National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

This article lists the performances of each of the national teams which have made at least one appearance in the FIFA World Cup.

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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. Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments up to the 2022 edition, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy and Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. 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. Five teams have appeared in FIFA World Cup finals without winning, while twelve more have appeared in semi-finals.

Ranking of teams by number of appearances

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Appearances</th><th>Record streak</th><th>Active streak</th><th>Debut</th><th>Most recent qualification</th><th>Best result</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Brazil</td><td>23</td><td>23</td><td>23</td><td>1930</td><td>2026</td><td>Champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)</td></tr><tr><td> Germany</td><td>21</td><td>19</td><td>19</td><td>1934</td><td>2026</td><td>Champions (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)</td></tr><tr><td> Argentina</td><td>19</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>1930</td><td>2026</td><td>Champions (1978, 1986, 2022)</td></tr><tr><td> Italy</td><td>18</td><td>14</td><td>0</td><td>1934</td><td>2014</td><td>Champions (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)</td></tr><tr><td> Mexico</td><td>18</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>1930</td><td>2026</td><td>Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)</td></tr><tr><td> Spain</td><td>17</td><td>13</td><td>13</td><td>1934</td><td>2026</td><td>Champions (2010)</td></tr><tr><td> England</td><td>17</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>1950</td><td>2026</td><td>Champions (1966)</td></tr><tr><td> France</td><td>17</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>1930</td><td>2026</td><td>Champions (1998, 2018)</td></tr><tr><td> Belgium</td><td>15</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>1930</td><td>2026</td><td>Third place (2018)</td></tr><tr><td> Uruguay</td><td>15</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>1930</td><td>2026</td><td>Champions (1930, 1950)</td></tr><tr><td> Switzerland</td><td>13</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>1934</td><td>2026</td><td>Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954)</td></tr><tr><td> Sweden</td><td>13</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1934</td><td>2026</td><td>Runners-up (1958)</td></tr><tr><td> Serbia</td><td>13</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>1930</td><td>2022</td><td>Fourth place (1930, 1962)</td></tr><tr><td> South Korea</td><td>12</td><td>11</td><td>11</td><td>1954</td><td>2026</td><td>Fourth place (2002)</td></tr><tr><td> United States</td><td>12</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>1930</td><td>2026</td><td>Third place (1930)</td></tr><tr><td> Netherlands</td><td>12</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1934</td><td>2026</td><td>Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)</td></tr><tr><td> Russia</td><td>11</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>1958</td><td>2018</td><td>Fourth place (1966)</td></tr><tr><td> Czech Republic</td><td>10</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1934</td><td>2026</td><td>Runners-up (1934, 1962)</td></tr><tr><td> Portugal</td><td>9</td><td>7</td><td>7</td><td>1966</td><td>2026</td><td>Third place (1966)</td></tr><tr><td> Scotland</td><td>9</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>1954</td><td>2026</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Paraguay</td><td>9</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1930</td><td>2026</td><td>Quarter-finals (2010)</td></tr><tr><td> Hungary</td><td>9</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>1934</td><td>1986</td><td>Runners-up (1938, 1954)</td></tr><tr><td> Poland</td><td>9</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>1938</td><td>2022</td><td>Third place (1974, 1982)</td></tr><tr><td> Slovakia</td><td>9</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1934</td><td>2010</td><td>Runners-up (1934, 1962)</td></tr><tr><td> Chile</td><td>9</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1930</td><td>2014</td><td>Third place (1962)</td></tr><tr><td> Japan</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>8</td><td>1998</td><td>2026</td><td>Round of 16 (2002, 2010, 2018, 2022)</td></tr><tr><td> Cameroon</td><td>8</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>1982</td><td>2022</td><td>Quarter-finals (1990)</td></tr><tr><td> Austria</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1934</td><td>2026</td><td>Third place (1954)</td></tr><tr><td> Australia</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>1974</td><td>2026</td><td>Round of 16 (2006, 2022)</td></tr><tr><td> Croatia</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>1998</td><td>2026</td><td>Runners-up (2018)</td></tr><tr><td> Iran</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>1978</td><td>2026</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Saudi Arabia</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>1994</td><td>2026</td><td>Round of 16 (1994)</td></tr><tr><td> Bulgaria</td><td>7</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>1962</td><td>1998</td><td>Fourth place (1994)</td></tr><tr><td> Morocco</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>1970</td><td>2026</td><td>Fourth place (2022)</td></tr><tr><td> Tunisia</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>1978</td><td>2026</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Colombia</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1962</td><td>2026</td><td>Quarter-finals (2014)</td></tr><tr><td> Romania</td><td>7</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1930</td><td>1998</td><td>Quarter-finals (1994)</td></tr><tr><td> Costa Rica</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1990</td><td>2022</td><td>Quarter-finals (2014)</td></tr><tr><td> Nigeria</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1994</td><td>2018</td><td>Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014)</td></tr><tr><td> Denmark</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1986</td><td>2022</td><td>Quarter-finals (1998)</td></tr><tr><td> Ghana</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>2006</td><td>2026</td><td>Quarter-finals (2010)</td></tr><tr><td> Ecuador</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2002</td><td>2026</td><td>Round of 16 (2006)</td></tr><tr><td> Algeria</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1982</td><td>2026</td><td>Round of 16 (2014)</td></tr><tr><td> Peru</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1930</td><td>2018</td><td>Quarter-finals (1970, 1978)</td></tr><tr><td> Senegal</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>2002</td><td>2026</td><td>Quarter-finals (2002)</td></tr><tr><td> Ivory Coast</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>2006</td><td>2026</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Norway</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1938</td><td>2026</td><td>Round of 16 (1938, 1998)</td></tr><tr><td> South Africa</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1998</td><td>2026</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Egypt</td><td>4</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1934</td><td>2026</td><td>Round of 16 (1934)</td></tr><tr><td> Turkey</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1954</td><td>2026</td><td>Third place (2002)</td></tr><tr><td> Canada</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>1986</td><td>2026</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1958</td><td>1986</td><td>Quarter-finals (1958)</td></tr><tr><td> Honduras</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1982</td><td>2014</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1990</td><td>2002</td><td>Quarter-finals (1990)</td></tr><tr><td> Greece</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1994</td><td>2014</td><td>Round of 16 (2014)</td></tr><tr><td> New Zealand</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1982</td><td>2026</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Bolivia</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1930</td><td>1994</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> DR Congo</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1974</td><td>2026</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Qatar</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2022</td><td>2026</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Haiti</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1974</td><td>2026</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Bosnia and Herzegovina</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2014</td><td>2026</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Panama</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2018</td><td>2026</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Iraq</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1986</td><td>2026</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Wales</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1958</td><td>2022</td><td>Quarter-finals (1958)</td></tr><tr><td> North Korea</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1966</td><td>2010</td><td>Quarter-finals (1966)</td></tr><tr><td> El Salvador</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1970</td><td>1982</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Slovenia</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2002</td><td>2010</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Cuba</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1938</td><td>1938</td><td>Quarter-finals (1938)</td></tr><tr><td> Indonesia</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1938</td><td>1938</td><td>Round of 16 (1938)</td></tr><tr><td> Israel</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1970</td><td>1970</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> East Germany</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>1974</td><td>1974</td><td>Quarter-finals (1974)</td></tr><tr><td> Kuwait</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1982</td><td>1982</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1990</td><td>1990</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Jamaica</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1998</td><td>1998</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> China</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2002</td><td>2002</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Angola</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2006</td><td>2006</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Togo</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2006</td><td>2006</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Trinidad and Tobago</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2006</td><td>2006</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Ukraine</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2006</td><td>2006</td><td>Quarter-finals (2006)</td></tr><tr><td> Iceland</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2018</td><td>2018</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td> Cape Verde</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2026</td><td>2026</td><td>TBD</td></tr><tr><td> Curaçao</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2026</td><td>2026</td><td>TBD</td></tr><tr><td> Jordan</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2026</td><td>2026</td><td>TBD</td></tr><tr><td> Uzbekistan</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2026</td><td>2026</td><td>TBD</td></tr></tbody></table>

