National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup - wikipedia National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup Map World Cup appearances 2018 Best performance of countries There have been 79 national teams that have made at least one appearance in the FIFA World Cup finals. Contents 1 Debut of teams 2 Comprehensive team results by tournament 3 Ranking of teams by number of appearances 4 Overall team records 5 Results of host nations 6 Results of defending finalists 7 Results by confederation 7.1 AFC ( Asia ) 7.2 CAF ( Africa ) 7.3 CONCACAF ( North, Central America and the Caribbean ) 7.4 CONMEBOL ( South America ) 7.5 OFC ( Oceania ) 7.6 UEFA ( Europe ) 7.7 Overall 8 See also 9 References Debut of teams Each successive World Cup has had at least one team appearing for the first time. This table shows the national associations in alphabetical order per year. Teams in parentheses are considered successor teams by FIFA. Year Debutants Total 1930 Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, France, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Romania, United States, Uruguay, Yugoslavia 13 1934 Austria, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland 10 1938 Cuba, Dutch East Indies, Norway, Poland 1950 England 1954 Scotland, South Korea, Turkey 1958 Northern Ireland, Soviet Union, Wales 1962 Bulgaria, Colombia 1966 North Korea, Portugal 1970 El Salvador, Israel, Morocco Australia, East Germany, Haiti, Zaire 1978 Iran, Tunisia 1982 Algeria, Cameroon, Honduras, Kuwait, New Zealand 5 1986 Canada, Denmark, Iraq 1990 Costa Rica, Republic of Ireland, United Arab Emirates 1994 Greece, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia 1998 Croatia, Jamaica, Japan, South Africa 2002 China PR, Ecuador, Senegal, Slovenia 2006 Angola, Ghana, Ivory Coast, Togo, Trinidad and Tobago, Ukraine 6 Slovakia 2014 Bosnia and Herzegovina 2018 Iceland, Panama 2022 Qatar Total 80 * The total number of teams which have participated in the World Cup through 2018 is 79, using FIFA 's view on successor teams ( e.g., Russia is a successor of USSR and not a separate team, whereas Ukraine is a newer separate entity ). Comprehensive team results by tournament Legend 1st -- Champions 2nd -- Runners - up 3rd -- Third place 4th -- Fourth place QF -- Quarterfinals ( 1934 -- 1938, 1954 -- 1970, and 1986 -- present : knockout round of 8 ) R2 -- Round 2 ( 1974 -- 1978, second group stage, top 8 ; 1982 : second group stage, top 12 ; 1986 -- present : knockout round of 16 ) 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 -- Qualified but withdrew -- Did not qualify × -- Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA -- Hosts -- Not affiliated to FIFA % -- Success rate of reaching the World Cup Finals, only counting the times the team entered the tournament 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. In recent tournaments, FIFA has used its world rankings for seeding in the final tournament draw. For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown ( in parentheses ). Team 1930 ( 13 ) 1934 ( 16 ) 1938 ( 15 ) 1950 ( 13 ) 1954 ( 16 ) 1958 ( 16 ) 1962 ( 16 ) 1966 ( 16 ) 1970 ( 16 ) ( 16 ) 1978 ( 16 ) 1982 ( 24 ) 1986 ( 24 ) 1990 ( 24 ) 1994 ( 24 ) 1998 ( 32 ) 2002 ( 32 ) 2006 ( 32 ) ( 32 ) 2014 ( 32 ) 2018 ( 32 ) Total partici - pations Qualifying percentage Algeria Part of France × R1 13th R1 22nd R1 28th R2 14th 4 / 13 30.8 Angola Part of Portugal × R1 23rd 1 / 9 11.1 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 q 17 / 18 94.4 Australia R1 14th R2 16th R1 21st R1 30th q 5 / 14 35.7 Austria × 4th × 3rd R1 15th × R2 7th R2 8th R1 T - 18th R1 23rd 7 / 18 38.9 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 q 13 / 20 65 Bolivia R1 12th × × R1 13th × R1 21st 3 / 18 16.7 Bosnia and Herzegovina Part of Yugoslavia × R1 20th 1 / 6 16.7 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 q 21 / 21 100 Bulgaria × × R1 15th R1 15th R1 13th R1 12th R2 15th 4th R1 29th 7 / 19 36.8 Cameroon Part of France × × R1 17th QF 7th R1 22nd R1 25th R1 20th R1 31st R1 32nd 7 / 13 53.8 Canada × × × × × × × R1 24th 1 / 14 7.1 Chile R1 5th × × R1 9th 3rd R1 T - 13th R1 11th R1 22nd × R2 16th R2 10th R2 9th 9 / 18 50 China PR Republic of China × × × × × × × R1 31st 1 / 11 9.1 Colombia × × × R1 14th R2 14th R1 19th R1 21st QF 5th q 6 / 16 37.5 Costa Rica × × × × × R2 13th R1 19th R1 31st QF 8th q 5 / 16 31.3 Croatia Part of Yugoslavia × 3rd R1 23rd R1 22nd R1 19th q 5 / 6 83.3 Cuba QF 8th × × × × × × × 1 / 13 7.7 Czech Republic × 2nd QF 5th × R1 14th R1 9th 2nd R1 15th R1 19th QF 6th R1 20th 9 / 19 47.4 Denmark × × × × × × R2 9th QF 8th R2 10th R1 24th q 5 / 15 33.3 DR Congo Part of Belgium × × R1 16th × 1 / 11 9.1 East Germany Part of Germany × × R2 6th Part of Germany 1 / 9 11.1 Ecuador × × × × × × R1 24th R2 12th R1 17th 3 / 15 20 Egypt × R1 13th × × × × × × R1 20th q 3 / 14 21.4 Team 1930 ( 13 ) 1934 ( 16 ) 1938 ( 15 ) 1950 ( 13 ) 1954 ( 16 ) 1958 ( 16 ) 1962 ( 16 ) 1966 ( 16 ) 1970 ( 16 ) ( 16 ) 1978 ( 16 ) 1982 ( 24 ) 1986 ( 24 ) 1990 ( 24 ) 1994 ( 24 ) 1998 ( 32 ) 2002 ( 32 ) 2006 ( 32 ) ( 32 ) 2014 ( 32 ) 2018 ( 32 ) Total partici - pations Qualifying percentage El Salvador × × × × × × R1 16th R1 24th 2 / 13 15.4 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 q 15 / 18 83.3 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 q 15 / 21 71.4 Germany × 3rd R1 10th × 1st 4th QF 7th 2nd 3rd 1st R2 6th 2nd 2nd 1st QF 5th QF 7th 2nd 3rd 3rd 1st q 19 / 19 100 Ghana Part of the United Kingdom × × × R2 13th QF 7th R1 25th 3 / 13 23.1 Greece × × R1 24th R1 25th R2 13th 3 / 19 15.8 Haiti × × × × × R1 15th × 1 / 14 7.1 Honduras × × × × R1 18th R1 30th R1 31st 3 / 14 21.4 Hungary × QF 6th 2nd × 2nd R1 10th QF 5th QF 6th R1 15th R1 14th R1 18th 9 / 19 47.4 Iceland × × × × × × × × q 1 / 13 7.7 Indonesia × × R1 15th × × × × × × 1 / 13 7.7 Iran × × × × × × R1 14th × × R1 20th R1 T - 25th R1 28th q 5 / 10 50 Iraq × × × × × × × R1 23rd 1 / 11 9.1 Israel × R1 12th 1 / 20 5 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 18 / 20 90 Ivory Coast Part of France × × × × R1 19th R1 17th R1 21st 3 / 11 27.3 Jamaica Part of the United Kingdom × × × R1 22nd 1 / 12 8.3 Japan × × × × × × R1 31st R2 9th R1 T - 28th R2 9th R1 29th q 6 / 15 40 Kuwait × × × R1 21st 1 / 12 8.3 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 q 16 / 19 84.2 Morocco Part of France × R1 14th R2 11th R1 23rd R1 18th q 5 / 14 35.7 Netherlands × R1 T - 9th R1 14th × × 2nd 2nd R2 15th QF 7th 4th R2 11th 2nd 3rd 10 / 18 55.6 New Zealand × × × × × R1 23rd R1 22nd 2 / 13 15.4 Nigeria Part of the United Kingdom × R2 9th R2 12th R1 27th R1 27th R2 16th q 6 / 14 42.9 North Korea Part of Japan × × QF 8th × × × × R1 32nd 2 / 10 20 Northern Ireland × × × QF 8th R2 9th R1 21st 3 / 18 16.7 Norway × × R1 12th × R1 17th R2 15th 3 / 18 16.7 Team 1930 ( 13 ) 1934 ( 16 ) 1938 ( 15 ) 1950 ( 13 ) 1954 ( 16 ) 1958 ( 16 ) 1962 ( 16 ) 1966 ( 16 ) 1970 ( 16 ) ( 16 ) 1978 ( 16 ) 1982 ( 24 ) 1986 ( 24 ) 1990 ( 24 ) 1994 ( 24 ) 1998 ( 32 ) 2002 ( 32 ) 2006 ( 32 ) ( 32 ) 2014 ( 32 ) 2018 ( 32 ) Total partici - pations Qualifying percentage Panama × × × × × × × × × × q 1 / 11 9.1 Paraguay R1 9th × × R1 11th R1 12th R2 13th R2 14th R2 16th R1 18th QF 8th 8 / 19 42.1 Peru R1 10th × × × × QF 7th R2 8th R1 20th q 5 / 17 29.4 Poland × R1 11th × × 3rd R2 5th 3rd R2 14th R1 25th R1 21st q 8 / 18 44.4 Portugal × 3rd R1 17th R1 21st 4th R2 11th R1 18th q 7 / 20 35 Republic of Ireland × QF 8th R2 16th R2 12th 3 / 20 15 Romania R1 8th R1 12th R1 9th × R1 T - 