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#REDIRECT[[FIFA World Cup records and statistics]]
{{Short description|List of men's national football teams that have participated in the FIFA World Cup}}
[[File:Map World Cup appearances 2022 (enwiki).png|thumb|250x250px|A map showing all nations to have competed in FIFA World Cup tournaments.|left]]
[[File:World cup countries best results and hosts.PNG|thumb|250px|A map showing the best performance of each team to have competed in FIFA World Cup tournaments.]]
[[File:World cup hosts.png|thumb|right|250px|A map showing all nations that have hosted a FIFA World Cup tournament and how many times they have done so.]]
This article lists the performances of each of the national teams which have made at least one appearance in the [[FIFA World Cup]].

As of the [[2022 FIFA World Cup]], 80 national teams have competed at the final tournaments.<ref name="allteams">{{cite web |url=https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/quiz-can-you-name-all-79-countries-have-appeared-a-world-cup-finals |title=Quiz! Can you name all 79 countries to have appeared at a World Cup finals? |work=[[FourFourTwo]] |date=June 18, 2018 |access-date=June 26, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180627005314/https://www.fourfourtwo.com/features/quiz-can-you-name-all-79-countries-have-appeared-a-world-cup-finals |archive-date=June 27, 2018 }}</ref> [[Brazil national football team|Brazil]] is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with [[Germany national football team|Germany]] having participated in 20, [[Italy national football team|Italy]] in 18, [[Argentina national football team|Argentina]] in 18 and [[Mexico national football team|Mexico]] in 17.<ref name="participations">{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/statistics-and-records/worldcup/teams/index.html#participations |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20151007165059/http://www.fifa.com/fifa-tournaments/statistics-and-records/worldcup/teams/index.html#participations |url-status=dead |archive-date=October 7, 2015 |title=FIFA World Cup Teams Statistics: Teams with the most tournament participations |publisher=[[FIFA]] |access-date=June 26, 2018 }}</ref> To date, eight nations have won the tournament. The inaugural winners in 1930 were [[Uruguay national football team|Uruguay]]; the current champions are Argentina. The most successful nation in the competition are currently Brazil, who have won the cup on five occasions.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.businessinsider.com/who-has-won-world-cup-2018-5 |title=The 2018 World Cup is only 2 weeks away — here's who has won every tournament since 1930 |last=Dawson |first=Alan |work=[[Business Insider]] |date=May 28, 2018 |access-date=June 26, 2018 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180528113655/http://www.businessinsider.com/who-has-won-world-cup-2018-5 |archive-date=May 28, 2018 }}</ref> Five teams have appeared in [[List of FIFA World Cup finals|FIFA World Cup finals]] without winning,<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/sport/football/43956267 |title=World Cup 2018: Can you name the losing finalists from previous tournaments? |work=[[BBC Sport]] |date=June 9, 2018 |access-date=June 26, 2018 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020200758/https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/world-cup-winners-will-have-to-qualify-6353543.html |archive-date=October 20, 2013 }}</ref> while eleven more have appeared in semi-finals.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/wcq-records.html |title=World Cup All-Time Tables (including Qualifying) |website=[[RSSSF]] |access-date=June 26, 2018 }}</ref>

==Ranking of teams by number of appearances==
{{Updated|[[2022 FIFA World Cup]]}}

{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align: center"
|-
! Team
! Appearances
! Record streak
! Active streak
! Debut
! Most recent
! Best result
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|BRA}}
| 22 || 22 || 22 || [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || bgcolor=gold {{Awards table sorting|Champions|addkey=5}} ([[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]], [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]], [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]], [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|GER}}{{efn|name=Germany}}
| 20 || 18 || 18 || [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || bgcolor=gold {{Awards table sorting|Champions|addkey=4}} ([[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]], [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]],{{efn|name=host|Host of the tournament.}} [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]], [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|ARG}}
| 18 || 13 || 13 || [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || bgcolor=gold {{Awards table sorting|Champions|addkey=3}} ([[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]],{{efn|name=host}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]], [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|ITA}}
| 18 || 14 || 0 || [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]] || [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] || bgcolor=gold {{Awards table sorting|Champions|addkey=4}} ([[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]],{{efn|name=host}} [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]], [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]], [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|MEX}}
| 18 || 9 || 9 || [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] || [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals|addkey=2}} ([[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]],{{efn|name=host}} [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]{{efn|name=host}})
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|ESP}}
| 16 || 12 || 12 || [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || bgcolor=gold {{Awards table sorting|Champions}} ([[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|FRA}}
| 16 || 7 || 7 || [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || bgcolor=gold {{Awards table sorting|Champions|addkey=2}} ([[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]],{{efn|name=host}} [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|ENG}}
| 16 || 7 || 7 || [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || bgcolor=gold {{Awards table sorting|Champions}} ([[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]{{efn|name=host}})
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|BEL}}
| 14 || 6 || 3 || [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || bgcolor=#cc9966 {{Awards table sorting|Third}} place ([[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|URU}}
| 14 || 4 || 4 || [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || bgcolor=gold {{Awards table sorting|Champions|addkey=2}} ([[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]],{{efn|name=host}} [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|SRB}}{{efn|name=Yugoslavia}}
| 13 || 4 || 2 || [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || bgcolor=#9acdff {{Awards table sorting|Fourth|addkey=2}} place ([[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]], [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|USA}}
| 12 || 7 || 2 || [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] || [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]] || bgcolor=#cc9966 {{Awards table sorting|Third}} place ([[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|SUI}}
| 12 || 5 || 5 || [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals|addkey=3}} ([[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]], [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]{{efn|name=host}})
|-
|align=left|{{fb|SWE}}
| 12 || 3 || 0 || [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]] || [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] || bgcolor=silver {{Awards table sorting|Runners-up}} ([[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]{{efn|name=host}})
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|KOR}}
| 11 || 10 || 10 || [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || bgcolor=#9acdff {{Awards table sorting|Fourth}} place ([[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]{{efn|name=cohost|Co-host of the tournament.}})
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|NED}}
| 11 || 3 || 1 || [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || bgcolor=silver {{Awards table sorting|Runners-up|addkey=3}} ([[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]], [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]], [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|RUS}}{{efn|name=USSR}}
| 11 || 4 || 0 || [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]] || [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] || bgcolor=#9acdff {{Awards table sorting|Fourth}} place ([[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]])
|-
|align="left"| {{fb|POL}}
| 9 || 4 || 2 || [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || bgcolor=#cc9966 {{Awards table sorting|Third|addkey=2}} place ([[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]], [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|HUN}}
| 9 || 4 || 0 || [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]] || [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] || bgcolor=silver {{Awards table sorting|Runners-up|addkey=2}} ([[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]], [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|CZE}}{{efn|name=Czechoslovakia|[[Czechoslovakia national football team|Czechoslovakia]] qualified eight times prior to [[Dissolution of Czechoslovakia|being divided]] into [[Slovakia]] and the [[Czech Republic]] in 1993. FIFA considers the [[Czech Republic national football team|Czech Republic]] the successor team of Czechoslovakia. The Czech Republic national team qualified for the World Cup for the first time as a separate nation in 2006, with Slovakia doing the same in 2010.}}
| 9 || 3 || 0 || [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]] || [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] || bgcolor=silver {{Awards table sorting|Runners-up|addkey=2}} ([[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]], [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|CHI}}
| 9 || 2 || 0 || [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] || [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] || bgcolor=#cc9966 {{Awards table sorting|Third}} place ([[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]{{efn|name=host}})