Debut of national teams

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

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 up to and including the 2022 edition is 80.

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Debuting teams</th><th>Successor and renamed teams</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Teams</td><td>No.</td><td>Cum.</td></tr><tr><td>1930</td><td> Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, France, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, United States, Uruguay, Yugoslavia</td><td>13</td><td>13</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1934</td><td> Austria, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland</td><td>10</td><td>23</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1938</td><td> Cuba, Dutch East Indies, Norway, Poland</td><td>4</td><td>27</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1950</td><td> England</td><td>1</td><td>28</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1954</td><td> South Korea, Scotland, Turkey</td><td>3</td><td>31</td><td> West Germany</td></tr><tr><td>1958</td><td> Northern Ireland, Soviet Union, Wales</td><td>3</td><td>34</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td> Bulgaria, Colombia</td><td>2</td><td>36</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1966</td><td> North Korea, Portugal</td><td>2</td><td>38</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td> El Salvador, Israel, Morocco</td><td>3</td><td>41</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td> Australia, East Germany, Haiti, Zaire</td><td>4</td><td>45</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td> Iran, Tunisia</td><td>2</td><td>47</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td> Algeria, Cameroon, Honduras, Kuwait, New Zealand</td><td>5</td><td>52</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td> Canada, Denmark, Iraq</td><td>3</td><td>55</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td> Costa Rica, Republic of Ireland, United Arab Emirates</td><td>3</td><td>58</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td> Greece, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia</td><td>3</td><td>61</td><td> Germany, Russia</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td> Croatia, Jamaica, Japan, South Africa</td><td>4</td><td>65</td><td> FR Yugoslavia</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td> China, Ecuador, Senegal, Slovenia</td><td>4</td><td>69</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td> Angola, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine</td><td>6</td><td>75</td><td> Czech Republic, Serbia and Montenegro</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td></td><td>1</td><td>76</td><td> Slovakia, Serbia</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td> Bosnia and Herzegovina</td><td>1</td><td>77</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td> Iceland, Panama</td><td>2</td><td>79</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td> Qatar</td><td>1</td><td>80</td><td></td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td> Cape Verde, Curaçao, Jordan, Uzbekistan</td><td>4</td><td>84</td><td> DR Congo</td></tr></tbody></table>

Overall team records

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

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.

