FIFA World Cup Finals 1930-2018 Nations Performance Records
The performance records of all 79 countries who have participated in the FIFA World Cup Finals from 1930 to 2018.
Points calculated at 3 for a win, 1 for a draw for all matches played. Teams in BOLD participated in 2018 World Cup Finals. Statistics correct to July 2018.
| Rank | Nation | Confederation | World | Matches | Goals | Pts* | PPG | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cups | Played | Won | Drawn | Lost | F | A | GD | ||||||
| 1 |
| Brazil | CONMEBOL | 21 | 109 | 73 | 18 | 18 | 229 | 105 | 124 | 237 | 2.17 |
| 2 |
| Germany (West Germany) | UEFA | 19 | 109 | 67 | 20 | 22 | 226 | 125 | 101 | 221 | 2.03 |
| 3 |
| Italy | UEFA | 18 | 83 | 45 | 21 | 17 | 128 | 77 | 51 | 156 | 1.88 |
| 4 |
| Argentina | CONMEBOL | 17 | 81 | 43 | 15 | 23 | 137 | 93 | 44 | 144 | 1.78 |
| 5 |
| France | UEFA | 15 | 66 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 120 | 77 | 43 | 115 | 1.74 |
| 6 |
| England | UEFA | 15 | 69 | 29 | 21 | 19 | 91 | 64 | 27 | 108 | 1.61 |
| 7 |
| Spain | UEFA | 15 | 63 | 30 | 15 | 18 | 99 | 72 | 27 | 105 | 1.67 |
| 8 |
| Netherlands | UEFA | 10 | 50 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 86 | 48 | 38 | 93 | 1.86 |
| 9 |
| Uruguay | CONMEBOL | 13 | 56 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 87 | 74 | 13 | 84 | 1.5 |
| 10 |
| Sweden | UEFA | 12 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 80 | 73 | 7 | 70 | 1.37 |
| 11 |
| Belgium | UEFA | 13 | 48 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 68 | 72 | -4 | 69 | 1.43 |
| 12 |
| Russia (USSR) | UEFA | 11 | 45 | 19 | 10 | 16 | 77 | 54 | 23 | 67 | 1.49 |
| 13 | Serbia (Yugoslavia, Serbia & Montenegro) | UEFA | 12 | 46 | 18 | 8 | 20 | 66 | 63 | 3 | 62 | 1.34 | |
| 14 |
| Mexico | CONCACAF | 16 | 57 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 60 | 98 | -38 | 62 | 1.09 |
| 15 |
| Poland | UEFA | 8 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 45 | 1 | 53 | 1.56 |
| 16 |
| Portugal | UEFA | 7 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 35 | 14 | 48 | 1.6 |
| 17 |
| Hungary | UEFA | 9 | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 87 | 57 | 30 | 48 | 1.5 |
| 18 |
| Switzerland | UEFA | 11 | 37 | 12 | 8 | 17 | 50 | 64 | -14 | 44 | 1.19 |
| 19 |
| Czech Republic (Czechoslovakia) | UEFA | 9 | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 49 | -2 | 41 | 1.24 |
| 20 |
| Austria | UEFA | 7 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 47 | -4 | 40 | 1.38 |
| 21 |
| Chile | CONMEBOL | 9 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 49 | -9 | 40 | 1.21 |
| 22 |
| Croatia | UEFA | 5 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 26 | 9 | 37 | 1.61 |
| 23 |
| Denmark | UEFA | 5 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 26 | 4 | 32 | 1.6 |
| 24 |
| Paraguay | CONMEBOL | 8 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 38 | -8 | 31 | 1.15 |
| 25 |
| Colombia | CONMEBOL | 6 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 30 | 2 | 30 | 1.36 |
| 26 |
| United States | CONCACAF | 10 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 62 | -25 | 30 | 0.91 |
| 27 |
| Romania | UEFA | 7 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | -2 | 29 | 1.38 |
| 28 |
| South Korea | AFC | 10 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 70 | -36 | 27 | 0.79 |
| 29 |
| Nigeria | CAF | 6 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 30 | -7 | 21 | 1 |
| 30 |
| Costa Rica | CONCACAF | 5 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 | -9 | 20 | 1.11 |
| 31 |
| Japan | AFC | 6 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 29 | -9 | 20 | 0.95 |
| 32 |
| Scotland | UEFA | 8 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 41 | -16 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 33 |
| Cameroon | CAF | 7 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 43 | -25 | 19 | 0.83 |
| 34 |
| Peru | CONMEBOL | 5 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 33 | -12 | 18 | 1 |
| 35 |
| Bulgaria | UEFA | 7 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 53 | -31 | 17 | 0.65 |
| 36 |
| Turkey | UEFA | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 3 | 16 | 1.6 |
| 37 |
| Ghana | CAF | 3 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | -3 | 15 | 1.25 |
| 38 |
| Republic of Ireland | UEFA | 3 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 0 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 39 |
