National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup
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This article lists the performances of each of the national teams which have made at least one appearance in the FIFA World Cup.
As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the final tournaments.[1] Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy in 18, Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17.[2] To date, eight nations have won the tournament. The inaugural winners in 1930 were Uruguay; the current champions are Argentina. The most successful nation in the competition are currently Brazil, who have won the cup on five occasions.[3] Five teams have appeared in FIFA World Cup finals without winning,[4] while eleven more have appeared in semi-finals.[5]
Ranking of teams by number of appearances[edit]
- As of 14 February 2023
Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result |
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Brazil | 22 | 22 | 22 | 1930 | 2022 | Champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) |
Germany[a] | 20 | 18 | 18 | 1934 | 2022 | Champions (1954, 1974,[b] 1990, 2014) |
Argentina | 18 | 13 | 13 | 1930 | 2022 | Champions (1978,[b] 1986, 2022) |
Italy | 18 | 14 | 0 | 1934 | 2014 | Champions (1934,[b] 1938, 1982, 2006) |
Mexico | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1930 | 2026 | Quarterfinals (1970,[b] 1986[b]) |
Spain | 16 | 12 | 12 | 1934 | 2022 | Champions (2010) |
France | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1930 | 2022 | Champions (1998,[b] 2018) |
England | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1950 | 2022 | Champions (1966[b]) |
Belgium | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1930 | 2022 | Third place (2018) |
Uruguay | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1930 | 2022 | Champions (1930,[b] 1950) |
Serbia[c] | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1930 | 2022 | Fourth place (1930, 1962) |
United States | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1930 | 2026 | Third place (1930) |
Switzerland | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1934 | 2022 | Quarterfinals (1934, 1938, 1954[b]) |
Sweden | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1934 | 2018 | Runners-up (1958[b]) |
South Korea | 11 | 10 | 10 | 1954 | 2022 | Fourth place (2002[d]) |
Netherlands | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1934 | 2022 | Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) |
Russia[e] | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1958 | 2018 | Fourth place (1966) |
Poland | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1938 | 2022 | Third place (1974, 1982) |
Hungary | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1934 | 1986 | Runners-up (1938, 1954) |
Czech Republic[f] | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1934 | 2006 | Runners-up (1934, 1962) |
Slovakia[f] | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1934 | 2010 | Runners-up (1934, 1962) |
Chile | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1930 | 2014 | Third place (1962[b]) |
Portugal | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1966 | 2022 | Third place (1966) |
Cameroon | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1982 | 2022 | Quarterfinals (1990) |
Scotland | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1954 | 1998 | Group stage |
Paraguay | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1930 | 2010 | Quarterfinals (2010) |
Japan | 7 | 7 | 7 | 1998 | 2022 | Round of 16 (2002,[d] 2010, 2018, 2022) |
Bulgaria | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1962 | 1998 | Fourth place (1994) |
Romania | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1930 | 1998 | Quarterfinals (1994) |
Saudi Arabia | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1994 | 2022 | Round of 16 (1994) |
Austria | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1934 | 1998 | Third place (1954) |
Australia | 6 | 5 | 5 | 1974 | 2022 | Round of 16 (2006, 2022) |
Iran | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1978 | 2022 | Group stage |
Costa Rica | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1990 | 2022 | Quarterfinals (2014) |
Croatia | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1998 | 2022 | Runners-up (2018) |
Tunisia | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1978 | 2022 | Group stage |
Morocco | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1970 | 2022 | Fourth place (2022) |
Denmark | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1986 | 2022 | Quarterfinals (1998) |
Colombia | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1962 | 2018 | Quarterfinals (2014) |
Nigeria | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1994 | 2018 | Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014) |
Peru | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1930 | 2018 | Quarterfinals (1970, 1978) |
Ghana | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2006 | 2022 | Quarterfinals (2010) |
Ecuador | 4 | 2 | 1 | 2002 | 2022 | Round of 16 (2006) |
Algeria | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1982 | 2014 | Round of 16 (2014) |
Canada | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1986 | 2026 | Group stage |
Senegal | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2002 | 2022 | Quarterfinals (2002) |
Ivory Coast | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2006 | 2014 | Group stage |
Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1938 | 1998 | Round of 16 (1938, 1998) |
Northern Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1958 | 1986 | Quarterfinals (1958) |
Honduras | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1982 | 2014 | Group stage |
Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1990 | 2002 | Quarterfinals (1990) |
Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1994 | 2014 | Round of 16 (2014) |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1998 | 2010 | Group stage |
Bolivia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1930 | 1994 | Group stage |
Egypt | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1934 | 2018 | Round of 16 (1934) |
Wales | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1958 | 2022 | Quarterfinals (1958) |
Turkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1954 | 2002 | Third place (2002) |
North Korea | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1966 | 2010 | Quarterfinals (1966) |
El Salvador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1970 | 1982 | Group stage |
New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1982 | 2010 | Group stage |
Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2002 | 2010 | Group stage |
Qatar | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | Group stage |
Cuba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1938 | 1938 | Quarterfinals (1938) |
Indonesia[g] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1938 | 1938 | Round of 16 (1938) |
Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1970 | 1970 | Group stage |
DR Congo[h] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1974 | 1974 | Group stage |
East Germany[a] | 1 | 1 | — | 1974 | 1974 | Second group stage (1974) |
Haiti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1974 | 1974 | Group stage |
Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1982 | 1982 | Group stage |
Iraq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1986 | 1986 | Group stage |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1990 | 1990 | Group stage |
Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1998 | 1998 | Group stage |
China | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2002 | 2002 | Group stage |
Angola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | Group stage |
Togo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | Group stage |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | Group stage |
Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | Quarterfinals (2006) |
Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2014 | 2014 | Group stage |
Iceland | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2018 | 2018 | Group stage |
Panama | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2018 | 2018 | Group stage |
Debut of national teams[edit]
Each successive World Cup has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Using FIFA's view on successor teams, the total number of teams that have participated in the World Cup until the 2022 edition is 80.
Overall team records[edit]
The system used in the World Cup up to 1990 was 2 points for a win. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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1 | Brazil | 22 | 114 | 76 | 19 | 19 | 237 | 108 | +129 | 247 |
2 | Germany[a] | 20 | 112 | 68 | 21 | 23 | 232 | 130 | +102 | 225 |
3 | Argentina | 18 | 88 | 47 | 17 | 24 | 152 | 101 | +51 | 158 |
4 | Italy | 18 | 83 | 45 | 21 | 17 | 128 | 77 | +51 | 156 |
5 | France | 16 | 73 | 39 | 14 | 20 | 136 | 85 | +51 | 131 |
6 | England | 16 | 74 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 104 | 68 | +36 | 118 |
7 | Spain | 16 | 67 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 108 | 75 | +33 | 110 |
8 | Netherlands | 11 | 55 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 96 | 52 | +44 | 104 |
9 | Uruguay | 14 | 59 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 89 | 76 | +13 | 88 |
10 | Belgium | 14 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 69 | 74 | −5 | 73 |
11 | Sweden | 12 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 80 | 73 | +7 | 70 |
12 | Russia[i] | 11 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 67 |
13 | Mexico | 17 | 60 | 17 | 15 | 28 | 62 | 101 | −39 | 66 |
14 | Serbia[j] | 13 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 63 |
15 | Portugal | 8 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 57 |
16 | Poland | 9 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 57 |
17 | Switzerland | 12 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 50 |
18 | Hungary | 9 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 87 | 57 | +30 | 48 |
19 | Croatia | 6 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 47 |
20 | Slovakia[k] | 9 | 34 | 12 | 6 | 18 | 49 | 52 | −3 | 42 |
21 | Czech Republic[k] | 9 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 41 |
22 | Austria | 7 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 40 |
23 | Chile | 9 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 40 |
24 | United States | 11 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 66 | −26 | 35 |
25 | Denmark | 6 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 33 |
26 | Paraguay | 8 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 31 |
27 | South Korea | 11 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 39 | 78 | −39 | 31 |
28 | Colombia | 6 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 30 |
29 | Romania | 7 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 29 |
30 | Japan | 7 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 27 |
31 | Costa Rica | 6 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 23 |
32 | Cameroon | 8 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 47 | −25 | 23 |
33 | Morocco | 6 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 22 |
34 | Nigeria | 6 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 21 |
35 | Scotland | 8 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 19 |
36 | Senegal | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 18 |
