Football World Cup / overview of participants

Number of World Cup finals
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The table Soccer World Cup / Overview of Participants lists all international soccer associations of men who have participated in the respective finals since the first soccer World Cup in 1930, as well as their results in the individual tournaments. In addition, it is shown which qualifications for the finals these associations participated in. Also listed in this list is India, which was qualified in 1950 but did not participate.

There are currently 80 regional associations in the list.

Participant overview

The sorting order corresponds to the overall performance at all World Cup finals, analogous to the evaluation of a medal table . In the event of a tie, further criteria are firstly the number of finals and secondly the number of qualifications.

		1930	QF 1934	QF 1938	QF 1950	QF 1954	QF 1958	QF 1962	QF 1966	QF 1970	QF 1974	QF 1978	QF 1982	QF 1986	QF 1990	QF 1994	QF 1998	QF 2002	QF 2006	QF 2010	QF 2014	QF 2018	Partial measures (up to 2018)		Results final round (until 2018)
	Attendees	13	16	15th	13	16	16	16	16	16	16	16	24	24	24	24	32	32	32	32	32	32	Total	Endr.	1	2	3	4th	V	Z	A.	X
1	Brazil	X	X	3	2	V	1	1	X	1	4th	3	Z	V	A.	1	2	1	V	V	4th	V	21st	21st	5	2	2	2	5	1	1	3
2	Germany		3	X		1	4th	V	2	3	1	V	2	2	1	V	V	2	3	3	1	X	19th	19th	4th	4th	4th	1	4th			2
3	Italy		1	1	X	X	•	X	X	2	X	4th	1	A.	3	2	V	A.	1	X	X	•	20th	18th	4th	2	1	1	1		2	7th
4th	Argentina	2	X				X	X	V	•	V	1	Z	1	2	A.	V	X	V	V	2	A.	18th	17th	2	3			5	1	2	4th
5	France	X	X	V	••	X	3	•	X	•	•	X	4th	3	•	•	1	X	2	X	V	1	21st	15th	2	1	2	1	2			7th
6th	Uruguay	1			1	4th	•	X	V	4th	X	•	•	A.	A.	•	•	X	•	4th	A.	V	19th	13	2			3	2		3	3
7th	England				X	V	X	V	1	V	•	•	Z	V	4th	•	A.	V	V	A.	X	4th	18th	15th	1			2	6th	1	2	3
8th	Spain		V		4th	•	•	X	X	•	•	X	Z	V	A.	V	X	V	A.	1	X	A.	19th	15th	1			1	4th	1	3	5
9	Netherlands		X	X			•	•	•	•	2	2	•	•	A.	V	4th	•	A.	2	3	•	18th	10		3	1	1	1		2	2
10	Hungary		V	2		2	X	V	V	•	•	X	X	X	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	19th	9		2			3			4th
11	Czech Republic		2	V		X	X	2	•	X	•	•	X	•	V	•	•	•	X	•	•	•	19th	9		2			2			5
12	Sweden		V	4th	3	•	2	•	•	X	V	X	•	•	X	3	•	A.	A.	•	•	V	20th	12		1	2	1	3		2	3
13	Croatia																3	X	X	•	X	2	6th	5		1	1					3
14th	Poland		•	X			•	•	•	•	3	V	3	A.	•	•	•	X	X	•	•	X	18th	8th			2		1		1	4th
15th	Belgium	X	X	X		X	•	•	•	X	•	•	Z	4th	A.	A.	X	A.	•	•	V	3	20th	13			1	1	1	1	3	6th
16	Austria		4th	••		3	X		•	•	•	V	Z	•	X	•	X	•	•	•	•	•	18th	7th			1	1	1	1		3
17th	Portugal		•	•	••	•	•	•	3	•	•	•	•	X	•	•	•	X	4th	A.	X	A.	20th	7th			1	1			2	3
18th	United States	3	X		X	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	X	A.	X	V	X	A.	A.	•	20th	10			1		1		3	5
19th	Chile	X			X	•	•	3	X	•	X	•	X	•	•		A.	•	•	A.	A.	•	18th	9			1				3	5
20th	Turkey				••	X		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3	•	•	•	•	17th	2			1					1
		1930	1934	1938	1950	1954	1958	1962	1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	Total	Endr.	1	2	3	4th	V	Z	A.	X
21st	Serbia	4th	•	•	X	V	V	4th	•	•	V	•	X	•	V		A.	•	X	X	•	X	20th	12				2	4th		1	5
22nd	Russia						V	V	4th	V	•	•	Z	A.	X	X	•	X	•	•	X	V	16	11				1	4th	1	1	4th
23	South Korea					X		•		•	•	•	•	X	X	X	X	4th	X	A.	X	X	15th	10				1			1	8th
24	Bulgaria		•	•		•	•	X	X	X	X	•	•	A.	•	4th	X	•	•	•	•	•	19th	7th				1			1	5
25th	Switzerland		V	V	X	V	•	X	X	•	•	•	•	•	•	A.	•	•	A.	X	A.	A.	20th	11					3		4th	4th
26th	Mexico	X	•		X	X	X	X	X	V	•	X	•	V		A.	A.	A.	A.	A.	A.	A.	19th	16					2		7th	7th
27	Peru	X					•	•	•	V	•	V	X	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	X	17th	5					2			3
28	Northern Ireland				•	•	V	•	•	•	•	•	Z	X	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	18th	3					1	1		1
29	Paraguay	X			X	•	X	•	•	•	•	•	•	A.	•	•	A.	A.	X	V	•	•	19th	8th					1		3	4th
30th	Denmark						•		•	•	•	•	•	A.	•	•	V	A.	•	X	•	A.	15th	5					1		3	1
31	Romania	X	X	X		•	•	•	•	X	•	•	•	•	A.	V	A.	•	•	•	•	•	20th	7th					1		2	4th
32	Colombia						•	X	•	•	•	•	•	•	A.	X	X	•	•	•	V	A.	16	6th					1		2	3
