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QF	Team did not progress beyond the quarter-finals
4th	Team lost the Third place play-off match
3rd	Team won the Third place play-off match
2nd	Team lost the World Cup final
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No. of Teams						32							24				16							13
Nation	MP	GD	+	-	Pts	2022	2018	2014	2010	2006	2002	1998	1994	1990	1986	1982	1978	1974	1970	1966	1962	1958	1954	1950
Algeria ALG Algeria failed to qualify for the second round of the 1982 World Cup despite winning two of their three group matches.	13	-6	13	19	10	DNQ	DNQ	SR 2-1 BGM 2-4 SKO 1-1 RUS 2-1 AET GER	GS 0-1 SVN 0-0 ENG 0-1 USA	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 1-1 NIR 1-0 BRA 0-3 ESP	FR 1-2 GER 0-2 AUT 3-2 CHL	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	N/A
Angola ANG	3	-1	1	2	2	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 0-1 POR 0-0 MEX 1-1 IRN	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	N/A
Argentina ARG In 2018 Argentina recorded their heaviest defeat in a group stage match since 1958, ending a streak of eleven consecutive World Cup group games unbeaten and extending a run of World Cup matches without a victory in normal time to four. Argentina also competed in the 1930 World Cup, beating France, Mexico, Chile and the United States before losing to Uruguay in the final. Argentina lost to Sweden in the opening knockout round of the 1934 World Cup.	82	+45	133	88	88	1st 1-2 SAU 2-0 MEX 0-2 POL 2-1 AUS 2-2 4-3 PS NED 3-0 CRO 3-3 4-2 PS FRA	SR 1-1 ICE 0-3 CRO 1-2 NGI 4-3 FRA	2nd 2-1 BHA 1-0 IRN 2-3 NGI 1-0 SUI 1-0 BGM 0-0 2-4 PS NED 1-0 GER	QF 1-0 NGI 4-1 SKO 0-2 GRE 3-1 MEX 0-4 GER	QF 2-1 CIV 6-0 SER* 0-0 NED 2-1 AET MEX 1-1 4-2 PS GER	GS 1-0 NGI 1-0 ENG 1-1 SWE	QF 1-0 JPN 5-0 JAM 1-0 CRO 2-2 4-3 PS ENG 2-1 NED	SR 4-0 GRE 2-1 NGI 0-2 BUL 3-2 ROM	2nd 0-1 CMN 2-0 RUS* 1-1 ROM 0-1 BRA 0-0 3-2 PS YUG 1-1 4-3 PS ITA 0-1 GER	1st 3-1 SKO 1-1 ITA 2-0 BUL 1-0 URU 2-1 ENG 2-0 BGM 3-2 GER*	SR 0-1 BGM 4-1 HUN 2-0 ESR 2-1 ITA 1-3 BRA	1st H 2-1 HUN 2-1 FRA 0-1 ITA 2-0 POL 0-0 BRA 6-0 PRU 1-3 AET NED	SR 3-2 POL 1-1 ITA 4-1 HAI 4-0 NED 1-2 BRA 1-1 EGE	DNQ	QF 2-1 ESP 0-0 GER 2-0 SUI 1-0 ENG	GS 1-0 BUL 3-1 ENG 0-0 HUN	GS 1-3 GER 3-1 NIR 6-1 CZE	DNP	DNP
Australia AUS	20	-19	17	36	15	SR 4-1 FRA 1-0 TUN 1-0 DEN 2-1 ARG	GS 2-1 FRA 1-1 DEN 0-2 PRU	GS 3-1 CHL 3-2 NED 0-3 ESP	GS 4-0 GER 1-1 GHA 2-1 SER	SR 3-1 JPN 2-0 BRA 2-2 CRO 1-0 ITA	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 2-0 EGE 0-3 GER 0-0 CHL	DNQ	DNQ	N/A
Austria AUT	25	-4	35	39	18	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 1-1 CMN 1-1 CHL 2-1 ITA	DNQ	GS 1-0 ITA 0-1 CZE 2-1 USA	DNQ	SR 0-1 CHL 0-2 ALG 1-0 GER 0-1 FRA 2-2 NIR	SR 2-1 ESP 1-0 SWE 1-0 BRA 1-5 NED 1-0 ITA 3-2 GER	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	GS 3-0 BRA 2-0 SOV 2-2 ENG	3rd 1-0 SCO 5-0 CZE 7-5 SUI 6-1 GER 3-1 URU	DNP
Belgium BGM	47	+3	67	64	51	GS 1-0 CAN 0-2 MOR 0-0 CRO	3rd 3-0 PAN 5-2 TUN 0-1 ENG 3-2 JPN 1-2 BRA 1-0 FRA 2-0 ENG	QF 2-1 ALG 1-0 RUS 2-1 AET SKO 2-1 USA 1-0 ARG	DNQ	DNQ	SR 2-2 JPN 1-1 TUN 3-2 RUS 2-0 BRA	GS 0-0 NED 2-2 MEX 1-1 SKO	SR 1-0 MCO 1-0 NED 0-1 SAU 3-2 GER	SR 2-0 SKO 3-1 URU 1-2 ESP 1-0 AET ENG	4th 1-2 MEX 1-2 IRQ 2-2 PGY 3-4 AET RUS* 1-1 5-4 PS ESP 2-0 ARG 2-4 AET FRA	SR 0-1 ARG 1-0 ESR 1-1 HUN 3-0 POL 0-1 SOV	DNQ	DNQ	GS 3-0 ESR 4-1 SOV 1-0 MEX	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 4-4 AET ENG 4-1 ITA	DNP
Bolivia BOL Bolivia competed in the 1930 World Cup but were eliminated after losing their group matches against Brazil and Yugoslavia.	4	-11	1	12	1	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 1-0 GER 0-0 SKO 1-3 ESP	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	GS 8-0 URU
Bosnia-Herzegovina BHA	3	0	4	4	3	DNQ	DNQ	GS 2-1 ARG 1-0 NGI 3-1 IRN	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	N/A