10th R2 12th QF 6th R2 11th 7 / 20 35 Russia × × × × × QF 7th QF 6th 4th QF 5th R2 7th R2 10th R1 17th R1 18th R1 22nd R1 24th q 11 / 16 68.8 Saudi Arabia × × × × × R2 12th R1 28th R1 32nd R1 T - 28th q 5 / 11 45.5 Scotland × × × R1 15th R1 14th R1 9th R1 11th R1 15th R1 19th R1 T - 18th R1 27th 8 / 18 44.4 Senegal Part of France × × × × QF 7th q 2 / 11 18.2 Serbia 4th R1 5th QF 7th QF 5th 4th R2 7th R1 16th QF 5th × R2 10th R1 32nd R1 23rd q 12 / 20 60 Slovakia Part of Czechoslovakia R2 16th 1 / 6 16.7 Slovenia Part of Yugoslavia × R1 30th R1 18th 2 / 6 33.3 South Africa × × × × × × × × × × R1 24th R1 17th R1 20th 3 / 7 42.9 South Korea Part of Japan × R1 16th × × R1 20th R1 22nd R1 20th R1 30th 4th R1 17th R2 15th R1 27th q 10 / 15 66.7 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 q 15 / 19 78.9 Sweden × QF 8th 4th 3rd 2nd R1 9th R2 5th R1 13th R1 21st 3rd R2 13th R2 14th q 12 / 20 60 Switzerland × QF 7th QF 7th R1 6th QF 8th R1 16th R1 16th R2 15th R2 10th R1 19th R2 11th q 11 / 20 55 Togo Part of France × × × × × R1 30th 1 / 10 10 Trinidad and Tobago Part of the United Kingdom R1 27th 1 / 14 7.1 Tunisia Part of France × R1 9th R1 26th R1 29th R1 24th q 5 / 14 35.7 Turkey × × × R1 9th × 3rd 2 / 17 11.8 Ukraine Part of Soviet Union × QF 8th 1 / 6 16.7 United Arab Emirates × × × R1 24th 1 / 9 11.1 United States 3rd R1 16th × R1 10th R1 23rd R2 14th R1 32nd QF 8th R1 T - 25th R2 12th R2 15th 10 / 20 50 Uruguay 1st × × 1st 4th R1 13th QF 7th 4th R1 13th R2 16th R2 16th R1 26th 4th R2 12th q 13 / 19 68.4 Wales × × × QF 6th 1 / 18 5.6 Team 1930 ( 13 ) 1934 ( 16 ) 1938 ( 15 ) 1950 ( 13 ) 1954 ( 16 ) 1958 ( 16 ) 1962 ( 16 ) 1966 ( 16 ) 1970 ( 16 ) ( 16 ) 1978 ( 16 ) 1982 ( 24 ) 1986 ( 24 ) 1990 ( 24 ) 1994 ( 24 ) 1998 ( 32 ) 2002 ( 32 ) 2006 ( 32 ) ( 32 ) 2014 ( 32 ) 2018 ( 32 ) Total partici - pations Qualifying percentage Ranking of teams by number of appearances Team Appearances Record streak Active streak Debut Most recent Best result ( * hosts ) Brazil 21 21 21 1930 2018 1.5 ! Champions ( 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 ) Germany 19 17 17 1934 2018 1.6 ! Champions ( 1954, 1974 *, 1990, 2014 ) Italy 18 14 0 1934 2014 1.7 ! Champions ( 1934 *, 1938, 1982, 2006 ) Argentina 17 12 12 1930 2018 1.8 ! Champions ( 1978 *, 1986 ) Mexico 16 7 7 1930 2018 5.8 ! Quarterfinals ( 1970 *, 1986 * ) Spain 15 11 11 1934 2018 1.9 ! Champions ( 2010 ) France 15 6 6 1930 2018 1.9 ! Champions ( 1998 * ) England 15 6 6 1950 2018 1.9 ! Champions ( 1966 * ) Belgium 13 6 1930 2018 4.9 ! Fourth place ( 1986 ) Uruguay 13 1930 2018 1.8 ! Champions ( 1930 *, 1950 ) Serbia 12 1930 2018 4.8 ! Fourth place ( 1930, 1962 ) Sweden 12 1934 2018 2.9 ! Runners - up ( 1958 * ) Switzerland 11 1934 2018 5.6 ! Quarterfinals ( 1934, 1938, 1954 * ) Russia 11 1958 2018 4.9 ! Fourth place ( 1966 ) South Korea 10 9 9 1954 2018 4.9 ! Fourth place ( 2002 * ) United States 10 7 0 1930 2014 3.9 ! Third place ( 1930 ) Netherlands 10 0 1934 2014 2.7 ! Runners - up ( 1974, 1978, 2010 ) Hungary 9 0 1934 1986 2.8 ! Runners - up ( 1938, 1954 ) Czech Republic 9 0 1934 2006 2.8 ! Runners - up ( 1934, 1962 ) Chile 9 0 1930 2014 3.9 ! Third place ( 1962 * ) Scotland 8 5 0 1954 1998 7.2 ! Round 1 Poland 8 1938 2018 3.8 ! Third place ( 1974, 1982 ) Paraguay 8 0 1930 5.9 ! Quarterfinals ( 2010 ) Portugal 7 5 5 1966 2018 3.9 ! Third place ( 1966 ) Bulgaria 7 0 1962 1998 4.9 ! Fourth place ( 1994 ) Cameroon 7 0 1982 2014 5.9 ! Quarterfinals ( 1990 ) Romania 7 0 1930 1998 5.9 ! Quarterfinals ( 1994 ) Austria 7 0 1934 1998 3.9 ! Third place ( 1954 ) Japan 6 6 6 1998 2018 6.8 ! Round 2 ( 2002 *, 2010 ) Nigeria 6 1994 2018 6.7 ! Round 2 ( 1994, 1998, 2014 ) Colombia 6 1962 2018 5.9 ! Quarterfinals ( 2014 ) Australia 5 2018 6.9 ! Round 2 ( 2006 ) Saudi