# FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics

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## Debut of national teams

| Year | Debuting teams | Debuting teams | Debuting teams | Successor teams |
| Year | Teams | No. | Cum. | Successor teams |
| 1985 | Argentina, Australia, Bolivia, Brazil, China, Congo, Costa Rica, Guinea, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United States, West Germany | 16 | 16 | |
| 1987 | Canada, Ecuador, Egypt, France, Ivory Coast, South Korea, Soviet Union | 7 | 23 | |
| 1989 | Bahrain, Colombia, Cuba, East Germany, Ghana, Portugal, Scotland | 7 | 30 | |
| 1991 | Spain, Sudan, United Arab Emirates, Uruguay | 4 | 34 | |
| 1993 | Chile, Czechoslovakia, Japan, Poland, Tunisia | 4 | 38 | |
| 1995 | Oman | 1 | 39 | |
| 1997 | Austria, Mali, New Zealand, Thailand | 4 | 43 | |
| 1999 | Burkina Faso, Jamaica, Paraguay | 3 | 46 | |
| 2001 | Croatia, Iran, Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 49 | |
| 2003 | Cameroon, Finland, Sierra Leone, Yemen | 4 | 53 | |
| 2005 | Gambia, North Korea, Netherlands, Peru, Turkey | 5 | 58 | |
| 2007 | Belgium, England, Haiti, Honduras, Syria, Tajikistan, Togo | 7 | 65 | |
| 2009 | Algeria, Malawi, Switzerland | 3 | 68 | |
| 2011 | Denmark, Panama, Rwanda, Uzbekistan | 4 | 72 | Czech Republic |
| 2013 | Iraq, Morocco, Sweden, Venezuela | 4 | 76 | Russia Slovakia |
| 2015 | South Africa | 1 | 77 | |
| 2017 | India, New Caledonia, Niger | 3 | 80 | |
| 2019 | Angola, Senegal, Solomon Islands | 3 | 83 | |
| 2023 | Indonesia | 1 | 84 | |
| 2025 | El Salvador, Fiji | 2 | 86 | |

