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]
Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent qualification | Best result |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 23 | 23 | 23 | 1930 | 2026 | Champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) |
![]() | 20 | 18 | 18 | 1934 | 2022 | Champions (1954, 1974, [b] 1990, 2014) |
![]() | 19 | 14 | 14 | 1930 | 2026 | Champions (1978, [b] 1986, 2022) |
![]() | 18 | 14 | 0 | 1934 | 2014 | Champions (1934, [b] 1938, 1982, 2006) |
![]() | 18 | 9 | 9 | 1930 | 2026 | Quarter-finals (1970, [b] 1986 [b] ) |
![]() | 16 | 12 | 12 | 1934 | 2022 | Champions (2010) |
![]() | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1930 | 2022 | Champions (1998, [b] 2018) |
![]() | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1950 | 2022 | Champions (1966 [b] ) |
![]() | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1930 | 2022 | Third place (2018) |
![]() | 14 | 4 | 4 | 1930 | 2022 | Champions (1930, [b] 1950) |
![]() | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1930 | 2022 | Fourth place (1930, 1962) |
![]() | 12 | 11 | 11 | 1954 | 2026 | Fourth place (2002 [d] ) |
![]() | 12 | 7 | 2 | 1930 | 2026 | Third place (1930) |
![]() | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1934 | 2022 | Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954 [b] ) |
![]() | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1934 | 2018 | Runners-up (1958 [b] ) |
![]() | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1958 | 2018 | Fourth place (1966) |
![]() | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1934 | 2022 | Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) |
![]() | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1938 | 2022 | Third place (1974, 1982) |
![]() | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1934 | 1986 | Runners-up (1938, 1954) |
![]() | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1934 | 2006 | Runners-up (1934, 1962) |
![]() | 9 | 2 | 0 | 1930 | 2014 | Third place (1962 [b] ) |
![]() | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1998 | 2026 | Round of 16 (2002, [d] 2010, 2018, 2022) |
![]() | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1966 | 2022 | Third place (1966) |
![]() | 8 | 4 | 1 | 1982 | 2022 | Quarter-finals (1990) |
![]() | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1954 | 1998 | Group stage |
![]() | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1930 | 2010 | Quarter-finals (2010) |
![]() | 7 | 6 | 6 | 1974 | 2026 | Round of 16 (2006, 2022) |
![]() | 7 | 4 | 4 | 1978 | 2026 | Group stage |
![]() | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1962 | 1998 | Fourth place (1994) |
![]() | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1930 | 1998 | Quarter-finals (1994) |
![]() | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1934 | 1998 | Third place (1954) |
![]() | 6 | 4 | 2 | 1994 | 2022 | Round of 16 (1994) |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1990 | 2022 | Quarter-finals (2014) |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 3 | 1998 | 2022 | Runners-up (2018) |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1978 | 2022 | Group stage |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1970 | 2022 | Fourth place (2022) |
![]() | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1986 | 2022 | Quarter-finals (1998) |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1962 | 2018 | Quarter-finals (2014) |
![]() | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1994 | 2018 | Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014) |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 2002 | 2026 | Round of 16 (2006) |
![]() | 5 | 2 | 0 | 1930 | 2018 | Quarter-finals (1970, 1978) |
![]() | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2006 | 2022 | Quarter-finals (2010) |
![]() | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1982 | 2014 | Round of 16 (2014) |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1986 | 2026 | Group stage |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1982 | 2026 | Group stage |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2002 | 2022 | Quarter-finals (2002) |
![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2006 | 2014 | Group stage |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1938 | 1998 | Round of 16 (1938, 1998) |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1958 | 1986 | Quarter-finals (1958) |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1982 | 2014 | Group stage |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1990 | 2002 | Quarter-finals (1990) |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1994 | 2014 | Round of 16 (2014) |
![]() | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1998 | 2010 | Group stage |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1930 | 1994 | Group stage |
![]() | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1934 | 2018 | Round of 16 (1934) |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1958 | 2022 | Quarter-finals (1958) |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1954 | 2002 | Third place (2002) |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1966 | 2010 | Quarter-finals (1966) |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1970 | 1982 | Group stage |
![]() | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2002 | 2010 | Group stage |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | Group stage |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1938 | 1938 | Quarter-finals (1938) |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1938 | 1938 | Round of 16 (1938) |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1970 | 1970 | Group stage |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1974 | 1974 | Group stage |
![]() | 1 | 1 | — | 1974 | 1974 | Quarter-finals [i] (1974) |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1974 | 1974 | Group stage |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1982 | 1982 | Group stage |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1986 | 1986 | Group stage |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1990 | 1990 | Group stage |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1998 | 1998 | Group stage |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2002 | 2002 | Group stage |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | Group stage |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | Group stage |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | Group stage |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | Quarter-finals (2006) |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2010 | 2010 | Round of 16 (2010) |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2014 | 2014 | Group stage |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2018 | 2018 | Group stage |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2018 | 2018 | Group stage |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2026 | 2026 | TBD |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2026 | 2026 | TBD |
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.
