This article lists the performances of each of the national teams which have made at least one appearance in the FIFA World Cup.
As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the final tournaments.[1] Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy in 18, Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17.[2] To date, eight nations have won the tournament. The inaugural winners in 1930 were Uruguay; the current champions are Argentina. The most successful nation in the competition are currently Brazil, who have won the cup on five occasions.[3] Five teams have appeared in FIFA World Cup finals without winning,[4] while eleven more have appeared in semi-finals.[5]
Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result |
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22 | 22 | 22 | 1930 | 2022 | Champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) |
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20 | 18 | 18 | 1934 | 2022 | Champions (1954, 1974,[b] 1990, 2014) |
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18 | 13 | 13 | 1930 | 2022 | Champions (1978,[b] 1986, 2022) |
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18 | 14 | 0 | 1934 | 2014 | Champions (1934,[b] 1938, 1982, 2006) |
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17 | 8 | 8 | 1930 | 2022 | Quarterfinals (1970,[b] 1986[b]) |
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16 | 12 | 12 | 1934 | 2022 | Champions (2010) |
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16 | 7 | 7 | 1930 | 2022 | Champions (1998,[b] 2018) |
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16 | 7 | 7 | 1950 | 2022 | Champions (1966[b]) |
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14 | 6 | 3 | 1930 | 2022 | Third place (2018) |
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14 | 4 | 4 | 1930 | 2022 | Champions (1930,[b] 1950) |
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13 | 4 | 2 | 1930 | 2022 | Fourth place (1930, 1962) |
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12 | 5 | 5 | 1934 | 2022 | Quarterfinals (1934, 1938, 1954[b]) |
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12 | 3 | 0 | 1934 | 2018 | Runners-up (1958[b]) |
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11 | 10 | 10 | 1954 | 2022 | Fourth place (2002[d]) |
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11 | 7 | 1 | 1930 | 2022 | Third place (1930) |
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11 | 3 | 1 | 1934 | 2022 | Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) |
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11 | 4 | 0 | 1958 | 2018 | Fourth place (1966) |
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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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9 | 2 | 0 | 1930 | 2014 | Third place (1962[b]) |
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8 | 6 | 6 | 1966 | 2022 | Third place (1966) |
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8 | 4 | 1 | 1982 | 2022 | Quarterfinals (1990) |
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8 | 5 | 0 | 1954 | 1998 | Group Stage |
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8 | 4 | 0 | 1930 | 2010 | Quarterfinals (2010) |
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7 | 7 | 7 | 1998 | 2022 | Round of 16 (2002,[d] 2010, 2018, 2022) |
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7 | 4 | 0 | 1962 | 1998 | Fourth place (1994) |
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7 | 3 | 0 | 1930 | 1998 | Quarterfinals (1994) |
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7 | 2 | 0 | 1934 | 1998 | Third place (1954) |
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6 | 5 | 5 | 1974 | 2022 | Round of 16 (2006, 2022) |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 1978 | 2022 | Group Stage |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 1990 | 2022 | Quarterfinals (2014) |
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6 | 3 | 3 | 1998 | 2022 | Runners-up (2018) |
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6 | 4 | 2 | 1994 | 2022 | Round of 16 (1994) |
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6 | 3 | 2 | 1978 | 2022 | Group Stage |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 1970 | 2022 | Fourth place (2022) |
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6 | 2 | 2 | 1986 | 2022 | Quarterfinals (1998) |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 1962 | 2018 | Quarterfinals (2014) |
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6 | 3 | 0 | 1994 | 2018 | Round of 16 (1994, 1998, 2014) |
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5 | 2 | 0 | 1930 | 2018 | Quarterfinals (1970, 1978) |
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4 | 3 | 1 | 2006 | 2022 | Quarterfinals (2010) |
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4 | 2 | 1 | 2002 | 2022 | Round of 16 (2006) |
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4 | 2 | 0 | 1982 | 2014 | Round of 16 (2014) |
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3 | 2 | 2 | 2002 | 2022 | Quarterfinals (2002) |
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3 | 3 | 0 | 2006 | 2014 | Group Stage |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1938 | 1998 | Round of 16 (1938, 1998) |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1958 | 1986 | Quarterfinals (1958) |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1982 | 2014 | Group Stage |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1990 | 2002 | Quarterfinals (1990) |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1994 | 2014 | Round of 16 (2014) |
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3 | 2 | 0 | 1998 | 2010 | Group Stage |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1930 | 1994 | Group Stage |