## Overall team records

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.
As of the 2023 tournament.
| Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
| 1 | Brazil | 18 | 94 | 63 | 11 | 20 | 215 | 88 | +127 | 200 |
| 2 | Nigeria | 12 | 67 | 48 | 11 | 8 | 158 | 52 | +106 | 155 |
| 3 | Spain | 11 | 58 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 131 | 71 | +60 | 118 |
| 4 | Argentina | 15 | 72 | 34 | 15 | 23 | 117 | 89 | +28 | 117 |
| 5 | Mexico | 15 | 69 | 34 | 12 | 23 | 122 | 97 | +25 | 114 |
| 6 | Ghana | 9 | 48 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 94 | 39 | +55 | 100 |
| 7 | Germany | 11 | 56 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 121 | 85 | +36 | 97 |
| 8 | France | 8 | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 104 | 44 | +60 | 89 |
| 9 | United States | 18 | 67 | 24 | 7 | 36 | 94 | 118 | –25 | 82 |
| 10 | Australia | 13 | 51 | 18 | 9 | 24 | 57 | 79 | –22 | 63 |
| 11 | Mali | 6 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 58 |
| 12 | Japan | 10 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 51 |
| 13 | England | 5 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 45 |
| 14 | Italy | 8 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 45 |
| 15 | Uruguay | 6 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 40 |
| 16 | Paraguay | 5 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 35 |
| 17 | Colombia | 6 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 34 |
| 18 | Ecuador | 6 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 32 | 34 | –2 | 33 |
| 19 | South Korea | 7 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 42 | –11 | 33 |
| 20 | Iran | 5 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 31 |
| 21 | Costa Rica | 10 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 59 | –29 | 29 |
| 22 | Netherlands | 4 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 26 |
| 23 | Russia | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 24 |
| 24 | Turkey | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 26 | 20 | +6 | 24 |
| 25 | Qatar | 7 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 46 | –23 | 24 |
| 26 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 23 |
| 27 | Ivory Coast | 4 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 29 | –1 | 22 |
| 28 | Burkina Faso | 5 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 27 | –6 | 22 |
| 29 | Switzerland | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 21 |
| 30 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 21 |
| 31 | Chile | 5 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 41 | –8 | 21 |
| 32 | China | 6 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 24 | 36 | –12 | 19 |
| 33 | Tunisia | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | –1 | 18 |
| 34 | Portugal | 3 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 33 | –6 | 18 |
| 35 | New Zealand | 10 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 101 | –81 | 18 |
| 36 | Oman | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | –2 | 17 |
| 37 | Guinea | 5 | 18 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 20 | 30 | –10 | 17 |
| 38 | Belgium | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | –2 | 16 |
| 39 | Morocco | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 14 |
| 40 | Croatia | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 13 | 18 | –5 | 14 |
| 41 | North Korea | 5 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 34 | –18 | 14 |
| 42 | Senegal | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 13 |
| 43 | Sweden | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 13 |
| 44 | Poland | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | –3 | 13 |
| 45 | Scotland | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 |
| 46 | Bahrain | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | –4 | 11 |
| 47 | Czech Republic | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | –2 | 10 |
| 48 | Honduras | 5 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 14 | 19 | 45 | –26 | 10 |
| 49 | Peru | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 9 |
| 50 | Egypt | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 |
| 51 | Hungary | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | –1 | 8 |
| 52 | Congo | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | –8 | 8 |
| 53 | Gambia | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | –1 | 7 |
| 54 | Tajikistan | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | –6 | 7 |
| 55 | East Germany | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
| 56 | Angola | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | -1 | 6 |
| 57 | Syria | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | –8 | 5 |
| 58 | Panama | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 6 | 17 | –11 | 5 |
| 59 | Slovakia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | –5 | 4 |
| 60 | Venezuela | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 19 | –12 | 4 |
| 61 | Iraq | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | –15 | 4 |
| 62 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 10 | 1 | 1 | 8 | 8 | 26 | –18 | 4 |
| 63 | Canada | 8 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 70 | –59 | 4 |
| 64 | Sudan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
| 65 | Cameroon | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | –5 | 3 |
| 66 | Niger | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 3 |
| 67 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | –9 | 3 |
| 68 | Togo | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
| 69 | Indonesia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
| 70 | Bolivia | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | –7 | 2 |
| 71 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 1 |
| 72 | South Africa | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
| 73 | Rwanda | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 1 |
| 74 | Yemen | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 1 |
| 75 | Denmark | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 1 |
| 76 | Haiti | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | –10 | 1 |
| 77 | Jamaica | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | –12 | 1 |
| 78 | Cuba | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | –13 | 1 |
| 79 | Austria | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | –15 | 1 |
| 80 | New Caledonia | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 37 | –35 | 1 |
| 81 | Algeria | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 0 |
| 82 | Malawi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 |
| 83 | India | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
| 84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 23 | –20 | 0 |
| 85 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | –20 | 0 |
| 86 | Thailand | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 29 | –24 | 0 |
| 87 | Fiji | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 88 | El Salvador | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |

## Teams that have finished in the top four

| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
| Nigeria | 5 (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015) | 3 (1987, 2001, 2009) | | |
| Brazil | 4 (1997, 1999, 2003, 2019) | 2 (1995, 2005) | 2 (1985, 2017) | 1 (2011) |
| Ghana | 2 (1991, 1995) | 2 (1993, 1997) | 1 (1999) | 1 (2007) |
| Mexico | 2 (2005, 2011) | 2 (2013, 2019) | | 1 (2015) |
| Germany | 1 (2023) | 1 (1985) | 2 (2007, 2011) | 1 (1997) |
| France | 1 (2001) | 1 (2023) | 1 (2019) | |
| Russia | 1 (1987) | | | |
| Saudi Arabia | 1 (1989) | | | |
| Switzerland | 1 (2009) | | | |
| England | 1 (2017) | | | |
| Spain | | 4 (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017) | 2 (1997, 2009) | |
| Mali | | 1 (2015) | 1 (2023) | 1 (2017) |
| Scotland | | 1 (1989) | | |
| Australia | | 1 (1999) | | |
| Uruguay | | 1 (2011) | | |
| Argentina | | | 3 (1991, 1995, 2003) | 3 (2001, 2013, 2023) |
| Netherlands | | | 1 (2005) | 1 (2019) |
| Ivory Coast | | | 1 (1987) | |
| Portugal | | | 1 (1989) | |
| Chile | | | 1 (1993) | |
| Burkina Faso | | | 1 (2001) | |
| Sweden | | | 1 (2013) | |
| Belgium | | | 1 (2015) | |
| Colombia | | | | 2 (2003, 2009) |
| Guinea | | | | 1 (1985) |
| Italy | | | | 1 (1987) |
| Bahrain | | | | 1 (1989) |
| Qatar | | | | 1 (1991) |
| Poland | | | | 1 (1993) |
| Oman | | | | 1 (1995) |
| United States | | | | 1 (1999) |
| Turkey | | | | 1 (2005) |
    1 = includes results representing Soviet Union
    2 = includes results representing West Germany

