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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