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3 | 1 | 0 | 1934 | 2018 | Round of 16 (1934) |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 1958 | 2022 | Quarterfinals (1958) |
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2 | 1 | 1 | 1986 | 2022 | Group Stage |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1954 | 2002 | Third place (2002) |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1966 | 2010 | Quarterfinals (1966) |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1970 | 1982 | Group Stage |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 1982 | 2010 | Group Stage |
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2 | 1 | 0 | 2002 | 2010 | Group Stage |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1938 | 1938 | Quarterfinals (1938) |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1938 | 1938 | Round of 16 (1938) |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1970 | 1970 | Group Stage |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1974 | 1974 | Group Stage |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1974 | 1974 | Group Stage |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1982 | 1982 | Group Stage |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1986 | 1986 | Group Stage |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1990 | 1990 | Group Stage |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1998 | 1998 | Group Stage |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2002 | 2002 | Group Stage |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | Group Stage |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | Group Stage |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | Group Stage |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | Quarterfinals (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 |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 2018 | 2018 | Group Stage |
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1 | 1 | 1 | 2022 | 2022 | Group Stage |
Former countries
Team | Appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result |
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1 | 1 | 0 | 1974 | 1974 | Second Group Stage (1974) |
Each successive World Cup has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Using FIFA's view on successor teams, the total number of teams that have participated in the World Cup until the 2022 edition is 80.
Main article: FIFA World Cup records and statistics § Overall team records |
Rank | Nation | Gold | Silver | Bronze | Total |
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1 | ![]() | 5 | 2 | 2 | 9 |
2 | ![]() | 4 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
3 | ![]() | 4 | 2 | 1 | 7 |
4 | ![]() | 3 | 3 | 0 | 6 |
5 | ![]() | 2 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
6 | ![]() | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
7 | ![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
![]() | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
9 | ![]() | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
10 | ![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 |
![]() | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | |
12 | ![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
![]() | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | |
14 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
15 | ![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
![]() | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | |
Totals (20 entries) | 22 | 22 | 22 | 66 |
The team ranking in each tournament is according to FIFA.[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 are shown (in parentheses).
Team | 1930 ![]() (13) |
QF 1934 ![]() (16) |
QF 1938 ![]() (15) |
QF 1950 ![]() (13) |
QF 1954 ![]() (16) |
QF 1958 ![]() (16) |
QF 1962 ![]() (16) |
QF 1966 ![]() (16) |
QF 1970 ![]() (16) |
QF 1974 ![]() (16) |
QF 1978 ![]() (16) |
QF 1982 ![]() (24) |
QF 1986 ![]() (24) |
QF 1990 ![]() (24) |
QF 1994 ![]() (24) |
QF 1998 ![]() (32) |
QF 2002 ![]() ![]() (32) |
QF 2006 ![]() (32) |
QF 2010 ![]() (32) |
QF 2014 ![]() (32) |
QF 2018 ![]() (32) |
QF 2022 ![]() (32) |
Total appearances |
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Part of France | × | • | • | • | R1 13th |
R1 22nd |
• | • | • | • | • | R1 28th |
R2 14th |
• | • | 4 | ||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | R1 23rd |
• | • | • | • | 1 | ||||||||||||
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2nd | R1 T-9th |
× | × | R1 13th |
R1 10th |
QF 5th |
• | R2 8th |
1st | R2 11th |
1st | 2nd | R2 10th |
QF 6th |
R1 18th |
QF 6th |
QF 5th |
2nd | R2 16th |
1st | 18 | |
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• | • | R1 14th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 16th |
R1 21st |
R1 30th |
R1 30th |
R2 11th |
6 | |||||||
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4th | ••[i] | × | 3rd | R1 15th |
• | • | • | R2 7th |
R2 8th |
• | R1 T-18th |
• | R1 23rd |
• | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||
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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 |
14 |
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R1 12th |
R1 13th |
× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 21st |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | ||
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Part of Yugoslavia[c] | • | • | • | • | R1 20th |
• | • | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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R1 6th |
R1 14th |
3rd | 2nd | QF 5th |
1st | 1st | R1 11th |
1st | 4th | 3rd | R2 5th |
QF 5th |
R2 9th |
1st | 2nd | 1st | QF 5th |
QF 6th |
4th | QF 6th |
QF 7th |
22 |
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•× | • | • | • | R1 15th |
R1 15th |
R1 13th |
R1 12th |
• | • | R2 15th |
• | 4th | R1 29th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | ||
