Crankshaw Sports Stats

1990 World Cup Qualification & Finals Ratings

Ratings based on 1990 UEFA World Cup Qualification & Finals

Field Strength = 98.36

Country	CONFEDERATION	MP	GF	GA	INIT	OPP	RATING
Italy	UEFA	7	10	2	101.14	100.06	101.20
West Germany	UEFA	13	28	8	101.54	99.60	101.14
Czechoslovakia	UEFA	13	23	8	101.15	99.52	100.68
Denmark	UEFA	6	15	6	101.50	99.16	100.66
Spain	UEFA	12	26	6	101.67	98.99	100.66
Argentina	CONMEBOL	7	5	4	100.14	100.36	100.50
Belgium	UEFA	12	21	8	101.08	99.35	100.43
England	UEFA	13	17	6	100.85	99.49	100.34
Netherlands	UEFA	10	11	6	100.50	99.83	100.33
Romania	UEFA	10	14	8	100.60	99.66	100.26
Soviet Union	UEFA	11	15	8	100.64	99.57	100.21
Ireland	UEFA	13	12	5	100.54	99.55	100.09
Yugoslavia	UEFA	13	23	12	100.85	99.20	100.05
Egypt	CAF	11	8	4	100.37	99.57	99.93
Brazil	CONMEBOL	7	15	3	101.71	98.18	99.89
Cameroon	CAF	13	17	14	100.23	99.63	99.86
Chile	CONMEBOL	3	9	2	102.33	97.46	99.79
Portugal	UEFA	8	11	8	100.38	99.40	99.78
Nigeria	CAF	6	7	5	100.33	99.41	99.74
Turkey	UEFA	8	12	10	100.25	99.45	99.70
Austria	UEFA	11	11	12	99.91	99.72	99.63
Algeria	CAF	6	6	2	100.67	98.85	99.52
Ivory Coast	CAF	5	6	1	101.00	98.44	99.44
Angola	CAF	8	8	8	100.00	99.36	99.36
Colombia	CONMEBOL	8	8	5	100.38	98.98	99.35
France	UEFA	8	10	7	100.38	98.94	99.32
Bulgaria	UEFA	6	6	8	99.67	99.61	99.28
Uruguay	CONMEBOL	8	9	7	100.25	99.03	99.28
Liberia	CAF	8	4	3	100.13	99.08	99.21
Malawi	CAF	8	6	6	100.00	99.21	99.21
Norway	UEFA	8	10	9	100.13	98.99	99.12
East Germany	UEFA	8	9	13	99.50	99.60	99.10
Kenya	CAF	6	2	4	99.67	99.42	99.09
Wales	UEFA	6	4	8	99.33	99.74	99.07
Switzerland	UEFA	8	10	14	99.50	99.57	99.07
Iceland	UEFA	8	6	11	99.38	99.62	99.00
Gabon	CAF	6	5	9	99.33	99.66	98.99
Sweden	UEFA	9	12	9	100.33	98.64	98.97
Zambia	CAF	6	7	6	100.17	98.70	98.87
Scotland	UEFA	11	14	15	99.91	98.93	98.84
Sudan	CAF	2	1	2	99.50	99.34	98.84
Zaire	CAF	6	7	7	100.00	98.75	98.75
Hungary	UEFA	8	8	12	99.50	99.25	98.75
USA	CONCACAF	13	13	12	100.08	98.66	98.74
Costa Rica	CONCACAF	13	13	11	100.15	98.55	98.70
Uganda	CAF	2	2	3	99.50	99.20	98.70
Tunisia	CAF	10	10	11	99.90	98.79	98.69
Trinidad &Tobago	CONCACAF	12	13	6	100.58	98.05	98.63
Bolivia	CONMEBOL	4	6	5	100.25	98.37	98.62
Morocco	CAF	6	4	5	99.83	98.79	98.62
Honduras	CONCACAF	2	1	1	100.00	98.61	98.61
Northern Ireland	UEFA	8	6	12	99.25	99.30	98.55
Libya	CAF	3	3	3	100.00	98.54	98.54
Ecuador	CONMEBOL	4	4	5	99.75	98.53	98.28
Paraguay	CONMEBOL	4	6	7	99.75	98.53	98.28
Poland	UEFA	6	4	8	99.33	98.93	98.26
South Korea	AFC	14	31	7	101.72	96.51	98.23
Ghana	CAF	2	0	2	99.00	99.19	98.19
Australia	OFC	6	11	7	100.67	97.49	98.16
Canada	CONCACAF	2	3	3	100.00	98.16	98.16
Guatemala	CONCACAF	10	9	11	99.80	98.35	98.15