As of 2022 FIFA World Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Part</th><th>Pld</th><th>W</th><th>D</th><th>L</th><th>GF</th><th>GA</th><th>GD</th><th>Pts</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Brazil</td><td>22</td><td>114</td><td>76</td><td>19</td><td>19</td><td>237</td><td>108</td><td>+129</td><td>247</td></tr><tr><td> Germany</td><td>20</td><td>112</td><td>68</td><td>21</td><td>23</td><td>232</td><td>130</td><td>+102</td><td>225</td></tr><tr><td> Argentina</td><td>18</td><td>88</td><td>47</td><td>17</td><td>24</td><td>152</td><td>101</td><td>+51</td><td>158</td></tr><tr><td> Italy</td><td>18</td><td>83</td><td>45</td><td>21</td><td>17</td><td>128</td><td>77</td><td>+51</td><td>156</td></tr><tr><td> France</td><td>16</td><td>73</td><td>39</td><td>14</td><td>20</td><td>136</td><td>85</td><td>+51</td><td>131</td></tr><tr><td> England</td><td>16</td><td>74</td><td>32</td><td>22</td><td>20</td><td>104</td><td>68</td><td>+36</td><td>118</td></tr><tr><td> Spain</td><td>16</td><td>67</td><td>31</td><td>17</td><td>19</td><td>108</td><td>75</td><td>+33</td><td>110</td></tr><tr><td> Netherlands</td><td>11</td><td>55</td><td>30</td><td>14</td><td>11</td><td>96</td><td>52</td><td>+44</td><td>104</td></tr><tr><td> Uruguay</td><td>14</td><td>59</td><td>25</td><td>13</td><td>21</td><td>89</td><td>76</td><td>+13</td><td>88</td></tr><tr><td> Belgium</td><td>14</td><td>51</td><td>21</td><td>10</td><td>20</td><td>69</td><td>74</td><td>−5</td><td>73</td></tr><tr><td> Sweden</td><td>12</td><td>51</td><td>19</td><td>13</td><td>19</td><td>80</td><td>73</td><td>+7</td><td>70</td></tr><tr><td> Russia</td><td>11</td><td>45</td><td>19</td><td>10</td><td>16</td><td>77</td><td>54</td><td>+23</td><td>67</td></tr><tr><td> Mexico</td><td>17</td><td>60</td><td>17</td><td>15</td><td>28</td><td>62</td><td>101</td><td>−39</td><td>66</td></tr><tr><td> Serbia</td><td>13</td><td>49</td><td>18</td><td>9</td><td>22</td><td>71</td><td>71</td><td>0</td><td>63</td></tr><tr><td> Portugal</td><td>8</td><td>35</td><td>17</td><td>6</td><td>12</td><td>61</td><td>41</td><td>+20</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td> Poland</td><td>9</td><td>38</td><td>17</td><td>6</td><td>15</td><td>49</td><td>50</td><td>−1</td><td>57</td></tr><tr><td> Switzerland</td><td>12</td><td>41</td><td>14</td><td>8</td><td>19</td><td>55</td><td>73</td><td>−18</td><td>50</td></tr><tr><td> Hungary</td><td>9</td><td>32</td><td>15</td><td>3</td><td>14</td><td>87</td><td>57</td><td>+30</td><td>48</td></tr><tr><td> Croatia</td><td>6</td><td>30</td><td>13</td><td>8</td><td>9</td><td>43</td><td>33</td><td>+10</td><td>47</td></tr><tr><td> Slovakia</td><td>9</td><td>34</td><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>16</td><td>49</td><td>52</td><td>-3</td><td>42</td></tr><tr><td> Czech Republic</td><td>9</td><td>33</td><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>16</td><td>47</td><td>49</td><td>−2</td><td>41</td></tr><tr><td> Austria</td><td>7</td><td>29</td><td>12</td><td>4</td><td>13</td><td>43</td><td>47</td><td>−4</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td> Chile</td><td>9</td><td>33</td><td>11</td><td>7</td><td>15</td><td>40</td><td>49</td><td>−9</td><td>40</td></tr><tr><td> United States</td><td>11</td><td>37</td><td>9</td><td>8</td><td>20</td><td>40</td><td>66</td><td>−26</td><td>35</td></tr><tr><td> Denmark</td><td>6</td><td>23</td><td>9</td><td>6</td><td>8</td><td>31</td><td>29</td><td>+2</td><td>33</td></tr><tr><td> Paraguay</td><td>8</td><td>27</td><td>7</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>30</td><td>38</td><td>−8</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td> South Korea</td><td>11</td><td>38</td><td>7</td><td>10</td><td>21</td><td>39</td><td>78</td><td>−39</td><td>31</td></tr><tr><td> Colombia</td><td>6</td><td>22</td><td>9</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>32</td><td>30</td><td>+2</td><td>30</td></tr><tr><td> Romania</td><td>7</td><td>21</td><td>8</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>30</td><td>32</td><td>−2</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td> Japan</td><td>7</td><td>25</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>12</td><td>25</td><td>33</td><td>−8</td><td>27</td></tr><tr><td> Costa Rica</td><td>6</td><td>21</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>22</td><td>39</td><td>−17</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td> Cameroon</td><td>8</td><td>26</td><td>5</td><td>8</td><td>13</td><td>22</td><td>47</td><td>−25</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td> Morocco</td><td>6</td><td>23</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>11</td><td>20</td><td>27</td><td>−7</td><td>22</td></tr><tr><td> Nigeria</td><td>6</td><td>21</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>12</td><td>23</td><td>30</td><td>−7</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td> Scotland</td><td>8</td><td>23</td><td>4</td><td>7</td><td>12</td><td>25</td><td>41</td><td>−16</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td> Senegal</td><td>3</td><td>12</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>16</td><td>17</td><td>−1</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td> Ghana</td><td>4</td><td>15</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>18</td><td>23</td><td>−5</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td> Peru</td><td>5</td><td>18</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>21</td><td>33</td><td>−12</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td> Ecuador</td><td>4</td><td>13</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>0</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td> Bulgaria</td><td>7</td><td>26</td><td>3</td><td>8</td><td>15</td><td>22</td><td>53</td><td>−31</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td> Turkey</td><td>2</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>20</td><td>17</td><td>+3</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td> Australia</td><td>6</td><td>20</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>12</td><td>17</td><td>37</td><td>−20</td><td>16</td></tr><tr><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>3</td><td>13</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>0</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>3</td><td>13</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>13</td><td>23</td><td>−10</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td> Tunisia</td><td>6</td><td>18</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>14</td><td>26</td><td>−12</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td> Saudi Arabia</td><td>6</td><td>19</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>13</td><td>14</td><td>44</td><td>−30</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td> Iran</td><td>6</td><td>18</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>11</td><td>13</td><td>31</td><td>−18</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td> Algeria</td><td>4</td><td>13</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>13</td><td>19</td><td>−6</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td> Ivory Coast</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>13</td><td>14</td><td>−1</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td> South Africa</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>11</td><td>16</td><td>−5</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td> Norway</td><td>3</td><td>8</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>8</td><td>−1</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> East Germany</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>0</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Greece</td><td>3</td><td>10</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>20</td><td>−15</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Ukraine</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>7</td><td>−2</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Wales</td><td>2</td><td>8</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>−5</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Slovenia</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>10</td><td>−5</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Cuba</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>12</td><td>−7</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> North Korea</td><td>2</td><td>7</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>21</td><td>−15</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Bosnia and Herzegovina</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>0</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Jamaica</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>−6</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> New Zealand</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>14</td><td>−10</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Honduras</td><td>3</td><td>9</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>14</td><td>−11</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Angola</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>−1</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Israel</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>−2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Egypt</td><td>3</td><td>7</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>12</td><td>−7</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Iceland</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>5</td><td>−3</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Kuwait</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>−4</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Trinidad and Tobago</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>4</td><td>−4</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Bolivia</td><td>3</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>1</td><td>20</td><td>−19</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Iraq</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>−3</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Togo</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>6</td><td>−5</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Qatar</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>7</td><td>−6</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Indonesia</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>−6</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Panama</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>−9</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>11</td><td>−9</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> China</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>9</td><td>−9</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Canada</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>2</td><td>12</td><td>−10</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Haiti</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>14</td><td>−12</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> DR Congo</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>14</td><td>−14</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> El Salvador</td><td>2</td><td>6</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>6</td><td>1</td><td>22</td><td>−21</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Cape Verde</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Curaçao</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Jordan</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td> Uzbekistan</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

Medal table

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Rank</th><th>Nation</th><th>Gold</th><th>Silver</th><th>Bronze</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1</td><td> Brazil</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>2</td><td> Germany</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>3</td><td> Italy</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td>4</td><td> Argentina</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>0</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>5</td><td> France</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td>6</td><td> Uruguay</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>7</td><td> England</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Spain</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>9</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>0</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>10</td><td> Czech Republic</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Hungary</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Slovakia</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>13</td><td> Croatia</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Sweden</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>15</td><td> Poland</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>16</td><td> Austria</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Belgium</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Chile</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Portugal</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Turkey</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> United States</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Totals (21 entries)</td><td>22</td><td>24</td><td>22</td><td>68</td></tr></tbody></table>

Comprehensive team results by tournament

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

The team ranking in each tournament is according to FIFA. 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).

