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 up to the 2022 edition, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy and 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 twelve more have appeared in semi-finals. ^[5]

Ranking of teams by number of appearances

As of 10 June 2025

Team	Appearances	Record streak	Active streak	Debut	Most recent qualification	Best result
Brazil	23	23	23	1930	2026	Champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
Germany [a]	20	18	18	1934	2022	Champions (1954, 1974, [b] 1990, 2014)
Argentina	19	14	14	1930	2026	Champions (1978, [b] 1986, 2022)
Italy	18	14	0	1934	2014	Champions (1934, [b] 1938, 1982, 2006)
Mexico	18	9	9	1930	2026	Quarter-finals (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] )
Uruguay	15	5	5	1930	2026	Champions (1930, [b] 1950)
Belgium	14	6	3	1930	2022	Third place (2018)
Serbia [c]	13	4	2	1930	2022	Fourth place (1930, 1962)
South Korea	12	11	11	1954	2026	Fourth place (2002 [d] )
United States	12	7	2	1930	2026	Third place (1930)
Switzerland	12	5	5	1934	2022	Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954 [b] )
Sweden	12	3	0	1934	2018	Runners-up (1958 [b] )
Russia [e]	11	4	0	1958	2018	Fourth place (1966)
Netherlands	11	3	1	1934	2022	Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)
Paraguay	9	4	1	1930	2026	Quarter-finals (2010)
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)
Chile	9	2	0	1930	2014	Third place (1962 [b] )
Japan	8	8	8	1998	2026	Round of 16 (2002, [d] 2010, 2018, 2022)
Portugal	8	6	6	1966	2022	Third place (1966)
Cameroon	8	4	1	1982	2022	Quarter-finals (1990)
Scotland	8	5	0	1954	1998	Group stage
Australia	7	6	6	1974	2026	Round of 16 (2006, 2022)
Iran	7	4	4	1978	2026	Group stage
Morocco	7	3	3	1970	2026	Fourth place (2022)
Tunisia	7	3	3	1978	2026	Group stage
Colombia	7	3	1	1962	2026	Quarter-finals (2014)
Bulgaria	7	4	0	1962	1998	Fourth place (1994)
Romania	7	3	0	1930	1998	Quarter-finals (1994)
Austria	7	2	0	1934	1998	Third place (1954)
Croatia	6	3	3	1998	2022	Runners-up (2018)
Costa Rica	6	3	3	1990	2022	Quarter-finals (2014)
Saudi Arabia	6	4	2	1994	2022	Round of 16 (1994)
Denmark	6	2	2	1986	2022	Quarter-finals (1998)
Nigeria	6	3	0	1994	2018	Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014)
Ecuador	5	2	2	2002	2026	Round of 16 (2006)
Peru	5	2	0	1930	2018	Quarter-finals (1970, 1978)
Ghana	4	3	1	2006	2022	Quarter-finals (2010)
Algeria	4	2	0	1982	2014	Round of 16 (2014)
Canada	3	2	2	1986	2026	Group stage
New Zealand	3	1	1	1982	2026	Group stage
Senegal	3	2	2	2002	2022	Quarter-finals (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	Quarter-finals (1958)
Honduras	3	2	0	1982	2014	Group stage
Republic of Ireland	3	2	0	1990	2002	Quarter-finals (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	Quarter-finals (1958)
Turkey	2	1	0	1954	2002	Third place (2002)
North Korea	2	1	0	1966	2010	Quarter-finals (1966)
El Salvador	2	1	0	1970	1982	Group stage
Slovenia	2	1	0	2002	2010	Group stage
Jordan	1	1	1	2026	2026	TBD
Uzbekistan	1	1	1	2026	2026	TBD
Qatar	1	1	1	2022	2022	Group stage
Cuba	1	1	0	1938	1938	Quarter-finals (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	Quarter-finals [i] (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	Quarter-finals (2006)
Slovakia	1	1	0	2010	2010	Round of 16 (2010)
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

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.

