Tournament Appearances As of 2011
Since the tournament's establishment in 1995, as of the 2011 World Cup, 40 different countries have participated over the 16 competitions. However only one country has participated in all World Cups, which is Brazil, who have won 13 of the 15 competitions. European teams have dominated in appearances by continent, since 14 of the 40 different countries have been from Europe. Since qualification has been standardised, fewer new countries are expected to make an appearance.
| Appearances | Country |
|---|---|
| 16 | Brazil |
| 15 | Uruguay |
| 14 | Italy Portugal |
| 13 | Argentina |
| 12 | France Spain United States |
| 10 | Japan |
| 5 | Peru Russia |
| 4 | Germany Iran Nigeria Solomon Islands |
| 3 | El Salvador Canada Mexico Senegal Switzerland United Arab Emirates Venezuela |
| 2 | Bahrain Cameroon South Africa Thailand Ukraine |
| 1 | Australia Belgium Chile Costa Rica Côte d'Ivoire Denmark England Malaysia Netherlands Oman Poland Tahiti Turkey |
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