Elo ratings table
World Cup qualifications 1978 - Europe
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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. |  Poland | 1903 10th | 1911 8th | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 17 | 4 | +13 | 11 |
| 2. |  Netherlands | 2043 3rd | 2075 2nd | 6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 11 | 3 | +8 | 11 |
| 3. |  Italy | 1948 7th | 1944 7th | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 18 | 4 | +14 | 10 |
| 4. |  Austria | 1790 21st | 1872 15th | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 14 | 2 | +12 | 10 |
| 5. |  England | 1987 4th | 1928 8th | 6 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 10 |
| 6. |  East Germany | 1983 6th | 1974 5th | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 15 | 4 | +11 | 9 |
| 7. |  Portugal | 1839 16th | 1865 15th | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 12 | 6 | +6 | 9 |
| 8. |  Sweden | 1813 18th | 1756 23rd | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 6 |
| 9. |  Scotland | 1944 8th | 1998 4th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 3 | +3 | 6 |
| 10. |  Spain | 1907 9th | 1951 6th | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 1 | +3 | 6 |
| 11. |  Belgium | 1856 14th | 1802 19th | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 6 |
| 12. |  Turkey | 1654 38th | 1652 41st | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 5 | +4 | 5 |
| 13. |  France | 1779 23rd | 1842 16th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | +3 | 5 |
| 14. |  Hungary | 1864 14th | 1891 14th | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | +2 | 5 |
| 15. |  Northern Ireland | 1742 25th | 1726 27th | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 6 | +1 | 5 |
| 16. |  Denmark | 1625 45th | 1641 42nd | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 14 | 12 | +2 | 4 |
| 17. |  Soviet Union | 1906 11th | 1892 13th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 3 | +2 | 4 |
| 18. |  Romania | 1850 14th | 1839 18th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 4 |
| 19. |  Bulgaria | 1797 18th | 1749 24th | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 6 | -1 | 4 |
| 20. |  Norway | 1441 83rd | 1479 71st | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 4 |
| 21. |  Czechoslovakia | 1994 4th | 1910 10th | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 6 | -2 | 4 |
| 22. |  Finland | 1408 92nd | 1448 83rd | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 4 |
| 23. |  Ireland | 1734 27th | 1716 30th | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | -2 | 3 |
| 24. |  Greece | 1639 41st | 1642 42nd | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 3 |
| 25. |  Wales | 1735 26th | 1783 22nd | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 2 |
| 26. |  Yugoslavia | 1879 12th | 1817 18th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 8 | -2 | 2 |
| 27. |  Switzerland | 1654 37th | 1616 47th | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 5 | -2 | 2 |