Year	Debuting teams			Successor and renamed teams
	Teams	No.	Cum.
1930	Argentina ,   Belgium ,   Bolivia ,   Brazil ,   Chile ,   France ,   Mexico ,   Paraguay ,   Peru ,   Romania ,   United States ,   Uruguay ,   Yugoslavia [c]	13	13
1934	Austria ,   Czechoslovakia , [f]   Egypt ,   Germany , [a]   Hungary ,   Italy ,   Netherlands ,   Spain ,   Sweden ,    Switzerland	10	23
1938	Cuba ,   Dutch East Indies , [g]   Norway ,   Poland	4	27
1950	England	1	28
1954	South Korea ,   Scotland ,   Turkey	3	31	West Germany [a]
1958	Northern Ireland ,   Soviet Union , [e]   Wales	3	34
1962	Bulgaria ,   Colombia	2	36
1966	North Korea ,   Portugal	2	38
1970	El Salvador ,   Israel ,   Morocco	3	41
1974	Australia ,   East Germany , [a]   Haiti ,   Zaire [h]	4	45
1978	Iran ,   Tunisia	2	47
1982	Algeria ,   Cameroon ,   Honduras ,   Kuwait ,   New Zealand	5	52
1986	Canada ,   Denmark ,   Iraq	3	55
1990	Costa Rica ,   Republic of Ireland ,   United Arab Emirates	3	58
1994	Greece ,   Nigeria ,   Saudi Arabia	3	61	Germany , [a]   Russia [e]
1998	Croatia , [c]   Jamaica ,   Japan ,   South Africa	4	65	FR Yugoslavia [c]
2002	China ,   Ecuador ,   Senegal ,   Slovenia [c]	4	69
2006	Angola ,   Ivory Coast ,   Ghana ,   Togo ,   Trinidad and Tobago ,   Ukraine [e]	6	75	Czech Republic , [f]   Serbia and Montenegro [c]
2010	Slovakia [f]	1	76	Serbia [c]
2014	Bosnia and Herzegovina [c]	1	77
2018	Iceland ,   Panama	2	79
2022	Qatar	1	80
2026	Jordan ,   Uzbekistan [e]	2	82

Overall team records

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. ^{[6] [7]}

As of 2022 FIFA World Cup

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

Breakdown of successor team records

Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD	Pts
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

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
FR 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

Rank	Nation	Gold	Silver	Bronze	Total
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

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).

Qualification Edition Host(s) (No of teams) 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
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	Q	Q	TBD	20
Australia	—							•	•	R1 14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2 16th	R1 21st	R1 30th	R1 30th	R2 11th	Q	TBD	TBD	7
Austria		4th	•• [m]	×	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	Q	TBD	TBD	23
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	9
China PR [n]	—					•						•	•	•	•	•	R1 31st	•	•	•	•	•	•	TBD	TBD	1
Colombia	—		×			•	R1 14th	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2 14th	R1 19th	R1 21st	•	•	•	QF 5th	R2 9th	•	Q	TBD	TBD	7
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	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	Q	TBD	TBD	5
Egypt [o]	••	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	Q	TBD	TBD	7
Iraq	—									•	×	•	R1 23rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	TBD	TBD	TBD	1
Israel [p]		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	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	Q	TBD	TBD	8
Jordan	—												•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	TBD	TBD	1
Kuwait	—									•	•	R1 21st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•×	•	•	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	Q	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	•	•	•	Q	TBD	TBD	3
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	2
Northern Ireland [q]	—			•	•	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	•	•	•	Q	Q	TBD	9
Peru	R1 10th	×		×	×	•	•	•	QF 7th	•	R2 8th	R1 20th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 20th	•	•	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 [r]		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	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	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 [s]	•	•	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]	Part of Czechoslovakia [f]															•	•	•	R2 16th	•	•	•	TBD	TBD	TBD	1
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	Q	TBD	TBD	12
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	1
Trinidad and Tobago	—							•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 27th	•	•	•	•	TBD	TBD	TBD	1
Tunisia	—						•	×	•	•	R1 9th	•	•	•	•	R1 26th	R1 29th	R1 24th	•	•	R1 24th	R1 21st	Q	TBD	TBD	7
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 [s]	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	Q	Q	TBD	15
Uzbekistan	Part of Soviet Union [e]														—	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	Q	TBD	TBD	1
Wales	—			•	•	QF 6th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1 30th	TBD	TBD	TBD	2