Brazil BRA Brazil also competed in the 1930 World Cup but did not progress beyond the group stage. In 1934 they were beaten 3-1 by Spain in the first round and in 1938 they beat Poland 6-5 after extra time and Czechoslovakia 2-1 in a replay before losing to Italy 2-1 in their semi-final, finishing in third place with a victory over Sweden.	99	+40	124	84	118	QF 2-0 SER 1-0 SUI 1-0 CMN 4-1 SKO 1-1 4-2 PS CRO	QF 1-1 SUI 2-0 COS 0-2 SER 2-0 MEX 1-2 BGM	4th H 3-1 CRO 0-0 MEX 1-4 CMN 1-1 3-2 PS CHL 2-1 COL 1-7 GER 0-3 NED	QF 2-1 NKO 3-1 CIV 0-0 POR 3-0 CHL 2-1 NED	QF 1-0 CRO 2-0 AUS 1-4 JPN 3-0 GHA 0-1 FRA	1st 2-1 TKY 4-0 CPR 2-5 COS 2-0 BGM 2-1 ENG 1-0 TKY 2-0 GER	2nd 2-1 SCO 3-0 MCO 1-2 NOR 4-1 CHL 3-2 DEN 1-1 4-2 PS NED 0-3 FRA	1st 2-0 RUS 3-0 CMN 1-1 SWE 1-0 USA 2-3 NED 0-1 SWE 0-0 3-2 PS ITA	SR 2-1 SWE 1-0 COS 1-0 SCO 0-1 ARG	QF 0-1 ESP 1-0 ALG 0-3 NIR 4-0 POL 1-1 4-3 PS FRA	SR 2-1 SOV 4-1 SCO 4-0 NZD 1-3 ARG 3-2 ITA	3rd 1-1 SWE 0-0 ESP 1-0 AUT 0-3 PRU 0-0 ARG 1-3 POL 2-1 ITA	4th 0-0 YUG 0-0 SCO 0-3 ZAE* 1-0 EGE 1-2 ARG 2-0 NED 0-1 POL	1st 1-4 CZE 0-1 ENG 2-3 ROM 4-2 PRU 1-3 URU 4-1 ITA	GS 2-0 BUL 3-1 HUN 3-1 POR	1st 2-0 MEX 0-0 CZE 2-1 ESP 3-1 ENG 4-2 CHL 3-1 CZE	1st 3-0 AUT 0-0 ENG 2-0 SOV 1-0 WAL 5-2 FRA 5-2 SWE	QF 5-0 MEX 1-1 AET YUG 4-2 HUN	2nd H 4-0 MEX 2-2 SUI 2-0 YUG 7-1 SWE 6-1 ESP 2-1 URU
Bulgaria BUL	26	-29	22	51	13	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 0-0 PGY 1-0 NGI 6-1 ESP	4th 3-0 NGI 4-0 GRE 0-2 ARG 1-1 3-1 PS MEX 2-1 GER 1-2 ITA 4-0 SWE	DNQ	SR 1-1 ITA 1-1 SKO 2-0 ARG 2-0 MEX	DNQ	DNQ	GS 0-0 SWE 1-1 URU 1-4 NED	GS 3-2 PRU 2-5 GER 1-1 MCO	GS 2-0 BRA 3-0 POR 3-1 HUN	GS 1-0 ARG 6-1 HUN 0-0 BUL	DNQ	DNQ	DNP
Cameroon CMN	26	-21	22	43	17	GS 1-0 SUI 3-3 SER 1-0 BRA	DNQ	GS 1-0 MEX 0-4 CRO 1-4 BRA	GS 1-0 JPN 1-2 DEN 1-2 NED	DNQ	GS 1-1 IRE 1-0 SAU 0-2 GER	GS 1-1 AUT 3-0 ITA 1-1 CHL	GS 2-2 SWE 3-0 BRA 6-1 RUS	QF 0-1 ARG 2-1 ROM 0-4 RUS 2-1 AET COL 2-3 AET ENG	DNQ	FR 0-0 PRU 0-0 POL 1-1 ITA	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP	N/A
Canada CAN	6	-10	2	12	0	GS 1-0 BGM 4-1 CRO 2-1 MOR	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 0-1 FRA 2-0 HUN 2-0 SOV	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNQ	DNP	DNP
Chile CHL Chile have only qualified for three of the last nine World Cups but were eliminated in the second round by Brazil on all three occasions. Chile also competed in the 1930 World Cup but did not progress beyond the group stage.	30	-13	32	45	24	DNQ	DNQ	SR 3-1 AUS 0-2 ESP 0-2 NED 1-1 3-2 PS BRA	SR 0-1 HON 1-0 SUI 1-2 ESP 3-0 BRA	DNQ	DNQ	SR 2-2 ITA 1-1 AUT 1-1 CMN 4-1 BRA	DNP	DNQ	DNQ	FR 0-1 AUT 4-1 GER 3-2 ALG	DNQ	GS 1-0 GER 1-1 EGE 0-0 AUS	DNQ	GS 2-0 ITA 1-1 NKO 2-1 SOV	3rd H 3-1 SUI 2-0 ITA 1-0 GER 1-2 SOV 4-2 BRA 1-0 YUG	DNQ	DNQ	GS 2-0 ENG 2-0 ESP 5-2 USA
China CPR	3	-9	0	9	0	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 0-2 COS 4-0 BRA 3-0 TKY	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNQ	DNP	DNP
Colombia COL	22	+2	32	30	25	DNQ	SR 1-2 JPN 0-3 POL 0-1 SEN 1-1 3-4 PS ENG	QF 3-0 GRE 2-1 CIV 1-4 JPN 0-2 URU 2-1 BRA	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 1-0 ROM 1-0 TUN 0-2 ENG	GS 1-3 ROM 2-1 USA 0-2 SUI	SR 0-2 UAE 1-0 YUG 1-1 GER 2-1 AET CMN	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 2-1 URU 4-4 SOV 5-0 YUG	DNQ	DNP	DNP
Congo DR CDR Participated as Zaire (ZAE) until midway through the 1998 World Cup qualifying stage	3	-13	0	13	0	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	GS 2-0 SCO 9-0 YUG 0-3 BRA	DNP	DNP	N/A
Costa Rica COS	21	-19	20	39	17	GS 7-0 ESP 0-1 JPN 2-4 GER	GS 0-1 SER 2-0 BRA 2-2 SUI	QF 1-3 URU 0-1 ITA 0-0 ENG 1-1 5-3 PS GRE 0-0 4-3 PS NED	DNQ	GS 4-2 GER 3-0 ECU 1-2 POL	GS 0-2 CNA 1-1 TKY 2-5 BRA	DNQ	DNQ	SR 1-0 SCO 1-0 BRA 1-2 SWE 4-1 CZE	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP
Croatia CRO	30	+13	43	30	28	3rd 0-0 MOR 4-1 CAN 0-0 BGM 1-1 3-1 PS JPN 1-1 4-2 PS BRA 3-0 ARG 2-1 MOR	2nd 2-0 NGI 0-3 ARG 1-2 ICE 1-1 3-2 PS DEN 2-2 3-4 PS RUS 2-1 AET ENG 4-2 FRA	GS 3-1 BRA 0-4 CMN 1-3 MEX	DNQ	GS 1-0 BRA 0-0 JPN 2-2 AUS	GS 0-1 MEX 1-2 ITA 1-0 ECU	3rd 3-1 JAM 1-0 JPN 0-1 ARG 0-1 ROM 0-3 GER 2-1 FRA 1-2 NED	DNP	N/A
Czech Republic CZE as Czechoslovakia until after the 1994 World Cup	26	-3	35	38	17	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 3-0 USA 1-2 GHA 0-2 ITA	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	QF 1-5 USA 0-1 AUT 2-0 ITA 4-1 COS 0-1 GER	DNQ	FR 1-1 KUW 2-0 ENG 1-1 FRA	DNQ	DNQ	GS 1-4 BRA 2-1 ROM 1-0 ENG	DNQ	2nd 1-0 ESP 0-0 BRA 3-1 MEX 1-0 HUN 3-1 YUG 3-1 BRA	GS 1-0 NIR 2-2 GER 6-1 ARG 2-1 AET PO NIR	GS 2-0 URU 5-0 AUT	DNP