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× | • | • | • | R1 17th |
• | QF 7th |
R1 22nd |
R1 25th |
R1 20th |
• | R1 31st |
R1 32nd |
• | R1 19th |
8 | |||||||
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• | × | • | • | • | • | R1 24th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 31st |
2 | ||||||
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R1 5th |
× | R1 9th |
• | • | 3rd | R1 T-13th |
• | R1 11th |
• | R1 22nd |
• | • | × | R2 16th |
• | • | R2 10th |
R2 9th |
• | • | 9 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | R1 31st |
• | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||||||||||
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• | R1 14th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | R2 14th |
R1 19th |
R1 21st |
• | • | • | QF 5th |
R2 9th |
• | 6 | |||||
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× | R1 16th |
× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | ||||||||
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× | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 13th |
• | • | R1 19th |
R1 31st |
• | QF 8th |
R1 29th |
R1 27th |
6 | |||
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Part of Yugoslavia[c] | 3rd | R1 23rd |
R1 22nd |
• | R1 19th |
2nd | 3rd | 6 | ||||||||||||||
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• | QF 8th |
• | × | • | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||||
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2nd | QF 5th |
R1 14th |
R1 9th |
2nd | • | R1 15th |
• | • | R1 19th |
• | QF 6th |
• | • | • | R1 20th |
• | • | • | • | 9 | ||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | R2 9th |
• | • | QF 8th |
R2 10th |
• | R1 24th |
• | R2 11th |
R1 28th |
6 | ||||||
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Part of Germany | • | • | • | • | R2 6th |
• | • | • | • | Part of Germany | 1 | |||||||||||
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× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 24th |
R2 12th |
• | R1 17th |
• | R1 18th |
4 | |||||
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R1 13th |
× | • | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | R1 20th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | R1 31st |
• | 3 | |||
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× | R1 16th |
• | • | R1 24th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |||||||
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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 |
16 | |||
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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 | 16 |
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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 |
20 | ||
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• | × | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | R2 13th |
QF 7th |
R1 25th |
• | R1 24th |
4 | ||||||
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•× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 24th |
• | • | • | R1 25th |
R2 13th |
• | • | 3 | ||
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• | • | • | R1 15th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||||||
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• | • | • | • | × | R1 18th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | R1 30th |
R1 31st |
• | • | 3 | ||||||
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QF 6th |
2nd | 2nd | R1 10th |
QF 5th |
QF 6th |
• | • | R1 15th |
R1 14th |
R1 18th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 9 | ||
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× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 28th |
• | 1 | |||||||
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R1 15th |
× | •× | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | 1 | |||||
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• | R1 14th |
× | × | • | • | R1 20th |
• | R1 T-25th |
• | R1 28th |
R1 18th |
R1 26th |
6 | |||||||||
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• | × | • | R1 23rd |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 12th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
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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 |
• | • | 18 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 19th |
R1 17th |
R1 21st |
• | • | 3 | ||||||||||
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• | • | × | • | • | × | • | • | R1 22nd |
• | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |||||||
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× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 31st |
R2 9th |
R1 T-28th |
R2 9th |
R1 29th |
R2 15th |
R2 9th |
7 | |||||
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• | • | R1 21st |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | •× | • | 1 | |||||||||
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R1 13th |
• | × | R1 12th |
R1 13th |
R1 16th |
R1 11th |
R1 12th |
QF 6th |
• | R1 16th |
• | QF 6th |
× | R2 13th |
R2 13th |
R2 11th |
R2 15th |
R2 14th |
R2 10th |
R2 12th |
R1 22nd |
17 |
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• | × | R1 14th |
• | • | • | R2 11th |
• | R1 23rd |
R1 18th |
• | • | • | • | R1 27th |
4th | 6 | ||||||
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R1 T-9th |
R1 14th |
• | • | • | • | 2nd | 2nd | • | • | R2 15th |
QF 7th |
4th | • | R2 11th |
2nd | 3rd | • | QF 5th |
11 | |||
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• | • | • | R1 23rd |
• | • | • | • | • | • | R1 22nd |
• | • | • | 2 | ||||||||
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• | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 9th |
R2 12th |
R1 27th |
• | R1 27th |
R2 16th |
R1 21st |
• | 6 | ||||||
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QF 8th |
× | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | R1 32nd |
