# European nations at the FIFA World Cup

Association football is the most popular sport in nearly every European country, and UEFA is one of the six confederations of world football's governing body FIFA. UEFA contains 55 national association members, some of which are partially or entirely located in Asia. A total of 33 of the current members of UEFA have competed at the men's FIFA World Cup, while the defunct East Germany qualified once.
European nations have won the FIFA World Cup a record 12 times.

## Overview

| | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 260 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 99 |
| Top 8 | — | 8 | 6 | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 10 | 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 | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 17 |
| 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 15 |
| Team | No. | Years | Best result |
| Germany | 20 | 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | 1st |
| Italy | 18 | 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 | 1st |
| France | 16 | 1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | 1st |
| Spain | 16 | 1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | 1st |
| England | 16 | 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | 1st |
| Belgium | 14 | 1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2014, 2018, 2022 | 3rd |
| Serbia | 13 | 1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2022 | 4th |
| Switzerland | 12 | 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1994, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | QF |
| Sweden | 12 | 1934, 1938, 1950, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2018 | 2nd |
| Netherlands | 11 | 1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2022 | 2nd |
| Russia | 11 | 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2014, 2018 | 4th |
| Czech Republic | 9 | 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1990, 2006 | 2nd |
| Hungary | 9 | 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986 | 2nd |
| Poland | 9 | 1938, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022 | 3rd |
| Portugal | 8 | 1966, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 | 3rd |
| Scotland | 8 | 1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998 | R1 |
| Austria | 7 | 1934, 1954, 1958, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1998 | 3rd |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1994, 1998 | 4th |
| Romania | 7 | 1930, 1934, 1938, 1970, 1990, 1994, 1998 | QF |
| Croatia | 6 | 1998, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022 | 2nd |
| Denmark | 6 | 1986, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2018, 2022 | QF |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 1958, 1982, 1986 | QF |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 | 1990, 1994, 2002 | QF |
| Norway | 3 | 1938, 1994, 1998 | R2 |
| Greece | 3 | 1994, 2010, 2014 | R2 |
| Turkey | 2 | 1954, 2002 | 3rd |
| Wales | 2 | 1958, 2022 | QF |
| Slovenia | 2 | 2002, 2010 | R1 |
| Ukraine | 1 | 2006 | QF |
| East Germany | 1 | 1974 | R2 |
| Slovakia | 1 | 2010 | R2 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 2014 | R1 |
| Iceland | 1 | 2018 | R1 |
| Israel | 1 | (1970) | R1 |
* Bold indicates year(s) of best finish

## Results
### Tournament standings

Performance of each nation :
| Team | Champions | Final | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Second round |
| Germany | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
| Italy | 4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
| France | 2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
| England | 1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
| Hungary | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
| Czech Republic | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
| Sweden | 0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
| Croatia | 0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
| Serbia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
| Belgium | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
| Portugal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
| Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
| Russia | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
| Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
| Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
| Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| Republic of Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
| Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| East Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Greece | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Norway | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Slovakia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
* Quarter-finals = knockout round of 8: 1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present; second group stage, top 8: 1974–1978
* Second round = second group stage, top 12: 1982; knockout round of 16: 1986–present

### Most finishes in the top four

| Team | No. | Top four finishes |
| Germany | 13 | 1934, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 |
| Italy | 8 | 1934, 1938, 1970, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1994, 2006 |
| France | 7 | 1958, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2018, 2022 |
| Netherlands | 5 | 1974, 1978, 1998, 2010, 2014 |
| Sweden | 4 | 1938, 1950, 1958, 1994 |
| England | 3 | 1966, 1990, 2018 |
| Croatia | 3 | 1998, 2018, 2022 |
| Serbia | 2 | 1930, 1962 |
| Austria | 2 | 1934, 1954 |
| Czech Republic | 2 | 1934, 1962 |
| Hungary | 2 | 1938, 1954 |
| Spain | 2 | 1950, 2010 |
| Portugal | 2 | 1966, 2006 |
| Poland | 2 | 1974, 1982 |
| Belgium | 2 | 1986, 2018 |
| Russia | 1 | 1966 |
| Bulgaria | 1 | 1994 |
| Turkey | 1 | 2002 |