## Comprehensive team results by tournament
### Legend

* 1st – Champions
* 2nd – Runners-up
* 3rd – Third place
* 4th – Fourth place
* QF – Quarter-finals
* R2 – Round 2 (since 2007: knockout round of 16)
* R1 – Round 1
* • – Did not qualify
* × – Did not enter / Withdrew
* X – Disqualified
* XX – Country did not exist or national team was inactive
* – Hosts
* Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
| Team | Confederation | 1985 (16) | 1987 (16) | 1989 (16) | 1991 (16) | 1993 (16) | 1995 (16) | 1997 (16) | 1999 (16) | 2001 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2005 (16) | 2007 (24) | 2009 (24) | 2011 (24) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (48) | Total |
| Algeria | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Angola | CAF | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | X | | 1 |
| Argentina | CONMEBOL | R1 | • | QF | 3rd | R1 | 3rd | QF | • | 4th | 3rd | • | QF | R2 | R2 | 4th | R1 | • | R2 | 4th | | 15 |
| Australia | AFC | QF | QF | R1 | QF | QF | QF | • | 2nd | QF | R1 | R1 | • | • | R2 | • | R2 | • | R2 | • | | 13 |
| Austria | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | | 2 |
| Bahrain | AFC | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Belgium | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | | 2 |
| Bolivia | CONMEBOL | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 2 |
| Brazil | CONMEBOL | 3rd | R1 | QF | QF | • | 2nd | 1st | 1st | QF | 1st | 2nd | R2 | R1 | 4th | QF | QF | 3rd | 1st | QF | | 18 |
| Burkina Faso | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | 3rd | • | • | • | R2 | R1 | • | • | • | • | R1 | | 5 |
| Cameroon | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | | 2 |
| Canada | CONCACAF | • | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | R1 | R1 | | 8 |
| Chile | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | R1 | R2 | • | | 5 |
| China | AFC | QF | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | R1 | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 6 |
| Colombia | CONMEBOL | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | R2 | 4th | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | | 6 |
| Congo | CAF | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | | 3 |
| Costa Rica | CONCACAF | R1 | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | QF | QF | QF | R2 | R1 | • | • | QF | R1 | • | • | | 10 |
| Croatia | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | QF | • | • | • | | 3 |
| Cuba | CONCACAF | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 2 |
| Czech Republic | UEFA | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | | 2 |
| Denmark | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | | 1 |
| East Germany | UEFA | • | • | QF | • | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| Ecuador | CONMEBOL | • | R1 | • | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | QF | • | R2 | R2 | | 6 |
| Egypt | CAF | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | | 2 |
| England | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | • | QF | • | R1 | 1st | • | R2 | | 5 |
| Fiji | OFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 1 |
| Finland | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 1 |
| France | UEFA | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | • | • | QF | • | QF | • | R2 | R2 | 3rd | 2nd | | 8 |
| Gambia | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | 2 |
| Team | Confederation | 1985 (16) | 1987 (16) | 1989 (16) | 1991 (16) | 1993 (16) | 1995 (16) | 1997 (16) | 1999 (16) | 2001 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2005 (16) | 2007 (24) | 2009 (24) | 2011 (24) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (48) | Total |
| Germany | UEFA | 2nd | • | • | QF | • | R1 | 4th | R1 | • | • | • | 3rd | R2 | 3rd | • | R2 | QF | • | 1st | | 11 |
| Ghana | CAF | • | • | R1 | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | • | • | R1 | 4th | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | • | 9 |
| Guinea | CAF | 4th | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | X | × | × | 5 |
| Haiti | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | | 2 |
| Honduras | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | QF | R1 | R2 | • | • | | 5 |
| Hungary | UEFA | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | | 2 |
| India | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | 1 |
| Indonesia | AFC | × | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | X | • | R1 | | 1 |
| Iran | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | R2 | • | R2 | • | QF | • | R2 | | 5 |
| Iraq | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R2 | • | • | • | 2 |
