Ranking of Teams By Number of Appearances
Team | # of appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result (* = hosts) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Brazil | 19 | 19 | 19 | 1930 | 2010 | 1.1 !Champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) |
Italy | 17 | 13 | 13 | 1934 | 2010 | 1.2 !Champions (1934*, 1938, 1982, 2006) |
Germany | 17 | 15 | 15 | 1934 | 2010 | 1.3 !Champions (1954, 1974*, 1990) |
Argentina | 15 | 10 | 10 | 1930 | 2010 | 1.4 !Champions (1978*, 1986) |
Mexico | 14 | 6 | 5 | 1930 | 2010 | 5 !Quarterfinals (1970*, 1986*) |
France | 13 | 4 | 4 | 1930 | 2010 | 1.5 !Champions (1998*) |
Spain | 13 | 9 | 9 | 1934 | 2010 | 1.5 !Champions (2010) |
England | 13 | 6 | 4 | 1950 | 2010 | 1.5 !Champions (1966*) |
Belgium | 11 | 6 | 0 | 1930 | 2002 | 4 !Fourth place (1986) |
Serbia | 11 | 4 | 2 | 1930 | 2010 | 4 !Fourth place (1930, 1962) |
Sweden | 11 | 3 | 0 | 1934 | 2006 | 2 !Runners-up (1958*) |
Uruguay | 11 | 4 | 1 | 1930 | 2010 | 1.4 !Champions (1930*, 1950) |
Czech Republic | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1934 | 2006 | 2 !Runners-up (1934, 1962) |
Hungary | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1934 | 1986 | 2 !Runners-up (1938, 1954) |
Netherlands | 9 | 3 | 2 | 1934 | 2010 | 2 !Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010) |
Russia | 9 | 4 | 0 | 1958 | 2002 | 4 !Fourth place (1966) |
Slovakia | 9 | 3 | 1 | 1934 | 2010 | 2 !Runners-up (1934, 1962) |
Switzerland | 9 | 4 | 2 | 1934 | 2010 | 5 !Quarterfinals (1934, 1938, 1954*) |
United States | 9 | 6 | 6 | 1930 | 2010 | 3 !Third place (1930) |
Chile | 8 | 2 | 1 | 1930 | 2010 | 3 !Third place (1962*) |
South Korea | 8 | 7 | 7 | 1954 | 2010 | 4 !Fourth place (2002*) |
Paraguay | 8 | 4 | 4 | 1930 | 2010 | 5 !Quarterfinals (2010) |
Scotland | 8 | 5 | 0 | 1954 | 1998 | 7 !Round 1 |
Austria | 7 | 2 | 0 | 1934 | 1998 | 3 !Third place (1954) |
Bulgaria | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1962 | 1998 | 4 !Fourth place (1994) |
Poland | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1938 | 2006 | 3 !Third place (1974, 1982) |
Romania | 7 | 3 | 0 | 1930 | 1998 | 5 !Quarterfinals (1994) |
Cameroon | 6 | 4 | 1 | 1982 | 2010 | 5 !Quarterfinals (1990) |
Portugal | 5 | 3 | 3 | 1966 | 2010 | 3 !Third place (1966) |
Colombia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1962 | 1998 | 6 !Round 2 (1990) |
Denmark | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1986 | 2010 | 5 !Quarterfinals (1998) |
Japan | 4 | 4 | 4 | 1998 | 2010 | 6 !Round 2 (2002*, 2010) |
Morocco | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1970 | 1998 | 6 !Round 2 (1986) |
Nigeria | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1994 | 2010 | 6 !Round 2 (1994, 1998) |
Peru | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1930 | 1982 | 5 !Quarterfinals (1970), Round 2 (top 8) (1978) |
Saudi Arabia | 4 | 4 | 0 | 1994 | 2006 | 6 !Round 2 (1994) |
Tunisia | 4 | 3 | 0 | 1978 | 2006 | 7 !Round 1 |
Algeria | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1982 | 2010 | 7 !Round 1 |
Australia | 3 | 2 | 2 | 1974 | 2010 | 6 !Round 2 (2006) |
Bolivia | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1930 | 1994 | 7 !Round 1 |
Costa Rica | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1990 | 2006 | 6 !Round 2 (1990) |
Croatia | 3 | 3 | 0 | 1998 | 2006 | 3 !Third place (1998) |
Iran | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1978 | 2006 | 7 !Round 1 |
Northern Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1958 | 1986 | 5 !Quarterfinals (1958) |
Norway | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1938 | 1998 | 6 !Round 2 (1998) |
Republic of Ireland | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1990 | 2002 | 5 !Quarterfinals (1990) |
South Africa | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1998 | 2010 | 7 !Round 1 |
Côte d'Ivoire | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2006 | 2010 | 7 !Round 1 |
Ecuador | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2002 | 2006 | 6 !Round 2 (2006) |
Egypt | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1934 | 1990 | 7 !Round 1 |
El Salvador | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1970 | 1982 | 7 !Round 1 |
Ghana | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2006 | 2010 | 5 !Quarterfinals (2010) |
Greece | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1994 | 2010 | 7 !Round 1 |
Honduras | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1982 | 2010 | 7 !Round 1 |
North Korea | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1966 | 2010 | 5 !Quarterfinals (1966) |
New Zealand | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1982 | 2010 | 7 !Round 1 |
Slovenia | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2002 | 2010 | 7 !Round 1 |
Turkey | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1954 | 2002 | 3 !Third place (2002) |
Angola | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | 7 !Round 1 |
Canada | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1986 | 1986 | 7 !Round 1 |
China PR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2002 | 2002 | 7 !Round 1 |
Congo DR | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1974 | 1974 | 7 !Round 1 |
Cuba | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1938 | 1938 | 5 !Quarterfinals (1938) |
East Germany | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1974 | 1974 | 5 !Round 2 (top 8) (1974) |
Haiti | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1974 | 1974 | 7 !Round 1 |
Indonesia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1938 | 1938 | 7 !Round 1 |
Iraq | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1986 | 1986 | 7 !Round 1 |
Israel | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1970 | 1970 | 7 !Round 1 |
Jamaica | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1998 | 1998 | 7 !Round 1 |
Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1982 | 1982 | 7 !Round 1 |
Senegal | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2002 | 2002 | 5 !Quarterfinals (2002) |
Togo | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | 7 !Round 1 |
Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | 7 !Round 1 |
Ukraine | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | 5 !Quarterfinals (2006) |
United Arab Emirates | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1990 | 1990 | 7 !Round 1 |
Wales | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1958 | 1958 | 5 !Quarterfinals (1958) |
- Breakdown of successor teams
Team | # of appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result (* = hosts) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Czechoslovakia | 8 | 3 | 0 | 1934 | 1990 | 2 !Runners-up (1934, 1962) |
Czech Republic | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | 7 !Round 1 |
Slovakia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2010 | 2010 | 6 !Round 2 (2010) |
Team | # of appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result (* = hosts) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Soviet Union | 7 | 4 | 0 | 1958 | 1990 | 4 !Fourth place (1966) |
Russia | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1994 | 2002 | 7 !Round 1 |
Team | # of appearances | Record streak | Active streak | Debut | Most recent | Best result (* = hosts) |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Yugoslavia | 8 | 4 | 0 | 1930 | 1990 | 4 !Fourth place (1930, 1962) |
Yugoslavia | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1998 | 1998 | 6 !Round 2 (1998) |
Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2006 | 2006 | 7 !Round 1 |
Serbia | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2010 | 2010 | 7 !Round 1 |
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