37 | Ghana | 4 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 18 |
38 | Peru | 5 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 18 |
39 | Ecuador | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
40 | Bulgaria | 7 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 17 |
41 | Turkey | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 16 |
42 | Australia | 6 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 16 |
43 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
44 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 14 |
45 | Tunisia | 6 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 14 |
46 | Saudi Arabia | 6 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 44 | −30 | 14 |
47 | Iran | 6 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 13 |
48 | Algeria | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 12 |
49 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 10 |
50 | South Africa | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 |
51 | Norway | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 |
52 | East Germany[a] | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
53 | Greece | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 8 |
54 | Ukraine | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 |
55 | Wales | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 |
56 | Slovenia | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
57 | Cuba | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 |
58 | North Korea | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 4 |
59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
60 | Jamaica | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
61 | New Zealand | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 |
62 | Honduras | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 3 |
63 | Angola | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
64 | Israel | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
65 | Egypt | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 |
66 | Iceland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
67 | Kuwait | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
68 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
69 | Bolivia | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 1 |
70 | Iraq | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
71 | Togo | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
72 | Qatar | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
73 | Indonesia[g] | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
74 | Panama | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
75 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
76 | China | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
77 | Canada | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
78 | Haiti | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
79 | DR Congo[h] | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
80 | El Salvador | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |
- Breakdown of successor team records
Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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Czechoslovakia (1934–1990) | 8 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 38 |
Czech Republic (2006–present) | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
Slovakia (2010–present) | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Germany (1934–1938) | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 10 |
West Germany (1950–1990) | 10 | 62 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 131 | 77 | +54 | 122 |
Germany (1994–present) | 8 | 44 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 87 | 40 | +46 | 93 |
Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Soviet Union (1958–1990) | 7 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 51 |
Russia (1994–present) | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 16 |
Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yugoslavia (1930–1990) | 8 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 49 |
Yugoslavia (1998) | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 |
Serbia and Montenegro (2006) | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
Serbia (2010–present) | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 7 |
Medal table[edit]
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | Brazil | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
2 | Germany | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
3 | Italy | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
4 | Argentina | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
5 | France | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
6 | Uruguay | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 | England | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Spain | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
10 | Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
Hungary | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Sweden | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
14 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
15 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Belgium | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Portugal | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
United States | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (20 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
Comprehensive team results by tournament[edit]
The team ranking in each tournament is according to FIFA.[8][9][10] The rankings, apart from the top four positions (top two in 1930), are not a result of direct competition between the teams; instead, teams eliminated in the same round are ranked by their full results in the tournament.
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).