### Team results by 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.
For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
FIFA World Cup results of UEFA members :
| Team | 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) | 2030 (48) | 2034 (48) | Total | Qual. Comp. |
| Austria | | 4th | •• | × | 3rd | R1 15th | | • | • | • | R2 7th | R2 8th | • | R1 T-18th | • | R1 23rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 7 | 19 |
| 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 | 21 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | — | • | • | • | • | R1 20th | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | 7 |
| Bulgaria | | •× | • | | • | • | R1 15th | R1 15th | R1 13th | R1 12th | • | • | R2 15th | • | 4th | R1 29th | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 7 | 20 |
| Croatia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | — | 3rd | R1 23rd | R1 22nd | • | R1 19th | 2nd | 3rd | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | 7 |
| Czech Republic | | 2nd | QF 5th | | R1 14th | R1 9th | 2nd | • | R1 15th | • | • | R1 19th | • | QF 6th | • | • | • | R1 20th | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 9 | 20 |
| Denmark | | | | | | • | | • | • | • | • | • | R2 9th | • | • | QF 8th | R2 10th | • | R1 24th | • | R2 11th | R1 28th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | 16 |
| East Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | — | | • | • | • | • | R2 6th | • | • | • | • | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | 1 | 9 |
| 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 | 19 |
| 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 | 22 |
| Germany | | 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 | 20 |
| Greece | | •× | • | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 24th | • | • | • | R1 25th | R2 13th | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | 20 |
| Hungary | | QF 6th | 2nd | | 2nd | R1 10th | QF 5th | QF 6th | • | • | R1 15th | R1 14th | R1 18th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 9 | 20 |
| Iceland | — | — | — | — | × | • | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 28th | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | 14 |
| Israel | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 12th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | 21 |
| Israel | | • | • | • | member of AFC | member of AFC | member of AFC | member of AFC | OFC | OFC | OFC | OFC | • | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | 21 |
| 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 | 21 |
| Netherlands | | R1 T-9th | R1 14th | | | • | • | • | • | 2nd | 2nd | • | • | R2 15th | QF 7th | 4th | • | R2 11th | 2nd | 3rd | • | QF 5th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 11 | 19 |
| Northern Ireland | — | — | — | • | • | QF 8th | • | • | • | • | • | R2 9th | R1 21st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | 19 |
| Norway | | | R1 12th | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 17th | R2 15th | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | 19 |
| Poland | | •× | R1 11th | | × | • | • | • | • | 3rd | R2 5th | 3rd | R2 14th | • | • | • | R1 25th | R1 21st | • | • | R1 25th | R2 15th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 9 | 19 |
| Portugal | | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | R1 17th | • | • | • | R1 21st | 4th | R2 11th | R1 18th | R2 13th | QF 8th | TBD | Q | TBD | 8 | 21 |
| Republic of Ireland | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF 8th | R2 16th | • | R2 12th | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | 21 |
| Romania | R1 8th | R1 12th | R1 9th | | • | • | • | • | R1 T-10th | • | • | • | • | R2 12th | QF 6th | R2 11th | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 7 | 21 |
| Russia | | | | | | QF 7th | QF 6th | 4th | QF 5th | •× | • | R2 7th | R2 10th | R1 17th | R1 18th | • | R1 22nd | • | • | R1 24th | QF 8th | •× | × | TBD | TBD | 11 | 17 |
| Scotland | — | — | — | •• | R1 15th | R1 14th | • | • | • | R1 9th | R1 11th | R1 15th | R1 19th | R1 T-18th | • | R1 27th | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 8 | 19 |
| Serbia | 4th | • | • | 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 | 21 |
| Slovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | Part of Czechoslovakia | • | • | • | R2 16th | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | 7 |
| Slovenia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | — | • | R1 30th | • | R1 18th | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2 | 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 | R2 10th | R2 13th | TBD | Q | TBD | 16 | 20 |
| 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 | 21 |
| 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 | 21 |
| Turkey | | × | | •• | R1 9th | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2 | 18 |
| Ukraine | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | — | • | • | QF 8th | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | 7 |
| Wales | — | — | — | • | • | QF 6th | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 30th | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2 | 19 |