Denmark DEN	23	+7	31	24	26	GS 0-0 TUN 2-1 FRA 1-0 AUS	SR 0-1 PRU 1-1 AUS 0-0 FRA 1-1 3-2 PS CRO	DNQ	GS 1-0 NED 1-2 CMN 1-3 JPN	DNQ	SR 1-2 URU 1-1 SEN 2-0 FRA 0-3 ENG	QF 1-0 SAU 1-1 SAF 2-1 FRA 1-4 NGI 3-2 BRA	DNQ	DNQ	SR 0-1 SCO 6-1 URU 2-0 GER 1-5 ESP	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNQ	DNP	DNP
East Germany EGE Re-unified with West Germany as Germany after the 1990 World Cup	6	0	5	5	5	N/A								DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	SR 2-0 AUS 1-1 CHL 1-0 GER 1-0 BRA 0-2 NED 1-1 ARG	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP
Ecuador ECU	13	+1	14	13	17	GS 0-2 QAT 1-1 NED 2-1 SEN	DNQ	GS 2-1 SUI 1-2 HON 0-0 FRA	DNQ	SR 0-2 POL 3-0 COS 0-3 GER 1-0 ENG	GS 2-0 ITA 2-1 MEX 1-0 CRO	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNP
Egypt EGY	6	-4	4	8	2	DNQ	GS 0-1 URU 3-1 RUS 2-1 SAU	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 1-1 NED 0-0 IRE 1-0 ENG	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNQ	DNP
El Salvador ESR El Salvador are the only national team to have participated in more than one World Cup without winning at least a point.	6	-21	1	22	0	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	FR 10-1 HUN 1-0 BGM 2-0 ARG	DNQ	DNQ	GS 3-0 BGM 4-0 MEX 2-0 SOV	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
England ENG	74	+41	104	63	72	QF 6-2 IRN 0-0 USA 0-3 WAL 3-0 SEN 1-2 FRA	4th 1-2 TUN 6-1 PAN 0-1 BGM 1-1 3-4 PS COL 0-2 SWE 2-1 AET CRO 2-0 BGM	GS 1-2 ITA 2-1 URU 0-0 COS	SR 1-1 USA 0-0 ALG 1-0 SVN 4-1 GER	QF 1-0 PGY 2-0 TTO 2-2 SWE 1-0 ECU 0-0 3-1 PS POR	QF 1-1 SWE 0-1 ARG 0-0 NGI 0-3 DEN 2-1 BRA	SR 2-0 TUN 1-2 ROM 0-2 COL 2-2 4-3 PS ARG	DNQ	4th 1-1 IRE 0-0 NED 0-1 EGY 1-0 AET BGM 2-3 AET CMN 1-1 4-3 PS GER 2-1 ITA<	QF 1-0 POR 0-0 MCO 3-0 POL 3-0 PGY 2-1 ARG	SR 3-1 FRA 2-0 CZE 1-0 KUW 0-0 GER 0-0 ESP	DNQ	DNQ	SR 0-1 ROM 0-1 BRA 1-0 CZE 3-2 AET GER	1st H 0-0 URU 2-0 MEX 2-0 FRA 1-0 ARG 2-1 POR 4-2 AET GER	QF 2-1 HUN 3-1 ARG 0-0 BUL 3-1 BRA	GS 2-2 SOV 0-0 BRA 2-2 AUT 1-0 PO SOV	QF 4-4 AET BGM 2-0 SUI 4-2 URU	GS 2-0 CHL 1-0 USA 1-0 ESP
France FRA France also competed in the 1930 and 1934 World Cup finals but did not progress beyond the first round. In 1938 they beat Belgium but were then eliminated by Italy in their quarter-final.	69	+56	125	69	59	2nd 4-1 AUS 2-1 DEN 1-0 TUN 3-1 POL 1-2 ENG 2-0 MOR 3-3 4-2 PS ARG	1st 2-1 AUS 1-0 PRU 0-0 DEN 4-3 ARG 0-2 URU 1-0 BGM 4-2 CRO	QF 3-0 HON 2-5 SUI 0-0 ECU 2-0 NGI 1-0 GER	GS 0-0 URU 0-2 MEX 1-2 SAF	2nd 0-0 SUI 1-1 SKO 0-2 TOG 1-3 ESP 0-1 BRA 0-1 POR 1-1 5-3 PS ITA	GS 0-1 SEN 0-0 URU 2-0 DEN	1st H 3-0 SAF 4-0 SAU 2-1 DEN 1-0 GG PGY 0-0 4-3 PS ITA 2-1 CRO 0-3 BRA	DNQ	DNQ	3rd 0-1 CAN 1-1 SOV 0-3 HUN 0-2 ITA 1-1 3-4 PS BRA 0-2 GER 2-4 AET BGM	4th 3-1 ENG 4-1 KUW 1-1 CZE 0-1 AUT 4-1 NIR 3-3 5-4 PS GER 3-2 POL	FR 2-1 ITA 2-1 ARG 3-1 HUN	DNQ	DNQ	GS 1-1 MEX 2-1 URU 2-0 ENG	DNQ	3rd 7-3 PGY 3-2 YUG 2-1 SCO 4-0 NIR 5-2 BRA 6-3 GER	GS 1-0 YUG 3-2 MEX	DNP
Germany GER as West Germany until after the 1990 World Cup - see also East Germany. In 2018 Germany lost more than one group stage match for the first time in a World Cup and it was the first time they had been eliminated in the first round of the World Cup since 1938. In doing so they also became the third defending champions in a row to not progress beyond the group stage.	107	+101	217	116	99	GS 1-2 JPN 1-1 ESP 2-4 COS	GS 0-1 MEX 2-1 SWE 2-0 SKO	1st 4-0 POR 2-2 GHA 0-1 USA 2-1 AET ALG 1-0 FRA 1-7 BRA 1-0 AET ARG	3rd 4-0 AUS 0-1 SER 0-1 GHA 4-1 ENG 0-4 ARG 0-1 ESP 2-3 URU	3rd H 4-2 COS 1-0 POL 0-3 ECU 2-0 SWE 1-1 4-2 PS ARG 0-2 AET ITA 3-1 POR	2nd 8-0 SAU 1-1 IRE 0-2 CMN 1-0 PGY 1-0 USA 1-0 SKO 0-2 BRA	QF 0-1 USA 2-2 YUG 0-2 IRN 2-1 MEX 0-3 CRO	QF 1-0 BOL 1-1 ESP 3-2 SKO 3-2 BGM 1-2 BUL	1st 4-1 YUG 5-1 UAE 1-1 COL 2-1 NED 0-1 CZE 1-1 4-3 PS ENG 1-0 ARG	2nd 1-1 URU 2-1 SCO 2-0 DEN 1-0 MCO 0-0 4-1 PS MEX 0-2 FRA 3-2 ARG	2nd 1-2 ALG 4-1 CHL 1-0 AUT 0-0 ENG 2-1 ESP 0-0 4-1 PS MEX 3-3 5-4 PS FRA 3-1 ITA	SR 0-0 POL 6-0 MEX 0-0 TUN 0-0 ITA 2-2 NED 3-2 AUT	1st H 1-0 CHL 0-3 AUS 1-0 EGE 0-2 YUG 4-2 SWE 0-1 POL 1-2 NED	3rd 1-2 MCO 2-5 BUL 1-3 PRU 3-2 AET ENG 4-3 AET ITA 0-1 URU	2nd 5-0 SUI 0-0 ARG 2-1 ESP 4-0 URU 2-1 SOV 4-2 AET ENG	QF 0-0 ITA 2-1 SUI 2-0 CHL 1-0 YUG	4th 1-3 ARG 2-2 CZE 2-2 NIR 1-0 YUG 3-1 SWE 6-3 FRA	1st 4-1 TKY 8-3 HUN 7-2 TKY 2-0 YUG 6-1 AUT 3-2 HUN	DNP