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]
Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 22 | 114 | 76 | 19 | 19 | 237 | 108 | +129 | 247 |
![]() | 20 | 112 | 68 | 21 | 23 | 232 | 130 | +102 | 225 |
![]() | 18 | 88 | 47 | 17 | 24 | 152 | 101 | +51 | 158 |
![]() | 18 | 83 | 45 | 21 | 17 | 128 | 77 | +51 | 156 |
![]() | 16 | 73 | 39 | 14 | 20 | 136 | 85 | +51 | 131 |
![]() | 16 | 74 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 104 | 68 | +36 | 118 |
![]() | 16 | 67 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 108 | 75 | +33 | 110 |
![]() | 11 | 55 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 96 | 52 | +44 | 104 |
![]() | 14 | 59 | 25 | 13 | 21 | 89 | 76 | +13 | 88 |
![]() | 14 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 69 | 74 | −5 | 73 |
![]() | 12 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 80 | 73 | +7 | 70 |
![]() | 11 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 67 |
![]() | 17 | 60 | 17 | 15 | 28 | 62 | 101 | −39 | 66 |
![]() | 13 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 63 |
![]() | 8 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 57 |
![]() | 9 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 57 |
![]() | 12 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 50 |
![]() | 9 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 87 | 57 | +30 | 48 |
![]() | 6 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 47 |
![]() | 9 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 41 |
![]() | 7 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 40 |
![]() | 9 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 49 | −9 | 40 |
![]() | 11 | 37 | 9 | 8 | 20 | 40 | 66 | −26 | 35 |
![]() | 6 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 33 |
![]() | 8 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 38 | −8 | 31 |
![]() | 11 | 38 | 7 | 10 | 21 | 39 | 78 | −39 | 31 |
![]() | 6 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 30 | +2 | 30 |
![]() | 7 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 29 |
![]() | 7 | 25 | 7 | 6 | 12 | 25 | 33 | −8 | 27 |
![]() | 6 | 21 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 39 | −17 | 23 |
![]() | 8 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 47 | −25 | 23 |
![]() | 6 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 11 | 20 | 27 | −7 | 22 |
![]() | 6 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 30 | −7 | 21 |
![]() | 8 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 19 |
![]() | 3 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 16 | 17 | −1 | 18 |
![]() | 4 | 15 | 5 | 3 | 7 | 18 | 23 | −5 | 18 |
![]() | 5 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 33 | −12 | 18 |
![]() | 4 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 17 |
![]() | 7 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 17 |
![]() | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 16 |
![]() | 6 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 17 | 37 | −20 | 16 |
![]() | 3 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
![]() | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 14 |
![]() | 6 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 14 | 26 | −12 | 14 |
![]() | 6 | 19 | 4 | 2 | 13 | 14 | 44 | −30 | 14 |
![]() | 6 | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 13 | 31 | −18 | 13 |
![]() | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | −6 | 12 |
![]() | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | −1 | 10 |
![]() | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | −5 | 10 |
![]() | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 |
![]() | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
![]() | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 8 |
![]() | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 |
![]() | 2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 |
![]() | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
![]() | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 4 |
![]() | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | −15 | 4 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | −6 | 3 |
![]() | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | −10 | 3 |
![]() | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | −11 | 3 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | −1 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
![]() | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | −7 | 2 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | −4 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | −4 | 1 |
![]() | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | −19 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | −3 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | −5 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | −6 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | −6 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | −9 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | −9 | 0 |