#### 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) |
| R2 | Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: 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 |
| 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 |

### 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.
    As of 2022 FIFA World Cup
| Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
| Germany | 20 | 112 | 68 | 21 | 23 | 231 | 130 | +101 | 225 |
| 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 |
| Belgium | 14 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 69 | 74 | −5 | 73 |
| Sweden | 12 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 80 | 73 | +7 | 70 |
| Russia | 11 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 67 |
| Serbia | 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 | 9 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 41 |
| Austria | 7 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 40 |
| Denmark | 6 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 33 |
| Romania | 7 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 29 |
| Scotland | 8 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 19 |
| Bulgaria | 7 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 17 |
| Turkey | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 16 |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 14 |
| Norway | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 |
| East Germany | 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 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
| Slovenia | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
| Israel | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
| Iceland | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |

#### Breakdown of successor team records

Czech Republic Breakdown :
| 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 |
Germany Breakdown :
| 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 |
Russia Breakdown :
| 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 |
Serbia Breakdown :
| 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 |

## Appearances
### Ranking of teams by number of appearances

| Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result (* = hosts) |
| Germany | 20 | 18 | 18 | 1934 | 2022 | Champions (1954, 1974*, 1990, 2014) |
| Italy | 18 | 14 | 0 | 1934 | 2014 | Champions (1934*, 1938, 1982, 2006) |
| Spain | 16 | 12 | 12 | 1934 | 2022 | Champions (2010) |
| England | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1950 | 2022 | Champions (1966*) |
| France | 16 | 7 | 7 | 1930 | 2022 | Champions (1998*, 2018) |
| Belgium | 14 | 6 | 3 | 1930 | 2022 | Third place (2018) |
| Serbia | 13 | 4 | 2 | 1930 | 2022 | Fourth place (1930, 1962) |
| Switzerland | 12 | 5 | 5 | 1934 | 2022 | Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954*) |
| Sweden | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1934 | 2018 | Runners-up (1958*) |
| Russia | 11 | 4 | 0 | 1958 | 2018 | Fourth place (1966) |
| Netherlands | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1934 | 2022 | Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) |
| Poland | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1938 | 2022 | Third place (1974, 1982) |
| Hungary | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1934 | 1986 | Runners-up (1938, 1954) |
| Czech Republic | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1934 | 2006 | Runners-up (1934, 1962) |
| Portugal | 8 | 6 | 6 | 1966 | 2022 | Third place (1966) |
| Scotland | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1954 | 1998 | First round / Group stage |
| 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) |
| Denmark | 6 | 2 | 2 | 1986 | 2022 | Quarter-finals (1998) |
| Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1938 | 1998 | Round of 16 (1998) |
| Northern Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1958 | 1986 | Quarter-finals (1958) |
| Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1990 | 2002 | Quarter-finals (1990) |
| Greece | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1994 | 2014 | Round of 16 (2014) |
| Wales | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1958 | 2022 | Quarter-finals (1958) |
| Turkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1954 | 2002 | Third place (2002) |
| Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2002 | 2010 | Group stage |
| Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1970 | 1970 | Group stage |
| East Germany | 1 | 1 | — | 1974 | 1974 | Second round (1974) |
| 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 |
Czech Republic Breakdown :
| Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result |
| Czechoslovakia (1934–1990) | 8 | 3 | — | 1934 | 1990 | Runners-up (1934, 1962) |
| Czech Republic (2006–present) | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | Group stage |
Russia Breakdown :
| Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result (* = hosts) |
| Soviet Union (1958–1990) | 7 | 4 | — | 1958 | 1990 | Fourth place (1966) |
| Russia (1994–present) | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1994 | 2018 | Quarter-finals (2018*) |
Germany Breakdown :
| Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result (* = hosts) |
| Germany (1934–1938) | 2 | 2 | — | 1934 | 1938 | Third place (1934) |
| West Germany (1950–1990) | 10 | 10 | 10 | 1954 | 1990 | Champions (1954, 1974*, 1990) |
| Germany (1994–present) | 8 | 8 | 8 | 1994 | 2022 | Champions (2014) |
Serbia Breakdown :
| Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result |
| Yugoslavia (1930–1990) | 8 | 4 | — | 1930 | 1990 | Fourth place (1930, 1962) |
| FR Yugoslavia (1998) | 1 | 1 | — | 1998 | 1998 | Round of 16 |
| Serbia and Montenegro (2006) | 1 | 1 | — | 2006 | 2006 | Group stage |
| Serbia (2010–present) | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2010 | 2022 | Group stage |