Ghana GHA	15	-5	18	23	14	GS 3-2 POR 2-3 SKO 0-2 URU	DNQ	GS 1-2 USA 2-2 GER 2-1 POR	QF 0-1 SER 1-1 AUS 0-1 GER 1-2 AET USA 1-1 4-2 PS URU	SR 2-0 ITA 0-2 CZE 2-1 USA 3-0 BRA	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNQ	DNP	N/A
Greece GRE	10	-15	5	20	7	DNQ	DNQ	SR 3-0 COL 0-0 JPN 2-1 CIV 1-1 5-3 PS COS	GS 2-0 SKO 2-1 NGI 0-2 ARG	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 4-0 ARG 4-0 BUL 0-2 NGI	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP
Haiti HAI	3	-12	2	14	0	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	FR 3-1 ITA 0-7 POL 4-1 ARG	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNQ	DNP
Honduras HON	9	-11	3	14	3	DNQ	DNQ	GS 3-0 FRA 1-2 ECU 0-3 SUI	GS 0-1 CHL 2-0 ESP 0-0 SUI	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	FR 1-1 ESP 1-1 NIR 0-1 YUG	DNP	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNP
Hungary HUN	26	+19	68	49	23	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 6-0 SOV 2-0 CAN 0-3 FRA	FR 10-1 ESR 4-1 ARG 1-1 BGM	FR 2-1 ARG 3-1 ITA 3-1 FRA	DNQ	DNQ	QF 3-1 POR 3-1 BRA 3-1 BUL 2-1 SOV	QF 2-1 ENG 6-1 BUL 0-0 ARG 0-1 CZE	GS 1-1 WAL 2-1 SWE 4-0 MEX 2-1 PO WAL	2nd 9-0 SKO 8-3 GER 4-2 BRA 4-2 AET URU 4-2 GER	DNP
Iceland ICE	3	-3	2	5	1	DNQ	GS 1-1 ARG 2-0 NGI 1-2 CRO	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNQ	DNP	DNP
Iran IRN	18	-18	13	31	13	GS 6-2 ENG 0-2 WAL 0-1 USA	GS 0-1 MCO 0-1 ESP 1-1 POR	GS 0-0 NGI 1-0 ARG 3-1 BHA	DNQ	GS 3-1 MEX 2-0 POR 1-1 ANG	DNQ	GS 1-0 YUG 1-2 USA 2-0 GER	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP	FR 3-0 NED 1-1 SCO 4-1 PRU	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Iraq IRQ	3	-3	1	4	0	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 1-0 PGY 1-2 BGM 0-1 MEX	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Ireland (Republic of) IRE Ireland made it to the quarter-finals in 1990 despite scoring only two goals during a tournament and without winning a match in normal time.	13	0	10	10	12	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	SR 1-1 CMN 1-1 GER 0-3 SAU 1-1 3-2 PS ESP	DNQ	SR 0-1 ITA 2-1 MEX 0-0 NOR 2-0 NED	QF 1-1 ENG 0-0 EGY 1-1 NED 0-0 5-4 PS ROM 0-1 ITA	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Israel ISR	3	-2	1	3	2	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 2-0 URU 1-1 SWE 0-0 ITA	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Italy ITA	74	+36	103	67	69	DNQ	DNQ	GS 1-2 ENG 0-1 COS 0-1 URU	GS 1-1 PGY 1-1 NZD 3-2 SVK	1st 2-0 GHA 1-1 USA 0-2 CZE 1-0 AUS 3-0 UKR 0-2 AET GER 1-1 5-3 PS FRA	SR 2-0 ECU 1-2 CRO 1-1 MEX 2-1 AET SKO	QF 2-2 CHL 3-0 CMN 2-1 AUT 1-0 NOR 0-0 3-4 PS FRA	2nd 0-1 IRE 1-0 NOR 1-1 MEX 2-1 AET NGI 2-1 ESP 1-2 BUL 0-0 3-2 PS BRA	3rd H 1-0 AUT 1-0 USA 2-0 CZE 2-0 URU 0-1 IRE 1-1 4-3 PS ARG 2-1 ENG	SR 1-1 BUL 1-1 ARG 2-3 SKO 0-2 FRA	1st 0-0 POL 1-1 PRU 1-1 CMN 2-1 ARG 3-2 BRA 2-0 POL 3-1 GER	4th 2-1 FRA 3-1 HUN 0-1 ARG 0-0 GER 1-0 AUT 1-2 NED 2-1 BRA	FR 3-1 HAI 1-1 ARG 2-1 POL	2nd 1-0 SWE 0-0 URU 0-0 ISR 4-1 MEX 4-3 AET GER 4-1 BRA	GS 2-0 CHL 1-0 SOV 1-0 NKO	GS 0-0 GER 2-0 CHL 3-0 SUI	DNQ	GS 2-1 SUI 4-1 BGM 4-1 SUI	GS 3-2 SWE 2-0 PGY
Ivory Coast CIV	9	-4	10	14	10	DNQ	DNQ	GS 2-1 JPN 2-1 COL 2-1 GRE	GS 0-0 POR 3-1 BRA 0-3 NKO	GS 2-1 ARG 2-1 NED 3-2 SER	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNP	N/A
Jamaica JAM	3	-6	3	9	3	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 3-1 CRO 5-0 ARG 1-2 JPN	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	N/A
Japan JPN	25	-8	25	33	25	SR 1-2 GER 0-1 COS 2-1 ESP 1-1 3-1 PS CRO	SR 1-2 COL 2-2 SEN 0-1 POL 3-2 BGM	GS 2-1 CIV 0-0 GRE 1-4 COL	SR 1-0 CMN 1-0 NED 1-3 DEN 0-0 5-3 PS PGY	GS 3-1 AUS 0-0 CRO 1-4 BRA	SR H 2-2 BGM 1-0 RUS 0-2 TUN 0-1 TKY	GS 1-0 ARG 0-1 CRO 1-2 JAM	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNQ	DNP	DNQ	DNP