| 28. |  Iceland | 1375 98th | 1398 93rd | 6 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 2 | 12 | -10 | 2 |
| 29. |  Luxembourg | 1287 119th | 1248 124th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 22 | -20 | 0 |
| 30. |  Cyprus | 1301 116th | 1271 122nd | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 24 | -21 | 0 |
| 31. |  Malta | 1380 96th | 1357 99th | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 27 | -27 | 0 |
| Venue | Elo | Rank | Team 1 | Score | Team 2 | Elo | Rank | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| May 23rd, 1976 in Cyprus | 1285 (-16) 119th (-3) | 1285 -16 | 119th -3 | Cyprus | 1 - 5 | Denmark | 1285 (-16) 119th (-3) | 1641 +16 | 43rd +2 |
| June 13th, 1976 in Finland | 1404 (-4) 92nd (-) | 1404 -4 | 92nd - | Finland | 1 - 4 | England | 1404 (-4) 92nd (-) | 1991 +4 | 4th - |
| June 16th, 1976 in Sweden | 1817 (+4) 18th (-) | 1817 +4 | 18th - | Sweden | 2 - 0 | Norway | 1817 (+4) 18th (-) | 1437 -4 | 83rd - |
| September 5th, 1976 in Iceland | 1371 (-4) 98th (-) | 1371 -4 | 98th - | Iceland | 0 - 1 | Belgium | 1371 (-4) 98th (-) | 1860 +4 | 14th - |
| September 8th, 1976 in Iceland | 1370 (-1) 98th (-) | 1370 -1 | 98th - | Iceland | 0 - 1 | Netherlands | 1370 (-1) 98th (-) | 2044 +1 | 3rd - |
| September 8th, 1976 in Norway | 1460 (+27) 78th (+7) | 1460 +27 | 78th +7 | Norway | 1 - 0 | Switzerland | 1460 (+27) 78th (+7) | 1627 -27 | 44th -7 |
| September 22nd, 1976 in Finland | 1438 (+18) 86th (+4) | 1438 +18 | 86th +4 | Finland | 7 - 1 | Luxembourg | 1438 (+18) 86th (+4) | 1269 -18 | 120th -1 |
| October 9th, 1976 in Bulgaria | 1790 (-7) 20th (-2) | 1790 -7 | 20th -2 | Bulgaria | 2 - 2 | France | 1790 (-7) 20th (-2) | 1786 +7 | 22nd +1 |
| October 9th, 1976 in Greece | 1646 (+7) 40th (+1) | 1646 +7 | 40th +1 | Greece | 1 - 1 | Hungary | 1646 (+7) 40th (+1) | 1857 -7 | 15th -1 |
| October 9th, 1976 in Switzerland | 1605 (-16) 50th (-3) | 1605 -16 | 50th -3 | Switzerland | 1 - 2 | Sweden | 1605 (-16) 50th (-3) | 1810 +16 | 18th +1 |
| October 10th, 1976 in Spain | 1920 (+13) 9th (-) | 1920 +13 | 9th - | Spain | 1 - 0 | Yugoslavia | 1920 (+13) 9th (-) | 1866 -13 | 13th -1 |
| October 13th, 1976 in Czechoslovakia | 2012 (+18) 4th (-) | 2012 +18 | 4th - | Czechoslovakia | 2 - 0 | Scotland | 2012 (+18) 4th (-) | 1926 -18 | 8th - |
| October 13th, 1976 in England | 1984 (+1) 5th (-) | 1984 +1 | 5th - | England | 2 - 1 | Finland | 1984 (+1) 5th (-) | 1437 -1 | 86th - |
| October 13th, 1976 in the Netherlands | 2028 (-16) 3rd (-) | 2028 -16 | 3rd - | Netherlands | 2 - 2 | Northern Ireland | 2028 (-16) 3rd (-) | 1758 +16 | 24th +1 |
| October 16th, 1976 in Luxembourg | 1267 (-2) 122nd (-2) | 1267 -2 | 122nd -2 | Luxembourg | 1 - 4 | Italy | 1267 (-2) 122nd (-2) | 1950 +2 | 7th - |
| October 16th, 1976 in Portugal | 1806 (-33) 18th (-2) | 1806 -33 | 18th -2 | Portugal | 0 - 2 | Poland | 1806 (-33) 18th (-2) | 1936 +33 | 8th +2 |