### Team debuts

| Year | Debutants | Total |
| 1930 | Belgium, France, Romania, Yugoslavia | 4 |
| 1934 | Austria, Czechoslovakia, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland | 9 |
| 1938 | Norway, Poland | 2 |
| 1950 | England | 1 |
| 1954 | Scotland, Turkey | 2 |
| 1958 | Northern Ireland, Soviet Union, Wales | 3 |
| 1962 | Bulgaria | 1 |
| 1966 | Portugal | 1 |
| 1970 | none | 0 |
| 1974 | East Germany | 1 |
| 1978 | none | 0 |
| 1982 | none | 0 |
| 1986 | Denmark | 1 |
| 1990 | Republic of Ireland | 1 |
| 1994 | Greece | 1 |
| 1998 | Croatia | 1 |
| 2002 | Slovenia | 1 |
| 2006 | Ukraine | 1 |
| 2010 | Slovakia | 1 |
| 2014 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 |
| 2018 | Iceland | 1 |
| 2022 | none | 0 |
| Total | | 33 |
    *This total number of UEFA teams which have participated in the World Cups through 2018 is 34, 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).

### Not qualified

22 of the 55 active FIFA and UEFA members have never qualified for the final tournament.
European teams who have yet to qualify :
| Team | Number of Qualifying attempts | 1930 | 1934 | 1938 | 1950 | 1954 | 1958 | 1962 | 1966 | 1970 | 1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | 2026 | 2030 | 2034 |
| Luxembourg | 21 | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Finland | 20 | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Cyprus | 16 | — | — | — | | | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Albania | 13 | — | | | | | | | • | × | • | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Malta | 13 | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Estonia | 10 | | • | • | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Lithuania | 10 | | • | • | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Latvia | 9 | | | • | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Faroe Islands | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| San Marino | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Armenia | 7 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Azerbaijan | 7 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Belarus | 7 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Georgia | 7 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Kazakhstan | 7 | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| TBD ||
| Liechtenstein | 7 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | | | | | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Moldova | 7 | Part of Romania | Part of Romania | Part of Romania | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | Part of Soviet Union | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| North Macedonia | 7 | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Andorra | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Montenegro | 4 | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia and Montenegro | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Gibraltar | 2 | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | Part of England | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Kosovo | 2 | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Part of Yugoslavia | Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia | Serbia | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD |
| Saar | 1 | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | | • | Part of West Germany | Part of West Germany | Part of West Germany | Part of West Germany | Part of West Germany | Part of West Germany | Part of West Germany | Part of West Germany | Part of West Germany | Part of West Germany | Part of West Germany | Part of West Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany | Part of Germany |

#### Legend

| TBD | To be determined (may still qualify for upcoming tournament) |
| • | Did not qualify |
| × | Withdrew before qualification / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA |
| | Did not enter |
| — | Not a FIFA member |

## Footnotes

* ↑ In 1982, the second round featured 12 teams from which only 4 advanced to the semi-finals.
* ↑ Entered WC qualifying as FYR Macedonia from 1998–2018