Team | 1930 (13) | QF 1934 (16) | QF 1938 (15) | QF 1950 (13) | QF 1954 (16) | QF 1958 (16) | QF 1962 (16) | QF 1966 (16) | QF 1970 (16) | QF 1974 (16) | QF 1978 (16) | QF 1982 (24) | QF 1986 (24) | QF 1990 (24) | QF 1994 (24) | QF 1998 (32) | QF 2002 (32) | QF 2006 (32) | QF 2010 (32) | QF 2014 (32) | QF 2018 (32) | QF 2022 (32) | QF 2026 (48) | QF 2030 (48) | QF 2034 (48) | Total appearances |
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Algeria | Part of France | × | • | • | • | R1 13th | R1 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | R1 28th | R2 14th | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 4 | ||||||
Angola | — | • | • | • | • | • | R1 23rd | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | |||||||||||
Argentina | 2nd | R1 T-9th | × | × | R1 13th | R1 10th | QF 5th | • | R2 8th | 1st | R2 11th | 1st | 2nd | R2 10th | QF 6th | R1 18th | QF 6th | QF 5th | 2nd | R2 16th | 1st | TBD | Q | TBD | 19 | |
Australia | — | • | • | R1 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 16th | R1 21st | R1 30th | R1 30th | R2 11th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | ||||||
Austria | 4th | ••[l] | × | 3rd | R1 15th | • | • | • | R2 7th | R2 8th | • | R1 T-18th | • | R1 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 7 | ||
Belgium | R1 11th | R1 15th | R1 13th | × | R1 12th | • | • | • | R1 T-10th | • | • | R2 10th | 4th | R2 11th | R2 11th | R1 19th | R2 14th | • | • | QF 6th | 3rd | R1 23rd | TBD | TBD | TBD | 14 |
Bolivia | R1 12th | R1 13th | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 21st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | ||
Bosnia and Herzegovina | Part of Yugoslavia[c] | — | • | • | • | • | R1 20th | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | |||||||||||||
Brazil | R1 6th | R1 14th | 3rd | 2nd | QF 5th | 1st | 1st | R1 11th | 1st | 4th | 3rd | R2 5th | QF 5th | R2 9th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | QF 5th | QF 6th | 4th | QF 6th | QF 7th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 22 |
Bulgaria | •× | • | • | • | R1 15th | R1 15th | R1 13th | R1 12th | • | • | R2 15th | • | 4th | R1 29th | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 7 | ||
Cameroon | — | × | • | • | • | R1 17th | • | QF 7th | R1 22nd | R1 25th | R1 20th | • | R1 31st | R1 32nd | • | R1 19th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 8 | ||||||
Canada | • | × | • | • | • | • | R1 24th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 31st | Q | TBD | TBD | 3 | ||||||
Chile | R1 5th | × | R1 9th | • | • | 3rd | R1 T-13th | • | R1 11th | • | R1 22nd | • | • | × | R2 16th | • | • | R2 10th | R2 9th | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 9 | |
China PR[m] | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 31st | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | |||||||||
Colombia | — | × | • | R1 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 14th | R1 19th | R1 21st | • | • | • | QF 5th | R2 9th | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | |||
Congo DR[h] | — | × | R1 16th | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | |||||||
Costa Rica | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 13th | • | • | R1 19th | R1 31st | • | QF 8th | R1 29th | R1 27th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | |||
Croatia | Part of Yugoslavia[c] | — | 3rd | R1 23rd | R1 22nd | • | R1 19th | 2nd | 3rd | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | |||||||||||||
Cuba | — | • | QF 8th | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||
Czech Republic[f] | 2nd | QF 5th | R1 14th | R1 9th | 2nd | • | R1 15th | • | • | R1 19th | • | QF 6th | • | • | • | R1 20th | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 9 | ||
Denmark | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 9th | • | • | QF 8th | R2 10th | • | R1 24th | • | R2 11th | R1 28th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | ||||||
East Germany[a] | Part of Germany | — | • | • | • | • | R2 6th | • | • | • | • | Part of Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||
Ecuador | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 24th | R2 12th | • | R1 17th | • | R1 18th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 4 | |||||
Egypt[n] | •• | R1 13th | × | • | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | R1 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 31st | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | ||
El Salvador | — | × | R1 16th | • | • | R1 24th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2 | ||||||
England | — | R1 8th | QF 6th | R1 11th | QF 8th | 1st | QF 8th | • | • | R2 6th | QF 8th | 4th | • | R2 9th | QF 6th | QF 7th | R2 13th | R1 26th | 4th | QF 6th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 16 | ||
France | R1 7th | R1 T-9th | QF 6th | • | R1 11th | 3rd | • | R1 T-13th | • | • | R1 12th | 4th | 3rd | • | • | 1st | R1 28th | 2nd | R1 29th | QF 7th | 1st | 2nd | TBD | TBD | TBD | 16 |