Israel	OFC	4	5	4	100.25	97.90	98.15
Burkina Faso	CAF	2	2	3	99.50	98.64	98.14
Finland	UEFA	6	4	16	98.00	100.07	98.07
Greece	UEFA	6	3	15	98.00	100.03	98.03
El Salvador	CONCACAF	7	6	4	100.29	97.65	97.94
Guinea	CAF	2	3	5	99.00	98.70	97.70
Panama	CONCACAF	2	1	3	99.00	98.69	97.69
New Zealand	OFC	6	13	8	100.83	96.84	97.67
Cuba	CONCACAF	2	1	2	99.50	98.16	97.66
Malta	UEFA	8	3	18	98.13	99.52	97.65
Cyprus	UEFA	8	6	20	98.25	99.36	97.61
Luxembourg	UEFA	8	3	22	97.63	99.94	97.57
UAE	AFC	12	18	18	100.00	97.54	97.54
Peru	CONMEBOL	4	2	8	98.50	98.95	97.45
Albania	UEFA	6	3	15	98.00	99.26	97.26
Iraq	AFC	6	11	5	101.00	96.26	97.26
China	AFC	11	18	9	100.82	96.44	97.26
Zimbabwe	CAF	4	1	10	97.75	99.48	97.23
Saudi Arabia	AFC	9	11	9	100.22	96.99	97.21
Qatar	AFC	11	12	8	100.36	96.82	97.18
North Korea	AFC	11	13	9	100.36	96.68	97.04
Syria	AFC	4	7	5	100.50	96.52	97.02
Iran	AFC	6	12	5	101.17	95.72	96.89
Japan	AFC	6	7	3	100.67	96.11	96.78
Jamaica	CONCACAF	4	4	6	99.50	97.24	96.74
Kuwait	AFC	4	6	3	100.75	95.96	96.71
Fiji	OFC	2	2	5	98.50	98.17	96.67
Jordan	AFC	6	5	7	99.67	96.59	96.26
Guyana	CONCACAF	2	0	5	97.50	98.61	96.11
Venezuela	CONMEBOL	4	1	18	95.75	100.12	95.87
North Yemen	AFC	4	0	5	98.75	97.10	95.85
Puerto Rico	CONCACAF	2	1	3	99.00	96.76	95.76
Hongkong	AFC	6	5	10	99.17	96.48	95.65
Indonesia	AFC	6	5	10	99.17	96.48	95.65
Singapore	AFC	6	12	9	100.50	95.06	95.56
Bangladesh	AFC	6	4	9	99.17	96.22	95.39
Oman	AFC	6	2	11	98.50	96.88	95.38
Malaysia	AFC	6	8	8	100.00	95.18	95.18
Dutch Antilles	CONCACAF	4	4	7	99.25	95.84	95.09
Thailand	AFC	6	2	14	98.00	96.51	94.51
Pakistan	AFC	4	1	12	97.25	97.13	94.38
Taiwan	OFC	2	1	8	96.50	97.64	94.14
Antigua & Barbuda	CONCACAF	2	1	4	98.50	95.09	93.59
Nepal	AFC	6	0	28	95.33	96.35	91.68

Methodology for predictor ratings developed in SAS. Methodology is as follows:

               i. Calculate an intial rating: (GF-GA)/MP +100 for every team
               ii. Calculate the mean intial ratings for all opponents as intial
                   strength of schedule.
               iii. Adjust initial rating of every team by initial strength of schedule.
               iv. Iterate through steps ii. and iii. until convergence or ten 
                   iterations (which ever comes first) to calculate final strength of schedule (variable OPP above).
               v. Adjust initial rating by final strength of schedule (using formula: Rating = Initial Rating + [Final Strength of Schedule - 100])

Crankshaw Sports Stats

1990 World Cup Qualification & Finals Ratings

Ratings based on 1990 UEFA World Cup Qualification & Finals

Field Strength = 98.36

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