![]() | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 2 | 12 | −10 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | −12 | 0 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | −14 | 0 |
![]() | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | −21 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 8 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 38 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | 2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 10 |
![]() | 10 | 62 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 131 | 77 | +54 | 122 |
![]() | 8 | 44 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 87 | 40 | +46 | 93 |
Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() | 7 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 51 |
![]() | 4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 16 |
Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
![]() ![]() | 8 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 49 |
![]() | 1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 |
![]() | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
![]() | 3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 7 |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (20 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
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 |
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![]() | Part of France | × | • | • | • | R1 13th | R1 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | R1 28th | R2 14th | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 4 | ||||||
![]() | — | • | • | • | • | • | R1 23rd | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | |||||||||||
![]() | 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 | |
![]() | — | • | • | R1 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 16th | R1 21st | R1 30th | R1 30th | R2 11th | Q | TBD | TBD | 7 | ||||||
![]() | 4th | •• [m] | × | 3rd | R1 15th | • | • | • | R2 7th | R2 8th | • | R1 T-18th | • | R1 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 7 | ||
![]() | 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 |
![]() | R1 12th | R1 13th | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 21st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | ||
![]() | Part of Yugoslavia [c] | — | • | • | • | • | R1 20th | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | |||||||||||||
![]() | 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 |
![]() | •× | • | • | • | R1 15th | R1 15th | R1 13th | R1 12th | • | • | R2 15th | • | 4th | R1 29th | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 7 | ||
![]() | — | × | • | • | • | R1 17th | • | QF 7th | R1 22nd | R1 25th | R1 20th | • | R1 31st | R1 32nd | • | R1 19th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 8 | ||||||
![]() | • | × | • | • | • | • | R1 24th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 31st | Q | TBD | TBD | 3 | ||||||
![]() | R1 5th | × | R1 9th | • | • | 3rd | R1 T-13th | • | R1 11th | • | R1 22nd | • | • | × | R2 16th | • | • | R2 10th | R2 9th | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | 9 | |
![]() | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 31st | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | 1 | |||||||||
![]() | — | × | • | R1 14th | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 14th | R1 19th | R1 21st | • | • | • | QF 5th | R2 9th | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | |||
![]() | — | × | R1 16th | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | |||||||
![]() | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 13th | • | • | R1 19th | R1 31st | • | QF 8th | R1 29th | R1 27th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | |||
![]() | Part of Yugoslavia [c] | — | 3rd | R1 23rd | R1 22nd | • | R1 19th | 2nd | 3rd | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | |||||||||||||
![]() | — | • | QF 8th | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||
![]() | 2nd | QF 5th | R1 14th | R1 9th | 2nd | • | R1 15th | • | • | R1 19th | • | QF 6th | • | • | • | R1 20th | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 9 | ||
![]() | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 9th | • | • | QF 8th | R2 10th | • | R1 24th | • | R2 11th | R1 28th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | ||||||
![]() | Part of Germany | — | • | • | • | • | R2 6th | • | • | • | • | Part of Germany | 1 | |||||||||||||
![]() | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 24th | R2 12th | • | R1 17th | • | R1 18th | Q | TBD | TBD | 5 | |||||