33	Ireland		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	V	A.	•	A.	•	•	•	•	20th	3					1		2
34	Costa Rica						•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	A.	•	•	X	X	•	V	X	16	5					1		1	3
35	Ghana							•		•	•	•		•	•	•	•	•	A.	V	X	•	13	3					1		1	1
36	Cameroon									•	•	•	X	•	V	X	X	X	•	X	X	•	13	7th					1			6th
37	Senegal									•	•	•	•	•		•	•	V	•	•	•	X	12	2					1			1
38	North Korea								V		•		•	•	•	•			•	X	•	•	10	2					1			1
39	Wales				•	•	V	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	18th	1					1
40	Cuba		•	V	•				•			•	•		•		•	•	•	•	•	•	13	1					1
		1930	1934	1938	1950	1954	1958	1962	1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	Total	Endr.	1	2	3	4th	V	Z	A.	X
41	GDR						•	•	•	•	V	•	•	•	•								9	1					1
42	Ukraine																•	•	V	•	•	•	6th	1					1
43	Japan					•		•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	X	A.	X	A.	X	A.	15th	6th							3	3
44	Nigeria							•		•	•	•	•	•	•	A.	A.	X	•	X	A.	X	14th	6th							3	3
45	Morocco							•		X	•	•	•	A.	•	X	X	•	•	•	•	X	14th	5							1	4th
46	Australia								•	•	X	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	A.	X	X	X	14th	5							1	4th
47	Saudi Arabia											•	•	•	•	A.	X	X	X	•	•	X	11	5							1	4th
48	Algeria									•	•	•	X	X	•	•	•	•	•	X	A.	•	13	4th							1	3
49	Greece		•	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	X	•	•	•	X	A.	•	19th	3							1	2
50	Norway			X		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	X	A.	•	•	•	•	•	18th	3							1	2
51	Ecuador							•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	X	A.	•	X	•	15th	3							1	2
52	Slovakia																•	•	•	A.	•	•	6th	1							1
53	Scotland				••	X	X	•	•	•	X	X	X	X	X	•	X	•	•	•	•	•	18th	8th								8th
54	Tunisia							•		•	•	X	•	•	•	•	X	X	X	•	•	X	14th	5								5
55	Iran										•	X	•		•	•	X	•	X	•	X	X	11	5								5
56	Bolivia	X			X		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	X	•	•	•	•	•	•	18th	3								3
57	Honduras							•	•	•	•		X	•	•	•	•	•	•	X	X	•	14th	3								3
58	Egypt		X			•					•	•	•	•	X	•	•	•	•	•	•	X	14th	3								3
59	Ivory Coast										•	•		•	•	•	•	•	X	X	X	•	11	3								3
60	South Africa															•	X	X	•	X	•	•	7th	3								3
		1930	1934	1938	1950	1954	1958	1962	1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	Total	Endr.	1	2	3	4th	V	Z	A.	X
61	El Salvador									X	•	•	X	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	13	2								2
62	New Zealand									•	•	•	X	•	•	•	•	•	•	X	•	•	13	2								2
63	Slovenia																•	X	•	X	•	•	6th	2								2
64	Israel		•	•			•			X	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	16	1								1
65	Indonesia			X			•				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	14th	1								1
66	Haiti		•			•				•	X	•	•	•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	14th	1								1
67	Canada						•			•	•	•	•	X	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	14th	1								1
68	Trinidad and Tobago								•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	X	•	•	•	14th	1								1
69	Iceland						•				•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	X	13	1								1
70	Kuwait										•	•	X	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	12	1								1
71	Jamaica								•	•		•	•		•	•	X	•	•	•	•	•	12	1								1
72	DR Congo										X		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11	1								1
73	Iraq										•		•	X	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	11	1								1
74	People's Republic of China						•						•	•	•	•	•	X	•	•	•	•	11	1								1
75	Panama											•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	X	11	1								1
76	Togo										•	•	•			•	•	•	X	•	•	•	10	1								1
77	UA Emirates													•	X	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	9	1								1
78	Angola													•	•	•	•	•	X	•	•	•	9	1								1
79	Bosnia and Herzegovina																•	•	•	•	X	•	6th	1								1
80	India				••						•			•		•	•	•	•	•	•	•	10	0
	Attendees	1930	1934	1938	1950	1954	1958	1962	1966	1970	1974	1978	1982	1986	1990	1994	1998	2002	2006	2010	2014	2018	Total	Endr.	1	2	3	4th	V	Z	A.	X