Germany[a] | 3rd | R1 10th | 1st | 4th | QF 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 1st | R2 6th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | QF 5th | QF 7th | 2nd | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | R1 22nd | R1 17th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 20 | ||
Ghana | — | • | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | R2 13th | QF 7th | R1 25th | • | R1 24th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 4 | |||||
Greece | •× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 24th | • | • | • | R1 25th | R2 13th | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | ||
Haiti | — | • | • | • | R1 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||
Honduras | — | • | • | • | • | × | R1 18th | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 30th | R1 31st | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | |||||
Hungary | QF 6th | 2nd | 2nd | R1 10th | QF 5th | QF 6th | • | • | R1 15th | R1 14th | R1 18th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 9 | ||
Iceland | — | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 28th | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||
Indonesia[g] | R1 15th | × | •× | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | |||||
Iran | — | • | R1 14th | × | × | • | • | R1 20th | • | R1 T-25th | • | R1 28th | R1 18th | R1 26th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | ||||||||
Iraq | — | • | × | • | R1 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||||
Israel[o] | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | |
Italy | 1st | 1st | R1 7th | R1 10th | • | R1 9th | R1 9th | 2nd | R1 10th | 4th | 1st | R2 12th | 3rd | 2nd | QF 5th | R2 15th | 1st | R1 26th | R1 22nd | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 18 | |
Ivory Coast | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 19th | R1 17th | R1 21st | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | |||||||||
Jamaica | — | • | • | × | • | • | × | • | • | R1 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||
Japan | •• | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 31st | R2 9th | R1 T-28th | R2 9th | R1 29th | R2 15th | R2 9th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 7 | ||||
Kuwait | — | • | • | R1 21st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | •× | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||||
Mexico | R1 13th | • | × | R1 12th | R1 13th | R1 16th | R1 11th | R1 12th | QF 6th | • | R1 16th | • | QF 6th | × | R2 13th | R2 13th | R2 11th | R2 15th | R2 14th | R2 10th | R2 12th | R1 22nd | Q | TBD | TBD | 18 |
Morocco | — | • | × | R1 14th | • | • | • | R2 11th | • | R1 23rd | R1 18th | • | • | • | • | R1 27th | 4th | TBD | Q | TBD | 7 | |||||
Netherlands | R1 T-9th | R1 14th | • | • | • | • | 2nd | 2nd | • | • | R2 15th | QF 7th | 4th | • | R2 11th | 2nd | 3rd | • | QF 5th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 11 | |||
New Zealand | — | • | • | • | R1 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 22nd | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2 | |||||||
Nigeria | — | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 9th | R2 12th | R1 27th | • | R1 27th | R2 16th | R1 21st | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | |||||
North Korea | — | QF 8th | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | R1 32nd | • | • | •× | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2 | ||||||||
Northern Ireland[p] | — | • | • | QF 8th | • | • | • | • | • | R2 9th | R1 21st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | ||
Norway | R1 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 17th | R2 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | |||
Panama | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 32nd | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | |||||||||
Paraguay | R1 9th | R1 11th | • | R1 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 13th | • | • | R2 14th | R2 16th | R1 18th | QF 8th | • | • | • | TBD | Q | TBD | 9 | ||
Peru | R1 10th | × | × | × | • | • | • | QF 7th | • | R2 8th | R1 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 20th | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 5 | |
Poland | •× | R1 11th | × | • | • | • | • | 3rd | R2 5th | 3rd | R2 14th | • | • | • | R1 25th | R1 21st | • | • | R1 25th | R2 15th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 9 | ||
Portugal | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | R1 17th | • | • | • | R1 21st | 4th | R2 11th | R1 18th | R2 13th | QF 8th | TBD | Q | TBD | 9 | |
Qatar | — | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 32nd | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||||
Republic of Ireland[q] | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF 8th | R2 16th | • | R2 12th | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | |
Romania | R1 8th | R1 12th | R1 9th | • | • | • | • | R1 T-10th | • | • | • | • | R2 12th | QF 6th | R2 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 7 | |
Russia[e] | QF 7th | QF 6th | 4th | QF 5th | •× | • | R2 7th | R2 10th | R1 17th | R1 18th | • | R1 22nd | • | • | R1 24th | QF 8th | •× | TBD | TBD | TBD | 11 | |||||