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|POR}}
| 8 || 6 || 6 || [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || bgcolor=#cc9966 {{Awards table sorting|Third}} place ([[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|CMR}}
| 8 || 4 || 1 || [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals}} ([[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|SCO}}
| 8 || 5 || 0 || [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]] || [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|PAR}}
| 8 || 4 || 0 || [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] || [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals}} ([[2010 FIFA World cup|2010]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|JPN}}
| 7 || 7 || 7 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16|addkey=4}} ([[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]],{{efn|name=cohost}} [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]], [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]], [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|BUL}}
| 7 || 4 || 0 || [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]] || [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] || bgcolor=#9acdff {{Awards table sorting|Fourth}} place ([[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|ROM}}
| 7 || 3 || 0 || [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] || [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals}} ([[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|KSA}}
| 6 || 4 || 2 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]|| {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16}} ([[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|AUT}}
| 7 ||2 || 0 || [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]] || [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] || bgcolor=#cc9966 {{Awards table sorting|Third}} place ([[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|AUS}}
| 6 || 5 || 5 || [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16}} ([[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]], [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|IRN}}
| 6 || 3 || 3 || [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|CRI}}
| 6 || 3 || 3 || [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals}} ([[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|CRO}}
| 6 || 3 || 3 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || bgcolor=silver {{Awards table sorting|Runners-up}} ([[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|TUN}}
| 6 || 3 || 2 || [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|MAR}}
| 6 || 2 || 2 || [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || bgcolor=#9acdff {{Awards table sorting|Fourth}} place ([[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|DEN}}
| 6 || 2 || 2 || [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals}} ([[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|COL}}
| 6 || 3 || 0 || [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]] || [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals}} ([[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|NGR}}
| 6 || 3 || 0 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] || [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] || {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16|addkey=3}} ([[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]], [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]], [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|PER}}
| 5 || 2 || 0 || [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] || [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals|addkey=2}} ([[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]], [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|GHA}}
| 4 || 3 || 1 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals}} ([[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|ECU}}
| 4 || 2 || 1 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16}} ([[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|ALG}}
| 4 || 2 || 0 || [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] || [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] || {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16}} ([[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|CAN}}
| 3 || 2 || 2 || [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] || [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|SEN}}
| 3 || 2 || 2 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals}} ([[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|CIV}}
| 3 || 3 || 0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] || [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|NOR}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]] || [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] || {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16|addkey=2}} ([[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]], [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|NIR}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]] || [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals}} ([[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|HON}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] || [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|IRL}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]] || [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals}} ([[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|GRE}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] || [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] || {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16}} ([[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|RSA}}
| 3 || 2 || 0 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] || [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|BOL}}
| 3 || 1 || 0 || [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]] || [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|EGY}}
| 3 || 1 || 0 || [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]] || [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] || {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16}} ([[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|WAL}}
| 2 || 1 || 1 || [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals}} ([[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|TUR}}
| 2 || 1 || 0 || [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]] || [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] || bgcolor=#cc9966 {{Awards table sorting|Third}} place ([[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|PRK}}
| 2 || 1 || 0 || [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]] || [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals}} ([[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|SLV}}
| 2 || 1 || 0 || [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]] || [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|NZ}}
| 2 || 1 || 0 || [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] || [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|SLO}}
| 2 || 1 || 0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] || [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|QAT}}
| 1 || 1 || 1 || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|CUB}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]] || [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals}} ([[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|IDN}}{{efn|name=Indonesia}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]] || [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]] || {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16}} ([[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|ISR}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]] || [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|COD}}{{efn|name=Zaire}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] || [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|GDR}}{{efn|name=Germany}}
| 1 || 1 || — || [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] || [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] || {{Awards table sorting|Second group stage}} ([[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|HAI}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] || [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|KUW}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] || [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|IRQ}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] || [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|UAE}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]] || [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|JAM}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] || [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|CHN}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] || [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|ANG}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] || [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|TOG}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] || [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|TRI}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] || [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|UKR}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] || [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]] || {{Awards table sorting|Quarterfinals}} ([[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|SVK}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] || [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]] || {{Awards table sorting|Round of 16|addkey=4}} ([[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]])
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|BIH}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] || [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|ISL}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] || [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|PAN}}
| 1 || 1 || 0 || [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] || [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]] || {{Awards table sorting|Group stage}}
|}
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== Debut of national teams ==
Each successive World Cup has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Using FIFA's view on successor teams, the total number of teams that have participated in the World Cup until the 2022 edition is 80.
