This FIFA World Cup progress chart tracks how every nation has fared at the World Cup finals, from the 1930 tournament in Uruguay right through to the 48-team 2026 edition. The colour-coded table shows each country’s best finish in every tournament — World Cup winners, losing finalists, semi-finalists, quarter-finalists and first-round exits — all in one place.
Brazil leads the way as the most successful nation with five titles, while Argentina arrive at the 2026 World Cup as reigning champions after their 2022 final win. For the full list of champions and scores, see our FIFA World Cup final matches page, or browse the complete FIFA All-Time World Cup records.
FIFA World Cup Finals 1930-2026 Nations Progress Chart & Statistics
Table detailing the progress of every country which has participated in the FIFA World Cup Finals from 1930 to 2026.
FIFA World Cup Finals 1930-2026 Nation’s Progress Chart
| Colour Key | |
|---|---|
| World Cup Winners | WIN |
| Losing Finalists | FIN |
| Losing Semi-Finalists (3rd & 4th) | SF 3rd 4th |
| Losing Quarter-Finalists | QF |
| Reached Second Round 1986-2022 | R2 |
| Reached First Round 1930-1978 | R1 |
| Reached First Round 1982-2022 | R1 |
| Withdrew from Competition | W/D |
| Did Not Enter | DNE |
| FIFA World Cup # | I | II | III | IV | V | VI | VII | VIII | IX | X | XI | XII | XIII | XIV | XV | XVI | XVII | XVIII | XIX | XX | XXI | XXII | XXIII | |||
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| Year | 1930 | 1934 | 1938 | 1950 | 1954 | 1958 | 1962 | 1966 | 1970 | 1974 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | 2014 | 2018 | 2022 | 2026 | Total | ||
| Host Nation | Uruguay | Italy | France | Brazil | Switz | Sweden | Chile | England | Mexico | Germany | Argentina | Spain | Mexico | Italy | USA | France | Kor-Jap | Germany | S Africa | Brazil | Russia | Qatar | N America | |||
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| Teams Playing | 13 | 16 | 15 | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 24 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 32 | 48 | 537 | Year | |
| Uruguay | | WIN | WIN | 4th | R1 | QF | 4th | R1 | R2 | R2 | R1 | 4th | R2 | QF | R1 | R1 | 15 | 1930 | ||||||||
| Argentina | | FIN | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | QF | WIN | QF | WIN | FIN | R2 | QF | R1 | QF | QF | FIN | R2 | WIN | FIN | 19 | |||||
| United States of America | | SF | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | QF | R1 | R2 | R2 | R2 | R16 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Yugoslavia (Serbia/Montenegro) |  | SF | R1 | QF | QF | 4th | QF | R1 | QF | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Chile | | R1 | R1 | 3rd | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| France | | R1 | R1 | QF | W/D | R1 | 3rd | R1 | R1 | 4th | 3rd | WIN | R1 | FIN | R1 | QF | WIN | FIN | 4th | 17 | ||||||
| Brazil | | R1 | R1 | 3rd | 2nd | QF | WIN | WIN | R1 | WIN | 4th | 3rd | QF | QF | R2 | WIN | FIN | WIN | QF | QF | 4th | R1 | QF | R16 | 23 | |
| Romania |  | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | QF | R2 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Paraguay |  | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R2 | R1 | QF | R16 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Mexico | | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | R1 | QF | R2 | R2 | R2 | R2 | R2 | R2 | R2 | R1 | R16 | 18 | ||||||
| Bolivia |  | R1 | R1 | R1 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Peru |  | R1 | QF | QF | R1 | R1 | 5 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Belgium |  | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | 4th | R2 | R2 | R1 | R2 | QF | 3rd | R1 | R16 | 14 | |||||||||
| Italy | | WIN | WIN | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | FIN | R1 | 4th | WIN | R2 | 3rd | FIN | QF | R2 | WIN | R1 | R1 | 18 | 1934 | |||||
| Czechoslovakia (Czech Rep) |  | FIN | QF | R1 | R1 | FIN | R1 | R1 | QF | R1 | R1 | 10 | ||||||||||||||
| Germany (West 1950-1998) | | 3rd | R1 | WIN | 4th | QF | FIN | 3rd | WIN | QF | FIN | FIN | WIN | QF | QF | FIN | 3rd | 3rd | WIN | R1 | R1 | R32 | 21 | |||
| Austria |  | 4th | W/D | 3rd | R1 | QF | QF | R1 | R1 | R1 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Sweden | | QF | 4th | 3rd | FIN | R1 | QF | R1 | R1 | 3rd | R2 | R2 | QF | R32 | 13 | |||||||||||
| Switzerland | | QF | QF | R1 | QF | R1 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R2 | R2 | QF | 13 | |||||||||||
| Hungary |  | QF | FIN | FIN | R1 | QF | QF | R1 | R1 | R1 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| Spain | | QF | 4th | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | QF | R2 | QF | R1 | QF | R2 | WIN | R1 | R2 | R2 | WIN | 17 | |||||||
| Netherlands |  | R1 | R1 | FIN | FIN | R2 | QF | 4th | R2 | FIN | 3rd | QF | R32 | 12 | ||||||||||||
| Egypt |  | R1 | R1 | R1 | R16 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Cuba |  | QF | 1 | 1938 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dutch East Indies |  | R1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Norway |  | R1 | R1 | R2 | QF | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Poland |  | R1 | 3rd | QF | 3rd | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | 9 | |||||||||||||||
| England | | DNE | DNE | DNE | R1 | QF | R1 | QF | WIN | QF | QF | QF | 4th | R2 | QF | QF | R2 | R1 | 4th | QF | 3rd | 17 | 1950 | |||
| India |  | W/D | 0 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Portugal |  | W/D | 3rd | R1 | R1 | 4th | R2 | R1 | R2 | QF | R16 | 9 | ||||||||||||||