Arabia 5 1994 2018 6.9 ! Round 2 ( 1994 ) Croatia 5 1998 2018 3.9 ! Third place ( 1998 ) Tunisia 5 1978 2018 7.6 ! Round 1 Iran 5 1978 2018 7.6 ! Round 1 Costa Rica 5 1990 2018 5.9 ! Quarterfinals ( 2014 ) Peru 5 1930 2018 5.8 ! Quarterfinals ( 1970 ), Round 2 ( top 8 ) ( 1978 ) Morocco 5 1970 2018 6.9 ! Round 2 ( 1986 ) Denmark 5 1986 2018 5.9 ! Quarterfinals ( 1998 ) Algeria 0 1982 2014 6.9 ! Round 2 ( 2014 ) Ghana 0 2006 2014 5.9 ! Quarterfinals ( 2010 ) Ivory Coast 0 2006 2014 7.7 ! Round 1 Norway 0 1938 1998 6.9 ! Round 2 ( 1998 ) Honduras 0 1982 2014 7.7 ! Round 1 Greece 0 1994 2014 6.9 ! Round 2 ( 2014 ) Ecuador 0 2002 2014 6.9 ! Round 2 ( 2006 ) Northern Ireland 0 1958 1986 5.9 ! Quarterfinals ( 1958 ) Republic of Ireland 0 1990 2002 5.9 ! Quarterfinals ( 1990 ) South Africa 0 1998 7.7 ! Round 1 Egypt 1934 2018 7.8 ! Round 1 Bolivia 0 1930 1994 7.7 ! Round 1 Senegal 2002 2018 5.9 ! Quarterfinals ( 2002 ) Turkey 0 1954 2002 3.9 ! Third place ( 2002 ) North Korea 0 1966 5.9 ! Quarterfinals ( 1966 ) El Salvador 0 1970 1982 7.8 ! Round 1 New Zealand 0 1982 7.8 ! Round 1 Slovenia 0 2002 7.8 ! Round 1 Iceland 2018 2018 8.0 ! TBD Panama 2018 2018 8.0 ! TBD Cuba 0 1938 1938 5.9 ! Quarterfinals ( 1938 ) Indonesia 0 1938 1938 7.9 ! Round 1 Wales 0 1958 1958 5.9 ! Quarterfinals ( 1958 ) Israel 0 1970 1970 7.9 ! Round 1 DR Congo 0 7.9 ! Round 1 East Germany 0 5.9 ! Round 2 ( top 8 ) ( 1974 ) Haiti 0 7.9 ! Round 1 Kuwait 0 1982 1982 7.9 ! Round 1 Canada 0 1986 1986 7.9 ! Round 1 Iraq 0 1986 1986 7.9 ! Round 1 United Arab Emirates 0 1990 1990 7.9 ! Round 1 Jamaica 0 1998 1998 7.9 ! Round 1 China PR 0 2002 2002 7.9 ! Round 1 Angola 0 2006 2006 7.9 ! Round 1 Togo 0 2006 2006 7.9 ! Round 1 Trinidad and Tobago 0 2006 2006 7.9 ! Round 1 Ukraine 0 2006 2006 5.9 ! Quarterfinals ( 2006 ) Slovakia 0 6.9 ! Round 2 ( 2010 ) Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 2014 2014 7.9 ! Round 1 Breakdown of successor teams Team # of appearances Record streak Active streak Debut Most recent Best result ( * hosts ) Czech Republic ( since 1998 ) 0 2006 2006 7 ! Round 1 Czechoslovakia ( 1930 -- 1994 ) 8 0 1934 1990 2 ! Runners - up ( 1934, 1962 ) Team # of appearances Record streak Active streak Debut Most recent Best result ( * hosts ) Germany ( since 1994 ) 7 7 7 1994 2018 2 ! Champions ( 2014 ) West Germany ( 1954 -- 1990 ) 10 10 0 1954 1990 1 ! Champions ( 1954, 1974 *, 1990 ) Germany ( 1930 -- 1938 ) 0 1934 1938 3 ! Third place ( 1934 ) Team # of appearances Record streak Active streak Debut Most recent Best result ( * hosts ) Russia ( since 1994 ) 1994 2018 7 ! Round 1 Soviet Union ( 1930 -- 1990 ) 7 0 1958 1990 4 ! Fourth place ( 1966 ) Team # of appearances Record streak Active streak Debut Most recent Best result ( * hosts ) Serbia ( since 2010 ) 2018 7 ! Round 1 Serbia and Montenegro ( 2006 ) 0 2006 2006 7 ! Round 1 Yugoslavia ( 1994 -- 2002 ) 0 1998 1998 6 ! Round 2 ( 1998 ) Yugoslavia ( 1950 -- 1990 ) 7 0 1950 1990 4 ! Fourth place ( 1962 ) Yugoslavia ( 1930 -- 1938 ) 0 1930 1930 4 ! Fourth place ( 1930 ) Overall team records 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. 3 points per win, 1 point per draw and 0 points per loss. Team Pld GF GA GD Points Topscorers Brazil 104 70 17 17 221 102 + 119 227 Ronaldo 15 Germany 106 66 20 20 224 121 + 103 218 M. Klose 16 Italy 83 45 21 17 128 77 + 51 156 C. Vieri, R. Baggio, P. Rossi 9 Argentina 77 42 14 21 131 84 + 47 140 G. Batistuta 10 Spain 59 29 12 18 92 66 + 26 99 D. Villa 9 England 62 26 20 16 79 56 + 23 98 G. Lineker 10 France 59 28 12 19 106 71 + 35 96 J. Fontaine 13 Netherlands 50 27 12 11 86 48 + 38 93 J. Rep 7 Uruguay 51 20 12 19 80 71 + 9 72 Ó. Míguez 8 Sweden 46 16 13 17 74 69 + 5 61 H. Larsson, K. Andersson 5 Russia 40 17 8 15 66 47 + 19 59 O. Salenko 