Saudi Arabia | — | • | • | • | • | R2 12th | R1 28th | R1 32nd | R1 T-28th | • | • | R1 26th | R1 25th | TBD | TBD | Q | 7 | |||||||||
Scotland | — | •• | R1 15th | R1 14th | • | • | • | R1 9th | R1 11th | R1 15th | R1 19th | R1 T-18th | • | R1 27th | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 8 | ||
Senegal | — | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF 7th | • | • | • | R1 17th | R2 10th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | |||||||
Serbia[c] | 4th[r] | • | • | R1 5th | QF 7th | QF 5th | 4th | • | • | R2 7th | • | R1 16th | • | QF 5th | × | R2 10th | • | R1 32nd | R1 23rd | • | R1 23rd | R1 29th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 13 |
Slovakia[f] | 2nd | QF 5th | R1 14th | R1 9th | 2nd | • | R1 15th | • | • | R1 19th | • | QF 6th | • | • | • | • | R2 16th | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 9 | ||
Slovenia | Part of Yugoslavia[c] | — | • | R1 30th | • | R1 18th | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2 | |||||||||||||
South Africa | — | × | — | • | R1 24th | R1 17th | • | R1 20th | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | |||||||||||
South Korea | — | R1 16th | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | R1 20th | R1 22nd | R1 20th | R1 30th | 4th | R1 17th | R2 15th | R1 27th | R1 19th | R2 16th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 11 | |||
Spain | QF 5th | × | 4th | • | • | R1 12th | R1 10th | • | • | R1 10th | R2 12th | QF 7th | R2 10th | QF 8th | R1 17th | QF 5th | R2 9th | 1st | R1 23rd | R2 10th | R2 13th | TBD | Q | TBD | 17 | |
Sweden | QF 8th | 4th | 3rd | • | 2nd | • | • | R1 9th | R2 5th | R1 13th | • | • | R1 21st | 3rd | • | R2 13th | R2 14th | • | • | QF 7th | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 12 | |
Switzerland | QF 7th | QF 7th | R1 6th | QF 8th | • | R1 16th | R1 16th | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 15th | • | • | R2 10th | R1 19th | R2 11th | R2 14th | R2 12th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 12 | |
Togo | — | • | • | • | × | × | • | • | • | R1 30th | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||||
Trinidad and Tobago | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 27th | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||
Tunisia | — | • | × | • | • | R1 9th | • | • | • | • | R1 26th | R1 29th | R1 24th | • | • | R1 24th | R1 21st | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | |||||
Turkey | × | •• | R1 9th | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2 | ||
Ukraine | Part of Soviet Union[e] | — | • | • | QF 8th | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | |||||||||||||
United Arab Emirates | — | × | • | R1 24th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||||||
United States | 3rd[r] | R1 16th | × | R1 10th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 23rd | R2 14th | R1 32nd | QF 8th | R1 T-25th | R2 12th | R2 15th | • | R2 14th | Q | TBD | TBD | 12 |
Uruguay | 1st | 1st | 4th | • | R1 13th | QF 7th | 4th | R1 13th | • | • | R2 16th | R2 16th | • | • | R1 26th | • | 4th | R2 12th | QF 5th | R1 20th | TBD | Q | TBD | 15 | ||
Wales | — | • | • | QF 6th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 30th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2 | ||
Team | 1930 (13) | 1934 (16) | 1938 (15) | 1950 (13) | 1954 (16) | 1958 (16) | 1962 (16) | 1966 (16) | 1970 (16) | 1974 (16) | 1978 (16) | 1982 (24) | 1986 (24) | 1990 (24) | 1994 (24) | 1998 (32) | 2002 (32) | 2006 (32) | 2010 (32) | 2014 (32) | 2018 (32) | 2022 (32) | 2026 (48) | 2030 (48) | 2034 (48) | Total |
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Hosts[edit]
Year | Host Nation | Finish |
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1930 | Uruguay | Champions |
1934 | Italy | Champions |
1938 | France | Quarter-finals |
1950 | Brazil | Runners-up |
1954 | Switzerland | Quarter-finals |
1958 | Sweden | Runners-up |
1962 | Chile | Third place |
1966 | England | Champions |
1970 | Mexico | Quarter-finals |
1974 | West Germany | Champions |
1978 | Argentina | Champions |
1982 | Spain | Second round |
1986 | Mexico | Quarter-finals |
1990 | Italy | Third place |
1994 | United States | Round of 16 |
1998 | France | Champions |
2002 | South Korea | Fourth place |
Japan | Round of 16 | |
2006 | Germany | Third place |
2010 | South Africa | Group stage |
2014 | Brazil | Fourth place |
2018 | Russia | Quarter-finals |
2022 | Qatar | Group stage |
2026 | Canada | TBD |
Mexico | ||
United States | ||
2030 | Morocco | TBD |
Portugal | ||
Spain | ||
2034 | Saudi Arabia | TBD |
Results of defending finalists[edit]
The defending World Cup champions were formerly granted an automatic spot in the Cup finals field. As of the 2006 tournament, this berth is no longer guaranteed.[13] However, no defending World Cup champion has yet failed to qualify. Automatic berths have never been given for defending World Cup runners-up. Defending runners-up have qualified 16 times in 19 attempts for the following World Cup.