| Italy | UEFA | R1 | 4th | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | QF | • | R2 | • | • | QF | • | | 8 |
| Ivory Coast | CAF | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | R2 | QF | • | • | • | • | | 4 |
| Jamaica | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | | 2 |
| Japan | AFC | • | • | • | • | QF | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | R1 | QF | R2 | • | R2 | R2 | R2 | | 10 |
| Malawi | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 1 |
| Mali | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | R1 | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2nd | 4th | • | 3rd | | 6 |
| Mexico | CONCACAF | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | QF | • | QF | 1st | • | R2 | 1st | 2nd | 4th | R2 | 2nd | R2 | | 15 |
| Morocco | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | QF | | 2 |
| Netherlands | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | 4th | • | | 4 |
| New Caledonia | OFC | • | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | Q | 3 |
| New Zealand | OFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | × | R1 | R2 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | Q | 11 |
| Niger | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | 1 |
| Nigeria | CAF | 1st | 2nd | QF | • | 1st | QF | • | • | 2nd | R1 | • | 1st | 2nd | • | 1st | 1st | • | R2 | • | • | 12 |
| North Korea | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | R2 | • | R1 | • | R2 | R1 | • | × | | 5 |
| Oman | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | QF | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 3 |
| Panama | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | R1 | • | • | • | R1 | | 3 |
| Paraguay | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R2 | QF | • | | 5 |
| Peru | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 2 |
| Poland | UEFA | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | | 3 |
| Portugal | UEFA | • | • | 3rd | • | • | QF | • | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 3 |
| Team | Confederation | 1985 (16) | 1987 (16) | 1989 (16) | 1991 (16) | 1993 (16) | 1995 (16) | 1997 (16) | 1999 (16) | 2001 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2005 (16) | 2007 (24) | 2009 (24) | 2011 (24) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (48) | Total |
| Qatar | AFC | R1 | QF | • | 4th | R1 | R1 | • | QF | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | 8 |
| Russia | UEFA | • | 1st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | R2 | • | • | X | X | 3 |
| Rwanda | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | × | | 1 |
| Saudi Arabia | AFC | QF | R1 | 1st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 3 |
| Scotland | UEFA | • | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Senegal | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | R2 | | 2 |
| Sierra Leone | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Slovakia | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | | 1 |
| Solomon Islands | OFC | × | × | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | × | • | × | • | • | R1 | X | • | 1 |
| South Africa | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | | 1 |
| South Korea | AFC | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | QF | • | • | R2 | • | QF | R1 | | 7 |
| Spain | UEFA | • | • | • | 2nd | • | R1 | 3rd | R1 | R1 | 2nd | • | 2nd | 3rd | • | • | • | 2nd | QF | QF | | 11 |
| Sudan | CAF | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | | 1 |
| Sweden | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | | 1 |
| Switzerland | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 1 |
| Syria | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | 2 |
| Tajikistan | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | | 2 |
| Thailand | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 2 |
| Togo | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 2 |
| Tunisia | CAF | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | 3 |
| Turkey | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | QF | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | | 3 |
| United Arab Emirates | AFC | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | | 3 |
| United States | CONCACAF | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | QF | R1 | R1 | 4th | R1 | QF | QF | R2 | R2 | R2 | • | R1 | QF | R1 | R2 | | 18 |
| Uruguay | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | QF | • | • | R1 | • | QF | 2nd | QF | • | • | • | • | | 6 |
| Uzbekistan | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | R2 | • | • | • | QF | | 3 |
| Venezuela | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | R2 | | 2 |
| Yemen | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | | 1 |