Legend

1st Champions 2nd Runners-up 3rd Third place 4th Fourth place QF Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8) R3 Round 3 (2026–present: knockout round of 16) R2 Round 2 (1974–1978: second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16; 2026–present: knockout round of 32) R1 Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage)

Q Qualified for upcoming tournament TBD To be determined (may still qualify for upcoming tournament) •• Qualified but withdrew • Did not qualify •× Withdrew or disqualified during qualification (after playing matches) × Withdrew before qualification / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA Hosts Did not enter — Not a FIFA member

Hosts

Results of host nations ^[12]

Year	Host Nation	Finish
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

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.. ^[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 17 times in 21 attempts for the following World Cup.

Year	Defending champions	Finish	Defending runners-up	Finish
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

AFC

Further information: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup

	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)	Total
Teams	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	1	1	2	2	2	4	4	4	4	4	5	6	8 / 9	43
Top 32	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	TBD	0
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0 [t]	0	0	1	0	2	0	2	0	1	3	TBD	9
Top 8	—	0	0	—	0	0	0	1	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	TBD	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	TBD	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	TBD	0
1st																							TBD	0
2nd																							TBD	0
3rd																							TBD	0
4th																							TBD	1

CAF

Further information: African nations at the FIFA World Cup

	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
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 [t]	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

Further information: North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup

	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
Teams	2	1	1	2	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	3	4	3	4	3	4	46
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0 [t]	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	3	1	1	15
Top 8	—	0	1	—	0	0	0	0	1	0	0		1	0	0	0	1	0	0	1	0	0	5
Top 4	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	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																							1
4th																							0

CONMEBOL

Further information: South American nations at the FIFA World Cup

	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
Teams	7	2	1	5	2	3	5	4	3	4	3	4	4	4	4	5	5	4	5	6	5	4	89
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	2 [t]	4	4	2	4	2	3	5	5	4	2	37
Top 8	—	0	1	—	2	1	2	2	3	2	3		2	1	1	2	1	2	4	3	2	2	36
Top 4	2	0	1	2	1	1	2	0	2	1	2	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	1	2	0	1	23
Top 2	2	0	0	2	0	1	1	0	1	0	1	0	1	1	1	1	1	0	0	1	0	1	15
1st																							10
2nd																							5
3rd																							3
4th																							5

OFC

Further information: Oceanian nations at the FIFA World Cup

	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
Teams	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	4
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	0 [t]	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
Top 8	—	0	0	—	0	0	0	0	0	0	0		0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
Top 4	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
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																							0

UEFA

Further information: European nations at the FIFA World Cup

	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
Teams	4	12	12	6	12	12	10	10	9	9	10	14	14	14	13	15	15	14	13	13	14	13	258
Top 16	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	10 [t]	10	10	10	10	9	10	6	6	10	8	99
Top 8	—	8	6	—	6	7	6	5	4	6	5		5	6	7	6	4	6	3	4	6	5	105
Top 4	1	4	3	2	3	3	2	4	2	3	2	4	3	3	3	3	2	4	3	2	4	2	62
Top 2	0	2	2	0	2	1	1	2	1	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	2	2	1	2	1	29
1st																							12
2nd																							17
3rd																							18
4th																							15

Overall

	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
1st																							22
2nd																							22
3rd																							22
4th																							22