![]() | •• | R1 13th | × | • | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | R1 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 31st | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | ||
![]() | — | × | R1 16th | • | • | R1 24th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2 | ||||||
![]() | — | 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 | ||
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 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 | ||
![]() | — | • | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | R2 13th | QF 7th | R1 25th | • | R1 24th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 4 | |||||
![]() | •× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 24th | • | • | • | R1 25th | R2 13th | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | ||
![]() | — | • | • | • | R1 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||
![]() | — | • | • | • | • | × | R1 18th | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 30th | R1 31st | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | |||||
![]() | QF 6th | 2nd | 2nd | R1 10th | QF 5th | QF 6th | • | • | R1 15th | R1 14th | R1 18th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 9 | ||
![]() | — | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 28th | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||
![]() | R1 15th | × | •× | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | |||||
![]() | — | • | R1 14th | × | × | • | • | R1 20th | • | R1 T-25th | • | R1 28th | R1 18th | R1 26th | Q | TBD | TBD | 7 | ||||||||
![]() | — | • | × | • | R1 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||||
![]() | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | |
![]() | 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 | |
![]() | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 19th | R1 17th | R1 21st | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | |||||||||
![]() | — | • | • | × | • | • | × | • | • | R1 22nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||
![]() | •• | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 31st | R2 9th | R1 T-28th | R2 9th | R1 29th | R2 15th | R2 9th | Q | TBD | TBD | 8 | ||||
![]() | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | TBD | TBD | 1 | |||||||||||
![]() | — | • | • | R1 21st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | •× | • | • | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||||
![]() | 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 |
![]() | — | • | × | R1 14th | • | • | • | R2 11th | • | R1 23rd | R1 18th | • | • | • | • | R1 27th | 4th | TBD | Q | TBD | 7 | |||||
![]() | R1 T-9th | R1 14th | • | • | • | • | 2nd | 2nd | • | • | R2 15th | QF 7th | 4th | • | R2 11th | 2nd | 3rd | • | QF 5th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 11 | |||
![]() | — | • | • | • | R1 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 22nd | • | • | • | Q | TBD | TBD | 3 | |||||||
![]() | — | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 9th | R2 12th | R1 27th | • | R1 27th | R2 16th | R1 21st | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | |||||
![]() | — | QF 8th | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | R1 32nd | • | • | •× | • | TBD | TBD | 2 | ||||||||
![]() | — | • | • | QF 8th | • | • | • | • | • | R2 9th | R1 21st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | ||
![]() | R1 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 17th | R2 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | |||
![]() | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 32nd | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | |||||||||
![]() | R1 9th | R1 11th | • | R1 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 13th | • | • | R2 14th | R2 16th | R1 18th | QF 8th | • | • | • | TBD | Q | TBD | 9 | ||
![]() | R1 10th | × | × | × | • | • | • | QF 7th | • | R2 8th | R1 20th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 20th | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 5 | |
![]() | •× | R1 11th | × | • | • | • | • | 3rd | R2 5th | 3rd | R2 14th | • | • | • | R1 25th | R1 21st | • | • | R1 25th | R2 15th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 9 | ||
![]() | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | R1 17th | • | • | • | R1 21st | 4th | R2 11th | R1 18th | R2 13th | QF 8th | TBD | Q | TBD | 9 | |
![]() | — | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 32nd | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||||
![]() | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF 8th | R2 16th | • | R2 12th | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | |
![]() | R1 8th | R1 12th | R1 9th | • | • | • | • | R1 T-10th | • | • | • | • | R2 12th | QF 6th | R2 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 7 | |