| October 27th, 1976 in Denmark | 1646 (+5) 40th (+1) | 1646 +5 | 40th +1 | Denmark | 5 - 0 | Cyprus | 1646 (+5) 40th (+1) | 1280 -5 | 119th - |
| October 31st, 1976 in Poland | 1937 (+1) 8th (-) | 1937 +1 | 8th - | Poland | 5 - 0 | Cyprus | 1937 (+1) 8th (-) | 1279 -1 | 119th - |
| October 31st, 1976 in Turkey | 1662 (+8) 37th (+1) | 1662 +8 | 37th +1 | Turkey | 4 - 0 | Malta | 1662 (+8) 37th (+1) | 1372 -8 | 97th -1 |
| November 10th, 1976 in Belgium | 1874 (+14) 13th (+2) | 1874 +14 | 13th +2 | Belgium | 2 - 0 | Northern Ireland | 1874 (+14) 13th (+2) | 1744 -14 | 25th -2 |
| November 17th, 1976 in Scotland | 1932 (+6) 9th (-) | 1932 +6 | 9th - | Scotland | 1 - 0 | Wales | 1932 (+6) 9th (-) | 1729 -6 | 26th - |
| November 17th, 1976 in East Germany | 1966 (-17) 6th (-) | 1966 -17 | 6th - | East Germany | 1 - 1 | Turkey | 1966 (-17) 6th (-) | 1679 +17 | 35th +2 |
| November 17th, 1976 in France | 1804 (+18) 19th (+2) | 1804 +18 | 19th +2 | France | 2 - 0 | Ireland | 1804 (+18) 19th (+2) | 1716 -18 | 28th -1 |
| November 17th, 1976 in Italy | 1974 (+24) 5th (+2) | 1974 +24 | 5th +2 | Italy | 2 - 0 | England | 1974 (+24) 5th (+2) | 1960 -24 | 7th -2 |
| November 17th, 1976 in Portugal | 1813 (+7) 17th (+1) | 1813 +7 | 17th +1 | Portugal | 1 - 0 | Denmark | 1813 (+7) 17th (+1) | 1639 -7 | 41st -1 |
| December 5th, 1976 in Cyprus | 1276 (-3) 119th (-) | 1276 -3 | 119th - | Cyprus | 1 - 2 | Portugal | 1276 (-3) 119th (-) | 1816 +3 | 17th - |
| December 5th, 1976 in Malta | 1370 (-6) 97th (-1) | 1370 -6 | 97th -1 | Malta | 0 - 1 | Austria | 1370 (-6) 97th (-1) | 1796 +6 | 20th +1 |
| March 26th, 1977 in Belgium | 1845 (-24) 15th (-2) | 1845 -24 | 15th -2 | Belgium | 0 - 2 | Netherlands | 1845 (-24) 15th (-2) | 2068 +24 | 2nd +1 |
| March 30th, 1977 in England | 1945 (+1) 7th (-) | 1945 +1 | 7th - | England | 5 - 0 | Luxembourg | 1945 (+1) 7th (-) | 1266 -1 | 122nd - |
| March 30th, 1977 in Ireland | 1730 (+21) 27th (+3) | 1730 +21 | 27th +3 | Ireland | 1 - 0 | France | 1730 (+21) 27th (+3) | 1799 -21 | 20th -2 |
| March 30th, 1977 in Wales | 1781 (+52) 22nd (+4) | 1781 +52 | 22nd +4 | Wales | 3 - 0 | Czechoslovakia | 1781 (+52) 22nd (+4) | 1955 -52 | 6th -2 |
| April 2nd, 1977 in Malta | 1386 (-2) 95th (-1) | 1386 -2 | 95th -1 | Malta | 0 - 1 | East Germany | 1386 (-2) 95th (-1) | 1968 +2 | 4th +1 |
| April 16th, 1977 in Romania | 1868 (+18) 14th (-) | 1868 +18 | 14th - | Romania | 1 - 0 | Spain | 1868 (+18) 14th (-) | 1905 -18 | 12th -1 |
| April 17th, 1977 in Austria | 1826 (+8) 18th (-) | 1826 +8 | 18th - | Austria | 1 - 0 | Turkey | 1826 (+8) 18th (-) | 1671 -8 | 35th -1 |
| April 24th, 1977 in the Soviet Union | 1912 (+6) 11th (-) | 1912 +6 | 11th - | Soviet Union | 2 - 0 | Greece | 1912 (+6) 11th (-) | 1622 -6 | 44th - |
| April 30th, 1977 in Austria | 1830 (+4) 18th (-) | 1830 +4 | 18th - | Austria | 9 - 0 | Malta | 1830 (+4) 18th (-) | 1382 -4 | 95th - |
| April 30th, 1977 in Hungary | 1907 (+16) 11th (+2) | 1907 +16 | 11th +2 | Hungary | 2 - 1 | Soviet Union | 1907 (+16) 11th (+2) | 1896 -16 | 13th -2 |