## Results of defending champions

| Year | Defending champions | Finish |
| 1987 | Nigeria | Runners-up |
| 1989 | Soviet Union | Did not qualify |
| 1991 | Saudi Arabia | Did not qualify |
| 1993 | Ghana | Runners-up |
| 1995 | Nigeria | Quarter-finals |
| 1997 | Ghana | Runners-up |
| 1999 | Brazil | Champions |
| 2001 | Brazil | Quarter-finals |
| 2003 | France | Did not qualify |
| 2005 | Brazil | Runners-up |
| 2007 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
| 2009 | Nigeria | Runners-up |
| 2011 | Switzerland | Did not qualify |
| 2013 | Mexico | Runners-up |
| 2015 | Nigeria | Champions |
| 2017 | Nigeria | Did not qualify |
| 2019 | England | Did not qualify |
| 2023 | Brazil | Quarter-finals |
| 2025 | Germany | to be determined |

## Results of host nations

| Year | Host nation | Finish |
| 1985 | China | Quarter-finals |
| 1987 | Canada | Group stage |
| 1989 | Scotland | Runners-up |
| 1991 | Italy | Group stage |
| 1993 | Japan | Quarter-finals |
| 1995 | Ecuador | Quarter-finals |
| 1997 | Egypt | Quarter-finals |
| 1999 | New Zealand | Group stage |
| 2001 | Trinidad and Tobago | Group stage |
| 2003 | Finland | Group stage |
| 2005 | Peru | Group stage |
| 2007 | South Korea | Group stage |
| 2009 | Nigeria | Runners-up |
| 2011 | Mexico | Champions |
| 2013 | United Arab Emirates | Group stage |
| 2015 | Chile | Round of 16 |
| 2017 | India | Group stage |
| 2019 | Brazil | Champions |
| 2023 | Indonesia | Group stage |
| 2025 | Qatar | to be determined |

## Results by confederation
### AFC

| | 1985 (16) | 1987 (16) | 1989 (16) | 1991 (16) | 1993 (16) | 1995 (16) | 1997 (16) | 1999 (16) | 2001 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2005 (16) | 2007 (24) | 2009 (24) | 2011 (24) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (48) | Total |
| Teams | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 77 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 24 |
| Top 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 19 |
| Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 4 |
| Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 |
| 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 2nd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |

### CAF

| | 1985 (16) | 1987 (16) | 1989 (16) | 1991 (16) | 1993 (16) | 1995 (16) | 1997 (16) | 1999 (16) | 2001 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2005 (16) | 2007 (24) | 2009 (24) | 2011 (24) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (48) | Total |
| Teams | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 76 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | | 22 |
| Top 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 28 |
| Top 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | | 20 |
| Top 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 13 |
| 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 2nd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |

### CONCACAF

| | 1985 (16) | 1987 (16) | 1989 (16) | 1991 (16) | 1993 (16) | 1995 (16) | 1997 (16) | 1999 (16) | 2001 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2005 (16) | 2007 (24) | 2009 (24) | 2011 (24) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (48) | Total |
| Teams | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 75 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | | 17 |
| Top 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | | 18 |
| Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 6 |
| Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 4 |
| 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 2nd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |
| 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 2 |

### CONMEBOL

| | 1985 (16) | 1987 (16) | 1989 (16) | 1991 (16) | 1993 (16) | 1995 (16) | 1997 (16) | 1999 (16) | 2001 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2005 (16) | 2007 (24) | 2009 (24) | 2011 (24) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (48) | Total |
| Teams | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 7 | 75 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | | 29 |
| Top 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | | 36 |
| Top 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | | 19 |
| Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | | 7 |
| 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 4 |
| 2nd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 3 |
| 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |
| 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 6 |