6 Serbia 43 17 8 18 64 59 + 5 59 D. Jerković 4 Mexico 53 14 14 25 57 92 -- 35 56 L. Hernández 4 Belgium 41 14 9 18 52 66 -- 14 51 M. Wilmots 5 Poland 31 15 5 11 44 40 + 4 50 G. Lato 10 Hungary 32 15 14 87 57 + 30 48 S. Kocsis 11 Portugal 26 13 9 43 29 + 14 43 Eusébio 9 Czech Republic 33 12 5 16 47 49 -- 2 41 O. Nejedlý 7 Austria 29 12 13 43 47 -- 4 40 E. Probst 6 Chile 33 11 7 15 40 49 -- 9 40 M. Salas, L. Sánchez 4 Switzerland 33 11 6 16 45 59 -- 14 39 J. Hügi 6 Paraguay 27 7 10 10 30 38 -- 8 31 N. Cuevas 3 United States 33 8 6 19 37 62 -- 25 30 L. Donovan 5 Romania 21 8 5 8 30 32 -- 2 29 F. Răducioiu 4 Denmark 16 8 6 27 24 + 3 26 J.D. Tomasson 5 South Korea 31 5 9 17 31 67 -- 36 24 Ahn Jung - hwan, Park Ji - sung 3 Croatia 16 7 7 21 17 + 4 23 D. Šuker 6 Colombia 18 7 9 26 27 -- 1 23 J. Rodríguez 6 Costa Rica 15 5 6 17 23 -- 6 19 R. Gómez, P. Wanchope 3 Scotland 23 7 12 25 41 -- 16 19 J. Jordan 4 Cameroon 23 7 12 18 43 -- 25 19 R. Milla 5 Nigeria 18 5 10 20 26 -- 6 18 D. Amokachi, E. Amuneke, A. Musa, K. Uche 2 Bulgaria 26 8 15 22 53 -- 31 17 H. Stoichkov 6 Turkey 10 5 20 17 + 3 16 Suat M., Burhan S., İlhan M. 3 Japan 17 9 14 22 -- 8 16 K. Honda 3 Ghana 12 5 13 16 -- 3 15 A. Gyan 6 Peru 15 8 19 31 -- 12 15 T. Cubillas 10 Republic of Ireland 13 8 10 10 0 14 R. Keane 3 Northern Ireland 13 5 5 13 23 -- 10 14 P. McParland 5 Ecuador 10 5 10 11 -- 1 13 A. Delgado, E. Valencia 3 Algeria 13 7 13 19 -- 6 12 S. Assad, A. Djabou, I. Slimani 2 Ivory Coast 9 5 13 14 -- 1 10 W. Bony, A. Dindane, D. Drogba, Gervinho 2 South Africa 9 11 16 -- 5 10 S. Bartlett, B. McCarthy 2 Morocco 13 7 12 18 -- 6 10 A. Hadda, A. Khairi, S. Bassir 2 Norway 8 7 8 -- 1 9 K. Rekdal 2 Australia 13 8 11 26 -- 15 9 T. Cahill 5 Senegal 5 7 6 + 1 8 P. Bouba Diop 3 East Germany 6 5 5 0 8 J. Streich 2 Greece 10 6 5 20 -- 15 8 S. Papastathopoulos, D. Salpingidis, G. Samaras, A. Samaris, V. Torosidis 1 Saudi Arabia 13 9 9 32 -- 23 8 S. Al - Jaber 3 Ukraine 5 5 7 -- 2 7 A. Shevchenko 2 Tunisia 12 7 8 17 -- 9 7 R. Bouzaiene, M. Dhouieb, N. Ghommidh, R. Jaïdi, Z. Jaziri, A. Kaabi, J. Mnari, S. Souayah 1 Wales 5 0 6 I. Allchurch 2 Iran 12 8 7 22 -- 15 6 S. Bakhtiarizadeh, I. Danaeifard, H. Estili, Y. Golmohammadi, R. Ghoochannejhad, M. Mahdavikia, H. Rowshan 1 Slovakia 5 7 -- 2 R. Vittek 4 Slovenia 6 5 10 -- 5 M. Ačimovič, V. Birsa, S. Cimirotič, R. Koren, Z. Ljubijankić 1 Cuba 5 12 -- 7 H. Socorro 3 North Korea 7 5 6 21 -- 15 Pak Seung - zin 2 Bosnia and Herzegovina 0 0 E. Džeko, V. Ibišević, M. Pjanić, A. Vršajević 1 Jamaica 0 9 -- 6 T. Whitmore 2 New Zealand 6 0 14 -- 10 W. Reid, S. Smeltz, S. Sumner, S. Wooddin 1 Honduras 9 0 6 14 -- 11 E. Laing, H. Zelaya, C. Costly 1 Angola 0 -- 1 Flávio 1 Israel 0 -- 2 M. Spiegler 1 Egypt 0 6 -- 3 A. Fawzi 2 Kuwait 0 6 -- 4 F. Al - Dakhil, A. Al - Buloushi 1 Trinidad and Tobago 0 0 -- 4 Bolivia 6 0 5 20 -- 19 E. Sánchez 1 Iraq 0 0 -- 3 0 A. Radhi 1 Togo 0 0 6 -- 5 0 M. Kader 1 Canada 0 0 0 5 -- 5 0 Indonesia 0 0 0 6 -- 6 0 United Arab Emirates 0 0 11 -- 9 0 A. Jumaa, K. Ismaïl 1 China PR 0 0 0 9 -- 9 0 Haiti 0 0 14 -- 12 0 E. Sanon 2 DR Congo 0 0 0 14 -- 14 0 El Salvador 6 0 0 6 22 -- 21 0 L. Ramírez 1 Source : Breakdown of successor teams Team Pld GF GA GD Points Czechoslovakia ( 1934 -- 1990 ) 30 11 5 14 44 45 -- 1 38 Czech Republic ( since 2006 ) 0 -- 1 Team Pld GF GA GD Points Germany ( 1934 -- 1938 ) 6 14 13 + 1 10 West Germany ( 1954 -- 1990 ) 62 36 14 12 131 77 + 54 122 Germany ( since 1994 ) 38 27 5 6 79 31 + 48 86 Team Pld GF GA GD Points Soviet Union ( 1958 -- 1990 ) 31 15 6 10 53 34 + 19 51 Russia ( since 1994 ) 9 5 13 13 0 8 Team Pld GF GA GD Points Yugoslavia ( 1930 ) 0 7 7 0 6 Yugoslavia ( 1950 -- 1990 ) 30 12 7 11 48 35 + 13 43 Yugoslavia ( 1998 ) 5 + 1 7 Serbia and Montenegro ( 2006 ) 0 0 10 -- 8 0 