• | • | •× | 2 | |||||||||
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• | • | QF 8th |
• | • | • | • | • | R2 9th |
R1 21st |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | |||
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R1 12th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 17th |
R2 15th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | |||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 32nd |
• | 1 | ||||||||||
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R1 9th |
R1 11th |
• | R1 12th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | R2 13th |
• | • | R2 14th |
R2 16th |
R1 18th |
QF 8th |
• | • | • | 8 | ||
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R1 10th |
× | × | × | • | • | • | QF 7th |
• | R2 8th |
R1 20th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 20th |
• | 5 | |
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•× | R1 11th |
× | • | • | • | • | 3rd | R2 5th |
3rd | R2 14th |
• | • | • | R1 25th |
R1 21st |
• | • | R1 25th |
R2 15th |
9 | ||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | R1 17th |
• | • | • | R1 21st |
4th | R2 11th |
R1 18th |
R2 13th |
QF 8th |
8 | |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 32nd |
1 | ||||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF 8th |
R2 16th |
• | R2 12th |
• | • | • | • | • | 3 | |
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R1 8th |
R1 12th |
R1 9th |
• | • | • | • | R1 T-10th |
• | • | • | • | R2 12th |
QF 6th |
R2 11th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | 7 | |
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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 |
•× | 11 | |||||
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• | • | • | • | R2 12th |
R1 28th |
R1 32nd |
R1 T-28th |
• | • | R1 26th |
R1 25th |
6 | ||||||||||
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•• | R1 15th |
R1 14th |
• | • | • | R1 9th |
R1 11th |
R1 15th |
R1 19th |
R1 T-18th |
• | R1 27th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | 8 | |||
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× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF 7th |
• | • | • | R1 17th |
R2 10th |
3 | ||||||||
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4th[o] | • | • | R1 5th |
QF 7th |
QF 5th |
4th | • | • | R2 7th |
• | R1 16th |
• | QF 5th |
× | R2 10th |
• | R1 32nd |
R1 23rd |
• | R1 23rd |
R1 29th |
13 |
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Part of Czechoslovakia[f] | • | • | • | R2 16th |
• | • | • | 1 | ||||||||||||||
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Part of Yugoslavia[c] | • | R1 30th |
• | R1 18th |
• | • | • | 2 | ||||||||||||||
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× | • | R1 24th |
R1 17th |
• | R1 20th |
• | • | • | 3 | |||||||||||||
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R1 16th |
× | • | × | • | • | • | • | R1 20th |
R1 22nd |
R1 20th |
R1 30th |
4th | R1 17th |
R2 15th |
R1 27th |
R1 19th |
R2 16th |
11 | ||||
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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 |
16 | |
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QF 8th |
4th | 3rd | • | 2nd | • | • | R1 9th |
R2 5th |
R1 13th |
• | • | R1 21st |
3rd | • | R2 13th |
R2 14th |
• | • | QF 7th |
• | 12 | |
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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 |
12 | |
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• | • | • | × | × | • | • | • | R1 30th |
• | • | • | • | 1 | |||||||||
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 27th |
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• | × | • | • | R1 9th |
• | • | • | • | R1 26th |
R1 29th |
R1 24th |
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R1 21st |
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× | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | ||
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3rd[o] | R1 16th |
× | R1 10th |
• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 23rd |
R2 14th |
R1 32nd |
QF 8th |
R1 T-25th |
R2 12th |
R2 15th |
• | R2 14th |
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1st | 1st | 4th | • | R1 13th |
QF 7th |
4th | R1 13th |
• | • | R2 16th |
R2 16th |
• | • | R1 26th |
• | 4th | R2 12th |
QF 5th |
R1 20th |
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• | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 30th |
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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) |
Total |
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Year | Host Nation | Finish |
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1930 | ![]() |
Champions |
1934 | ![]() |
Champions |
1938 | ![]() |
Quarter-finals |
1950 | ![]() |
Runners-up |
1954 | ![]() |
Quarter-finals |
1958 | ![]() |
Runners-up |
1962 | ![]() |
Third place |
1966 | ![]() |
Champions |
1970 | ![]() |
Quarter-finals |
1974 | ![]() |
Champions |
1978 | ![]() |
Champions |
1982 | ![]() |
Second round |
1986 | ![]() |
Quarter-finals |
1990 | ![]() |
Third place |
1994 | ![]() |
Round of 16 |
1998 | ![]() |
Champions |
2002 | ![]() |
Fourth place |
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Round of 16 | |
2006 | ![]() |
Third place |
2010 | ![]() |
Group stage |
2014 | ![]() |
Fourth place |
2018 | ![]() |
Quarter-finals |
2022 | ![]() |
Group stage |
2026 | ![]() |
TBD |
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The defending World Cup champions were formerly granted an automatic spot in the Cup finals field. As of the 2006 tournament, this berth is no longer guaranteed.[11] However, no defending World Cup champion has yet failed to qualify. Automatic berths have never been given for defending World Cup runners-up. Defending runners-up have qualified 16 times in 19 attempts for the following World Cup.