### OFC

| | 1985 (16) | 1987 (16) | 1989 (16) | 1991 (16) | 1993 (16) | 1995 (16) | 1997 (16) | 1999 (16) | 2001 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2005 (16) | 2007 (24) | 2009 (24) | 2011 (24) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (48) | Total |
| Teams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 3 |
| Top 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 6 |
| Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 |
| Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | | 1 |
| 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 2nd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 1 |
| 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |
| 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 0 |

### UEFA

| | 1985 (16) | 1987 (16) | 1989 (16) | 1991 (16) | 1993 (16) | 1995 (16) | 1997 (16) | 1999 (16) | 2001 (16) | 2003 (16) | 2005 (16) | 2007 (24) | 2009 (24) | 2011 (24) | 2013 (24) | 2015 (24) | 2017 (24) | 2019 (24) | 2023 (24) | 2025 (48) | Total |
| Teams | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 88 |
| Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | | 33 |
| Top 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | | 43 |
| Top 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | | 26 |
| Top 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | | 12 |
| 1st | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |
| 2nd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 7 |
| 3rd | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 9 |
| 4th | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | 5 |

## Awards

| Tournament | Golden Ball | Golden Boot | Goals | Golden Glove | Fair Play |
| 1985 China | William | Marcel Witeczek | 8 | Not awarded | West Germany |
| 1987 Canada | Philip Osundu | Moussa Traoré | 5 | Not awarded | Soviet Union |
| 1989 Scotland | James Will | Fode Camara | 3 | Not awarded | Bahrain |
| 1991 Italy | Nii Lamptey | Adriano | 4 | Not awarded | Argentina |
| 1993 Japan | Daniel Addo | Wilson Oruma | 6 | Not awarded | Nigeria |
| 1995 Ecuador | Mohamed Kathiri | Daniel Allsopp | 5 | Not awarded | Brazil |
| 1997 Egypt | Sergio Santamaría | David | 7 | Not awarded | Argentina |
| 1999 New Zealand | Landon Donovan | Ishmael Addo | 7 | Not awarded | Mexico |
| 2001 Trinidad and Tobago | Florent Sinama Pongolle | Florent Sinama Pongolle | 9 | Not awarded | Nigeria |
| 2003 Finland | Cesc Fàbregas | Cesc Fàbregas | 5 | Not awarded | Costa Rica |
| 2005 Peru | Anderson | Carlos Vela | 5 | Not awarded | North Korea |
| 2007 South Korea | Toni Kroos | Macauley Chrisantus | 7 | Not awarded | Costa Rica |
| 2009 Nigeria | Sani Emmanuel | Borja | 5 | Benjamin Siegrist | Nigeria |
| 2011 Mexico | Julio Gómez | Souleymane Coulibaly | 9 | Jonathan Cubero | Japan |
| 2013 United Arab Emirates | Kelechi Iheanacho | Valmir Berisha | 7 | Dele Alampasu | Nigeria |
| 2015 Chile | Kelechi Nwakali | Victor Osimhen | 10 | Samuel Diarra | Ecuador |
| 2017 India | Phil Foden | Rhian Brewster | 8 | Gabriel Brazão | Brazil |
| 2019 Brazil | Gabriel Veron | Sontje Hansen | 6 | Matheus Donelli | Ecuador |
| 2023 Indonesia | Paris Brunner | Agustín Ruberto | 8 | Paul Argney | England |
| 2025 Qatar | | | | | |

## Team: tournament position
### Most championships

    5; Nigeria (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015)

### Most finishes in the top two

    8; Nigeria (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015)

### Most finishes in the top three

    8; Nigeria (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015), Brazil (1985, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019)

### Most World Cup appearances

    18; Brazil (every tournament except 1993) and United States (every tournament except 2013)

### Most second-place finishes

    4; Spain (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)

### Most third-place finishes

    3; Argentina (1991, 1995, 2003)

### Most fourth-place finishes

    3; Argentina (2001, 2013, 2023)

### Most third–fourth-place finishes

    6; Argentina (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2023)

### Consecutive
#### Most consecutive championships

    2; Brazil (1997–1999), Nigeria (2013–2015)

#### Most consecutive finishes in the top two

    4; Ghana (1991–1997)

