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.
A red outline indicates a UEFA member nation(s) hosted that year's Cup. Numbers in parentheses indicate the total number of teams playing in that year's tournament. |
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) |
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260 | ||
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10[a] | 10 | 10 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 10 | 6 | 6 | 10 | 8 | 99 | |||
Top 8 | — | 8 | 6 | — | 6 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 7 | 6 | 4 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 6 | 5 | 105 | ||||
Top 4 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 62 | |||
Top 2 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 29 | |||
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Team | Champions | Final | Semi-finals | Quarter-finals | Second round |
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4 | 8 | 13 | 17 | 9 |
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4 | 6 | 8 | 8 | 7 |
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2 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 7 |
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1 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 9 |
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1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 9 |
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0 | 3 | 5 | 7 | 7 |
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0 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 0 |
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0 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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0 | 1 | 4 | 6 | 4 |
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0 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 3 |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 7 |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 3 |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 3 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
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0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 5 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
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0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 |
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1934, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 |
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1934, 1938, 1970, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1994, 2006 |
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1958, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2018, 2022 |
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1974, 1978, 1998, 2010, 2014 |
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1938, 1950, 1958, 1994 |
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1966, 1990, 2018 |
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1998, 2018, 2022 |
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1930, 1962 |
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1934, 1954 |
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1934, 1962 |
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1938, 1954 |
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1950, 2010 |
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1966, 2006 |
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1974, 1982 |
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1986, 2018 |
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1966 |
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The team ranking in each tournament is according to FIFA.[6][7][8] 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.
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. |
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4th | ••[9] | × | 3rd | R1 15th |
• | • | • | R2 7th |
R2 8th |
• | R1 T-18th |
• | R1 23rd |
• | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 7 | 19 | ||
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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 |
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Part of Yugoslavia[2] | — | • | • | • | • | R1 20th |
• | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||
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•× | • | • | • | R1 15th |
R1 15th |
R1 13th |
R1 12th |
• | • | R2 15th |
• | 4th | R1 29th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 7 | 20 | ||
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Part of Yugoslavia[2] | — | 3rd | R1 23rd |
R1 22nd |
• | R1 19th |
2nd | 3rd | TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | 7 | |||||||||||||
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2nd | QF 5th |
R1 14th |
R1 9th |
2nd | • | R1 15th |
• | • | R1 19th |
• | QF 6th |
• | • | • | R1 20th |
• | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 9 | 20 | ||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | R2 9th |
• | • | QF 8th |
R2 10th |
• | R1 24th |
• | R2 11th |
R1 28th |
TBD | TBD | TBD | 6 | 16 | ||||||
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Part of Germany | — | • | • | • | • | R2 6th |
• | • | • | • | Part of Germany | 1 | 9 | |||||||||||||
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— | 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 | ||
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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 |
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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 | ||
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•× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 24th |
• | • | • | R1 25th |
R2 13th |
• | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | 20 | ||
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QF 6th |
2nd | 2nd | R1 10th |
QF 5th |
QF 6th |
• | • | R1 15th |
R1 14th |
R1 18th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 9 | 20 | ||
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— | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 28th |
• | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | 14 | ||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 12th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | 21 | |
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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 | |
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R1 T-9th |
R1 14th |
• | • | • | • | 2nd | 2nd | • | • | R2 15th |
QF 7th |
4th | • | R2 11th |
2nd | 3rd | • | QF 5th |
TBD | TBD | TBD | 11 | 19 | |||
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— | • | • | QF 8th |
• | • | • | • | • | R2 9th |
R1 21st |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | 19 | ||
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R1 12th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 17th |
R2 15th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | 19 | |||
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•× | R1 11th |
× | • | • | • | • | 3rd | R2 5th |
3rd | R2 14th |
• | • | • | R1 25th |
R1 21st |
• | • | R1 25th |
R2 15th |
TBD | TBD | TBD | 9 | 19 | ||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | R1 17th |
• | • | • | R1 21st |
4th | R2 11th |
R1 18th |
R2 13th |
QF 8th |
TBD | Q | TBD | 8 | 21 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF 8th |
R2 16th |
• | R2 12th |
• | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 3 | 21 | |
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R1 8th |
R1 12th |
R1 9th |
• | • | • | • | R1 T-10th |
• | • | • | • | R2 12th |
QF 6th |
R2 11th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 7 | 21 | |