Year | Defending champions | Finish | Defending runners-up | Finish |
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1934 | Uruguay | did not enter | Argentina | Round of 16 |
1938 | Italy | Champions | Czechoslovakia | Quarter-finals |
1950 | Italy | Group stage | Hungary | did not enter |
1954 | Uruguay | Fourth place | Brazil | Quarter-finals |
1958 | West Germany | Fourth place | Hungary | Group stage |
1962 | Brazil | Champions | Sweden | did not qualify |
1966 | Brazil | Group stage | Czechoslovakia | did not qualify |
1970 | England | Quarter-finals | West Germany | Third place |
1974 | Brazil | Fourth place | Italy | Group stage |
1978 | West Germany | Second round | Netherlands | Runners-up |
1982 | Argentina | Second round | Netherlands | did not qualify |
1986 | Italy | Round of 16 | West Germany | Runners-up |
1990 | Argentina | Runners-up | West Germany | Champions |
1994 | Germany | Quarter-finals | Argentina | Round of 16 |
1998 | Brazil | Runners-up | Italy | Quarter-finals |
2002 | France | Group stage | Brazil | Champions |
2006 | Brazil | Quarter-finals | Germany | Third place |
2010 | Italy | Group stage | France | Group stage |
2014 | Spain | Group stage | Netherlands | Third place |
2018 | Germany | Group stage | Argentina | Round of 16 |
2022 | France | Runners-up | Croatia | Third place |
2026 | Argentina | TBD | France | TBD |
Results by confederation[edit]
AFC[edit]
1930 (13) | 1934 (16) | 1938 (15) | 1950 (13) | 1954 (16) | 1958 (16) | 1962 (16) | 1966 (16) | 1970 (16) | 1974 (16) | 1978 (16) | 1982 (24) | 1986 (24) | 1990 (24) | 1994 (24) | 1998 (32) | 2002 (32) | 2006 (32) | 2010 (32) | 2014 (32) | 2018 (32) | 2022 (32) | Total | |
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Teams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 43 |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0[s] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Top 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1st | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | 1 |
CAF[edit]
1930 (13) | 1934 (16) | 1938 (15) | 1950 (13) | 1954 (16) | 1958 (16) | 1962 (16) | 1966 (16) | 1970 (16) | 1974 (16) | 1978 (16) | 1982 (24) | 1986 (24) | 1990 (24) | 1994 (24) | 1998 (32) | 2002 (32) | 2006 (32) | 2010 (32) | 2014 (32) | 2018 (32) | 2022 (32) | Total | |
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Teams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 49 |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0[s] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
Top 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1st | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | 1 |
CONCACAF[edit]
1930 (13) | 1934 (16) | 1938 (15) | 1950 (13) | 1954 (16) | 1958 (16) | 1962 (16) | 1966 (16) | 1970 (16) | 1974 (16) | 1978 (16) | 1982 (24) | 1986 (24) | 1990 (24) | 1994 (24) | 1998
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