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size: 90%"
|-
! rowspan=2| Year
! colspan=3| Debuting teams
! rowspan=2| Successor and renamed teams
|-
! Teams
!width=40| {{abbr|No.|Number}}
!width=40| {{abbr|Cum.|Cumulative total}}
|-
| [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]
|align=left| {{fb|ARG}}, {{fb|BEL}}, {{fb|BOL}}, {{fb|BRA|1889}}, {{fb|CHI}}, {{fb|FRA|1830}}, {{fb|MEX|1916}}, {{fb|PAR|1842}}, {{fb|PER|1884}}, {{fb|ROU}}, {{fb|USA|1912}}, {{fb|URU}}, {{fb|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}}{{efn|name=Yugoslavia|The [[Yugoslavia national football team]] qualified eight times during eras of [[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]] (1930) and the [[Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]] (1950–1990). They qualified from 1930–1990 under the name Yugoslavia prior to its [[Yugoslavia#Breakup|breakup]] in 1992 by the secession of many of its constituent republics. They qualified once in 1998 as the [[Serbia and Montenegro|Federal Republic of Yugoslavia]], then changed its name to [[Serbia and Montenegro]] in 2003, only qualifying under that name in 2006. All of these teams are considered the predecessors of the current [[Serbia national football team|Serbia]] team by FIFA, which first qualified under that name in 2010. The other national teams which resulted from the breakup of the SFR Yugoslavia in 1992 — [[Croatia national football team|Croatia]], [[Slovenia national football team|Slovenia]], [[Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team|Bosnia and Herzegovina]] and [[North Macedonia national football team|North Macedonia]] — are considered distinct entities from the Yugoslavia team of 1930–1990. [[Montenegro national football team|Montenegro]] now also competes separately after independence in 2006 and [[Kosovo national football team|Kosovo]] was recognized by FIFA in 2016.}}
| 13
| 13
|align=left|
|-
| [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]
|align=left| {{fb|AUT}}, {{fb|TCH}},{{efn|name=Czechoslovakia}} {{fb|EGY|1922}}, {{fb|GER|1933}},{{efn|name=Germany|[[Germany]], officially the Federal Republic of Germany since 1949, has been represented by the same governing body, the ''[[German Football Association|Deutscher Fußball-Bund]]'' (DFB), since 1904. Following [[World War II]] and the division of Germany, the DFB was re-admitted to FIFA after the 1950 World Cup as [[West Germany]]. [[Saar Protectorate|Saar]] competed in the 1954 World Cup qualifying before joining West Germany in 1956. [[East Germany]] fielded [[East Germany national football team|teams]] of their own from 1958 to 1990 before joining with [[West Germany]] and the DFB during the [[German reunification]]. FIFA officially attributes all international results of the DFB team since 1908 to Germany, including the results of [[Germany national football team|West Germany]] from 1954–1990.}} {{fb|HUN|1920}}, {{fb|ITA|1861}}, {{fb|NED}}, {{fb|SPA|1931}}, {{fb|SWE}}, {{fb|SUI}}
| 10
| 23
|align=left|
|-
| [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
|align=left| {{fb|CUB}}, {{fb|DEI}},{{efn|name=Indonesia|[[Indonesia national football team|Indonesia]] competed as the [[Dutch East Indies]] in 1938.}} {{fb|NOR}}, {{fb|POL|1928}}
| 4
| 27
|align=left|
|-
| [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]
|align=left| {{fb|ENG}}
| 1
| 28
|align=left|
|-
| [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]
|align=left| {{fb|KOR|1949}}, {{fb|SCO|1542}}, {{fb|TUR}}
| 3
| 31
|align=left| {{fb|FRG}}{{efn|name=Germany}}
|-
| [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]
|align=left| {{fb|NIR}}, {{fb|URS}},{{efn|name=USSR|The [[Soviet Union national football team|Soviet Union]] qualified seven times prior to [[Dissolution of the Soviet Union|its dissolution]] in 1991. The 15 nations that were former [[Republics of the Soviet Union|Soviet republics]] now compete separately. FIFA considers [[Russia national football team|Russia]] as the successor team of the Soviet Union.}} {{fb|WAL|1953}}
| 3
| 34
|align=left|
|-
| [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]
|align=left| {{fb|BUL|1948}}, {{fb|COL}}
| 2
| 36
|align=left|
|-
| [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]
|align=left| {{fb|PRK|1948|}}, {{fb|POR}}
| 2
| 38
|align=left|
|-
| [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
|align=left| {{fb|SLV}}, {{fb|ISR}}, {{fb|MAR}}
| 3
| 41
|align=left|
|-
| [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
|align=left| {{fb|AUS}}, {{fb|GDR}},{{efn|name=Germany}} {{fb|HAI|1964}}, {{fb|ZAI}}{{efn|name=Zaire|The [[DR Congo national football team|Democratic Republic of the Congo]] competed as [[Zaire]] in 1974.}}
| 4
| 45
|align=left|
|-
| [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
|align=left| {{fb|IRN|1964}}, {{fb|TUN|1959}}
| 2
| 47
|align=left|
|-
| [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
|align=left| {{fb|ALG}}, {{fb|CMR}}, {{fb|HON|1949}}, {{fb|KUW}}, {{fb|NZL}}
| 5
| 52
|align=left|
|-
| [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
|align=left| {{fb|CAN}}, {{fb|DEN}}, {{fb|IRQ|1963}}
| 3
| 55
|align=left|
|-
| [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
|align=left| {{fb|CRC}}, {{fb|IRL}}, {{fb|UAE}}
| 3
| 58
|align=left|
|-
| [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
|align=left| {{fb|GRE}}, {{fb|NGA}}, {{fb|SAU}}
| 3
| 61
|align=left| {{fb|GER}},{{efn|name=Germany}} {{fb|RUS}}{{efn|name=USSR}}
|-
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
|align=left| {{fb|CRO}},{{efn|name=Yugoslavia}} {{fb|JAM}}, {{fb|JPN|1947}}, {{fb|RSA}}
| 4
| 65
|align=left| {{fb|FRY|name=FR Yugoslavia}}{{efn|name=Yugoslavia}}
|-
| [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
|align=left| {{fb|CHN}}, {{fb|ECU|1900}}, {{fb|SEN}}, {{fb|SLO}}{{efn|name=Yugoslavia}}
| 4
| 69
|align=left|
|-
| [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
|align=left| {{fb|ANG}}, {{fb|CIV}}, {{fb|GHA}}, {{fb|TOG}}, {{fb|TRI}}, {{fb|UKR}}{{efn|name=USSR}}
| 6
| 75
|align=left| {{fb|CZE}},{{efn|name=Czechoslovakia}} {{fb|SCG}}{{efn|name=Yugoslavia}}
|-
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
|align=left| {{fb|SVK}}{{efn|name=Czechoslovakia}}
| 1
| 76
|align=left| {{fb|SRB|2004}}{{efn|name=Yugoslavia}}
|-
| [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
|align=left| {{fb|BIH}}{{efn|name=Yugoslavia}}
| 1
| 77
|align=left|
|-
| [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