#### Most consecutive finishes in the top three

    5; Ghana (1991–1999)

#### Most consecutive finishes in the top four

    5; Ghana (1991–1999)

#### Most consecutive finals tournaments

    14; United States (1985–2011), Brazil (1995–2023)

#### Most consecutive second-place finishes

    no country has finished second in two consecutive tournaments

#### Most consecutive third-place finishes

    no country has finished third in two consecutive tournaments

#### Most consecutive fourth-place finishes

    no country has finished fourth in two consecutive tournaments

#### Most consecutive third–fourth-place finishes

    2; Argentina (2001–2003)

### Gaps
#### Longest gap between successive titles

    16 years; Brazil (2003–2019)

#### Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two

    14 years; Brazil (2005–2019)

#### Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three

    22 years; Germany (1985–2007)

#### Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four

    18 years; France (2001–2019)

#### Longest gap between successive appearances in the finals

    26 years; Soviet Union, later continued by Russia (1987–2013)

### Host team
#### Best finish by a host team

    Champions; Mexico (2011), Brazil (2019)

#### Worst finish by a host team

    Group stage; Canada (1987), Italy (1991), New Zealand (1999), Trinidad and Tobago (2001), Finland (2003), Peru (2005), South Korea (2007), United Arab Emirates (2013), India (2017), Indonesia (2023)

### Defending champions
#### Best finish by defending champions

    Champions; Brazil (1999), Nigeria (2015)

#### Worst finish by defending champions

    Did not qualify; Soviet Union (1989), Saudi Arabia (1991), France (2003), Mexico (2007), Switzerland (2011), Nigeria (2017), England (2019)

#### Worst finish by defending champions who participate in the next tournament

    Quarter-finals; Brazil (2001)

### Debuting teams
#### Best finish by a debuting team

    Champions; Nigeria (1985), Soviet Union (1987), Switzerland (2009)

### Other
#### Most finishes in the top two, never become champions

    4; Spain (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)

#### Most finishes in the top four, never become champions

    6; Spain (1991, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2017)

#### Most appearances, never become champions

    18; United States (all except 2013)

#### Most finishes in the top four, never finish in the top two

    6; Argentina (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2023)

#### Most appearances, never finish in the top two

    18; United States (all except 2013)

#### Most appearances, never finish in the top four

    10; Costa Rica (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017)

### All time
#### Most appearances in the group stage

    18; Brazil (every tournament except 1993), United States (every tournament except 2013)

#### Most progression from the group stage

    16; Brazil (every tournament except 1987 and 2009)

#### Most consecutive appearances, progressing from the group stage

    7; Brazil (1995–2007)

#### Most appearances, never progressing from the group stage

    8; Canada (1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2023)

## Teams: matches played and goals scored
### All time
#### Most matches played

    94; Brazil

#### Fewest matches played

    3; Sudan, Finland, Togo, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Yemen, Denmark, Algeria, Malawi, South Africa, India, Solomon Islands, Indonesia

#### Most wins

    62; Brazil

#### Most losses

    34; United States

#### Most draws

    15; Argentina

#### Most goals scored

    208; Brazil

#### Most goals conceded

    110; United States

#### Fewest goals scored

    0; Rwanda, Algeria, Solomon Islands

#### Fewest goals conceded

    3; Scotland, Togo, Rwanda

#### Highest goal difference

    +127; Brazil

#### Lowest goal difference

    –81; New Zealand

#### Most played final

    2 times; Brazil v Ghana (1995, 1997), Brazil v Mexico (2005, 2019)

### In one tournament
#### Most goals scored

    26; Nigeria (2013)

#### Most goals scored, champions

    26; Nigeria (2013)

#### Most goals scored, hosts

    19; Brazil (2019)

#### Fewest goals scored, champions

    8; Saudi Arabia (1989), Ghana (1991), Brazil (1999)

## Goalscoring
### Individual
#### Most goals scored in a tournament

    10; Victor Osimhen ( Nigeria) (2015)

#### Most goals scored in a match

    4; David ( Spain, vs New Zealand) (1997), Carlos Hidalgo ( Colombia, vs Finland) (2003), Souleymane Coulibaly ( Ivory Coast, vs Denmark) (2011), Kelechi Iheanacho ( Nigeria, vs Mexico) (2013)