![]() | QF 7th | QF 6th | 4th | QF 5th | •× | • | R2 7th | R2 10th | R1 17th | R1 18th | • | R1 22nd | • | • | R1 24th | QF 8th | •× | × | TBD | TBD | 11 | |||||
![]() | — | • | • | • | • | R2 12th | R1 28th | R1 32nd | R1 T-28th | • | • | R1 26th | R1 25th | TBD | TBD | Q | 7 | |||||||||
![]() | — | •• | R1 15th | R1 14th | • | • | • | R1 9th | R1 11th | R1 15th | R1 19th | R1 T-18th | • | R1 27th | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 8 | ||
![]() | — | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF 7th | • | • | • | R1 17th | R2 10th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | |||||||
![]() | 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 |
![]() | Part of Czechoslovakia [f] | • | • | • | R2 16th | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||||||||||
![]() | Part of Yugoslavia [c] | — | • | R1 30th | • | R1 18th | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2 | |||||||||||||
![]() | — | × | — | • | R1 24th | R1 17th | • | R1 20th | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | |||||||||||
![]() | — | 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 | |||
![]() | 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 | |
![]() | QF 8th | 4th | 3rd | • | 2nd | • | • | R1 9th | R2 5th | R1 13th | • | • | R1 21st | 3rd | • | R2 13th | R2 14th | • | • | QF 7th | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 12 | |
![]() | 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 | |
![]() | — | • | • | • | × | × | • | • | • | R1 30th | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||||
![]() | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 27th | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||
![]() | — | • | × | • | • | R1 9th | • | • | • | • | R1 26th | R1 29th | R1 24th | • | • | R1 24th | R1 21st | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | |||||
![]() | × | •• | R1 9th | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2 | ||
![]() | Part of Soviet Union [e] | — | • | • | QF 8th | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | |||||||||||||
![]() | — | × | • | R1 24th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | ||||||||||
![]() | 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 |
![]() | 1st | 1st | 4th | • | R1 13th | QF 7th | 4th | R1 13th | • | • | R2 16th | R2 16th | • | • | R1 26th | • | 4th | R2 12th | QF 5th | R1 20th | TBD | Q | TBD | 15 | ||
![]() | Part of Soviet Union [e] | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | TBD | TBD | 1 | |||||||||||||
![]() | — | • | • | QF 6th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 30th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2 |
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Year | Host Nation | Finish |
---|---|---|
1930 | ![]() | Champions |
1934 | ![]() | Champions |
1938 | ![]() | Quarter-finals |
1950 | ![]() | Runners-up |
1954 | ![]() | Quarter-finals |
1958 | ![]() | Runners-up |
1962 | ![]() | Third place |
1966 | ![]() | Champions |
1970 | ![]() | Quarter-finals |
1974 | ![]() | Champions |
1978 | ![]() | Champions |
1982 | ![]() | Second round |
1986 | ![]() | Quarter-finals |
1990 | ![]() | Third place |
1994 | ![]() | Round of 16 |
1998 | ![]() | Champions |
2002 | ![]() | Fourth place |
![]() | Round of 16 | |
2006 | ![]() | Third place |
2010 | ![]() | Group stage |
2014 | ![]() | Fourth place |
2018 | ![]() | Quarter-finals |
2022 | ![]() | Group stage |
2026 | ![]() | TBD |
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2030 | ![]() | TBD |
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2034 | ![]() | TBD |
The defending World Cup champions were formerly granted an automatic spot in the Cup finals field. As of the 2006 tournament, this berth is no longer guaranteed. [13] However, no defending World Cup champion has yet failed to qualify. Automatic berths have never been given for defending World Cup runners-up. Defending runners-up have qualified 16 times in 19 attempts for the following World Cup.
Year | Defending champions | Finish | Defending runners-up | Finish |
---|---|---|---|---|
1934 | ![]() | did not enter | ![]() | Round of 16 |
1938 | ![]() | Champions | ![]() | Quarter-finals |
1950 | ![]() | Group stage | ![]() | did not enter |
1954 | ![]() | Fourth place | ![]() | Quarter-finals |
1958 | ![]() | Fourth place | ![]() | Group stage |
1962 | ![]() | Champions | ![]() | did not qualify |
1966 | ![]() | Group stage | ![]() | did not qualify |
1970 | ![]() | Quarter-finals | ![]() | Third place |
1974 | ![]() | Fourth place | ![]() | Group stage |
1978 | ![]() | Second round | ![]() | Runners-up |
1982 | ![]() | Second round | ![]() | did not qualify |
1986 | ![]() | Round of 16 | ![]() | Runners-up |
1990 | ![]() | Runners-up | ![]() | Champions |
1994 | ![]() | Quarter-finals | ![]() | Round of 16 |