| Northern Ireland | UEFA | 3 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | -10 | 14 | 1.08 |
| 40 |
| Ecuador | CONMEBOL | 3 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | -1 | 13 | 1.3 |
| 41 |
| Senegal | CAF | 2 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 | 1 | 12 | 1.5 |
| 42 |
| Algeria | CAF | 4 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | -6 | 12 | 0.92 |
| 43 |
| Morocco | CAF | 5 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -8 | 11 | 0.69 |
| 44 |
| Saudi Arabia | AFC | 5 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 39 | -28 | 11 | 0.69 |
| 45 |
| Ivory Coast | CAF | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | -1 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 46 |
| South Africa | CAF | 3 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | -5 | 10 | 1.11 |
| 47 |
| Tunisia | CAF | 5 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 25 | -12 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 48 |
| Iran | AFC | 5 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 | -15 | 10 | 0.67 |
| 49 |
| Australia | AFC | 5 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 31 | -18 | 10 | 0.63 |
| 50 |
| Norway | UEFA | 3 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | -1 | 9 | 1.13 |
| 51 |
| East Germany | UEFA | 1 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 8 | 1.33 |
| 52 |
| Greece | UEFA | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | -15 | 8 | 0.8 |
| 53 |
| Ukraine | UEFA | 1 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 7 | 1.4 |
| 54 |
| Wales | UEFA | 1 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 1.2 |
| 55 |
| Slovakia | UEFA | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | -2 | 4 | 1 |
| 56 |
| Slovenia | UEFA | 2 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | -5 | 4 | 0.67 |
| 57 |
| Cuba | CONCACAF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 4 | 1.33 |
| 58 |
| North Korea | AFC | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | -15 | 4 | 0.57 |
| 59 | #N/A | Bosnia and Herzegovina | UEFA | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 |
| 60 |
| Jamaica | CONCACAF | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | -6 | 3 | 1 |
| 61 |
| New Zealand | OFC | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | -10 | 3 | 0.5 |
| 62 |
| Honduras | CONCACAF | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | -11 | 3 | 0.33 |
| 63 |
| Angola | CAF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | -1 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 64 |
| Israel | UEFA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | -2 | 2 | 0.67 |
| 65 |
| Egypt | CAF | 3 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 | -7 | 2 | 0.29 |
| 66 |
| Iceland | UEFA | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | -3 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 67 |
| Kuwait | AFC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | -4 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 68 |
| Trinidad and Tobago | CONCACAF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | -4 | 1 | 0.33 |
| 69 |
| Bolivia | CONMEBOL | 3 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | -19 | 1 | 0.17 |
| 70 |
| Iraq | AFC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | -3 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 71 |
| Togo | CAF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | -5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 72 |
| Canada | CONCACAF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | -5 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 73 | #N/A | Indonesia | AFC | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | -6 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 74 |
| Panama | CONCACAF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 75 |
| United Arab Emirates | AFC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | -9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 76 |
| China PR | AFC | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | -9 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 77 |
| Haiti | CONCACAF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | -12 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 78 |
| DR Congo | CAF | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | -14 | 0 | 0.00 |
| 79 |
| El Salvador | CONCACAF | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | -21 | 0 | 0.00 |