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QF 7th |
QF 6th |
4th | QF 5th |
•× | • | R2 7th |
R2 10th |
R1 17th |
R1 18th |
• | R1 22nd |
• | • | R1 24th |
QF 8th |
•× | TBD | TBD | TBD | 11 | 17 | |||||
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— | •• | R1 15th |
R1 14th |
• | • | • | R1 9th |
R1 11th |
R1 15th |
R1 19th |
R1 T-18th |
• | R1 27th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 8 | 19 | ||
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4th[12] | • | • | 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 |
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Part of Czechoslovakia[4] | • | • | • | R2 16th |
• | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||
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Part of Yugoslavia[2] | — | • | R1 30th |
• | R1 18th |
• | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2 | 7 | |||||||||||||
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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 | |
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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 | |
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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 | |
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× | •• | R1 9th |
× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 2 | 18 | ||
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Part of Soviet Union[3] | — | • | • | QF 8th |
• | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | 1 | 7 | |||||||||||||
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— | • | • | QF 6th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 30th |
TBD | TBD | TBD | 2 | 19 |
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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 | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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20 | 112 | 68 | 21 | 23 | 231 | 130 | +101 | 225 |
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18 | 83 | 45 | 21 | 17 | 128 | 77 | +51 | 156 |
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16 | 73 | 39 | 14 | 20 | 136 | 85 | +51 | 131 |
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16 | 74 | 32 | 22 | 20 | 104 | 68 | +36 | 118 |
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16 | 67 | 31 | 17 | 19 | 108 | 75 | +33 | 110 |
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11 | 55 | 30 | 14 | 11 | 96 | 52 | +44 | 104 |
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14 | 51 | 21 | 10 | 20 | 69 | 74 | −5 | 73 |
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12 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 80 | 73 | +7 | 70 |
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11 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 54 | +23 | 67 |
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13 | 49 | 18 | 9 | 22 | 71 | 71 | 0 | 63 |
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8 | 35 | 17 | 6 | 12 | 61 | 41 | +20 | 57 |
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9 | 38 | 17 | 6 | 15 | 49 | 50 | −1 | 57 |
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12 | 41 | 14 | 8 | 19 | 55 | 73 | −18 | 50 |
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9 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 87 | 57 | +30 | 48 |
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6 | 30 | 13 | 8 | 9 | 43 | 33 | +10 | 47 |
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9 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 49 | −2 | 41 |
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7 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 47 | −4 | 40 |
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6 | 23 | 9 | 6 | 8 | 31 | 29 | +2 | 33 |
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7 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | −2 | 29 |
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8 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 41 | −16 | 19 |
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7 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 53 | −31 | 17 |
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2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 16 |
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3 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 |
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3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | −10 | 14 |
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3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | −1 | 9 |
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1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 |
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3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | −15 | 8 |
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1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 7 |
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2 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 7 |
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1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | −2 | 4 |
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2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | −5 | 4 |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | −2 | 2 |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | −3 | 1 |
Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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8 | 30 | 11 | 5 | 14 | 44 | 45 | −1 | 38 |
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1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | −1 | 3 |
Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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2 | 6 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 14 | 13 | +1 | 10 |
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10 | 62 | 36 | 14 | 12 | 131 | 77 | +54 | 122 |
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8 | 44 | 29 | 6 | 9 | 87 | 40 | +46 | 93 |
Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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7 | 31 | 15 | 6 | 10 | 53 | 34 | +19 | 51 |
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4 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 | +4 | 16 |
Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Pts |
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8 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 42 | +13 | 49 |
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1 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 | +1 | 7 |
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1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 | −8 | 0 |
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3 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 6 | 9 | 15 | −6 | 7 |
Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result (* = hosts) |
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20 | 18 | 18 | 1934 | 2022 | Champions (1954, 1974*, 1990, 2014) |
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18 | 14 | 0 | 1934 | 2014 | Champions (1934*, 1938, 1982, 2006) |
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16 | 12 | 12 | 1934 | 2022 | Champions (2010) |
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16 | 7 | 7 | 1950 | 2022 | Champions (1966*) |
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16 | 7 | 7 | 1930 | 2022 | Champions (1998*, 2018) |
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14 | 6 | 3 | 1930 | 2022 | Third place (2018) |
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13 | 4 | 2 | 1930 | 2022 | Fourth place (1930,[12] 1962) |