Kuwait KUW	3	-5	1	6	1	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	FR 1-1 CZE 4-1 FRA 1-0 ENG	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Mexico MEX Mexico also competed in the 1930 World Cup but did not progress beyond the group stage after losing all three of their matches.	57	-36	58	93	48	GS 0-0 POL 2-0 ARG 2-1 SAU	SR 0-1 GER 1-2 SKO 0-3 SWE 2-0 BRA	SR 1-0 CMN 0-0 BRA 1-3 CRO 2-1 NED	SR 1-1 SAF 0-2 FRA 0-1 URU 3-1 ARG	SR 3-1 IRN 0-0 ANG 2-1 POR 2-1 AET ARG	SR 0-1 CRO 2-1 ECU 1-1 ITA 0-2 USA	SR 1-3 SKO 2-2 BGM 2-2 NED 2-1 GER	SR 1-0 NOR 2-1 IRE 1-1 ITA 1-1 3-1 PS BUL	DNP	HOST QF 1-2 BGM 1-1 PGY 0-1 IRQ 2-0 BUL 0-0 4-1 PS GER	DNQ	FR 3-1 TUN 6-0 GER 3-1 POL	DNQ	HOST QF 0-0 SOV 4-0 ESR 1-0 BGM 4-1 ITA	GS 1-1 FRA 2-0 ENG 0-0 URU	GS 2-0 BRA 1-0 ESP 3-1 CZE	GS 3-0 SWE 1-1 WAL 4-0 HUN	GS 5-0 BRA 3-2 FRA	GS 4-0 BRA 4-1 YUG 2-1 SUI
Morocco MCO	23	-7	20	27	17	4th 0-0 CRO 0-2 BGM 1-2 CAN 0-0 0-3 PS ESP 1-0 POR 2-0 FRA 2-1 CRO	GS 0-1 IRN 1-0 POR 2-2 ESP	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 2-2 NOR 3-0 BRA 0-3 SCO	GS 1-0 BGM 2-1 SAU 1-2 NED	DNQ	GS 0-0 POL 0-0 ENG 1-3 POR 0-1 GER	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 1-2 GER 3-0 PRU 1-1 BUL	DNP	DNQ	N/A
Netherlands NED	53	+48	94	46	63	QF 0-2 SEN 1-1 ECU 2-0 QAT 3-1 USA 2-2 3-4 PS ARG	DNQ	3rd 1-5 ESP 3-2 AUS 0-2 CHL 2-1 MEX 0-0 4-3 PS COS 0-0 2-4 PS ARG 0-3 BRA	2nd 2-0 DEN 1-0 JPN 1-2 CMN 2-1 SVK 2-1 BRA 2-3 URU 0-1 AET ESP	SR 0-1 SER 2-1 CIV 0-0 ARG 1-0 POR	DNQ	4th 0-0 BGM 5-0 SKO 2-2 MEX 2-1 YUG 2-1 ARG 1-1 2-4 PS BRA 1-2 CRO	QF 2-1 SAU 1-0 BGM 1-2 MCO 2-0 IRE 3-2 BRA	SR 1-1 EGY 0-0 ENG 1-1 IRE 2-1 GER	DNQ	DNQ	2nd 3-0 IRN 0-0 PRU 3-2 SCO 1-5 AUT 2-2 GER 1-2 ITA 1-3 AET ARG	2nd 0-2 URU 0-0 SWE 1-4 BUL 4-0 ARG 0-2 EGE 2-0 BRA 1-2 GER	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP
New Zealand NZD	6	-10	4	14	3	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 1-1 SVK 1-1 ITA 0-0 PGY	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	FR 5-2 SCO 3-0 SOV 4-0 BRA	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP
Nigeria NGI	21	-11	21	32	18	DNQ	GS 2-0 CRO 2-0 ICE 1-2 ARG	SR 0-0 IRN 1-0 BHA 2-3 ARG 2-0 FRA	GS 1-0 ARG 2-1 GRE 2-2 SKO	DNQ	GS 1-0 ARG 2-1 SWE 0-0 ENG	SR 2-3 ESP 0-1 BUL 1-3 PGY 1-4 DEN	SR 3-0 BUL 2-1 ARG 0-2 GRE 1-2 AET ITA	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNQ	N/A
North Korea NKO	7	-15	6	21	3	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 2-1 BRA 7-0 POR 0-3 CIV	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNQ	DNP	QF 3-0 SOV 1-1 CHL 1-0 ITA 5-3 POR	DNP	DNP	N/A
Northern Ireland NIR	13	-10	13	23	8	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 1-1 ALG 1-2 ESP 0-3 BRA	SR 0-0 YUG 1-1 HON 0-1 ESP 2-2 AUT 4-1 FRA	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	QF 1-0 CZE 3-1 ARG 2-2 GER 2-1 AET PO CZE 4-0 FRA	DNQ	DNQ
Norway NOR	7	0	6	6	9	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	SR 2-2 MCO 1-1 SCO 2-1 BRA 1-0 ITA	GS 1-0 MEX 1-0 ITA 0-0 IRE	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP
Panama PAN	3	-9	2	11	0	DNQ	GS 3-0 BGM 6-1 ENG 1-2 TUN	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNQ	DNP	DNP
Paraguay PGY	25	-6	29	35	25	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	QF 1-1 ITA 0-2 SVK 0-0 NZD 0-0 5-3 PS JPN 1-0 ESP	GS 1-0 ENG 1-0 SWE 2-0 TTO	SR 2-2 SAF 3-1 ESP 1-3 SVN 1-0 GER	SR 0-0 BUL 0-0 ESP 1-3 NGI 1-0 AET FRA	DNQ	DNQ	GS 1-0 IRQ 1-1 MEX 2-2 BGM 3-0 ENG	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 7-3 FRA 3-2 SCO 3-3 YUG	DNQ	GS 2-2 SWE 2-0 ITA
Peru PRU	16	-9	20	29	14	DNQ	GS 0-1 DEN 1-0 FRA 0-2 AUS	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	FR 0-0 CMN 1-1 ITA 5-1 POL	SR 3-1 SCO 0-0 NED 4-1 IRN 0-3 BRA 0-1 POL 6-0 ARG	DNQ	QF 3-2 BUL 3-0 MCO 1-3 GER 4-2 BRA	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNP
Poland POL	37	+1	44	43	40	SR 0-0 MEX 2-0 SAU 0-2 ARG 3-1 FRA	GS 1-2 SEN 0-3 COL 0-1 JPN	DNQ	DNQ	GS 0-2 ECU 1-0 GER 1-2 COS	GS 2-0 SKO 4-0 POR 3-1 USA	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 0-0 MCO 1-0 POR 3-0 ENG 4-0 BRA	3rd 0-0 ITA 0-0 CMN 5-1 PRU 3-0 BGM 0-0 SOV 0-2 ITA 3-2 FRA	SR 0-0 GER 1-0 TUN 3-1 MEX 2-0 ARG 0-1 PRU 1-3 BRA	3rd 3-2 ARG 0-7 HAI 2-1 ITA 0-1 SWE 2-1 YUG 0-1 GER 0-1 BRA	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP
Portugal POR	30	+13	48	35	34	QF 3-2 GHA 2-0 URU 2-1 SKO 6-1 SUI 1-0 MCO	SR 3-3 ESP 1-0 MCO 1-1 IRN 2-1 URU	GS 4-0 GER 2-2 USA 2-1 GHA	SR 0-0 CIV 7-0 NKO 0-0 BRA 1-0 ESP	4th 0-1 ANG 2-0 IRN 2-1 MEX 1-0 NED 0-0 3-1 PS ENG 0-1 FRA 3-1 GER	GS 3-2 USA 4-0 POL 0-1 SKO	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 1-0 ENG 1-0 POL 1-3 MCO	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	3rd 3-1 HUN 3-0 BUL 3-1 BRA 5-3 NKO 2-1 ENG 2-1 SOV	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ
Romania ROM Romania also competed in all three World Cup finals that took place before 1950 but were eliminated in the first round each time, including a replay defeat to Cuba in 1938.	15	-3	18	21	18	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	SR 1-0 COL 1-2 ENG 1-1 TUN 0-1 CRO	QF 1-3 COL 1-4 SUI 0-1 USA 3-2 ARG 2-2 4-5 PS SWE	GS 0-2 RUS 2-1 CMN 1-1 ARG	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 0-1 ENG 2-1 CZE 2-3 BRA	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP
Russia RUS as part of the Soviet Union (SOV) until after the 1990 World Cup	42	+22	73	51	46	DNP	QF H 5-0 SAU 3-1 EGY 3-0 URU 1-1 4-3 PS ESP 2-2 3-4 PS CRO	GS 1-1 SKO 1-0 BGM 1-1 ALG	DNQ	DNQ	GS 2-0 TUN 1-0 JPN 3-2 BGM	DNQ	GS 2-0 BRA 3-1 SWE 6-1 CMN	GS 0-2 ROM 2-0 ARG 0-4 CMN	SR 6-0 HUN 1-1 FRA 2-0 CAN 3-4 AET BGM	SR 2-1 BRA 3-0 NZD 2-2 SCO 0-1 BGM 0-0 POL	DNQ	DNQ	QF 0-0 MEX 4-1 BGM 2-0 ESR 0-1 AET URU	4th 3-0 NKO 1-0 ITA 2-1 CHL 2-1 HUN 2-1 GER 2-1 POR	QF 2-0 YUG 4-4 COL 2-1 URU 1-2 CHL	QF 2-2 ENG 2-0 AUT 2-0 BRA 1-0 PO ENG 2-0 SWE	DNP	DNP
Saudi Arabia SAU	16	-28	11	39	9	DNQ	GS 5-0 RUS 1-0 URU 2-1 EGY	DNQ	DNQ	GS 2-2 TUN 0-4 UKR 0-1 ESP	GS 8-0 GER 1-0 CMN 0-3 IRE	GS 0-1 DEN 4-0 FRA 2-2 SAF	SR 2-1 NED 2-1 MCO 0-1 BGM 1-3 SWE	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	N/A
Scotland SCO	23	-16	25	41	15	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 2-1 BRA 1-1 NOR 3-0 MCO	DNQ	GS 1-0 COS 1-2 SWE 1-0 BRA	GS 0-1 DEN 2-1 GER 0-0 URU	FR 5-2 NZD 4-1 BRA 2-2 SOV	FR 3-1 PRU 1-1 IRN 3-2 NED	FR 0-2 ZAE* 0-0 BRA 1-1 YUG	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 1-1 YUG 3-2 PGY 2-1 FRA	GS 1-0 AUT 7-0 URU	QW
Senegal SEN	12	-1	16	17	9	SR 0-2 NED 1-3 SEN 1-2 ECU 3-0 ENG	GS 1-2 POL 2-2 JPN 0-1 COL	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	QF 0-1 FRA 1-1 DEN 3-3 URU 1-2 GG SWE 0-1 GG TKY	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNP	N/A
Serbia* SER as Yugoslavia (YUG) from 1930-1998; *as Serbia & Montenegro in 2006 Yugoslavia also competed in the 1930 World Cup finishing in fourth place after losing 6-1 to tournament winners Uruguay in their semi-final.	44	-1	62	63	36	GS 2-0 BRA 3-3 CMN 2-3 SUI	GS 0-1 COS 1-2 SUI 0-2 BRA	DNQ	GS 0-1 GHA 0-1 GER 2-1 AUS	GS 0-1 NED 6-0 ARG 3-2 CIV	DNQ	SR 1-0 IRN 2-2 GER 0-1 USA 2-1 NED	DNQ	GS 4-1 GER 1-0 COL 4-1 UAE	DNQ	FR 0-0 NIR 2-1 ESP 0-1 HON	DNQ	SR 0-0 BRA 9-0 ZAE* 1-1 SCO 0-2 GER 2-1 POL 2-1 SWE	DNQ	DNQ	4th 2-0 SOV 3-1 URU 5-0 COL 1-0 GER 3-1 CZE 1-0 CHL	QF 1-1 SCO 3-2 FRA 3-3 PGY 1-0 GER	QF 1-0 FRA 1-1 AET BRA 2-0 GER	GS 3-0 SUI 4-1 MEX 2-0 BRA
Slovakia SVK	4	0	6	6	5	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	SR 1-1 PGY 1-1 ITA 3-2 ITA 2-1 NED	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	N/A
Slovenia SVN	6	-5	5	10	4	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	SR 0-1 ALG 2-2 USA 0-1 ENG	DNQ	GS 3-1 ESP 1-0 SAF 1-3 PGY	DNQ	DNP	N/A
South Africa SAF	9	-7	9	16	10	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS H 1-1 MEX 0-3 URU 1-2 FRA	DNQ	GS 2-2 PGY 1-0 SVN 2-3 ESP	GS 3-0 FRA 1-1 DEN 2-2 SAU	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	DNP	N/A
South Korea SKO	38	-38	38	79	27	SR 0-0 URU 2-3 GHA 2-1 POR 4-1 BRA	GS 1-0 SWE 1-2 MEX 2-0 GER	GS 1-1 RUS 2-4 ALG 0-1 BGM	SR 2-0 GRE 4-1 ARG 2-2 NGI 2-1 URU	GS 2-1 TOG 1-1 FRA 2-0 SUI	4th H 2-0 POL 1-1 USA 0-1 POR 2-1 AET ITA 0-0 5-3 PS ESP 1-0 GER 2-3 TKY	GS 1-3 MEX 5-0 NED 1-1 BGM	GS 2-2 ESP 0-0 BOL 3-2 GER	GS 2-0 BGM 1-3 ESP 0-1 URU	GS 3-1 ARG 1-1 BUL 2-3 ITA	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNQ	DNP	GS 9-0 HUN 7-0 TKY	DNQ