#### Most goals scored in one final

    2; Phil Foden ( England), Sergio Gomez ( Spain) (2017)

#### Fastest goal in a final

    3rd minute; Wilson Oruma ( Nigeria, vs Ghana) (1993)

#### Latest goal from kickoff in a final

    90+3rd minute; Lázaro ( Brazil, vs Mexico) (2019)

### Team
#### Biggest margin of victory

    13; Spain, vs New Zealand (1997)

#### Most goals scored in a match, one team

    13; Spain, vs New Zealand (1997)

#### Most goals scored in a match, both teams

    13; Spain 13–0 New Zealand (1997)

#### Most goals scored in a final, one team

    5; England (2017)

#### Most goals scored in a final, both teams

    7; England 5–2 Spain (2017)

#### Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams

    0; Brazil 0–0 Australia (1999), Nigeria 0–0 Spain (2007)

#### Biggest margin of victory in a final

    3; France (2001), Mexico (2005), Nigeria (2013), England (2017)

#### Most goals in a tournament, one team

    26; Nigeria (2013)

### Tournament
#### Most goals scored in a tournament

    183 goals, 2017

#### Fewest goals scored in a tournament

    77 goals, 1989

#### Most goals per match in a tournament

    3.52 goals per match, 2017

#### Fewest goals per match in a tournament

    2.4 goals per match, 1989

### Top scoring teams by tournament

Teams listed in bold won the tournament.
| World Cup | Team | Goals |
| 1985 China | Brazil West Germany | 13 |
| 1987 Canada | Soviet Union | 17 |
| 1989 Scotland | Portugal | 11 |
| 1991 Italy | Spain | 13 |
| 1993 Japan | Nigeria | 20 |
| 1995 Ecuador | Ghana Brazil | 13 |
| 1997 Egypt | Spain | 22 |
| 1999 New Zealand | Ghana | 19 |
| 2001 Trinidad and Tobago | France | 18 |
| 2003 Finland | Spain | 16 |
| 2005 Peru | Mexico Brazil | 16 |
| 2007 South Korea | Germany | 20 |
| 2009 Nigeria | Switzerland Spain | 18 |
| 2011 Mexico | Germany | 24 |
| 2013 United Arab Emirates | Nigeria | 26 |
| 2015 Chile | Nigeria | 23 |
| 2017 India | England | 23 |
| 2019 Brazil | France | 22 |
| 2023 Indonesia | Argentina | 19 |
| 2025 Qatar | | |

## Host records
### Best performance by host(s)

    Champions; Mexico (2011), Brazil (2019)

### Worst performance by host(s)

    Group stage; Canada (1987), Italy (1991), New Zealand (1999), Trinidad and Tobago (2001), Finland (2003), Peru (2005), South Korea (2007), United Arab Emirates (2013), India (2017), Indonesia (2023)

### Had its best performance when hosting

* Champions: Mexico (2011), Brazil (2019)
* Runners-up: Scotland (1989)
* Semi-finals: none
* Quarter-finals: China (1985), Ecuador (1995), Egypt (1997)
* Round of 16: none
* Group stage: Canada (1987), Trinidad and Tobago (2001), Finland (2003), India (2017), Indonesia (2023)

## Penalty shoot-outs
### Most shoot-outs, team, all-time

    4; Argentina, Brazil, France, Nigeria

### Most wins, team, all-time

    3; Germany

### Most losses, team, all-time

    3; France

### Most shoot-outs with 100% record (all won)

    2; Saudi Arabia

### Most shoot-outs with 0% record (all lost)

    2; United States

### Most wins, penalty shoot-out

| Team | Won | Lost | Total |
| Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 |
| Argentina | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Brazil | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| Spain | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Mexico | 2 | 1 | 3 |
| Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
| France | 1 | 3 | 4 |
| Australia | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Qatar | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| Colombia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Guinea | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| England | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Peru | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
| Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Mali | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Scotland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Senegal | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| United States | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| Total | 29 | 29 | 58 |