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Round of 16 |
1938 | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
Quarter-finals |
1950 | ![]() |
Group stage | ![]() |
did not enter |
1954 | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Quarter-finals |
1958 | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Group stage |
1962 | ![]() |
Champions | ![]() |
did not qualify |
1966 | ![]() |
Group stage | ![]() |
did not qualify |
1970 | ![]() |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
Third place |
1974 | ![]() |
Fourth place | ![]() |
Group stage |
1978 | ![]() |
Second round | ![]() |
Runners-up |
1982 | ![]() |
Second round | ![]() |
did not qualify |
1986 | ![]() |
Round of 16 | ![]() |
Runners-up |
1990 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Champions |
1994 | ![]() |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
Round of 16 |
1998 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Quarter-finals |
2002 | ![]() |
Group stage | ![]() |
Champions |
2006 | ![]() |
Quarter-finals | ![]() |
Third place |
2010 | ![]() |
Group stage | ![]() |
Group stage |
2014 | ![]() |
Group stage | ![]() |
Third place |
2018 | ![]() |
Group stage | ![]() |
Round of 16 |
2022 | ![]() |
Runners-up | ![]() |
Third place |
2026 | ![]() |
TBD | ![]() |
TBD |
Further information: Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup |
1930![]() (13) |
1934![]() (16) |
1938![]() (15) |
1950![]() (13) |
1954![]() (16) |
1958![]() (16) |
1962![]() (16) |
1966![]() (16) |
1970![]() (16) |
1974![]() (16) |
1978![]() (16) |
1982![]() (24) |
1986![]() (24) |
1990![]() (24) |
1994![]() (24) |
1998![]() (32) |
2002![]() ![]() (32) |
2006![]() (32) |
2010![]() (32) |
2014![]() (32) |
2018![]() (32) |
2022![]() (32) |
Total | |
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Teams | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 43 |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0[p] | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 9 |
Top 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | |
Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1st | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | ![]() |
1 |
Further information: African nations at the FIFA World Cup |
1930![]() (13) |
1934![]() (16) |
1938![]() (15) |
1950![]() (13) |
1954![]() (16) |
1958![]() (16) |
1962![]() (16) |
1966![]() (16) |
1970![]() (16) |
1974![]() (16) |
1978![]() (16) |
1982![]() (24) |
1986![]() (24) |
1990![]() (24) |
1994![]() (24) |
1998![]() (32) |
2002![]() ![]() (32) |
2006![]() (32) |
2010![]() (32) |
2014![]() (32) |
2018![]() (32) |
2022![]() (32) |
Total | |
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Teams | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 49 |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0[p] | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 |
Top 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 4 | |
Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1st | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | ![]() |
1 |
Further information: North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup |
1930![]() (13) |
1934![]() (16) |
1938![]() (15) |
1950![]() (13) |
1954![]() (16) |
1958![]() (16) |
1962![]() (16) |
1966![]() (16) |
1970![]() (16) |
1974![]() (16) |
1978![]() (16) |
1982![]() (24) |
1986![]() (24) |
1990![]() (24) |
1994![]() (24) |
1998![]() (32) |
2002![]() ![]() (32) |
2006![]() (32) |
2010![]() (32) |
2014![]() (32) |
2018![]() (32) |
2022![]() (32) |
Total | |
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Teams | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 46 |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0[p] | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 15 |
Top 8 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5 | |
Top 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1st | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
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4th | 0 |
Further information: South American nations at the FIFA World Cup |
1930![]() (13) |
1934![]() (16) |
1938![]() (15) |
1950![]() (13) |
1954![]() (16) |
1958![]() (16) |
1962![]() (16) |
1966![]() (16) |
1970![]() (16) |
1974![]() (16) |
1978![]() (16) |
1982![]() (24) |
1986![]() (24) |
1990![]() (24) |
1994![]() (24) |
1998![]() (32) |
2002![]() ![]() (32) |
2006![]() (32) |
2010![]() (32) |
2014![]() (32) |
2018![]() (32) |
2022![]() (32) |
Total | |
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Teams | 7 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 89 |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2[p] | 4 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 2 | 37 |
Top 8 | — | 0 | 1 | — | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 36 | |
Top 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 23 |
Top 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 15 |
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5 |
Further information: Oceanian nations at the FIFA World Cup |
1930![]() (13) |
1934![]() (16) |
1938![]() (15) |
1950![]() (13) |
1954![]() (16) |
1958![]() (16) |
1962![]() (16) |
1966![]() (16) |
1970![]() (16) |
1974![]() (16) |
1978![]() (16) |
1982![]() (24) |
1986![]() (24) |
1990![]() (24) |
1994![]() (24) |
1998![]() (32) |
2002![]() ![]() (32) |
2006![]() (32) |
2010![]() (32) |
2014![]() (32) |
2018![]() (32) |
2022![]() (32) |
Total | |
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Teams | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0[p] | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
Top 8 | — | 0 | 0 | — | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
1st | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
4th | 0 |
Further information: European nations at the FIFA World Cup |
1930![]() (13) |
1934![]() (16) |
1938![]() (15) |
1950![]() (13) |
1954![]() (16) |
1958![]() (16) |
1962![]() (16) |
1966![]() (16) |
1970![]() (16) |
1974![]() (16) |
1978![]() (16) |