Footnotes

1. ↑ represented exclusively the West German Federal Republic from 1950 to 1990. During this time there was an independent national team for the GDR and, until 1956, also for the Saarland .
2. ↑ to 1990: Czechoslovakia 
3. ↑ to 1994: Yugoslavia , 1998 Federal Republic of Yugoslavia , 2002 to 2006: Serbia and Montenegro   
4. ↑ to 1990: Soviet Union 
5. ↑ as Dutch East Indies
6. ↑ as Zaire 

Legend

Total	Number of participations including qualifying games (1930-2014)
Endr.	Number of final round participations (1930-2014)
1	World Champion
2	Vice world champion
3	third place
4th	fourth place
V	Quarter Finalist (Round of eight participants), 1974 and 1978 by two groups of four as Second round completed
Z	Second round in Spain in 1982 (round of the last twelve participants), completed in four groups of three teams
A.	Round of 16 (round of the last sixteen participants, after previous group matches), since 1986
X	Participants in the final round (eliminated in the first round)
••	qualified, but not participating in the finals
•	not qualified for the final round / withdrawn from qualification prematurely
	did not participate / did not start for qualification.

• In 1930 there was no match for third place. Based on the results of the game, FIFA classifies the USA as third and Yugoslavia as fourth.
• In 1950, the four group winners of the preliminary round played the first four places in a final group

See also

• Men's soccer world championship
• Football Men's World Cup - Eternal Table
• Soccer World Cup for Women - Overview of Participants
• Football Women's World Cup - Eternal Table

Web links

• Official FIFA website for the World Cups

This version was added to the selection of informative lists and portals on July 16, 2008 .