Unofficial ranking WORLD CUP-1990 (Italia)
| # | Team | Conf | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts | Rating |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Germany ★★★★ | UEFA | 7 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 15 | 5 | 9 | 13 | 5 000 |
| 3 |  Italy ★★★★ | UEFA | 7 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 10 | 2 | 8 | 12 | 4 900 |
| 4 |  England ★ | UEFA | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 8 | 4 850 |
| 5 |  Czech Republic | UEFA | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 10 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 4 800 |
| 6 | UEFA | 5 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | 2 | 6 | 4 780 | |
| 8 |  Ireland | UEFA | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 5 | 4 740 |
| 10 |  Spain ★★ | UEFA | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 4 670 |
| 11 |  Belgium | UEFA | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 4 650 |
| 13 |  Romania | UEFA | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 610 |
| 15 |  Netherlands | UEFA | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 4 | -1 | 3 | 4 570 |
| 17 |  USSR | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 4 500 |
| 18 |  Scotland | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 4 480 |
| 19 |  Austria | UEFA | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | -1 | 2 | 4 480 |
| 21 |  Sweden | UEFA | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 6 | -3 | 0 | 4 420 |