This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international association football, futsal and beach soccer tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most number of podiums accomplished by teams of these nations.
For the making of these lists, results from following major international tournaments were consulted:
Form | Governing body | Tournament | Edition | ||
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First | Latest | Next | |||
Association football | FIFA & IOC | Football at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially) | 1900 | 2020 | 2024 |
FIFA | FIFA World Cup (quadrennially) | 1930 | 2022 | 2026 | |
FIFA Women's World Cup (quadrennially) | 1991 | 2023 | 2027 | ||
FIFA Confederations Cup (quadrennially) | 1992 | 2017 | Defunct | ||
FIFA Club World Cup (quadrennially) | 2000 | 2023 | 2025 | ||
Futsal | FIFA | FIFA Futsal World Cup (quadrennially) | 1989 | 2021 | 2024 |
Beach soccer | FIFA | FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (biennially) | 1995 | 2021 | 2023 |
Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does NOT combine medals of these nations or teams. [1]
The tables are pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
† FIFA affiliates and non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
‡ International Olympic Committee (IOC) members and non FIFA affiliates.
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
† FIFA affiliates and non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
‡ International Olympic Committee (IOC) members and non FIFA affiliates.
Last updated after the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup (As of 20 August 2023 [update] ) | ||||||||||
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Association football | Number of | |||||||||
Olympic Games | World Cup | Confederations Cup | ||||||||
Rk. | Nation | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 4 | 1 | 0 | 5 |
2 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 5 |
3 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 4 | |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 2 | 1 | 4 | |
7 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
7 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
9 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
9 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
12 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
13 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
13 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
13 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
21 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
24 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |||
25 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
Association football | Number of | |||||||||
Olympic Games | World Cup | Confederations Cup | ||||||||
Rk. | Nation | Men | Women | Men | Women | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
26 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
26 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
28 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
28 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
28 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
28 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
28 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
33 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
33 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
33 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
33 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
33 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
33 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
39 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
39 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
39 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
39 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
† FIFA affiliates and non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
‡ International Olympic Committee (IOC) members and non FIFA affiliates.
Last updated after the 2018 FIFA World Cup (As of 16 July 2019 [update] ) | ||||||||||
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Association football | Number of | |||||||||
Olympic Games | World Cup | Confederations Cup | ||||||||
Rk. | Nation | Men | Men | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total | ||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | ||
4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 3 | ||
6 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | ||
7 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | ||
8 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | ||
9 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
9 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
11 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | |||
16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
16 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | |||
19 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
19 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
19 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||
22 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
22 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | |||
Association football | Number of | |||||||||
Olympic Games | World Cup | Confederations Cup | ||||||||
Rk. | Nation | Men | Men | Men | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total | ||
24 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
24 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
24 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
24 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
24 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
24 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
24 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||||
31 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
31 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
31 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
31 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
31 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
31 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | ||||
37 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
37 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
37 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
37 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | ||||
37 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
† FIFA affiliates and non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
‡ International Olympic Committee (IOC) members and non FIFA affiliates.
Last updated after the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup (As of 20 August 2023 [update] ) | |||||||
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Association football | Number of | ||||||
Olympic Games | World Cup | ||||||
Rk. | Nation | Women | Women | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
6 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
8 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
10 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 |
† FIFA affiliates and non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
Last updated after the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup (As of 3 October 2021 [update] ) | |||||||
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Futsal | Number of | ||||||
World Cup | |||||||
Rk. | Nation | Men | Women | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Last updated after the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (As of 29 August 2021 [update] ) | |||||||
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Beach soccer | Number of | ||||||
World Cup | |||||||
Rk. | Nation | Men | Women | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | Total |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1 | ![]() | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
5 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
14 | ![]() | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
† FIFA affiliates and non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
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