<table><thead><tr><th>Qualification Edition Host(s) (No of teams) Team</th><th>1930 (13)</th><th>QF 1934 (16)</th><th>QF 1938 (15)</th><th>QF 1950 (13)</th><th>QF 1954 (16)</th><th>QF 1958 (16)</th><th>QF 1962 (16)</th><th>QF 1966 (16)</th><th>QF 1970 (16)</th><th>QF 1974 (16)</th><th>QF 1978 (16)</th><th>QF 1982 (24)</th><th>QF 1986 (24)</th><th>QF 1990 (24)</th><th>QF 1994 (24)</th><th>QF 1998 (32)</th><th>QF 2002 (32)</th><th>QF 2006 (32)</th><th>QF 2010 (32)</th><th>QF 2014 (32)</th><th>QF 2018 (32)</th><th>QF 2022 (32)</th><th>QF 2026 (48)</th><th>QF 2030 (48)</th><th>QF 2034 (48)</th><th>Total appearances (as of 2026)</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Algeria</td><td>Part of France</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 13th</td><td>R1 22nd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 28th</td><td>R2 14th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Angola</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 23rd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Argentina</td><td>2nd</td><td>R1 T-9th</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td></td><td>R1 13th</td><td>R1 10th</td><td>QF 5th</td><td>•</td><td>R2 8th</td><td>1st</td><td>R2 11th</td><td>1st</td><td>2nd</td><td>R2 10th</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>R1 18th</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>QF 5th</td><td>2nd</td><td>R2 16th</td><td>1st</td><td>Q</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td> Australia</td><td>—N/a</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 14th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 16th</td><td>R1 21st</td><td>R1 30th</td><td>R1 30th</td><td>R2 11th</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Austria</td><td></td><td>4th</td><td>••</td><td>×</td><td>3rd</td><td>R1 15th</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 7th</td><td>R2 8th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 T-18th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 23rd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Belgium</td><td>R1 11th</td><td>R1 15th</td><td>R1 13th</td><td>×</td><td>R1 12th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 T-10th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 10th</td><td>4th</td><td>R2 11th</td><td>R2 11th</td><td>R1 19th</td><td>R2 14th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>3rd</td><td>R1 23rd</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td> Bolivia</td><td>R1 12th</td><td></td><td>R1 13th</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 21st</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Bosnia and Herzegovina</td><td>Part of Yugoslavia</td><td>—N/a</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 20th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Brazil</td><td>R1 6th</td><td>R1 14th</td><td>3rd</td><td>2nd</td><td>QF 5th</td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>R1 11th</td><td>1st</td><td>4th</td><td>3rd</td><td>R2 5th</td><td>QF 5th</td><td>R2 9th</td><td>1st</td><td>2nd</td><td>1st</td><td>QF 5th</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>4th</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>QF 7th</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td> Bulgaria</td><td></td><td>•×</td><td>•</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 15th</td><td>R1 15th</td><td>R1 13th</td><td>R1 12th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 15th</td><td>•</td><td>4th</td><td>R1 29th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Cameroon</td><td>—N/a</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 17th</td><td>•</td><td>QF 7th</td><td>R1 22nd</td><td>R1 25th</td><td>R1 20th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 31st</td><td>R1 32nd</td><td>•</td><td>R1 19th</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Canada</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 24th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 31st</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Cape Verde</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Chile</td><td>R1 5th</td><td>×</td><td></td><td>R1 9th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>3rd</td><td>R1 T-13th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 11th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 22nd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>R2 16th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 10th</td><td>R2 9th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> China</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 31st</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Colombia</td><td>—N/a</td><td>×</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>R1 14th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 14th</td><td>R1 19th</td><td>R1 21st</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF 5th</td><td>R2 9th</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Costa Rica</td><td></td><td>×</td><td></td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 13th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 19th</td><td>R1 31st</td><td>•</td><td>QF 8th</td><td>R1 29th</td><td>R1 27th</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Croatia</td><td>Part of Yugoslavia</td><td>—N/a</td><td>3rd</td><td>R1 23rd</td><td>R1 22nd</td><td>•</td><td>R1 19th</td><td>2nd</td><td>3rd</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Cuba</td><td>—N/a</td><td>•</td><td>QF 8th</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Curaçao</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Czech Republic</td><td></td><td>2nd</td><td>QF 5th</td><td></td><td>R1 14th</td><td>R1 9th</td><td>2nd</td><td>•</td><td>R1 15th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 19th</td><td>•</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 20th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td> Denmark</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 9th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF 8th</td><td>R2 10th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 24th</td><td>•</td><td>R2 11th</td><td>R1 28th</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> DR Congo</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>×</td><td>R1 16th</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> East Germany</td><td>Part of Germany</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 6th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Part of Germany</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Ecuador</td><td></td><td>×</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 24th</td><td>R2 12th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 17th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 18th</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Egypt</td><td>••</td><td>R1 13th</td><td>×</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 20th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 31st</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> El Salvador</td><td>—N/a</td><td>×</td><td></td><td>R1 16th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 24th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> England</td><td>—N/a</td><td>R1 8th</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>R1 11th</td><td>QF 8th</td><td>1st</td><td>QF 8th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 6th</td><td>QF 8th</td><td>4th</td><td>•</td><td>R2 9th</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>QF 7th</td><td>R2 13th</td><td>R1 26th</td><td>4th</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td> France</td><td>R1 7th</td><td>R1 T-9th</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 11th</td><td>3rd</td><td>•</td><td>R1 T-13th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 12th</td><td>4th</td><td>3rd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>1st</td><td>R1 28th</td><td>2nd</td><td>R1 29th</td><td>QF 7th</td><td>1st</td><td>2nd</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td> Germany</td><td></td><td>3rd</td><td>R1 10th</td><td></td><td>1st</td><td>4th</td><td>QF 7th</td><td>2nd</td><td>3rd</td><td>1st</td><td>R2 6th</td><td>2nd</td><td>2nd</td><td>1st</td><td>QF 5th</td><td>QF 7th</td><td>2nd</td><td>3rd</td><td>3rd</td><td>1st</td><td>R1 22nd</td><td>R1 17th</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>21</td></tr><tr><td> Ghana</td><td>—N/a</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 13th</td><td>QF 7th</td><td>R1 25th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 24th</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Greece</td><td></td><td>•×</td><td>•</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 24th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 25th</td><td>R2 13th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Haiti</td><td>—N/a</td><td>•</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>R1 15th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Honduras</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>R1 18th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 30th</td><td>R1 31st</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Hungary</td><td></td><td>QF 6th</td><td>2nd</td><td></td><td>2nd</td><td>R1 10th</td><td>QF 5th</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 15th</td><td>R1 14th</td><td>R1 18th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> Iceland</td><td>—N/a</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 28th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Indonesia</td><td></td><td>R1 15th</td><td>×</td><td></td><td>•×</td><td>×</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Iran</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>R1 14th</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 20th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 T-25th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 28th</td><td>R1 18th</td><td>R1 26th</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Iraq</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>R1 23rd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Israel</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 12th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Italy</td><td></td><td>1st</td><td>1st</td><td>R1 7th</td><td>R1 10th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 9th</td><td>R1 9th</td><td>2nd</td><td>R1 10th</td><td>4th</td><td>1st</td><td>R2 12th</td><td>3rd</td><td>2nd</td><td>QF 5th</td><td>R2 15th</td><td>1st</td><td>R1 26th</td><td>R1 22nd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td> Ivory Coast</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 19th</td><td>R1 