Spain ESP	60	+33	104	71	71	SR 7-0 COS 1-1 GER 2-1 JPN 0-0 0-3 PS MCO	SR 3-3 POR 0-1 IRN 2-2 MCO 1-1 4-3 PS RUS	GS 1-5 NED 2-0 CHL 0-3 AUS	1st 0-1 SUI 2-0 HON 1-2 CHL 1-0 POR 0-1 PGY 0-1 GER 1-0 AET NED	SR 4-0 UKR 3-1 TUN 0-1 SAU 1-3 FRA	QF 3-1 SVN 3-1 PGY 2-3 SAF 1-1 3-2 PS IRE 0-0 5-3 PS SKO	GS 2-3 NGI 0-0 PGY 6-1 BUL	QF 2-2 SKO 1-1 GER 1-3 BOL 0-3 SUI 2-1 ITA	QF 0-0 URU 1-3 SKO 1-2 BGM 1-2 YUG	QF 0-1 BRA 1-2 NIR 0-3 ALG 1-5 DEN 1-1 4-5 PS BGM	SR H 1-1 HON 2-1 YUG 0-1 NIR 2-1 GER 0-0 ENG	GS 2-1 AUT 0-0 BRA 1-0 SWE	DNQ	DNQ	GS 2-1 ARG 2-1 SUI 2-1 GER	GS 1-0 CZE 1-0 MEX 2-1 BRA	DNQ	DNQ	4th 3-1 USA 2-0 CHL 1-0 ENG 2-2 URU 6-1 BRA 3-1 SWE
Sweden SWE	46	+5	65	60	37	DNQ	QF 1-0 SKO 2-1 GER 0-3 MEX 1-0 SUI 2-0 ENG	DNQ	DNQ	SR 0-0 TTO 1-0 PGY 2-2 ENG 2-0 GER	SR 1-1 ENG 2-1 NGI 1-1 ARG 1-2 AET SEN	DNQ	3rd 2-2 CMN 3-1 RUS 1-1 BRA 1-3 SAU 2-2 4-5 PS ROM 1-0 BRA 4-0 BUL	GS 2-1 BRA 1-2 SCO 1-2 COS	DNQ	DNQ	FR 1-1 BRA 1-0 AUT 1-0 ESP	SR 0-0 BUL 0-0 NED 3-0 URU 0-1 POL 4-2 GER 2-1 YUG	GS 1-0 ITA 1-1 ISR 0-1 URU	DNQ	DNQ	2nd 3-0 MEX 2-1 HUN 0-0 WAL 2-0 SOV 3-1 GER 5-2 BRA	DNQ	3rd 3-2 ITA 2-2 PGY 7-1 BRA 3-2 URU 3-1 ESP
Switzerland SUI In 2006 Switzerland became the only national team ever to be eliminated from the World Cup without having conceded a goal (excluding penalty shootouts).	36	-13	46	59	34	SR 1-0 CMN 1-0 BRA 2-3 SER 6-1 POR	SR 1-1 BRA 1-2 SER 2-2 COS 1-0 SWE	SR 1-2 ECU 2-5 FRA 3-0 HON 1-0 AET ARG	GS 0-1 ESP 1-0 CHL 0-0 HON	SR 0-0 FRA 0-2 TOG 2-0 SKO 0-0 0-3 PS UKR	DNQ	DNQ	SR 1-1 USA 1-4 ROM 0-2 COL 3-0 ESP	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 5-0 GER 2-1 ESP 2-0 ARG	GS 3-1 CHL 2-1 GER 3-0 ITA	DNQ	HOST QF 2-1 ITA 2-0 ENG 4-1 PO ITA 7-5 AUT	GS 3-0 YUG 2-2 BRA 2-1 MEX
Togo TOG	3	-5	1	6	0	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 2-1 SKO 0-2 SUI 0-2 FRA	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNP	N/A
Trinidad & Tobago TTO	3	-4	0	4	1	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 0-0 SWE 2-0 ENG 2-0 PGY	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	N/A
Tunisia TUN	18	-12	14	26	13	GS 0-0 SAU 1-0 AUS 1-0 FRA	GS 1-2 ENG 5-2 BGM 1-2 PAN	DNQ	DNQ	GS 2-2 SAU 3-1 SAU 1-0 UKR	GS 2-0 RUS 1-1 BGM 0-2 JPN	GS 2-0 ENG 1-0 COL 1-1 ROM	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	FR 3-1 MEX 1-0 POL 0-0 GER	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	DNQ	N/A
Turkey TKY	10	0	20	20	6	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	3rd 2-1 BRA 1-1 COS 3-0 CPR 0-1 JPN 0-1 AET SEN 1-0 BRA 2-3 SKO	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	GS 4-1 GER 7-0 SKO 7-2 GER	QW
Ukraine UKR	5	-2	5	7	6	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	QF 4-0 ESP 0-4 SAU 1-0 TUN 0-0 0-3 PS SUI 3-0 ITA	DNQ	DNQ	DNP	N/A
United Arab Emirates UAE	3	-9	2	11	0	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 0-2 COL 5-1 GER 4-1 YUG	DNQ	DNP	DNP	DNP	N/A
United States USA The United States also competed in the 1930 World Cup finishing in third place after losing 6-1 to Argentina in their semi-final.	32	-19	32	51	22	SR 1-1 WAL 0-0 ENG 0-1 IRN 3-1 NED	DNQ	SR 2-1 GHA 2-2 POR 0-1 GER 2-1 AET BGM	SR 1-1 ENG 2-2 SVN 0-1 ALG 1-2 AET GHA	GS 0-3 CZE 1-1 ITA 2-1 GHA	QF 2-3 POR 1-1 SKO 3-1 POL 0-2 MEX 1-0 GER	GS 2-0 GER 1-2 IRN 0-1 YUG	SR H 1-1 SUI 2-1 COL 0-1 ROM 1-0 BRA	GS 1-5 CZE 1-0 ITA 2-1 AUT	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	GS 3-1 ESP 1-0 ENG 5-2 CHL
Uruguay URU Uruguay hosted and won the inaugural World Cup finals in 1930, winning all four of their matches in the process, but did not qualify for the 1934 or 1938 finals.	55	+5	74	69	59	GS 0-0 SKO 2-0 POR 0-2 GHA	QF 0-1 EGY 1-0 SAU 3-0 RUS 2-1 POR 2-0 FRA	SR 1-3 COS 2-1 ENG 0-1 ITA 2-0 COL	4th 0-0 FRA 0-3 SAF 0-1 MEX 2-1 SKO 1-1 4-2 PS GHA 2-3 NED 2-3 GER	DNQ	GS 1-2 DEN 0-0 FRA 3-3 SEN	DNQ	DNQ	SR 0-0 ESP 3-1 BGM 0-1 SKO 2-0 ITA	SR 1-1 GER 6-1 DEN 0-0 SCO 1-0 ARG	DNQ	DNQ	GS 0-2 NED 1-1 BUL 3-0 SEN	4th 2-0 ISR 0-0 ITA 0-1 SWE 0-1 AET SOV 1-3 BRA 0-1 GER	QF 0-0 ENG 2-1 FRA 0-0 MEX 4-0 GER	GS 2-1 COL 3-1 YUG 2-1 SOV	DNQ	4th 2-0 CZE 7-0 SCO 4-2 ENG 4-2 AET HUN 3-1 AUT	1st 8-0 BOL 2-2 ESP 3-2 SWE 2-1 BRA
Wales WAL	8	-5	5	9	4	GS 1-1 USA 0-2 IRN 0-3 ENG	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	DNQ	QF 1-1 HUN 1-1 MEX 0-0 SWE 2-1 PO HUN 1-0 BRA	DNQ	DNQ