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12 | 5 | 5 | 1934 | 2022 | Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954*) |
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12 | 3 | 0 | 1934 | 2018 | Runners-up (1958*) |
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11 | 4 | 0 | 1958 | 2018 | Fourth place (1966) |
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11 | 3 | 1 | 1934 | 2022 | Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) |
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9 | 4 | 2 | 1938 | 2022 | Third place (1974, 1982) |
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9 | 4 | 0 | 1934 | 1986 | Runners-up (1938, 1954) |
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9 | 3 | 0 | 1934 | 2006 | Runners-up (1934, 1962) |
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8 | 6 | 6 | 1966 | 2022 | Third place (1966) |
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8 | 5 | 0 | 1954 | 1998 | First round / Group stage |
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7 | 4 | 0 | 1962 | 1998 | Fourth place (1994) |
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7 | 3 | 0 | 1930 | 1998 | Quarter-finals (1994) |
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7 | 2 | 0 | 1934 | 1998 | Third place (1954) |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 1998 | 2022 | Runners-up (2018) |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 1986 | 2022 | Quarter-finals (1998) |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1938 | 1998 | Round of 16 (1998) |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1958 | 1986 | Quarter-finals (1958) |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1990 | 2002 | Quarter-finals (1990) |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1994 | 2014 | Round of 16 (2014) |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 1958 | 2022 | Quarter-finals (1958) |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1954 | 2002 | Third place (2002) |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 2002 | 2010 | Group stage |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1970 | 1970 | Group stage |
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1 | 1 | — | 1974 | 1974 | Second round (1974) |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | Quarter-finals (2006) |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2010 | 2010 | Round of 16 (2010) |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2014 | 2014 | Group stage |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2018 | 2018 | Group stage |
Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result |
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8 | 3 | — | 1934 | 1990 | Runners-up (1934, 1962) |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | Group stage |
Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result (* = hosts) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
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7 | 4 | — | 1958 | 1990 | Fourth place (1966) |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 1994 | 2018 | Quarter-finals (2018*) |
Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result (* = hosts) |
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2 | 2 | — | 1934 | 1938 | Third place (1934) |
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10 | 10 | 10 | 1954 | 1990 | Champions (1954, 1974*, 1990) |
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8 | 8 | 8 | 1994 | 2022 | Champions (2014) |
Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result |
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8 | 4 | — | 1930 | 1990 | Fourth place (1930,[12] 1962) |
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1 | 1 | — | 1998 | 1998 | Round of 16 |
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1 | 1 | — | 2006 | 2006 | Group stage |
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3 | 2 | 2 | 2010 | 2022 | Group stage |
Year | Debutants | Total |
---|---|---|
1930 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
4 |
1934 | ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() ![]() |
9 |
1938 | ![]() ![]() |
2 |
1950 | ![]() |
1 |
1954 | ![]() ![]() |
2 |
1958 | ![]() ![]() ![]() |
3 |
1962 | ![]() |
1 |
1966 | ![]() |
1 |
1970 | ![]() |
1 |
1974 | ![]() |
1 |
1986 | ![]() |
1 |
1990 | ![]() |
1 |
1994 | ![]() |
1 |
1998 | ![]() |
1 |
2002 | ![]() |
1 |
2006 | ![]() |
1 |
2010 | ![]() |
1 |
2014 | ![]() |
1 |
2018 | ![]() |
1 |
Total | 34 |
22 of the 55 active FIFA and UEFA members have never qualified for the final tournament.
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![]() |
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21 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | |
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20 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||
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16 | — | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||
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13 | — | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||
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13 | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||||||
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10 | • | • | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||
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10 | • | • | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||
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9 | • | Part of Soviet Union | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
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8 | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||
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8 | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||
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7 | Part of Soviet Union | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||
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7 | Part of Soviet Union | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||
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7 | Part of Soviet Union | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||
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7 | Part of Soviet Union | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||
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7 | Part of Soviet Union | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||
Member of AFC | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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7 | — | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||
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7 | Part of Romania | Part of Soviet Union | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||
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7 | Part of Yugoslavia | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||
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6 | — | • | • | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||||
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4 | Part of Yugoslavia | Serbia and Montenegro | • | • | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | ||||||||||||||||
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2 | Part of England[13] | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||||||||
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2 | Part of Yugoslavia | Serbia and Montenegro | Serbia[14] | • | • | TBD | TBD | TBD | |||||||||||||||||
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1 | Part of Germany | • | Part of West Germany | Part of Germany |
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 |