| May 1st, 1977 in Denmark | 1637 (-11) 42nd (-2) | 1637 -11 | 42nd -2 | Denmark | 1 - 2 | Poland | 1637 (-11) 42nd (-2) | 1936 +11 | 9th - |
| May 8th, 1977 in Yugoslavia | 1800 (-36) 20th (-4) | 1800 -36 | 20th -4 | Yugoslavia | 0 - 2 | Romania | 1800 (-36) 20th (-4) | 1904 +36 | 13th +1 |
| May 10th, 1977 in Greece | 1651 (+29) 39th (+5) | 1651 +29 | 39th +5 | Greece | 1 - 0 | Soviet Union | 1651 (+29) 39th (+5) | 1867 -29 | 14th - |
| May 15th, 1977 in Cyprus | 1272 (-2) 120th (-) | 1272 -2 | 120th - | Cyprus | 1 - 3 | Poland | 1272 (-2) 120th (-) | 1938 +2 | 9th - |
| May 18th, 1977 in the Soviet Union | 1892 (+25) 13th (+1) | 1892 +25 | 13th +1 | Soviet Union | 2 - 0 | Hungary | 1892 (+25) 13th (+1) | 1882 -25 | 14th -3 |
| May 26th, 1977 in Luxembourg | 1251 (-15) 124th (-2) | 1251 -15 | 124th -2 | Luxembourg | 0 - 1 | Finland | 1251 (-15) 124th (-2) | 1470 +15 | 78th +3 |
| May 28th, 1977 in Hungary | 1891 (+9) 14th (-) | 1891 +9 | 14th - | Hungary | 3 - 0 | Greece | 1891 (+9) 14th (-) | 1642 -9 | 42nd -3 |
| June 1st, 1977 in Bulgaria | 1754 (+14) 25th (-) | 1754 +14 | 25th - | Bulgaria | 2 - 1 | Ireland | 1754 (+14) 25th (-) | 1719 -14 | 28th -2 |
| June 8th, 1977 in Finland | 1464 (-6) 80th (-3) | 1464 -6 | 80th -3 | Finland | 0 - 3 | Italy | 1464 (-6) 80th (-3) | 1973 +6 | 4th +2 |
| June 8th, 1977 in Sweden | 1811 (+6) 20th (-) | 1811 +6 | 20th - | Sweden | 2 - 1 | Switzerland | 1811 (+6) 20th (-) | 1598 -6 | 49th - |
| June 11th, 1977 in Iceland | 1402 (+32) 92nd (+7) | 1402 +32 | 92nd +7 | Iceland | 1 - 0 | Northern Ireland | 1402 (+32) 92nd (+7) | 1686 -32 | 33rd -4 |
| August 31st, 1977 in the Netherlands | 2069 (+1) 2nd (+1) | 2069 +1 | 2nd +1 | Netherlands | 4 - 1 | Iceland | 2069 (+1) 2nd (+1) | 1407 -1 | 92nd - |
| September 3rd, 1977 in Belgium | 1848 (+3) 15th (-) | 1848 +3 | 15th - | Belgium | 4 - 0 | Iceland | 1848 (+3) 15th (-) | 1404 -3 | 92nd - |
| September 7th, 1977 in Norway | 1488 (+32) 72nd (+8) | 1488 +32 | 72nd +8 | Norway | 2 - 1 | Sweden | 1488 (+32) 72nd (+8) | 1756 -32 | 23rd -1 |
| September 21st, 1977 in Northern Ireland | 1692 (+6) 33rd (+1) | 1692 +6 | 33rd +1 | Northern Ireland | 2 - 0 | Iceland | 1692 (+6) 33rd (+1) | 1398 -6 | 93rd -1 |
| September 21st, 1977 in Poland | 1920 (+9) 7th (+1) | 1920 +9 | 7th +1 | Poland | 4 - 1 | Denmark | 1920 (+9) 7th (+1) | 1670 -9 | 36th -1 |
| September 21st, 1977 in Scotland | 1982 (+18) 4th (+2) | 1982 +18 | 4th +2 | Scotland | 3 - 1 | Czechoslovakia | 1982 (+18) 4th (+2) | 1904 -18 | 11th -4 |
| September 24th, 1977 in Austria | 1847 (+2) 16th (-) | 1847 +2 | 16th - | Austria | 1 - 1 | East Germany | 1847 (+2) 16th (-) | 1974 -2 | 5th - |
| October 9th, 1977 in Denmark | 1641 (-24) 42nd (-3) | 1641 -24 | 42nd -3 | Denmark | 2 - 4 | Portugal | 1641 (-24) 42nd (-3) | 1855 +24 | 15th +2 |
| October 12th, 1977 in Luxembourg | 1249 (-2) 124th (-) | 1249 -2 | 124th - | Luxembourg | 0 - 2 | England | 1249 (-2) 124th (-) | 1900 +2 | 13th - |
| October 12th, 1977 in Northern Ireland | 1685 (-7) 35th (-2) | 1685 -7 | 35th -2 | Northern Ireland | 0 - 1 | Netherlands | 1685 (-7) 35th (-2) | 2070 +7 | 2nd +1 |