Most qualifications

Brazil

Participated in every World Cup, including as automatically-qualifying champions in 1962, 1966, 1974 and 1998 and as automatically-qualifying host in 1950 and 2014

Germany

Since 1934, as automatically-qualifying champions in 1958, 1978 and 1994, and in 1974 and 2006 as automatically-qualifying host

Italy

Since 1934

Argentina

Since 1930

Mexico

Since 1930

Consecutive qualifications

Brazil

Since 1930

Germany

Since 1954

Italy

From 1962 to 2014, as automatically-qualifying champions in 1986 and as automatically-qualifying host in 1990

Argentina

Since 1974, as automatically-qualifying hosts in 1978 and as automatically-qualifying champions in 1982 and 1990

Spain

Since 1978, as automatically-qualifying hosts in 1982

Consecutive victories
(including penalty shootouts)

Brazil

Between 2002 and 2006

France

In 1998 and between 2018 and 2022

Argentina

In 2014 and in 2022

Brazil

Between 1978 and 1982 and between 1994 and 1998

England

Between 1966 and 1970

Spain

In 2010

Netherlands

In 2010

Croatia

In 2018

Consecutive matches unbeaten

Brazil

Between 2002 and 2006

Germany

Between 1990 and 1994

Italy

Between 1982 and 1986

Brazil

Between 1994 and 1998

Italy

Between 2006 and 2010

France

Between 2018 and 2022

Germany

Between 2010 and 2014

Consecutive victories without extra time

Brazil

Between 2002 and 2006

Argentina

In 1986

Netherlands

In 2010

Spain

In 2010

Consecutive defeats

Cameroon

Between 2002 and 2014

Switzerland

Between 1954 and 1966

El Salvador

Between 1970 and 1982

Mexico

Between 1950 and 1958

Bulgaria

Between 1966 and 1970

United States

Between 1994 and 1998

Consecutive matches unwon

Bulgaria

Between 1962 and 1994

South Korea

Between 1954 and 2002

Tunisia

Between 1998 and 2018

Chile

Between 1966 and 2010

Saudi Arabia

Between 1994 and 2018

Uruguay

Between 1968 and 1990

Mexico

Between 1950 and 1962

Consecutive matches without failing to score

France

Between 1978 and 1998

Germany / West Germany

Between 1986 and 1998

Brazil

Between 1978 and 1990

Brazil

Between 1962 and 1970

Italy

Between 2002 and 2010

Denmark

Between 1986 and 2002

Germany / West Germany

Between 1954 and 1958

Consecutive matches without scoring a goal

Algeria

Between 1986 and 2010

Honduras

Between 1982 and 2014

England

Between 1982 and 1986

France

Between 2002 and 2006

Greece

Between 1994 and 2010

Poland

Between 1986 and 2002

Tunisia

Between 1978 and 1998

Czechoslovakia

Between 1954 and 1958

China

In 2002

Congo DR

In 1974 as Zaire

El Salvador

In 1970

Trinidad & Tobago

In 2006

Consecutive matches without conceding a goal

Italy

In 1990

Switzerland

Between 2006 and 2010

England

In 1966 and in 1982

Germany (as West Germany)

In 1978

Italy

In 2006

Spain

In 2010

Sweden

Between 1970 and 1974

Consecutive matches drawn (including knockout matches before extra time)

Belgium

Between 1998 and 2002

Various

Consecutive knockout matches without a penalty shootout

Germany

Since 2006

France

2014 to 2022

Brazil

1998 to 2002

Belgium

Since 2014

Mexico

Since 1998

Spain

2006 to 2010

Number of tournaments between two participations

Wales

From after 1958 until 2022

Turkey

From after 1954 until 2002

Bolivia

From after 1954 until 1994

Peru

From after 1982 until 2018

Canada

From after 1986 until 2022

Number of tournaments between two first round progressions

Chile

Between 1966 and 1998

Cameroon

Since 1990

Austria

Between 1954 and 1986

Colombia

Between 1990 and 2014

Most matches drawn (including after extra time)

England

Including 8 knockout matches

Germany

Including 11 knockout matches

Italy

Including 8 knockout matches

Brazil

Including 5 knockout matches

Argentina

Including 9 knockout matches

Most goalless draws (including knockout matches before extra time)

England

Including 2 knockout matches

Brazil

Including 1 knockout match

Germany

Including 5 knockout matches

Netherlands

Including 2 knockout matches

France

Including 1 knockout match

Argentina

Including 2 knockout matches

Most goals scored (by team)

237

Brazil

Including 102 in knockout matches

232

Germany

Including 91 in knockout matches

151

Argentina

Including 42 in knockout matches

136

France

Including 65 in knockout matches

128

Italy

Including 36 in knockout matches

Most goals scored (by player)

Miroslav Klose

For Germany between 2002 and 2014

Ronaldo

For Brazil between 1998 and 2006

Gerd Müller

For Germany between 1970 and 1974

Lionel Messi

For Argentina between 2006 and 2022

Just Fontaine

For France in 1958

Most matches participated in (by player)

Lionel Messi

For Argentina between 2006 and 2022

Lothar Matthäus

For Germany between 1982 and 1998

Miroslav Klose

For Germany between 2002 and 2014

Paolo Maldini

For Italy between 1990 and 2002

Cristiano Ronaldo

For Portugal between 2006 and 2022

Most penalty shootout victories

Argentina

Out of 7 total

Germany

Out of 4 total

Brazil

Out of 5 total

France

Out of 5 total

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This page was first published in April 2018 and has been updated following the 2018 and 2022 mens FIFA World Cup tournaments. Information on this page may change as a result of any inaccuracies identified.

Sources include:

Wikipedia: The FIFA World Cup

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Participating nations' performances in the tournament since 1950*

Alphabetically by nation

Key to progress indication

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Most qualifications

Consecutive qualifications

Consecutive victories(including penalty shootouts)

Consecutive matches unbeaten

Consecutive victories without extra time

Consecutive defeats

Consecutive matches unwon

Consecutive matches without failing to score

Consecutive matches without scoring a goal

Consecutive matches without conceding a goal

Consecutive matches drawn (including knockout matches before extra time)

Consecutive knockout matches without a penalty shootout

Number of tournaments between two participations

Number of tournaments between two first round progressions

Most matches drawn (including after extra time)

Most goalless draws (including knockout matches before extra time)

Most goals scored (by team)

Most goals scored (by player)

Most matches participated in (by player)

Most penalty shootout victories

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Consecutive victories
(including penalty shootouts)