1998 | ![]() | Runners-up | ![]() | Quarter-finals |
2002 | ![]() | Group stage | ![]() | Champions |
2006 | ![]() | Quarter-finals | ![]() | Third place |
2010 | ![]() | Group stage | ![]() | Group stage |
2014 | ![]() | Group stage | ![]() | Third place |
2018 | ![]() | Group stage | ![]() | Round of 16 |
2022 | ![]() | Runners-up | ![]() | Third place |
2026 | ![]() | TBD | ![]() | TBD |
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 |
1930 ![]() (13) | 1934 ![]() (16) | 1938 ![]() (15) | 1950 ![]() (13) | 1954 ![]() (16) | 1958 ![]() (16) | 1962 ![]() (16) | 1966 ![]() (16) | 1970 ![]() (16) | 1974 ![]() (16) | 1978 ![]() (16) | 1982 ![]() (24) | 1986 ![]() (24) | 1990 ![]() (24) | 1994 ![]() (24) | 1998 ![]() (32) | 2002 ![]() ![]() (32) | 2006 ![]() (32) | 2010 ![]() (32) | 2014 ![]() (32) | 2018 ![]() (32) | 2022 ![]() (32) | Total | |
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Teams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 49 |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 [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 |
1930 ![]() (13) | 1934 ![]() (16) | 1938 ![]() (15) | 1950 ![]() (13) | 1954 ![]() (16) | 1958 ![]() (16) | 1962 ![]() (16) | 1966 ![]() (16) | 1970 ![]() (16) | 1974 ![]() (16) | 1978 ![]() (16) | 1982 ![]() (24) | 1986 ![]() (24) | 1990 ![]() (24) | 1994 ![]() (24) | 1998 ![]() (32) | 2002 ![]() ![]() (32) | 2006 ![]() (32) | 2010 ![]() (32) | 2014 ![]() (32) | 2018 ![]() (32) | 2022 ![]() (32) | Total | |
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Teams | 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 |
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 |
1930 ![]() (13) | 1934 ![]() (16) | 1938 ![]() (15) | 1950 ![]() (13) | 1954 ![]() (16) | 1958 ![]() (16) | 1962 ![]() (16) | 1966 ![]() (16) | 1970 ![]() (16) | 1974 ![]() (16) | 1978 ![]() (16) | 1982 ![]() (24) | 1986 ![]() (24) | 1990 ![]() (24) | 1994 ![]() (24) | 1998 ![]() (32) | 2002 ![]() ![]() (32) | 2006 ![]() (32) | 2010 ![]() (32) | 2014 ![]() (32) | 2018 ![]() (32) | 2022 ![]() (32) | Total | |
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Teams | 0 | 0 | 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 |
1930 ![]() (13) | 1934 ![]() (16) | 1938 ![]() (15) | 1950 ![]() (13) | 1954 ![]() (16) | 1958 ![]() (16) | 1962 ![]() (16) | 1966 ![]() (16) | 1970 ![]() (16) | 1974 ![]() (16) | 1978 ![]() (16) | 1982 ![]() (24) | 1986 ![]() (24) | 1990 ![]() (24) | 1994 ![]() (24) | 1998 ![]() (32) | 2002 ![]() ![]() (32) | 2006 ![]() (32) | 2010 ![]() (32) | 2014 ![]() (32) | 2018 ![]() (32) | 2022 ![]() (32) | Total | |
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Teams | 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 |
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 |
This is a list of active consecutive participations of national teams in the FIFA World Cup, including qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup.
Team | Managed to qualify since | Consecutive participations |
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![]() | 1930 | 23 [u] |
![]() | 1954 | 18 [v] |
![]() | 1974 | 14 [u] |
![]() | 1978 | 12 |
![]() | 1986 | 11 [u] |
![]() | 1994 | 9 [u] |
![]() | 1998 | 8 [u] |
![]() | 1998 | 7 |
![]() | 1998 | 7 |
![]() | 2002 | 6 |
![]() | 2006 | 6 [u] |
![]() | 2006 | 5 |
![]() | 2010 | 4 |
![]() | 2014 | 4 [u] |
![]() | 2014 | 3 |
![]() | 2014 | 3 |
![]() | 2014 | 3 |
![]() | 2018 | 2 |
![]() | 2018 | 2 |
![]() | 2018 | 2 |
![]() | 2018 | 2 |
![]() | 2018 | 2 |
![]() | 2018 | 2 |
![]() | 2018 | 2 |
![]() | 2022 | 2 [u] |
![]() | 2022 | 2 [u] |
![]() | 2022 | 2 [u] |
![]() | 2026 | 1 [u] |
![]() | 2026 | 1 [u] |
![]() | 2026 | 1 [u] |
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.
Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.
Team | Last appearance | WC missed |
---|---|---|
![]() | 1938 | 20 [u] |
![]() | 1938 | 19 |
![]() | 1970 | 13 |
![]() | 1974 | 12 |
![]() | 1974 | 12 |
![]() | 1982 | 11 [u] |
![]() | 1982 | 10 |
![]() | 1986 | 9 |
![]() | 1986 | 9 |
![]() | 1986 | 9 |
![]() | 1990 | 8 |
![]() | 1994 | 7 |
![]() | 1998 | 6 |
![]() | 1998 | 6 |
![]() | 1998 | 6 |
![]() | 1998 | 6 |
![]() | 1998 | 6 |
![]() | 1998 | 6 |
![]() | 2002 | 6 [u] |
![]() | 2002 | 5 |
![]() | 2002 | 5 |
![]() | 2006 | 4 |
![]() | 2006 | 4 |
![]() | 2006 | 4 |
![]() | 2006 | 4 |
![]() | 2006 | 4 |
![]() | 2010 | 4 [u] |
![]() | 2014 | 3 [u] |
![]() | 2010 | 3 |
![]() | 2010 | 3 |
![]() | 2010 | 3 |
![]() | 2010 | 3 |
![]() | 2014 | 2 |
![]() | 2014 | 2 |
![]() | 2014 | 2 |
![]() | 2014 | 2 |
![]() | 2014 | 2 |
![]() | 2014 | 2 |
![]() | 2018 | 2 [u] |
![]() | 2018 | 1 |
![]() | 2018 | 1 |
![]() | 2018 | 1 |
![]() | 2018 | 1 |
![]() | 2018 | 1 |
![]() | 2018 | 1 |
![]() | 2018 | 1 |
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.