17th</td><td>R1 21st</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Jamaica</td><td>—N/a</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 22nd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Japan</td><td>••</td><td></td><td>×</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td><td>•</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 31st</td><td>R2 9th</td><td>R1 T-28th</td><td>R2 9th</td><td>R1 29th</td><td>R2 15th</td><td>R2 9th</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Jordan</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Kuwait</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 21st</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Mexico</td><td>R1 13th</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>R1 12th</td><td>R1 13th</td><td>R1 16th</td><td>R1 11th</td><td>R1 12th</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 16th</td><td>•</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>×</td><td>R2 13th</td><td>R2 13th</td><td>R2 11th</td><td>R2 15th</td><td>R2 14th</td><td>R2 10th</td><td>R2 12th</td><td>R1 22nd</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td> Morocco</td><td>—N/a</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>R1 14th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 11th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 23rd</td><td>R1 18th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 27th</td><td>4th</td><td>Q</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Netherlands</td><td></td><td>R1 T-9th</td><td>R1 14th</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>2nd</td><td>2nd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 15th</td><td>QF 7th</td><td>4th</td><td>•</td><td>R2 11th</td><td>2nd</td><td>3rd</td><td>•</td><td>QF 5th</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td> New Zealand</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 23rd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 22nd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Nigeria</td><td>—N/a</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 9th</td><td>R2 12th</td><td>R1 27th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 27th</td><td>R2 16th</td><td>R1 21st</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> North Korea</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>QF 8th</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>R1 32nd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•×</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>—N/a</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF 8th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 9th</td><td>R1 21st</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Norway</td><td></td><td>R1 12th</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 17th</td><td>R2 15th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Panama</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 32nd</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Paraguay</td><td>R1 9th</td><td></td><td>R1 11th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 12th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 13th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 14th</td><td>R2 16th</td><td>R1 18th</td><td>QF 8th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> Peru</td><td>R1 10th</td><td>×</td><td></td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF 7th</td><td>•</td><td>R2 8th</td><td>R1 20th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 20th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Poland</td><td></td><td>•×</td><td>R1 11th</td><td></td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>3rd</td><td>R2 5th</td><td>3rd</td><td>R2 14th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 25th</td><td>R1 21st</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 25th</td><td>R2 15th</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> Portugal</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>3rd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 17th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 21st</td><td>4th</td><td>R2 11th</td><td>R1 18th</td><td>R2 13th</td><td>QF 8th</td><td>Q</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> Qatar</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 32nd</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF 8th</td><td>R2 16th</td><td>•</td><td>R2 12th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Romania</td><td>R1 8th</td><td>R1 12th</td><td>R1 9th</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 T-10th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 12th</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>R2 11th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Russia</td><td></td><td>QF 7th</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>4th</td><td>QF 5th</td><td>•×</td><td>•</td><td>R2 7th</td><td>R2 10th</td><td>R1 17th</td><td>R1 18th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 22nd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 24th</td><td>QF 8th</td><td>•×</td><td>×</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td> Saudi Arabia</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 12th</td><td>R1 28th</td><td>R1 32nd</td><td>R1 T-28th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 26th</td><td>R1 25th</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>Q</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Scotland</td><td>—N/a</td><td>••</td><td>R1 15th</td><td>R1 14th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 9th</td><td>R1 11th</td><td>R1 15th</td><td>R1 19th</td><td>R1 T-18th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 27th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> Senegal</td><td>—N/a</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF 7th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 17th</td><td>R2 10th</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Serbia</td><td>4th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 5th</td><td>QF 7th</td><td>QF 5th</td><td>4th</td><td>C</td><td>•</td><td>R2 7th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 16th</td><td>•</td><td>QF 5th</td><td>×</td><td>R2 10th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 32nd</td><td>R1 23rd</td><td>•</td><td>R1 23rd</td><td>R1 29th</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td> Slovakia</td><td></td><td>2nd</td><td>QF 5th</td><td></td><td>R1 14th</td><td>R1 9th</td><td>2nd</td><td>•</td><td>R1 15th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 19th</td><td>•</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 16th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> Slovenia</td><td>Part of Yugoslavia</td><td>—N/a</td><td>•</td><td>R1 30th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 18th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> South Africa</td><td>—N/a</td><td>×</td><td>—N/a</td><td>•</td><td>R1 24th</td><td>R1 17th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 20th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> South Korea</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>R1 16th</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 20th</td><td>R1 22nd</td><td>R1 20th</td><td>R1 30th</td><td>4th</td><td>R1 17th</td><td>R2 15th</td><td>R1 27th</td><td>R1 19th</td><td>R2 16th</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td> Spain</td><td></td><td>QF 5th</td><td>×</td><td>4th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 12th</td><td>R1 10th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 10th</td><td>R2 12th</td><td>QF 7th</td><td>R2 10th</td><td>QF 8th</td><td>R1 17th</td><td>QF 5th</td><td>R2 9th</td><td>1st</td><td>R1 23rd</td><td>R2 10th</td><td>R2 13th</td><td>Q</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td> Sweden</td><td></td><td>QF 8th</td><td>4th</td><td>3rd</td><td>•</td><td>2nd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 9th</td><td>R2 5th</td><td>R1 13th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 21st</td><td>3rd</td><td>•</td><td>R2 13th</td><td>R2 14th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF 7th</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td> Switzerland</td><td></td><td>QF 7th</td><td>QF 7th</td><td>R1 6th</td><td>QF 8th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 16th</td><td>R1 16th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 15th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 10th</td><td>R1 19th</td><td>R2 11th</td><td>R2 14th</td><td>R2 12th</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td> Togo</td><td>—N/a</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 30th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Trinidad and Tobago</td><td>—N/a</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 27th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Tunisia</td><td>—N/a</td><td>•</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 9th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 26th</td><td>R1 29th</td><td>R1 24th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 24th</td><td>R1 21st</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Turkey</td><td></td><td>×</td><td></td><td>••</td><td>R1 9th</td><td>×</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>3rd</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Ukraine</td><td>Part of Soviet Union</td><td>—N/a</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF 8th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td>—N/a</td><td>×</td><td></td><td>•</td><td>R1 24th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> United States</td><td>3rd</td><td>R1 16th</td><td>×</td><td>R1 10th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 23rd</td><td>R2 14th</td><td>R1 32nd</td><td>QF 8th</td><td>R1 T-25th</td><td>R2 12th</td><td>R2 15th</td><td>•</td><td>R2 14th</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td> Uruguay</td><td>1st</td><td></td><td>1st</td><td>4th</td><td>•</td><td>R1 13th</td><td>QF 7th</td><td>4th</td><td>R1 13th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R2 16th</td><td>R2 16th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 26th</td><td>•</td><td>4th</td><td>R2 12th</td><td>QF 5th</td><td>R1 20th</td><td>Q</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td> Uzbekistan</td><td>Part of Soviet Union</td><td>—N/a</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>Q</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Wales</td><td>—N/a</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>QF 6th</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>•</td><td>R1 30th</td><td>•</td><td>TBD</td><td>TBD</td><td>2</td></tr></tbody></table>