| Turkey |  | W/D | R1 | 3rd | R1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Scotland |  | DNE | DNE | DNE | W/D | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 9 | |||||||||||
| South Korea |  | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 4th | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | 12 | 1954 | |||||||||||
| Wales |  | DNE | DNE | DNE | QF | R1 | 2 | 1958 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Northern Ireland |  | DNE | DNE | DNE | QF | QF | R1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||
| U.S.S.R / Russia |  | QF | QF | 4th | QF | QF | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | 11 | |||||||||||||
| Colombia |  | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | QF | R2 | R16 | 7 | 1962 | ||||||||||||||||
| Bulgaria |  | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | 4th | R1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| North Korea |  | QF | R1 | 2 | 1966 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| El Salvador |  | R1 | R1 | 2 | 1970 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Israel |  | R1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Morocco |  | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 4th | R16 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| East Germany |  | QF | R32 | 1 | 1974 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Australia |  | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Zaire / DR Congo |  | R1 | R1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Haiti |  | R1 | R1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Tunisia |  | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 7 | 1978 | |||||||||||||||||
| Iran |  | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 7 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Cameroon |  | R1 | QF | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 8 | 1982 | |||||||||||||||
| Algeria |  | R1 | R1 | R1 | R2 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Kuwait |  | R1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Honduras |  | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| New Zealand |  | R1 | R1 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Denmark |  | R2 | QF | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R32 | 6 | 1986 | ||||||||||||||||
| Canada |  | R1 | R1 | R16 | 3 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Iraq |  | R1 | 2 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Republic of Ireland |  | QF | R2 | R2 | 3 | 1990 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Costa Rica |  | R2 | R1 | R1 | QF | R1 | R1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| United Arab Emirates |  | R1 | R1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Saudi Arabia |  | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | R1 | 7 | 1994 | |||||||||||||||||
| Nigeria |  | R2 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | R1 | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||
| Greece |  | R1 | R1 | R2 | R32 | 3 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| South Africa |  | R1 | R1 | R1 | R32 | 4 | 1998 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Japan |  | R1 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R2 | 8 | |||||||||||||||||
| Jamaica |  | R1 | R1 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Croatia |  | 3rd | R1 | R1 | R1 | FIN | 3rd | R32 | 7 | |||||||||||||||||
| Senegal |  | QF | R1 | R2 | R32 | 4 | 2002 | |||||||||||||||||||
| Slovenia |  | R1 | R1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| China |  | R1 | R32 | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ecuador |  | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Angola |  | R1 | R32 | 1 | 2006 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Ghana |  | R2 | QF | R1 | R32 | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Ivory Coast |  | R1 | R1 | R1 | 4 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Togo |  | R1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Trinidad & Tobago |  | R1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Ukraine |  | QF | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Slovakia |  | R2 | R32 | 1 | 2010 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Bosnia & Herzegovina |  | R1 | 2 | 2014 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Iceland |  | R1 | R1 | 1 | 2018 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Panama |  | R1 | R1 | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Qatar | | R1 | R1 | 2 | 2022 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Jordan |  | R1 | 1 | 2026 | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| Uzbekistan |  | R32 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Cape Verde |  | R1 | 1 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Curaçao |  | R1 | 1 |
1938: Austria withdrew due to Anschluss (unification) with Nazi Germany
1950: Türkiye withdrew after qualifying due to traveling expenses
1950: India withdrew after players prohibited by FIFA from playing barefoot
1950: Scotland withdrew after failing to become British Champions
1950: France refused to compete due to match arrangements in Brazil
About the author: Ben Jardine
Ben Jardine is the managing editor of My Football Facts and has covered football since 2014. He writes across football statistics, history and current affairs, from all-time records and World Cup deep dives to live transfer-window coverage, with a focus on rigorously fact-checked, data-led analysis. Connect with Ben on LinkedIn.