|align=left| {{fb|ISL}}, {{fb|PAN}}
| 2
| 79
|align=left|
|-
| [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]
|align=left| {{fb|QAT}}
| 1
| 80
|align=left|
|}

==Overall team records==

{{#lst:FIFA World Cup records and statistics#Overall team records}}

==Medal table==

{{Medals table
| caption =
| host =
| flag_template = fb
| event =
| team =
| gold_BRA = 5 | silver_BRA = 2 | bronze_BRA = 2
| gold_GER = 4 | silver_GER = 4 | bronze_GER = 4
| gold_ITA = 4 | silver_ITA = 2 | bronze_ITA = 1
| gold_ARG = 3 | silver_ARG = 3 | bronze_ARG = 0
| gold_FRA = 2 | silver_FRA = 2 | bronze_FRA = 2
| gold_URU = 2 | silver_URU = 0 | bronze_URU = 0
| gold_ENG = 1 | silver_ENG = 0 | bronze_ENG = 0
| gold_ESP = 1 | silver_ESP = 0 | bronze_ESP = 0
| gold_NED = 0 | silver_NED = 3 | bronze_NED = 1
| gold_HUN = 0 | silver_HUN = 2 | bronze_HUN = 0
| gold_CZE = 0 | silver_CZE = 2 | bronze_CZE = 0
| gold_SWE = 0 | silver_SWE = 1 | bronze_SWE = 2
| gold_CRO = 0 | silver_CRO = 1 | bronze_CRO = 2
| gold_POL = 0 | silver_POL = 0 | bronze_POL = 2
| gold_AUT = 0 | silver_AUT = 0 | bronze_AUT = 1
| gold_POR = 0 | silver_POR = 0 | bronze_POR = 1
| gold_BEL = 0 | silver_BEL = 0 | bronze_BEL = 1
| gold_USA = 0 | silver_USA = 0 | bronze_USA = 1
| gold_CHL = 0 | silver_CHL = 0 | bronze_CHL = 1
| gold_TUR = 0 | silver_TUR = 0 | bronze_TUR = 1
}}

==Comprehensive team results by tournament==
The team ranking in each tournament is according to FIFA.<ref>{{cite web |title=FACT Sheet - FIFA World Cup: All-time ranking 1930-2014 |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/1785d394c2baed36/original/nynltbogj47gfjtfszqr-pdf.pdf |publisher=FIFA |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Technical Report - 2018 FIFA World Cup, Russia 2018 |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/649e84967b086928/original/evdvpfdkueqrdlbbrrus-pdf.pdf |publisher=FIFA |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Overview of the Participating Member Associations |url=https://digitalhub.fifa.com/m/52463a2cc01d135/original/c91tgtfetbsmneex1vbc-pdf.pdf |publisher=FIFA |access-date=19 December 2022}}</ref> The rankings, apart from the top four positions (top two in 1930), are not a result of direct competition between the teams; instead, teams eliminated in the same round are ranked by their full results in the tournament.

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses).
{| class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
! Team
!class=unsortable|[[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]<br>{{flagicon|Uruguay}}<br>(13)
!class=unsortable|[[1934 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]<br>{{flagicon|Italy|1861}}<br>(16)
!class=unsortable|[[1938 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]<br>{{flagicon|France|1794}}<br>(15)
!class=unsortable|[[1950 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]<br>{{flagicon|Brazil|1889}}<br>(13)
!class=unsortable|[[1954 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]<br>{{flagicon|Switzerland}}<br>(16)
!class=unsortable|[[1958 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]<br>{{flagicon|Sweden}}<br>(16)
!class=unsortable|[[1962 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]<br>{{flagicon|Chile}}<br>(16)
!class=unsortable|[[1966 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]<br>{{flagicon|England}}<br>(16)
!class=unsortable|[[1970 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]<br>{{flagicon|Mexico}}<br>(16)
!class=unsortable|[[1974 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]<br>{{flagicon|West Germany}}<br>(16)
!class=unsortable|[[1978 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<br>{{flagicon|Argentina}}<br>(16)
!class=unsortable|[[1982 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]<br>{{flagicon|Spain}}<br>(24)
!class=unsortable|[[1986 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]<br>{{flagicon|Mexico}}<br>(24)
!class=unsortable|[[1990 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<br>{{flagicon|Italy}}<br>(24)
!class=unsortable|[[1994 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}}<br>(24)
!class=unsortable|[[1998 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]<br>{{flagicon|France|1974}}<br>(32)
!class=unsortable|[[2002 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]<br>{{flagicon|South Korea|1997}}<br>{{flagicon|Japan}}<br>(32)
!class=unsortable|[[2006 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]<br>{{flagicon|Germany}}<br>(32)
!class=unsortable|[[2010 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]<br>{{flagicon|South Africa}}<br>(32)
!class=unsortable|[[2014 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]<br>{{flagicon|Brazil}}<br>(32)
!class=unsortable|[[2018 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]<br>{{flagicon|Russia}}<br>(32)
!class=unsortable|[[2022 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]<br>{{flagicon|Qatar}}<br>(32)
!class=unsortable|[[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]]<br>{{flagicon|Canada}}<br>{{flagicon|Mexico}}<br>{{flagicon|United States}}<br>(48)
!class=unsortable|[[2030 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[2030 FIFA World Cup|2030]]<br>{{flagicon|Morocco}}<br>{{flagicon|Portugal}}<br>{{flagicon|Spain}}<br>(48)
!class=unsortable|[[2034 FIFA World Cup qualification|QF]]<br>[[2034 FIFA World Cup|2034]]<br>{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}<br>(48)
!Total appearances
|-
| id="ALG" align=left| {{fb|ALG}}
|colspan=7 {{n/a|''Part of France''}} ||×||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|13th}} || R1<br>{{small|22nd}} ||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|28th}} || R2<br>{{small|14th}} ||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 4
|-
| id="ANG" align=left| {{fb|ANG}}
|colspan=11 {{n/a}}|| ||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|23rd}} ||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="ARG" align=left| {{fb|ARG}}
| bgcolor=silver|2nd || R1<br>{{small|T-9th}} ||×||×|| || R1<br>{{small|13th}} || R1<br>{{small|10th}} ||QF<br>{{small|5th}} ||•|| R2<br>{{small|8th}} || bgcolor=gold style="border:3px solid red"|1st || R2<br>{{small|11th}} || bgcolor="gold"|1st || bgcolor="silver"|2nd || R2<br>{{small|10th}} ||QF<br>{{small|6th}} || R1<br>{{small|18th}} ||QF<br>{{small|6th}} ||QF<br>{{small|5th}} || bgcolor="silver"|2nd || R2<br>{{small|16th}} ||bgcolor="gold"|1st||TBD||Q||TBD|| 19