Hosts

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Host nation</th><th>Finish</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1930</td><td> Uruguay</td><td>Champions</td></tr><tr><td>1934</td><td> Italy</td><td>Champions</td></tr><tr><td>1938</td><td> France</td><td>Quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>1950</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Runners-up</td></tr><tr><td>1954</td><td> Switzerland</td><td>Quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>1958</td><td> Sweden</td><td>Runners-up</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td> Chile</td><td>Third place</td></tr><tr><td>1966</td><td> England</td><td>Champions</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td> Mexico</td><td>Quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td> West Germany</td><td>Champions</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td> Argentina</td><td>Champions</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td> Spain</td><td>Second round</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td> Mexico</td><td>Quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td> Italy</td><td>Third place</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td> United States</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td> France</td><td>Champions</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td> South Korea</td><td>Fourth place</td></tr><tr><td> Japan</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td> Germany</td><td>Third place</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td> South Africa</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Fourth place</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td> Russia</td><td>Quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td> Qatar</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td> Canada</td><td>Qualified</td></tr><tr><td> Mexico</td></tr><tr><td> United States</td></tr><tr><td>2030</td><td> Morocco</td><td>Qualified</td></tr><tr><td> Portugal</td></tr><tr><td> Spain</td></tr><tr><td>2034</td><td> Saudi Arabia</td><td>Qualified</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results of defending finalists

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

The defending World Cup champions were formerly granted an automatic spot in the Cup finals field. This berth is no longer guaranteed since the 2006 tournament.. 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 17 times in 21 attempts for the following World Cup.

<table><thead><tr><th>Year</th><th>Defending champions</th><th>Finish</th><th>Defending runners-up</th><th>Finish</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>1934</td><td> Uruguay</td><td>Did not enter</td><td> Argentina</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>1938</td><td> Italy</td><td>Champions</td><td> Czechoslovakia</td><td>Quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>1950</td><td> Italy</td><td>Group stage</td><td> Hungary</td><td>Did not enter</td></tr><tr><td>1954</td><td> Uruguay</td><td>Fourth place</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>1958</td><td> West Germany</td><td>Fourth place</td><td> Hungary</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td>1962</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Champions</td><td> Sweden</td><td>Did not qualify</td></tr><tr><td>1966</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Group stage</td><td> Czechoslovakia</td><td>Did not qualify</td></tr><tr><td>1970</td><td> England</td><td>Quarter-finals</td><td> West Germany</td><td>Third place</td></tr><tr><td>1974</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Fourth place</td><td> Italy</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td>1978</td><td> West Germany</td><td>Second round</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Runners-up</td></tr><tr><td>1982</td><td> Argentina</td><td>Second round</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Did not qualify</td></tr><tr><td>1986</td><td> Italy</td><td>Round of 16</td><td> West Germany</td><td>Runners-up</td></tr><tr><td>1990</td><td> Argentina</td><td>Runners-up</td><td> West Germany</td><td>Champions</td></tr><tr><td>1994</td><td> Germany</td><td>Quarter-finals</td><td> Argentina</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>1998</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Runners-up</td><td> Italy</td><td>Quarter-finals</td></tr><tr><td>2002</td><td> France</td><td>Group stage</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Champions</td></tr><tr><td>2006</td><td> Brazil</td><td>Quarter-finals</td><td> Germany</td><td>Third place</td></tr><tr><td>2010</td><td> Italy</td><td>Group stage</td><td> France</td><td>Group stage</td></tr><tr><td>2014</td><td> Spain</td><td>Group stage</td><td> Netherlands</td><td>Third place</td></tr><tr><td>2018</td><td> Germany</td><td>Group stage</td><td> Argentina</td><td>Round of 16</td></tr><tr><td>2022</td><td> France</td><td>Runners-up</td><td> Croatia</td><td>Third place</td></tr><tr><td>2026</td><td> Argentina</td><td>Qualified</td><td> France</td><td>Qualified</td></tr></tbody></table>