Serbia ( since 2010 ) 0 -- 1 Results of host nations Except 1934, host nations are granted an automatic spot in the World Cup finals. The first host ever to fail to advance past the first round was South Africa in 2010. † denotes the best result in the team 's history, ‡ - the best result at the time of the competition ( improved later ). Year Host Nation Finish 1930 Uruguay Champions † 1934 Italy Champions † 1938 France Quarter - Final ‡ 1950 Brazil Runners - up ‡ 1954 Switzerland Quarter - Final † 1958 Sweden Runners - up † 1962 Chile Third Place † 1966 England Champions † 1970 Mexico Quarter - Final † West Germany Champions † 1978 Argentina Champions † 1982 Spain Round 2 ( Top 12 ) 1986 Mexico Quarter - Final † 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 South Africa Group Stage † 2014 Brazil Fourth Place 2018 Russia TBD 2022 Qatar TBD Results of defending finalists Starting with the 2006 tournament, defending champions are no longer granted an automatic spot in the World Cup finals. Year Defending champions Finish Defending runners - up Finish 1934 Uruguay Did not enter Argentina Round 1 ( Round of 16 ) 1938 Italy Champions Czechoslovakia Quarter - Final 1950 Italy Group Stage Hungary Did not enter 1954 Uruguay Fourth Place Brazil Quarter - Final 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 - Final West Germany Third Place Brazil Fourth Place Italy Group Stage 1978 West Germany Round 2 ( top 8 ) Netherlands Runners - up 1982 Argentina Round 2 ( top 12 ) Netherlands Did not qualify 1986 Italy Round of 16 West Germany Runners - up 1990 Argentina Runners - up West Germany Champions 1994 Germany Quarter - Final Argentina Round of 16 1998 Brazil Runners - up Italy Quarter - Final 2002 France Group Stage Brazil Champions 2006 Brazil Quarter - Final Germany Third Place Italy Group Stage France Group Stage 2014 Spain Group Stage Netherlands Third Place 2018 Germany TBD Argentina TBD Results by confederation -- Hosts are from this confederation AFC ( Asia ) Main article : 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 ) ( 16 ) 1978 ( 16 ) 1982 ( 24 ) 1986 ( 24 ) 1990 ( 24 ) 1994 ( 24 ) 1998 ( 32 ) 2002 ( 32 ) 2006 ( 32 ) ( 32 ) 2014 ( 32 ) 2018 ( 32 ) Total Teams 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 37 Top 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 Top 8 -- 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 Top 2 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 CAF ( Africa ) Main article : 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 ) ( 16 ) 1978 ( 16 ) 1982 ( 24 ) 1986 ( 24 ) 1990 ( 24 ) 1994 ( 24 ) 1998 ( 32 ) 2002 ( 32 ) 2006 ( 32 ) ( 32 ) 2014 ( 32 ) 2018 ( 32 ) Total Teams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 5 5 6 5 5 44 Top 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 9 Top 8 -- 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 Top 2 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 CONCACAF ( North, Central America and the Caribbean ) Main article : 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 ) ( 16 ) 1978 ( 16 ) 1982 ( 24 ) 1986 ( 24 ) 1990 ( 24 ) 1994 ( 24 ) 1998 ( 32 ) 2002 ( 32 ) 2006 ( 32 ) ( 32 ) 2014 ( 32 ) 2018 ( 32 ) Total Teams 42 Top 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 13 Top 8 -- 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 -- 0 0 0 0 0 5 Top 4 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 1st 0 2nd 0 3rd 4th 0 CONMEBOL ( South America ) Main article : 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 ) ( 16 ) 1978 ( 16 ) 1982 ( 24 ) 1986 ( 24 ) 1990 ( 24 ) 1994 ( 24 ) 1998 ( 32 ) 2002 ( 32 ) 2006 ( 32 ) ( 32 ) 2014 ( 32 ) 2018 ( 32 ) Total Teams 7 5 5 5 5 5 6 5 85 Top 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 5 5 31 Top 8 -- 0 -- -- 32 