|-
| id="AUS" align=left| {{fb|AUS}}
|colspan=7 {{n/a}}||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|14th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|16th}} || R1<br>{{small|21st}} || R1<br>{{small|30th}} || R1<br>{{small|30th}} || R2<br>{{small|11th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 6
|-
| id="AUT" align=left| {{fb|AUT}}
| || bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||••{{efn|Austria qualified in 1938, but withdrew to play as part of Germany after being [[Anschluss|annexed]].}}||×|| bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd || R1<br>{{small|15th}} || ||•||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|7th}} || R2<br>{{small|8th}} ||•|| R1<br />{{small|T-18th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|23rd}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 7
|-
| id="BEL" align=left| {{fb|BEL}}
| R1<br>{{small|11th}} || R1<br>{{small|15th}} || R1<br>{{small|13th}} ||×|| R1<br>{{small|12th}} ||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|T-10th}} ||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|10th}} || bgcolor=#9acdff|4th || R2<br>{{small|11th}} || R2<br>{{small|11th}} || R1<br>{{small|19th}} || R2<br>{{small|14th}} ||•||•||QF<br>{{small|6th}} || bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd || R1<br>{{small|23rd}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 14
|-
| id="BOL" align=left| {{fb|BOL}}
| R1<br>{{small|12th}} ||colspan=2| || R1<br>{{small|13th}} ||×||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|21st}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 3
|-
| id="BIH" align=left| {{fb|BIH}}
|colspan=14 {{n/a|''Part of Yugoslavia''{{efn|name=Yugoslavia}}}} ||{{n/a}}||•||•||•||•||•| R1<br>{{small|20th}} ||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="BRA" align=left| {{fb|BRA}}
| R1<br>{{small|6th}} || R1<br>{{small|14th}} || bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd || bgcolor=silver style="border: 3px solid red"|2nd ||QF<br>{{small|5th}} || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || R1<br>{{small|11th}} || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=#9acdff|4th || bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd || R2<br>{{small|5th}} ||QF<br>{{small|5th}} || R2<br>{{small|9th}} || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=gold|1st ||QF<br>{{small|5th}} ||QF<br>{{small|6th}} || bgcolor=#9acdff style="border: 3px solid red"|4th ||QF<br>{{small|6th}} ||QF<br>{{small|7th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 22
|-
| id="BUL" align=left| {{fb|BUL}}
| ||•×||•|| ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|15th}} || R1<br>{{small|15th}} || R1<br>{{small|13th}} || R1<br>{{small|12th}} ||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|15th}} ||•|| bgcolor=#9acdff|4th || R1<br>{{small|29th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 7
|-
| id="CMR" align=left| {{fb|CMR}}
|colspan=7 {{n/a}}||×||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|17th}} ||•||QF<br>{{small|7th}} || R1<br>{{small|22nd}} || R1<br>{{small|25th}} || R1<br>{{small|20th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|31st}} || R1<br>{{small|32nd}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|19th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 8
|-
| id="CAN" align=left| {{fb|CAN}}
|colspan=5| ||•||×|| ||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|24th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|31st}} || style="border:3px solid red"|Q ||TBD||TBD|| 3
|-
| id="CHI" align=left| {{fb|CHI}}
| R1<br>{{small|5th}} ||×|| || R1<br>{{small|9th}} ||•||•|| bgcolor=#cc9966 style="border: 3px solid red"|3rd || R1<br>{{small|T-13th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|11th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|22nd}} ||•||•||×|| R2<br>{{small|16th}} ||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|10th}} || R2<br>{{small|9th}} ||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 9
|-
| id="CHN" align=left| {{fb|CHN|name=China PR}}{{efn|name=China|On 14 June 1952, FIFA acknowledged that the [[Chinese Football Association|CFA]] on Mainland China, not the [[Chinese Taipei Football Association|Republic of China Football Association]] (ROCFA) located on Taiwan, was the recognized authority over Chinese football with their membership dating to 1931.}}
|{{n/a}}||colspan=4| ||•||colspan=5| ||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|31st}} ||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="COL" align=left| {{fb|COL}}
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}||×||colspan=2| ||•|| R1<br>{{small|14th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|14th}} || R1<br>{{small|19th}} || R1<br>{{small|21st}} ||•||•||•||QF<br>{{small|5th}} || R2<br>{{small|9th}} ||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 6
|-
| id="COD" align=left| {{fb|COD|name=Congo DR}}{{efn|name=Zaire}}
|colspan=7 {{n/a}}|| ||×|| R1<br>{{small|16th}} ||×||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="CRC" align=left| {{fb|CRC}}
|colspan=2| ||×|| ||×||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|13th}} ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|19th}} || R1<br>{{small|31st}} ||•|| QF<br>{{small|8th}} || R1<br>{{small|29th}} || R1<br>{{small|27th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 6
|-
| id="CRO" align=left| {{fb|CRO}}
|colspan=14 {{n/a|''Part of Yugoslavia''{{efn|name=Yugoslavia}}}} ||{{n/a}} || bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd || R1<br>{{small|23rd}} || R1<br>{{small|22nd}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|19th}} || bgcolor=silver|2nd ||bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 6
|-
| id="CUB" align=left| {{fb|CUB}}
|{{n/a}}||•|| QF<br>{{small|8th}} ||•||×||colspan=2| ||•||×|| ||•||•|| ||•||×||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="CZE" align=left| {{fb|CZE}}{{efn|name=Czechoslovakia}}
| || bgcolor=silver|2nd ||QF<br>{{small|5th}} || || R1<br>{{small|14th}} || R1<br>{{small|9th}} || bgcolor=silver|2nd ||•|| R1<br>{{small|15th}} ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|19th}} ||•||QF<br>{{small|6th}} ||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|20th}} ||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 9
|-
| id="DEN" align=left| {{fb|DEN}}