Results by confederation

Overview

<table><thead><tr><th>Confederation</th><th>1st</th><th>2nd</th><th>3rd</th><th>4th</th><th>Top 8</th><th>Top 16</th><th>Top 32</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>UEFA</td><td>12</td><td>17</td><td>18</td><td>15</td><td>105</td><td>99</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>CONMEBOL</td><td>10</td><td>5</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>36</td><td>37</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>CONCACAF</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>5</td><td>15</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>CAF</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>11</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>AFC</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>9</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>OFC</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

AFC

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>1930 (13)</th><th>1934 (16)</th><th>1938 (15)</th><th>1950 (13)</th><th>1954 (16)</th><th>1958 (16)</th><th>1962 (16)</th><th>1966 (16)</th><th>1970 (16)</th><th>1974 (16)</th><th>1978 (16)</th><th>1982 (24)</th><th>1986 (24)</th><th>1990 (24)</th><th>1994 (24)</th><th>1998 (32)</th><th>2002 (32)</th><th>2006 (32)</th><th>2010 (32)</th><th>2014 (32)</th><th>2018 (32)</th><th>2022 (32)</th><th>2026 (48)</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Teams</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>9</td><td>52</td></tr><tr><td>Top 32</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>TBD</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Top 16</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>3</td><td>TBD</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td>Top 8</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>TBD</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td>Top 4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Top 2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>TBD</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>1st</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>TBD</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>TBD</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>TBD</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>4th</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>TBD</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>

CAF

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>1930 (13)</th><th>1934 (16)</th><th>1938 (15)</th><th>1950 (13)</th><th>1954 (16)</th><th>1958 (16)</th><th>1962 (16)</th><th>1966 (16)</th><th>1970 (16)</th><th>1974 (16)</th><th>1978 (16)</th><th>1982 (24)</th><th>1986 (24)</th><th>1990 (24)</th><th>1994 (24)</th><th>1998 (32)</th><th>2002 (32)</th><th>2006 (32)</th><th>2010 (32)</th><th>2014 (32)</th><th>2018 (32)</th><th>2022 (32)</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Teams</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>49</td></tr><tr><td>Top 16</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td>Top 8</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Top 4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Top 2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>1st</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>4th</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>

CONCACAF

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>1930 (13)</th><th>1934 (16)</th><th>1938 (15)</th><th>1950 (13)</th><th>1954 (16)</th><th>1958 (16)</th><th>1962 (16)</th><th>1966 (16)</th><th>1970 (16)</th><th>1974 (16)</th><th>1978 (16)</th><th>1982 (24)</th><th>1986 (24)</th><th>1990 (24)</th><th>1994 (24)</th><th>1998 (32)</th><th>2002 (32)</th><th>2006 (32)</th><th>2010 (32)</th><th>2014 (32)</th><th>2018 (32)</th><th>2022 (32)</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Teams</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>46</td></tr><tr><td>Top 16</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>Top 8</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>Top 4</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Top 2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>1st</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>4th</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

CONMEBOL

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>1930 (13)</th><th>1934 (16)</th><th>1938 (15)</th><th>1950 (13)</th><th>1954 (16)</th><th>1958 (16)</th><th>1962 (16)</th><th>1966 (16)</th><th>1970 (16)</th><th>1974 (16)</th><th>1978 (16)</th><th>1982 (24)</th><th>1986 (24)</th><th>1990 (24)</th><th>1994 (24)</th><th>1998 (32)</th><th>2002 (32)</th><th>2006 (32)</th><th>2010 (32)</th><th>2014 (32)</th><th>2018 (32)</th><th>2022 (32)</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Teams</td><td>7</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>5</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>89</td></tr><tr><td>Top 16</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>37</td></tr><tr><td>Top 8</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>—</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>36</td></tr><tr><td>Top 4</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td>Top 2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td>1st</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td>4th</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>5</td></tr></tbody></table>

OFC

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>1930 (13)</th><th>1934 (16)</th><th>1938 (15)</th><th>1950 (13)</th><th>1954 (16)</th><th>1958 (16)</th><th>1962 (16)</th><th>1966 (16)</th><th>1970 (16)</th><th>1974 (16)</th><th>1978 (16)</th><th>1982 (24)</th><th>1986 (24)</th><th>1990 (24)</th><th>1994 (24)</th><th>1998 (32)</th><th>2002 (32)</th><th>2006 (32)</th><th>2010 (32)</th><th>2014 (32)</th><th>2018 (32)</th><th>2022 (32)</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Teams</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td>Top 16</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td>Top 8</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>—</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Top 4</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>Top 2</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>1st</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0</td></tr><tr><td>4th</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>0</td></tr></tbody></table>

UEFA

<table><thead><tr><th></th><th>1930 (13)</th><th>1934 (16)</th><th>1938 (15)</th><th>1950 (13)</th><th>1954 (16)</th><th>1958 (16)</th><th>1962 (16)</th><th>1966 (16)</th><th>1970 (16)</th><th>1974 (16)</th><th>1978 (16)</th><th>1982 (24)</th><th>1986 (24)</th><th>1990 (24)</th><th>1994 (24)</th><th>1998 (32)</th><th>2002 (32)</th><th>2006 (32)</th><th>2010 (32)</th><th>2014 (32)</th><th>2018 (32)</th><th>2022 (32)</th><th>Total</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td>Teams</td><td>4</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>6</td><td>12</td><td>12</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>9</td><td>9</td><td>10</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>14</td><td>13</td><td>15</td><td>15</td><td>14</td><td>13</td><td>13</td><td>14</td><td>13</td><td>258</td></tr><tr><td>Top 16</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>—</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>10</td><td>9</td><td>10</td><td>6</td><td>6</td><td>10</td><td>8</td><td>99</td></tr><tr><td>Top 8</td><td>—</td><td>8</td><td>6</td><td>—</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>5</td><td>6</td><td>7</td><td>6</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>3</td><td>4</td><td>6</td><td>5</td><td>105</td></tr><tr><td>Top 4</td><td>1</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>3</td><td>2</td><td>4</td><td>2</td><td>62</td></tr><tr><td>Top 2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>0</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>2</td><td>1</td><td>29</td></tr><tr><td>1st</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td>2nd</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>17</td></tr><tr><td>3rd</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td>18</td></tr><tr><td>4th</td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td></td><td> </td><td></td><td></td><td>15</td></tr></tbody></table>