Active consecutive participations

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

As of 10 June 2025

Team	Managed to qualify since	Consecutive participations
Brazil	1930	23 [u]
Germany	1954	18 [v]
Argentina	1974	14 [u]
Spain	1978	12
South Korea	1986	11 [u]
Mexico	1994	9 [u]
Japan	1998	8 [u]
England	1998	7
France	1998	7
Portugal	2002	6
Australia	2006	6 [u]
Switzerland	2006	5
Uruguay	2010	5 [u]
Iran	2014	4 [u]
Belgium	2014	3
Costa Rica	2014	3
Croatia	2014	3
Morocco	2018	3 [u]
Tunisia	2018	3 [u]
Denmark	2018	2
Poland	2018	2
Saudi Arabia	2018	2
Senegal	2018	2
Serbia	2018	2
Canada	2022	2 [u]
Ecuador	2022	2 [u]
United States	2022	2 [u]
Colombia	2026	1 [u]
Jordan	2026	1 [u]
New Zealand	2026	1 [u]
Paraguay	2026	1 [u]
Uzbekistan	2026	1 [u]

Droughts

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.

As of 5 June 2025

Team	Last appearance	WC missed
Cuba	1938	20 [u]
Indonesia	1938	19
Israel	1970	13
DR Congo	1974	12
Haiti	1974	12
Kuwait	1982	11 [u]
El Salvador	1982	10
Hungary	1986	9
Iraq	1986	9
Northern Ireland	1986	9
United Arab Emirates	1990	8
Bolivia	1994	7
Austria	1998	6
Bulgaria	1998	6
Jamaica	1998	6
Norway	1998	6
Romania	1998	6
Scotland	1998	6
China	2002	6 [u]
Republic of Ireland	2002	5
Turkey	2002	5
Togo	2006	5 [u]
Angola	2006	4
Czech Republic	2006	4
Trinidad and Tobago	2006	4
Ukraine	2006	4
North Korea	2010	4 [u]
Slovakia	2010	3
Slovenia	2010	3
South Africa	2010	3
Chile	2014	3 [u]
Algeria	2014	2
Bosnia and Herzegovina	2014	2
Greece	2014	2
Honduras	2014	2
Italy	2014	2
Ivory Coast	2014	2
Peru	2018	2 [u]
Russia	2018	2 [u]
Egypt	2018	1
Iceland	2018	1
Nigeria	2018	1
Panama	2018	1
Sweden	2018	1

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.

As of 5 June 2025

Team	Prev. appearance	Next appearance	WC missed
Cuba	1938	active	20 [u]
Indonesia [g]	1938	active	19
Wales	1958	2022	15
Israel	1970	active	13
DR Congo [h]	1974	active	12
Haiti	1974	active	12
Egypt	1934	1990	11
Kuwait	1982	active	11 [u]
Norway	1938	1994	11
Turkey	1954	2002	11
Bolivia	1950	1994	10
North Korea	1966	2010	10
El Salvador	1982	active	10
United States	1950	1990	9
Hungary	1986	active	9
Iraq	1986	active	9
Northern Ireland	1986	active	9
Peru	1982	2018	8
Canada	1986	2022	8
United Arab Emirates	1990	active	8
Peru	1930	1970	7
South Korea	1954	1986	7
Australia	1974	2006	7
Bolivia	1994	active	7
Netherlands	1938	1974	6
Poland	1938	1974	6
Paraguay	1958	1986	6
Colombia	1962	1990	6
Switzerland	1966	1994	6
Honduras	1982	2010	6
New Zealand	1982	2010	6
Egypt	1990	2018	6
Austria	1998	active	6
Bulgaria	1998	active	6
Jamaica	1998	active	6
Norway	1998	active	6
Romania	1998	active	6
Scotland	1998	active	6
China	2002	active	6 [u]
Romania	1938	1970	5
Northern Ireland	1958	1982	5
Algeria	1986	2010	5
Republic of Ireland	2002	active	5
Turkey	2002	active	5

See also

• AFC Asian Cup records and statistics
• Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics
• Copa América records and statistics
• FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics
• FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics
• FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics
• FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics
• FIFA Futsal World Cup
• FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics
• UEFA European Championship records and statistics