|colspan=5| ||•|| ||•||•||•||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|9th}} ||•||•||QF<br>{{small|8th}} || R2<br>{{small|10th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|24th}} ||•|| R2<br>{{small|11th}} || R1<br>{{small|28th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 6
|-
| id="GDR" align=left| {{fb|GDR}}{{efn|name=Germany}}
|colspan=3 {{n/a|''Part of Germany''}} ||{{n/a}}|| ||•||•||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|6th}} ||•||•||•||•||colspan=11 {{n/a|''Part of Germany''}}|| 1
|-
| id="ECU" align=left| {{fb|ECU}}
|colspan=3| ||×||colspan=2| ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|24th}} || R2<br>{{small|12th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|17th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|18th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 4
|-
| id="EGY" align=left| {{fb|EGY}}{{efn|name=UAR|[[Egypt national football team|Egypt]] entered qualifying in 1962 and 1966 as the [[United Arab Republic]], but withdrew before playing matches.}}
|••|| R1<br>{{small|13th}} ||×|| ||•||×||×||×|| ||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|20th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|31st}} ||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 3
|-
| id="SLV" align=left| {{fb|SLV}}
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}||×||colspan=5| || R1<br>{{small|16th}} ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|24th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 2
|-
| id="ENG" align=left| {{fb|ENG}}
|colspan=3 {{n/a}}|| R1<br>{{small|8th}} ||QF<br>{{small|6th}} || R1<br>{{small|11th}} ||QF<br>{{small|8th}} || bgcolor=gold style="border: 3px solid red"|1st ||QF<br>{{small|8th}} ||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|6th}} ||QF<br>{{small|8th}} || bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||•|| R2<br>{{small|9th}} ||QF<br>{{small|6th}} ||QF<br>{{small|7th}} || R2<br>{{small|13th}} || R1<br>{{small|26th}} || bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||QF<br>{{small|6th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 16
|-
| id="FRA" align=left| {{fb|FRA}}
| R1<br>{{small|7th}} || R1<br>{{small|T-9th}} ||style="border: 3px solid red"|QF<br>{{small|6th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|11th}} || bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||•|| R1<br>{{small|T-13th}} ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|12th}} || bgcolor=#9acdff|4th || bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||•||•|| bgcolor=gold style="border: 3px solid red"|1st || R1<br>{{small|28th}} || bgcolor=silver|2nd || R1<br>{{small|29th}} ||QF<br>{{small|7th}} || bgcolor=gold|1st ||bgcolor=silver|2nd||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 16
|-
| id="GER" align=left| {{fb|GER}}{{efn|name=Germany}}
| || bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd || R1<br>{{small|10th}} || || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||QF<br>{{small|7th}} || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd || bgcolor=gold style="border: 3px solid red"|1st || R2<br>{{small|6th}} || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=gold|1st ||QF<br>{{small|5th}} ||QF<br>{{small|7th}} || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=#cc9966 style="border: 3px solid red"|3rd || bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd || bgcolor=gold|1st || R1<br>{{small|22nd}} || R1<br>{{small|17th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 20
|-
| id="GHA" align=left| {{fb|GHA}}
|colspan=6 {{n/a}}||•||×||•||•||•||×||•||•||•||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|13th}} ||QF<br>{{small|7th}} || R1<br>{{small|25th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|24th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 4
|-
| id="GRE" align=left| {{fb|GRE}}
| ||•×||•|| ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|24th}} ||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|25th}} || R2<br>{{small|13th}} ||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 3
|-
| id="HAI" align=left| {{fb|HAI}}
|{{n/a}}||•||colspan=2| ||•||colspan=3| ||•|| R1<br>{{small|15th}} ||•||•||•|| ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="HON" align=left| {{fb|HON}}
|colspan=4 {{n/a}}||colspan=2| ||•||•||•||•||×|| R1<br>{{small|18th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|30th}} || R1<br>{{small|31st}} ||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 3
|-
| id="HUN" align=left| {{fb|HUN}}
| ||QF<br>{{small|6th}} || bgcolor=silver|2nd || || bgcolor=silver|2nd || R1<br>{{small|10th}} ||QF<br>{{small|5th}} ||QF<br>{{small|6th}} ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|15th}} || R1<br>{{small|14th}} || R1<br>{{small|18th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 9
|-
| id="ISL" align=left| {{fb|ISL}}
|colspan=4 {{n/a}}||×||•||colspan=3| ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|28th}} ||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="IDN" align=left| {{fb|IDN}}{{efn|name=Indonesia}}
|colspan=2| || R1<br>{{small|15th}} ||×|| ||•×||×||colspan=2| ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||×||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="IRN" align=left| {{fb|IRN}}
|colspan=3 {{n/a}}||colspan=6| ||•|| R1<br>{{small|14th}} ||×||×||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|20th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|T-25th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|28th}} || R1<br>{{small|18th}} || R1<br>{{small|26th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 6
|-
| id="IRQ" align=left| {{fb|IRQ}}
|colspan=4 {{n/a}}||colspan=5| ||•||×||•|| R1<br>{{small|23rd}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="ISR" align=left| {{fb|ISR}}{{efn|[[Israel]] competed as ''[[Land of Israel|Eretz Yisrael]]'' ([[Land of Israel]]) in 1934 and in 1938, with a team consisting exclusively of Jewish and British footballers from the [[Mandatory Palestine|Palestine Mandate]].}}
| ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|12th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="ITA" align=left| {{fb|ITA}}
| || bgcolor=gold style="border: 3px solid red"|1st || bgcolor=gold|1st || R1<br>{{small|7th}} || R1<br>{{small|10th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|9th}} || R1<br>{{small|9th}} || bgcolor=silver|2nd || R1<br>{{small|10th}} || bgcolor=#9acdff|4th || bgcolor=gold|1st || R2<br>{{small|12th}} || bgcolor=#cc9966 style="border: 3px solid red"|3rd || bgcolor=silver|2nd ||QF<br>{{small|5th}} || R2<br>{{small|15th}} || bgcolor=gold|1st || R1<br>{{small|26th}} || R1<br>{{small|22nd}} ||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 18
