 2 | Congo | 1553 (+17) 55th (+4) | 1562 -17 | 53rd -3 |
| February 13th, 1977 in Togo | 1498 (-19) 67th (-3) | 1498 -19 | 67th -3 | Togo | 0 - 2 | Guinea | 1498 (-19) 67th (-3) | 1769 +19 | 22nd +2 |
| February 13th, 1977 in Uganda | 1520 (+16) 62nd (+5) | 1520 +16 | 62nd +5 | Uganda | 1 - 0 | Zambia | 1520 (+16) 62nd (+5) | 1517 -16 | 64th -3 |
| February 27th, 1977 in the Congo | 1505 (-38) 66th (-7) | 1505 -38 | 66th -7 | Congo | 1 - 3 | Ivory Coast | 1505 (-38) 66th (-7) | 1591 +38 | 50th +4 |
| February 27th, 1977 in Egypt | 1638 (+5) 42nd (-) | 1638 +5 | 42nd - | Egypt | 1 - 0 | Kenya | 1638 (+5) 42nd (-) | 1392 -5 | 92nd -1 |
| February 27th, 1977 in Guinea | 1773 (+4) 22nd (-) | 1773 +4 | 22nd - | Guinea | 2 - 1 | Togo | 1773 (+4) 22nd (-) | 1494 -4 | 69th -2 |
| February 27th, 1977 in Zambia | 1539 (+22) 59th (+5) | 1539 +22 | 59th +5 | Zambia | 4 - 2 | Uganda | 1539 (+22) 59th (+5) | 1498 -22 | 67th -5 |
| February 28th, 1977 in Algeria | 1550 (0) 55th (-) | 1550 0 | 55th - | Algeria | 1 - 1 | Tunisia | 1550 (0) 55th (-) | 1656 0 | 39th - |
| June 5th, 1977 in Guinea | 1773 (+8) 23rd (+1) | 1773 +8 | 23rd +1 | Guinea | 1 - 0 | Tunisia | 1773 (+8) 23rd (+1) | 1624 -8 | 44th - |
| June 19th, 1977 in Tunisia | 1658 (+34) 40th (+4) | 1658 +34 | 40th +4 | Tunisia | 3 - 1 | Guinea | 1658 (+34) 40th (+4) | 1739 -34 | 26th -3 |
| July 10th, 1977 in Nigeria | 1699 (+19) 30th (+3) | 1699 +19 | 30th +3 | Nigeria | 4 - 0 | Ivory Coast | 1699 (+19) 30th (+3) | 1578 -19 | 50th -1 |
| July 15th, 1977 in Egypt | 1632 (+16) 45th (+1) | 1632 +16 | 45th +1 | Egypt | 2 - 0 | Zambia | 1632 (+16) 45th (+1) | 1531 -16 | 63rd -5 |
| July 25th, 1977 in Ivory Coast | 1606 (0) 48th (-) | 1606 0 | 48th - | Ivory Coast | 2 - 2 | Nigeria | 1606 (0) 48th (-) | 1699 0 | 30th +1 |
| July 31st, 1977 in Zambia | 1531 (0) 64th (-) | 1531 0 | 64th - | Zambia | 0 - 0 | Egypt | 1531 (0) 64th (-) | 1632 0 | 45th - |
| September 25th, 1977 in Tunisia | 1658 (-2) 38th (-) | 1658 -2 | 38th - | Tunisia | 0 - 0 | Nigeria | 1658 (-2) 38th (-) | 1719 +2 | 29th - |
| October 8th, 1977 in Nigeria | 1738 (+19) 26th (+3) | 1738 +19 | 26th +3 | Nigeria | 4 - 0 | Egypt | 1738 (+19) 26th (+3) | 1613 -19 | 46th -1 |
| October 21st, 1977 in Egypt | 1645 (+32) 42nd (+4) | 1645 +32 | 42nd +4 | Egypt | 3 - 1 | Nigeria | 1645 (+32) 42nd (+4) | 1706 -32 | 31st -5 |
| November 12th, 1977 in Nigeria | 1679 (-27) 37th (-6) | 1679 -27 | 37th -6 | Nigeria | 0 - 1 | Tunisia | 1679 (-27) 37th (-6) | 1704 +27 | 31st +5 |
| November 25th, 1977 in Egypt | 1684 (+16) 36th (+2) | 1684 +16 | 36th +2 | Egypt | 3 - 2 | Tunisia | 1684 (+16) 36th (+2) | 1688 -16 | 34th -2 |
| December 11th, 1977 in Tunisia | 1713 (+25) 32nd (+1) | 1713 +25 | 32nd +1 | Tunisia | 4 - 1 | Egypt | 1713 (+25) 32nd (+1) | 1659 -25 | 38th -4 |