Top 4 0 0 0 0 22 Top 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 14 1st 9 2nd 5 3rd 4th 5 OFC ( Oceania ) Main article : 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 ) ( 16 ) 1978 ( 16 ) 1982 ( 24 ) 1986 ( 24 ) 1990 ( 24 ) 1994 ( 24 ) 1998 ( 32 ) 2002 ( 32 ) 2006 ( 32 ) ( 32 ) 2014 ( 32 ) 2018 ( 32 ) Total Teams 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Top 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Top 8 -- 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 Top 2 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 ( Europe ) Main article : 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 ) ( 16 ) 1978 ( 16 ) 1982 ( 24 ) 1986 ( 24 ) 1990 ( 24 ) 1994 ( 24 ) 1998 ( 32 ) 2002 ( 32 ) 2006 ( 32 ) ( 32 ) 2014 ( 32 ) 2018 ( 32 ) Total Teams 12 12 6 12 12 10 10 9 9 10 14 14 14 13 15 15 14 13 13 14 245 Top 16 -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- -- 10 10 10 10 10 9 10 6 6 81 Top 8 -- 8 6 -- 6 7 6 5 6 5 -- 5 6 7 6 6 94 Top 4 56 Top 2 0 0 26 1st 11 2nd 15 3rd 16 4th 14 Overall After the first twenty World Cups, European countries ( UEFA ) have won 11 Gold, 15 Silvers and 16 Bronzes. South American countries ( CONMEBOL ) have won 9 Gold, 5 Silvers and 3 Bronzes. While the other four football regions together have only managed to win one single Bronze, the United States in the very first World Cup in 1930. AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA Total Teams 37 44 42 85 245 457 Top 16 5 9 13 31 81 140 Top 8 5 32 0 94 136 Top 4 0 22 0 56 80 Top 2 0 0 0 14 0 26 40 1st 0 0 0 9 0 11 20 2nd 0 0 0 5 0 15 20 3rd 0 0 0 16 20 4th 0 0 5 0 14 20 See also List of national teams with no FIFA World Cup appearances National team appearances in the FIFA Women 's World Cup World Football Elo Ratings References ^ Jump up to : The Kingdom of Yugoslavia ( 1930 ) and the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia ( 1950 -- 1990 ) qualified eight times from 1930 -- 1990 under the name Yugoslavia prior to its breakup in 1992 by the secession of many of its constituent republics. The Federal Republic of Yugoslavia qualified once in 1998 under the name Yugoslavia, then changed its name to Serbia and Montenegro in 2003, first 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 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. ^ Jump up to : Czechoslovakia qualified eight times prior to being divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 1993. FIFA considers the Czech Republic as the successor team of Czechoslovakia. The other national team which resulted from the breakup of the Czechoslovakia, Slovakia, is considered a distinct entity from the Czechoslovakia team. 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. ^ Jump up to : Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany since 1949, has been represented by the same governing body, Deutscher Fußball - Bund ( DFB ), since 1904. After 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 from 1958 to 1990 of their own before joining with West Germany and the DFB in 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. ^ Jump up to : Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938. ^ Jump up to : The Soviet Union qualified seven times prior to being dissolved in 1991. The 15 nations that were former Soviet Republics now compete separately. FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the USSR. ^ Jump up to : The Democratic Republic of the Congo competed as Zaire in 1974. Jump up ^ `` Fact Sheet - FIFA World Cup TM : All - time ranking '' ( PDF ). FIFA. ( through 2010 ) Jump up ^ `` OC for FIFA Competitions approves procedures for the Final Draw of the 2018 FIFA World Cup ''. FIFA. 14 Sep 2017. Jump up ^ Algeria gained independence in 1962, but they joined with other African nations to boycott the 1966 FIFA World Cup. Thus the 1970 FIFA World Cup qualification was their first participation. Jump up ^ Austria qualified in 1938, but withdrew to play as part of Germany after being annexed. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ Republic of Ireland competed as the Irish Free State in 1934 and then as Ireland in 1938 and 1950. ^ Jump up to : There was no official World Cup Third Place match in 1930. The USA and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. 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 FIFA World Cup. Jump up ^ `` FIFA World Cup TM Teams Statistics ''. FIFA. Jump up ^ Bond, David ( 30 November 2001 ). `` World Cup winners will have to qualify ''. EveningStandard. Retrieved 14 October 2015. Jump up ^ The Asian team in 1970 was Israel, who were then an AFC member. They were expelled from AFC in 1974 and joined UEFA in 1994. ^ Jump up to : The 1982 edition in Spain had a format with a second round consisting of 12 teams, not 16 teams. ^ Jump up to : The Oceanian teams in 1974 ( Australia ) and 1982 ( New Zealand ) both qualified after playing in a continental zone consisting of Asian and Oceanian teams. ^ Jump up to : Australia 's qualification in 2006 was through the Oceanian zone as they were an OFC member during qualifying. However, on 1 January 2006, they left the OFC and joined the AFC. Jump up ^ The 1930, 1950 and 1982 tournaments did not have a quarter - final round. FIFA World Cup Tournaments Uruguay 1930 Italy 1934 France 1938 Brazil 1950 Switzerland 1954 Sweden 1958 Chile 1962 England 1966 Mexico 1970 West Germany 1974 Argentina 1978 Spain 1982 Mexico 1986 Italy 1990 United States 1994 France 1998 South Korea / Japan 2002 Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Brazil 2014 Russia 2018 Qatar 2022 2026 2030 2034 Qualification 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 2022 2026 Finals 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Squads 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Seedings 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Broadcasters 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Bids 2014 2018 and 2022 2026 2030 Records and statistics All - time table Goalscorers top goalscorers finals goalscorers hat - tricks own goals Penalty shoot - outs Player appearances Red cards Referees Team appearances Teams with no appearances Miscellaneous Awards Balls Economics Final draw History Hosts Mascots Official films Official songs Organisers Trophy Video games Notes : There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. In 1950, there was no final ; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage. Countries at the FIFA World Cup Team appearances Teams with no appearances All - time table AFC Australia China Indonesia Iran Iraq Japan Kuwait North Korea Saudi Arabia South Korea United Arab Emirates CAF Algeria Angola Cameroon DR Congo Egypt Ghana Ivory Coast Morocco Nigeria Senegal South Africa Togo Tunisia CONCACAF Canada Costa Rica Cuba El Salvador Haiti Honduras Jamaica Mexico Panama Trinidad and Tobago United States CONMEBOL Argentina Bolivia Brazil Chile Colombia Ecuador Paraguay Peru Uruguay OFC New Zealand UEFA Austria Belgium Bosnia and Herzegovina Bulgaria Croatia Czech Republic Denmark East Germany England France Germany Greece Hungary Iceland Israel Italy Netherlands Northern Ireland Norway Poland Portugal Republic of Ireland Romania Russia Scotland Serbia Slovakia Slovenia Spain Sweden Switzerland Turkey Ukraine Wales Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name ( s ). Have been member of multiple confederations. 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Question: who has qualified for the most world cups
Answer: Brazil