|-
| id="CIV" align=left| {{fb|CIV|}}
|colspan=7 {{n/a}}||colspan=2| ||•||•|| ||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|19th}} || R1<br>{{small|17th}} || R1<br>{{small|21st}} ||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 3
|-
| id="JAM" align=left| {{fb|JAM}}
|colspan=7 {{n/a}}||•||•||×||•||•||×||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|22nd}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="JPN" align=left| {{fb|JPN}}
|••|| ||×|| ||•|| ||•|| ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|31st}} || style="border: 3px solid red"|R2<br>{{small|9th}} || R1<br>{{small|T-28th}} || R2<br>{{small|9th}} || R1<br>{{small|29th}} || R2<br>{{small|15th}} || R2<br>{{small|9th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 7
|-
| id="KUW" align=left| {{fb|KUW}}
|colspan=7 {{n/a}}||colspan=2| ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|21st}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•×||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="MEX" align=left| {{fb|MEX}}
| R1<br>{{small|13th}} ||•||×|| R1<br>{{small|12th}} || R1<br>{{small|13th}} || R1<br>{{small|16th}} || R1<br>{{small|11th}} || R1<br>{{small|12th}} ||style="border: 3px solid red"|QF<br>{{small|6th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|16th}} ||•||style="border: 3px solid red"|QF<br>{{small|6th}} ||×|| R2<br>{{small|13th}} || R2<br>{{small|13th}} || R2<br>{{small|11th}} || R2<br>{{small|15th}} || R2<br>{{small|14th}} || R2<br>{{small|10th}} || R2<br>{{small|12th}} || R1<br>{{small|22nd}} || style="border:3px solid red"|Q ||TBD||TBD|| 18
|-
| id="MAR" align=left| {{fb|MAR}}
|colspan=6 {{n/a}}||•||×|| R1<br>{{small|14th}} ||•||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|11th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|23rd}} || R1<br>{{small|18th}} ||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|27th}} ||bgcolor=#9acdff|4th||TBD|| style="border: 3px solid red"|Q ||TBD|| 7
|-
| id="NED" align=left| {{fb|NED}}
| || R1<br>{{small|T-9th}} || R1<br>{{small|14th}} ||colspan=2| ||•||•||•||•|| bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=silver|2nd ||• ||•|| R2<br />{{small|15th}} ||QF<br>{{small|7th}} || bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||•|| R2<br>{{small|11th}} || bgcolor=silver|2nd || bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||•||QF<br>{{small|5th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 11
|-
| id="NZL" align=left| {{fb|NZL}}
|colspan=3 {{n/a}}||colspan=5| ||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|23rd}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|22nd}} ||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 2
|-
| id="NGA" align=left| {{fb|NGA}}
|colspan=6 {{n/a}}||•||×||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|9th}} || R2<br>{{small|12th}} || R1<br>{{small|27th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|27th}} || R2<br>{{small|16th}} || R1<br>{{small|21st}} ||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 6
|-
| id="PRK" align=left| {{fb|PRK|}}
|colspan=6 {{n/a}}|| ||QF<br>{{small|8th}} ||×||•||×||•||•||•||•||colspan=2| ||•|| R1<br>{{small|32nd}} ||•||•||•×||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 2
|-
| id="NIR" align=left| {{fb|NIR}}{{efn|[[Northern Ireland national football team|Northern Ireland]] competed as [[Ireland national football team (1882–1950)|Ireland]] in 1950.}}
|colspan=3 {{n/a}}||•||•||QF<br>{{small|8th}} ||•||•||•||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|9th}} || R1<br>{{small|21st}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 3
|-
| id="NOR" align=left| {{fb|NOR}}
|colspan=2| || R1<br>{{small|12th}} || ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|17th}} || R2<br>{{small|15th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 3
|-
| id="PAN" align=left| {{fb|PAN}}
|colspan=2 {{n/a}}||colspan=8| ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|32nd}} ||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="PAR" align=left| {{fb|PAR}}
| R1<br>{{small|9th}} ||colspan=2| || R1<br>{{small|11th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|12th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|13th}} ||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|14th}} || R2<br>{{small|16th}} || R1<br>{{small|18th}} ||QF<br>{{small|8th}} ||•||•||•||TBD|| Q ||TBD|| 9
|-
| id="PER" align=left| {{fb|PER}}
| R1<br>{{small|10th}} ||×|| ||×||×||•||•||•||QF<br>{{small|7th}} ||•|| R2<br>{{small|8th}} || R1<br>{{small|20th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|20th}} ||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 5
|-
| id="POL" align=left| {{fb|POL}}
| ||•×|| R1<br>{{small|11th}} || ||×||•||•||•||•|| bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd || R2<br>{{small|5th}} || bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd || R2<br>{{small|14th}} ||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|25th}} || R1<br>{{small|21st}} ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|25th}} || R2<br>{{small|15th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 9
|-
| id="POR" align=left| {{fb|POR}}
| ||•||•||•||•||•||•|| bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|17th}} ||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|21st}} || bgcolor=#9acdff|4th || R2<br>{{small|11th}} || R1<br>{{small|18th}} || R2<br>{{small|13th}} || QF<br>{{small|8th}} ||TBD|| style="border: 3px solid red"|Q ||TBD|| 9
|-
| id="QAT" align=left| {{fb|QAT}}
|colspan=7 {{n/a}}||colspan=2| ||×||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| style="border:3px solid red"|R1<br>{{small|32nd}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="IRL" align=left| {{fb|IRL}}{{efn|[[Republic of Ireland national football team|Republic of Ireland]] competed as the [[Irish Free State]] in 1934 and 1938 and then as Ireland in 1950.}}
| ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||QF<br>{{small|8th}} || R2<br>{{small|16th}} ||•|| R2<br>{{small|12th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 3
|-
| id="ROU" align=left| {{fb|ROU}}