1982![]() (24) |
1986![]() (24) |
1990![]() (24) |
1994![]() (24) |
1998![]() (32) |
2002![]() ![]() (32) |
2006![]() (32) |
2010![]() (32) |
2014![]() (32) |
2018![]() (32) |
2022![]() (32) |
Total | |
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Teams | 4 | 12 | 12 | 6 | 12 | 12 | 10 | 10 | 9 | 9 | 10 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 13 | 15 | 15 | 14 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 13 | 258 |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 10[p] | 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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This is a list of active consecutive participations of national teams in the FIFA World Cup
Team | Confederation | Managed to qualify since | Consecutive participations |
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CONMEBOL | 1930 | 22 |
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UEFA | 1954 | 18[q] |
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CONMEBOL | 1974 | 13 |
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UEFA | 1978 | 12 |
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AFC | 1986 | 10 |
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CONCACAF | 1994 | 9 (automatic qualification as co-host of 2026 tournament) |
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UEFA | 1998 | 7 |
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UEFA | 1998 | 7 |
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AFC | 1998 | 7 |
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UEFA | 2002 | 6 |
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UEFA | 2006 | 5 |
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AFC | 2006 | 5 |
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CONMEBOL | 2010 | 4 |
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UEFA | 2014 | 3 |
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UEFA | 2014 | 3 |
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AFC | 2014 | 3 |
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CONCACAF | 2014 | 3 |
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UEFA | 2018 | 2 |
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UEFA | 2018 | 2[r] |
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AFC | 2018 | 2 |
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CAF | 2018 | 2 |
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UEFA | 2018 | 2 |
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CAF | 2018 | 2 |
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CAF | 2018 | 2 |
This section is a list of droughts associated with the participation of national football teams in the FIFA World Cups. 1942 and 1946, when the tournament was not held due to World War II, are not included in the calculation of a drought.
Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.
Team | Last appearance | WC Missed |
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1938 | 19 |
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1938 | 19 |
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1970 | 13 |
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1974 | 12 |
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1974 | 12 |
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1982 | 10 |
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1982 | 10 |
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1986 | 9 |
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1986 | 9 |
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1986 | 9 |
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1990 | 8 |
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1994 | 7 |
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1998 | 6 |
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1998 | 6 |
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1998 | 6 |
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1998 | 6 |
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1998 | 6 |
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1998 | 6 |
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2002 | 5 |
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2002 | 5 |
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2002 | 5 |
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2006 | 4 |
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2006 | 4 |
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2006 | 4 |
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2006 | 4 |
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2006 | 4 |
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2010 | 3 |
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2010 | 3 |
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2010 | 3 |
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2010 | 3 |
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2010 | 3 |
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2010 | 3 |
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2014 | 2 |
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2014 | 2 |
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2014 | 2 |
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2014 | 2 |
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2014 | 2 |
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2014 | 2 |
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2014 | 2 |
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2018 | 1 |
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2018 | 1 |
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2018 | 1 |
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2018 | 1 |
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2018 | 1 |
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2018 | 1 |
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2018 | 1 |
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2018 | 1 |
Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance and until the team ceased to exist.