| October 12th, 1977 in England | 1998 (+16) 4th (-) | 1998 +16 | 4th - | Scotland | 2 - 0 | Wales | 1998 (+16) 4th (-) | 1792 -16 | 20th -1 |
| October 12th, 1977 in East Germany | 1963 (-11) 6th (-1) | 1963 -11 | 6th -1 | East Germany | 1 - 1 | Austria | 1963 (-11) 6th (-1) | 1858 +11 | 15th +2 |
| October 12th, 1977 in Ireland | 1716 (-3) 30th (-1) | 1716 -3 | 30th -1 | Ireland | 0 - 0 | Bulgaria | 1716 (-3) 30th (-1) | 1772 +3 | 22nd +1 |
| October 15th, 1977 in Italy | 1971 (+2) 5th (-) | 1971 +2 | 5th - | Italy | 6 - 1 | Finland | 1971 (+2) 5th (-) | 1448 -2 | 83rd -1 |
| October 26th, 1977 in the Netherlands | 2075 (+5) 2nd (-) | 2075 +5 | 2nd - | Netherlands | 1 - 0 | Belgium | 2075 (+5) 2nd (-) | 1843 -5 | 17th - |
| October 26th, 1977 in Spain | 1931 (+21) 7th (+1) | 1931 +21 | 7th +1 | Spain | 2 - 0 | Romania | 1931 (+21) 7th (+1) | 1884 -21 | 14th -3 |
| October 29th, 1977 in East Germany | 1965 (+2) 6th (-) | 1965 +2 | 6th - | East Germany | 9 - 0 | Malta | 1965 (+2) 6th (-) | 1378 -2 | 96th - |
| October 29th, 1977 in Poland | 1911 (-9) 8th (-) | 1911 -9 | 8th - | Poland | 1 - 1 | Portugal | 1911 (-9) 8th (-) | 1864 +9 | 15th +1 |
| October 30th, 1977 in Switzerland | 1616 (+9) 47th (+2) | 1616 +9 | 47th +2 | Switzerland | 1 - 0 | Norway | 1616 (+9) 47th (+2) | 1479 -9 | 71st - |
| October 30th, 1977 in Turkey | 1640 (-14) 44th (-4) | 1640 -14 | 44th -4 | Turkey | 0 - 1 | Austria | 1640 (-14) 44th (-4) | 1872 +14 | 15th +1 |
| November 13th, 1977 in Romania | 1839 (-45) 18th (-4) | 1839 -45 | 18th -4 | Romania | 4 - 6 | Yugoslavia | 1839 (-45) 18th (-4) | 1843 +45 | 16th +3 |
| November 16th, 1977 in Czechoslovakia | 1910 (+9) 10th (+1) | 1910 +9 | 10th +1 | Czechoslovakia | 1 - 0 | Wales | 1910 (+9) 10th (+1) | 1783 -9 | 22nd -2 |
| November 16th, 1977 in England | 1928 (+28) 8th (+4) | 1928 +28 | 8th +4 | England | 2 - 0 | Italy | 1928 (+28) 8th (+4) | 1943 -28 | 6th -1 |
| November 16th, 1977 in France | 1842 (+17) 16th (+3) | 1842 +17 | 16th +3 | France | 3 - 1 | Bulgaria | 1842 (+17) 16th (+3) | 1749 -17 | 24th - |
| November 16th, 1977 in Northern Ireland | 1726 (+41) 27th (+7) | 1726 +41 | 27th +7 | Northern Ireland | 3 - 0 | Belgium | 1726 (+41) 27th (+7) | 1802 -41 | 19th -3 |
| November 16th, 1977 in Portugal | 1865 (+1) 15th (-) | 1865 +1 | 15th - | Portugal | 4 - 0 | Cyprus | 1865 (+1) 15th (-) | 1271 -1 | 122nd -1 |
| November 16th, 1977 in Turkey | 1631 (-9) 45th (-1) | 1631 -9 | 45th -1 | Turkey | 1 - 2 | East Germany | 1631 (-9) 45th (-1) | 1974 +9 | 5th +1 |
| November 27th, 1977 in Malta | 1357 (-21) 99th (-3) | 1357 -21 | 99th -3 | Malta | 0 - 3 | Turkey | 1357 (-21) 99th (-3) | 1652 +21 | 41st +4 |
| November 30th, 1977 in Yugoslavia | 1817 (-20) 18th (-) | 1817 -20 | 18th - | Yugoslavia | 0 - 1 | Spain | 1817 (-20) 18th (-) | 1951 +20 | 6th +1 |
| December 3rd, 1977 in Italy | 1944 (+1) 7th (-) | 1944 +1 | 7th - | Italy | 3 - 0 | Luxembourg | 1944 (+1) 7th (-) | 1248 -1 | 124th - |