I have awarded 3 points for a tournament win (WC or EC), 2 points RU, 1 point SF:
1970-78: Germany 9, Netherlands 5, Italy 3, Czechia 3, USSR 2, Hungary 1, Belgium 1, Yugoslavia 1, Poland 1 (World Cups: Brazil 5, Germany 4, Netherlands 4, Italy 3, Argentina 3, Poland 1, Uruguay 1)
1980-88: Germany 8, Italy 5, France 5, Netherlands 3, Belgium 3, Spain 2, USSR 2, Poland 1, Portugal 1, Denmark 1, Czechia 1 (World Cups: Germany 4, Italy 3, Argentina 3, France 2, Poland 1, Belgium 1)
1990-98: Germany 8, France 4, Denmark 3, Italy 3, Netherlands 2, England 2, Czechia 2, Sweden 2, Croatia 1, Bulgaria 1 (World Cups: Brazil 5, France 3, Germany 3, Italy 3, Argentina 2, England 1, Croatia 1, Netherlands 1, Sweden 1, Bulgaria 1)
2000-08: Italy 5, Germany 5, France 5, Portugal 4, Spain 3, Greece 3, Netherlands 2, Turkey 2, Russia 1, Czechia 1 (World Cups: Brazil 3, Italy 3, Germany 3, France 2, South Korea 1, Portugal 1, Turkey 1)
2010-18: Spain 6, Germany 6, France 5, Portugal 4, Netherlands 3, Croatia 2, Italy 2, Belgium 1, Wales 1, England 1 (World Cups: Germany 4, Spain 3, France 3, Netherlands 3, Croatia 2, Argentina 2, Uruguay 1, England 1, Belgium 1, Brazil 1)
Rankings by team per decade:
Germany 1, 1, 1, 1=, 1=
Italy 3=, 2=, 3=, 1=, 6=
France N/A, 2=, 2, 1=, 3
Netherlands 2, 4=, 5=, 7=, 5
Portugal N/A, 8=, N/A, 4, 4
Germany have never been beaten across a whole decade in this period. This was Italy's first decade outside the Top 3 and thus proof of decline. France have been top 3 or equal since bursting through in 1982. Portugal have become as big as Netherlands. Jury is out on whether Spain 2008-12 was a blip, albeit a very big one.
1970-78: Germany 9, Netherlands 5, Italy 3, Czechia 3, USSR 2, Hungary 1, Belgium 1, Yugoslavia 1, Poland 1 (World Cups: Brazil 5, Germany 4, Netherlands 4, Italy 3, Argentina 3, Poland 1, Uruguay 1)
1980-88: Germany 8, Italy 5, France 5, Netherlands 3, Belgium 3, Spain 2, USSR 2, Poland 1, Portugal 1, Denmark 1, Czechia 1 (World Cups: Germany 4, Italy 3, Argentina 3, France 2, Poland 1, Belgium 1)
1990-98: Germany 8, France 4, Denmark 3, Italy 3, Netherlands 2, England 2, Czechia 2, Sweden 2, Croatia 1, Bulgaria 1 (World Cups: Brazil 5, France 3, Germany 3, Italy 3, Argentina 2, England 1, Croatia 1, Netherlands 1, Sweden 1, Bulgaria 1)
2000-08: Italy 5, Germany 5, France 5, Portugal 4, Spain 3, Greece 3, Netherlands 2, Turkey 2, Russia 1, Czechia 1 (World Cups: Brazil 3, Italy 3, Germany 3, France 2, South Korea 1, Portugal 1, Turkey 1)
2010-18: Spain 6, Germany 6, France 5, Portugal 4, Netherlands 3, Croatia 2, Italy 2, Belgium 1, Wales 1, England 1 (World Cups: Germany 4, Spain 3, France 3, Netherlands 3, Croatia 2, Argentina 2, Uruguay 1, England 1, Belgium 1, Brazil 1)
Rankings by team per decade:
Germany 1, 1, 1, 1=, 1=
Italy 3=, 2=, 3=, 1=, 6=
France N/A, 2=, 2, 1=, 3
Netherlands 2, 4=, 5=, 7=, 5
Portugal N/A, 8=, N/A, 4, 4
Germany have never been beaten across a whole decade in this period. This was Italy's first decade outside the Top 3 and thus proof of decline. France have been top 3 or equal since bursting through in 1982. Portugal have become as big as Netherlands. Jury is out on whether Spain 2008-12 was a blip, albeit a very big one.
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