Notes

1. Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany since 1949, has been represented by the same governing body, the Deutscher Fußball-Bund (DFB), since 1904. Following World War II and the division of Germany, the DFB was re-admitted to FIFA after the 1950 World Cup as West Germany. Saar competed in the 1954 World Cup qualifying before joining West Germany in 1956. East Germany fielded teams of their own from 1958 to 1990 before joining with West Germany and the DFB during the German reunification. FIFA officially attributes all international results of the DFB team since 1908 to Germany, including the results of West Germany from 1954–1990.
2. Host of the tournament.
3. The Yugoslavia national football team qualified eight times during eras of Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1930) and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1950–1990). They qualified from 1930–1990 under the name Yugoslavia prior to its breakup in 1992 by the secession of many of its constituent republics. They qualified once in 1998 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, then changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro in 2003, only qualifying under that name in 2006. All of these teams are considered the predecessors of the current Serbia team by FIFA, which first qualified under that name in 2010. The other national teams which resulted from the breakup of the SFR Yugoslavia in 1992 — Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina and North Macedonia — are considered distinct entities from the Yugoslavia team of 1930–1990. Montenegro now also competes separately after independence in 2006 and Kosovo was recognized by FIFA in 2016.^{[ citation needed ]}
4. Co-host of the tournament.
5. The Soviet Union qualified seven times prior to its dissolution in 1991. The 15 nations that were former Soviet republics now compete separately. FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the Soviet Union.
6. Czechoslovakia qualified eight times prior to being divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 1993. FIFA considers only the Czech Republic as the successor team of Czechoslovakia. The Czech Republic national team qualified for the World Cup for the first time as a separate nation in 2006, with Slovakia doing the same in 2010.
7. Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938.
8. The Democratic Republic of the Congo competed as Zaire in 1974.
9. Last 8 held as second group stage.
10. The Soviet Union qualified seven times prior to its dissolution in 1991. The 15 former nations Soviet republics now compete separately. FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the Soviet Union.
11. The Yugoslavia national football team qualified eight times during eras of Kingdom of Yugoslavia (1930) and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (1950–1990). They qualified from 1930–1990 under the name Yugoslavia before its breakup in 1992 by the secession of many of its constituent republics. They qualified once in 1998 as the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia, then changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro in 2003, only qualifying under that name in 2006. All of these teams are considered the predecessors of the current Serbia team by FIFA, which first qualified under that name in 2010. The other national teams that resulted from the breakup of the SFR Yugoslavia in 1992 — Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, and North Macedonia — are considered distinct entities from the Yugoslavia team of 1930–1990. Montenegro now also competes separately after independence in 2006 and Kosovo was recognized by FIFA in 2016.
12. Czechoslovakia qualified eight times prior to being divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 1993. FIFA considers both the Czech Republic and Slovakia the successor team of Czechoslovakia. The Czech Republic national team qualified for the World Cup for the first time as a separate nation in 2006, with Slovakia doing the same in 2010.
13. Austria qualified in 1938, but withdrew to play as part of Germany after being annexed.
14. On 14 June 1952, FIFA acknowledged that the CFA on Mainland China, not the Republic of China Football Association (ROCFA) located on Taiwan, was the recognized authority over Chinese football with their membership dating to 1931.
15. Egypt entered qualifying in 1962 and 1966 as the United Arab Republic, but withdrew before playing matches.
16. Israel competed as Eretz Yisrael (Land of Israel) in 1934 and in 1938, with a team consisting exclusively of Jewish and British footballers from the Palestine Mandate.
17. Northern Ireland competed as Ireland in 1950.
18. Republic of Ireland competed as the Irish Free State in 1934 and 1938 and then as Ireland in 1950.
19. There was no third place match in 1930. The USA and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. Both captains received bronze medals. Currently, FIFA recognizes USA as the third-placed team and Yugoslavia as the fourth-placed team, using the overall records of the teams in the 1930 World Cup. ^[11]
20. In 1982, the second round had 12 teams of which 4 progressed to the semi-finals.
21. Includes qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup
22. Germany between 1950 and 1990 competed as West Germany, as a separate East German team existed then.

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