Overall

Active consecutive participations

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

This is a list of active consecutive participations of national teams in the FIFA World Cup, including qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Managed to qualify since</th><th>Consecutive participations</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Brazil</td><td>1930</td><td>23</td></tr><tr><td> Germany</td><td>1954</td><td>19</td></tr><tr><td> Argentina</td><td>1974</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td> Spain</td><td>1978</td><td>13</td></tr><tr><td> South Korea</td><td>1986</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td> Mexico</td><td>1994</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> England</td><td>1998</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> France</td><td>1998</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Japan</td><td>1998</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Portugal</td><td>2002</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Australia</td><td>2006</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Switzerland</td><td>2006</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Uruguay</td><td>2010</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Belgium</td><td>2014</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Croatia</td><td>2014</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Iran</td><td>2014</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Morocco</td><td>2018</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Saudi Arabia</td><td>2018</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Senegal</td><td>2018</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Tunisia</td><td>2018</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Canada</td><td>2022</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Ecuador</td><td>2022</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Ghana</td><td>2022</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Netherlands</td><td>2022</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Qatar</td><td>2022</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> United States</td><td>2022</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Algeria</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Austria</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Bosnia and Herzegovina</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Cape Verde</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Colombia</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Curaçao</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Czech Republic</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> DR Congo</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Egypt</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Haiti</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Iraq</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Ivory Coast</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Jordan</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> New Zealand</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Norway</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Panama</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Paraguay</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Scotland</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> South Africa</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Sweden</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Turkey</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Uzbekistan</td><td>2026</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>

Droughts

National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

This section is a list of droughts associated with the participation of national football teams in the FIFA World Cups. 1942 and 1946, when the tournament was not held due to World War II, are not included in the calculation of a drought.

Active World Cup appearance droughts

Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Last appearance</th><th>WC missed</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Cuba</td><td>1938</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td> Indonesia</td><td>1938</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td> Israel</td><td>1970</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td> El Salvador</td><td>1982</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td> Kuwait</td><td>1982</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td> Hungary</td><td>1986</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>1986</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td>1990</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> Bolivia</td><td>1994</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Bulgaria</td><td>1998</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Romania</td><td>1998</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Jamaica</td><td>1998</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> China</td><td>2002</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>2002</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Angola</td><td>2006</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Togo</td><td>2006</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Trinidad and Tobago</td><td>2006</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Ukraine</td><td>2006</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> North Korea</td><td>2010</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Slovakia</td><td>2010</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Slovenia</td><td>2010</td><td>4</td></tr><tr><td> Chile</td><td>2014</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Greece</td><td>2014</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Honduras</td><td>2014</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Italy</td><td>2014</td><td>3</td></tr><tr><td> Iceland</td><td>2018</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Nigeria</td><td>2018</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Peru</td><td>2018</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Russia</td><td>2018</td><td>2</td></tr><tr><td> Cameroon</td><td>2022</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Costa Rica</td><td>2022</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Denmark</td><td>2022</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Poland</td><td>2022</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Serbia</td><td>2022</td><td>1</td></tr><tr><td> Wales</td><td>2022</td><td>1</td></tr></tbody></table>

Longest World Cup appearance droughts overall

This is a list of the longest droughts between World Cup appearances. Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance until the team ceased to exist.

<table><thead><tr><th>Team</th><th>Prev. appearance</th><th>Next appearance</th><th>WC missed</th></tr></thead><tbody><tr><td> Cuba</td><td>1938</td><td>active</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td> Indonesia</td><td>1938</td><td>active</td><td>20</td></tr><tr><td> Wales</td><td>1958</td><td>2022</td><td>15</td></tr><tr><td> Israel</td><td>1970</td><td>active</td><td>14</td></tr><tr><td> DR Congo</td><td>1974</td><td>2026</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td> Haiti</td><td>1974</td><td>2026</td><td>12</td></tr><tr><td> Egypt</td><td>1934</td><td>1990</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td> El Salvador</td><td>1982</td><td>active</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td> Kuwait</td><td>1982</td><td>active</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td> Norway</td><td>1938</td><td>1994</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td> Turkey</td><td>1954</td><td>2002</td><td>11</td></tr><tr><td> Bolivia</td><td>1950</td><td>1994</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td> North Korea</td><td>1966</td><td>2010</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td> Hungary</td><td>1986</td><td>active</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>1986</td><td>active</td><td>10</td></tr><tr><td> United States</td><td>1950</td><td>1990</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> Iraq</td><td>1986</td><td>2026</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> United Arab Emirates</td><td>1990</td><td>active</td><td>9</td></tr><tr><td> Peru</td><td>1982</td><td>2018</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Canada</td><td>1986</td><td>2022</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Bolivia</td><td>1994</td><td>active</td><td>8</td></tr><tr><td> Peru</td><td>1930</td><td>1970</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> South Korea</td><td>1954</td><td>1986</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Australia</td><td>1974</td><td>2006</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Bulgaria</td><td>1998</td><td>active</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Jamaica</td><td>1998</td><td>active</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Romania</td><td>1998</td><td>active</td><td>7</td></tr><tr><td> Netherlands</td><td>1938</td><td>1974</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Poland</td><td>1938</td><td>1974</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Paraguay</td><td>1958</td><td>1986</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Colombia</td><td>1962</td><td>1990</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Switzerland</td><td>1966</td><td>1994</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Honduras</td><td>1982</td><td>2010</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> New Zealand</td><td>1982</td><td>2010</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Egypt</td><td>1990</td><td>2018</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Austria</td><td>1998</td><td>2026</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Norway</td><td>1998</td><td>2026</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Scotland</td><td>1998</td><td>2026</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> China</td><td>2002</td><td>active</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Republic of Ireland</td><td>2002</td><td>active</td><td>6</td></tr><tr><td> Romania</td><td>1938</td><td>1970</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Northern Ireland</td><td>1958</td><td>1982</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Algeria</td><td>1986</td><td>2010</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Turkey</td><td>2002</td><td>2026</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Angola</td><td>2006</td><td>active</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Togo</td><td>2006</td><td>active</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Trinidad and Tobago</td><td>2006</td><td>active</td><td>5</td></tr><tr><td> Ukraine</td><td>2006</td><td>active</td><td>5</td></tr></tbody></table>