National Team Appearances in The FIFA World Cup - Comprehensive Team Results By Tournament

Comprehensive Team Results By Tournament

Legend

1st — Champions
2nd — Runners-up
3rd — Third place
4th — Fourth place
QF — Quarterfinals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
R2 — Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–present: knockout round of 16)
R1 — Round 1
q — Qualified for upcoming tournament
•• — Qualified but withdrew
• — Did not qualify
× — Did not enter / Withdrew / Banned
— Hosts

The team ranking in each tournament (except 2010) is according to FIFA. 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. The rankings for 2010 are computed based on the current results and will be updated when FIFA releases their official rankings. In recent tournaments, FIFA has used the rankings for seedings for the final tournament draw.

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)
Algeria	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	R1
Angola	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•
Argentina	2nd	R1	×	×	×	R1	R1	QF	•	R2	1st	R2	1st	2nd	R2	QF	R1	QF	QF
Australia	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	R1
Austria	×	4th	••	×	3rd	R1	×	•	•	•	R2	R2	•	R1	•	R1	•	•	•
Belgium	R1	R1	R1	×	R1	•	•	•	R1	•	•	R2	4th	R2	R2	R1	R2	•	•
Bolivia	R1	×	×	R1	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•
Brazil	R1	R1	3rd	2nd	QF	1st	1st	R1	1st	4th	3rd	R2	QF	R2	1st	2nd	1st	QF	QF
Bulgaria	×	•	•	×	•	•	R1	R1	R1	R1	•	•	R2	•	4th	R1	•	•	•
Cameroon	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1	•	QF	R1	R1	R1	•	R1
Canada	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•
Chile	R1	×	×	R1	•	•	3rd	R1	•	R1	•	R1	•	•	×	R2	•	•	R2
China PR	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•
Colombia	×	×	×	×	×	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	R1	R1	•	•	•
Congo DR	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	R1	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Costa Rica	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	R1	R1	•
Côte d'Ivoire	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R1
Croatia	Part of Yugoslavia														×	3rd	R1	R1	•
Cuba	×	•	QF	•	×	×	×	•	×	×	•	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•
Czechoslovakia	see Czech Republic and Slovakia (1930–1990)
Czech Republic	×	2nd	QF	×	R1	R1	2nd	•	R1	•	•	R1	•	QF	•	•	•	R1	•
Denmark	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	QF	R2	•	R1
Dutch East Indies	see Indonesia (1930–1938)
East Germany	Part of Germany			×	×	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	•	•	Part of Germany
Ecuador	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R2	•
Egypt	×	R1	×	×	•	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•
El Salvador	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	R1	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
England	×	×	×	R1	QF	R1	QF	1st	QF	•	•	R2	QF	4th	•	R2	QF	QF	R2
France	R1	R1	QF	•	R1	3rd	•	R1	•	•	R1	4th	3rd	•	•	1st	R1	2nd	R1
Germany	×	3rd	R1	×	1st	4th	QF	2nd	3rd	1st	R2	2nd	2nd	1st	QF	QF	2nd	3rd	3rd
Ghana	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	R2	QF
Greece	×	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	R1
Haiti	×	•	×	×	•	×	×	×	•	R1	•	•	•	×	•	•	•	•	•
Honduras	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	×	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1
Hungary	×	QF	2nd	×	2nd	R1	QF	QF	•	•	R1	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•
Indonesia	×	×	R1	×	×	•	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Iran	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	R1	×	×	•	•	R1	•	R1	•
Iraq	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•
Israel	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Italy	×	1st	1st	R1	R1	•	R1	R1	2nd	R1	4th	1st	R2	3rd	2nd	QF	R2	1st	R1
Jamaica	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	×	•	•	×	•	•	R1	•	•	•
Japan	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R2	R1	R2
North Korea	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	QF	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	×	×	•	R1
South Korea	×	×	×	×	R1	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	R1	R1	4th	R1	R2
Kuwait	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Mexico	R1	•	×	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	QF	•	R1	•	QF	×	R2	R2	R2	R2	R2
Morocco	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	R1	•	•	•	R2	•	R1	R1	•	•	•
Netherlands	×	R1	R1	×	×	•	•	•	•	2nd	2nd	•	•	R2	QF	4th	•	R2	2nd
New Zealand	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1
Nigeria	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	R2	R1	•	R1
Northern Ireland	×	×	×	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	R2	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•
Norway	×	×	R1	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R2	•	•	•
Paraguay	R1	×	×	R1	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	R2	R2	R1	QF
Peru	R1	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	QF	•	R2	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
Poland	×	•	R1	×	×	•	•	•	•	3rd	R2	3rd	R2	•	•	•	R1	R1	•
Portugal	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	R1	4th	R2
Republic of Ireland	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	QF	R2	•	R2	•	•
Romania	R1	R1	R1	×	•	•	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	R2	QF	R2	•	•	•
Russia	×	×	×	×	×	QF	QF	4th	QF	•	•	R2	R2	R1	R1	•	R1	•	•
Saudi Arabia	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	R2	R1	R1	R1	•
Scotland	×	×	×	••	R1	R1	•	•	•	R1	R1	R1	R1	R1	•	R1	•	•	•
Senegal	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	×	•	•	QF	•	•
Serbia	4th	•	•	R1	QF	QF	4th	•	•	R2	•	R1	•	QF	×	R2	•	R1	R1
Serbia and Montenegro	see Serbia (2006)
Slovakia	×	2nd	QF	×	R1	R1	2nd	•	R1	•	•	R1	•	QF	•	•	•	•	R2
Slovenia	Part of Yugoslavia														×	•	R1	•	R1
South Africa	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	R1	R1	•	R1
Soviet Union	see Russia (1930–1990)
Spain	×	QF	×	4th	•	•	R1	R1	•	•	R1	R2	QF	R2	QF	R1	QF	R2	1st
Sweden	×	QF	4th	3rd	•	2nd	•	•	R1	R2	R1	•	•	R1	3rd	•	R2	R2	•
Switzerland	×	QF	QF	R1	QF	•	R1	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	R2	•	•	R2	R1
Togo	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	×	×	•	•	•	R1	•
Trinidad and Tobago	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	•
Tunisia	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	×	•	•	R1	•	•	•	•	R1	R1	R1	•
Turkey	×	×	×	••	R1	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	•
Ukraine	Part of Soviet Union														×	•	•	QF	•
United Arab Emirates	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	×	•	R1	•	•	•	•	•
United States	3rd	R1	×	R1	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	R1	R2	R1	QF	R1	R2
Uruguay	1st	×	×	1st	4th	•	R1	QF	4th	R1	•	•	R2	R2	•	•	R1	•	4th
Wales	×	×	×	•	•	QF	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•
West Germany	see Germany (1950–1990)
Yugoslavia	see Serbia (1930–1990 for SFR Yugoslavia; 1994–2002 for FR Yugoslavia)
Zaire	see Congo DR (1974–1994)

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