| R1<br>{{small|8th}} || R1<br>{{small|12th}} || R1<br>{{small|9th}} || ||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|T-10th}} ||•||•||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|12th}} ||QF<br>{{small|6th}} || R2<br>{{small|11th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 7
|-
| id="RUS" align=left| {{fb|RUS}}{{efn|name=USSR}}
|colspan=5| ||QF<br>{{small|7th}} ||QF<br>{{small|6th}} || bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||QF<br>{{small|5th}} ||•×||•|| R2<br>{{small|7th}} || R2<br>{{small|10th}} || R1<br>{{small|17th}} || R1<br>{{small|18th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|22nd}} ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|24th}} || style="border: 3px solid red"|QF<br>{{small|8th}} ||•×||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 11
|-
| id="KSA" align=left| {{fb|KSA}}
|colspan=5 {{n/a}}||colspan=5| ||•||•||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|12th}} || R1<br>{{small|28th}} || R1<br>{{small|32nd}} || R1<br>{{small|T-28th}} ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|26th}} || R1<br>{{small|25th}} ||TBD||TBD|| style="border: 3px solid red"|Q || 7
|-
| id="SCO" align=left| {{fb|SCO}}
|colspan=3 {{n/a}}||••|| R1<br>{{small|15th}} || R1<br>{{small|14th}} ||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|9th}} || R1<br>{{small|11th}} || R1<br>{{small|15th}} || R1<br>{{small|19th}} || R1<br>{{small|T-18th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|27th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 8
|-
| id="SEN" align=left| {{fb|SEN}}
|colspan=7 {{n/a}}||×||•||•||•||•||•|| ||•||•||QF<br>{{small|7th}} ||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|17th}} || R2<br>{{small|10th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 3
|-
| id="SRB" align=left| {{fb|SRB}}{{efn|name=Yugoslavia}}
| bgcolor=#9acdff|4th{{efn|name=wc1930|There was no [[1930 FIFA World Cup#Third and fourth place|third place match in 1930]]. The USA and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. Both captains received bronze medals. Currently, FIFA recognizes USA as the third-placed team and Yugoslavia as the fourth-placed team, using the overall records of the teams in the 1930 World Cup.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/uruguay1930/index.html |title=1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay |publisher=[[FIFA]] |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150205011359/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/uruguay1930/index.html |archive-date=5 February 2015 |url-status=live }}</ref>}} ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|5th}} ||QF<br>{{small|7th}} ||QF<br>{{small|5th}} || bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|7th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|16th}} ||•||QF<br>{{small|5th}}||×|| R2<br>{{small|10th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|32nd}} || R1<br>{{small|23rd}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|23rd}} || R1<br>{{small|29th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 13
|-
| id="SVK" align=left| {{fb|SVK}}{{efn|name=Czechoslovakia}}
|colspan=15 {{n/a|''Part of Czechoslovakia''{{efn|name=Czechoslovakia}}}}||•||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|16th}} ||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="SVN" align=left| {{fb|SVN}}
|colspan=14 {{n/a|''Part of Yugoslavia''{{efn|name=Yugoslavia}}}} ||{{n/a}}||•|| R1<br>{{small|30th}} ||•|| R1<br>{{small|18th}} ||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 2
|-
| id="RSA" align=left| {{fb|RSA}}
|colspan=7 {{n/a}}||×||colspan=6 {{n/a}}||•|| R1<br>{{small|24th}} || R1<br>{{small|17th}} ||•|| style="border: 3px solid red"|R1<br>{{small|20th}} ||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 3
|-
| id="KOR" align=left| {{fb|KOR|}}
|colspan=3 {{n/a}}|| || R1<br>{{small|16th}} ||×||•||×||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|20th}} || R1<br>{{small|22nd}} || R1<br>{{small|20th}} || R1<br>{{small|30th}} || bgcolor=#9acdff style="border: 3px solid red"|4th || R1<br>{{small|17th}} || R2<br>{{small|15th}} || R1<br>{{small|27th}} || R1<br>{{small|19th}} || R2<br>{{small|16th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 11
|-
| id="ESP" align=left| {{fb|ESP}}
| ||QF<br>{{small|5th}} ||×|| bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|12th}} || R1<br>{{small|10th}} ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|10th}} || style="border: 3px solid red"|R2<br>{{small|12th}} ||QF<br>{{small|7th}} || R2<br>{{small|10th}} ||QF<br>{{small|8th}} || R1<br>{{small|17th}} ||QF<br>{{small|5th}} || R2<br>{{small|9th}} || bgcolor=gold|1st || R1<br>{{small|23rd}} || R2<br>{{small|10th}} || R2<br>{{small|13th}} ||TBD|| style="border: 3px solid red"|Q ||TBD|| 17
|-
| id="SWE" align=left| {{fb|SWE}}
| ||QF<br>{{small|8th}} || bgcolor=#9acdff|4th || bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||•|| bgcolor=silver style="border: 3px solid red"|2nd ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|9th}} || R2<br>{{small|5th}} || R1<br>{{small|13th}} ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|21st}} || bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||•|| R2<br>{{small|13th}} || R2<br>{{small|14th}} ||•||•||QF<br>{{small|7th}} ||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 12
|-
| id="SUI" align=left| {{fb|SUI}}
| ||QF<br>{{small|7th}} ||QF<br>{{small|7th}} || R1<br>{{small|6th}} || style="border: 3px solid red"|QF<br>{{small|8th}}||•|| R1<br>{{small|16th}} || R1<br>{{small|16th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|15th}} ||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|10th}} || R1<br>{{small|19th}} || R2<br>{{small|11th}} || R2<br>{{small|14th}} || R2<br>{{small|12th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 12
|-
| id="TOG" align=left| {{fb|TOG}}
|colspan=7 {{n/a}}||colspan=2| ||•||•||•||×||×||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|30th}} ||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="TRI" align=left| {{fb|TRI}}
|colspan=7 {{n/a}}||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|27th}} ||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="TUN" align=left| {{fb|TUN}}
|colspan=6 {{n/a}}||•||×||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|9th}} ||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|26th}} || R1<br>{{small|29th}} || R1<br>{{small|24th}} ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|24th}} || R1<br>{{small|21st}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 6
|-
| id="TUR" align=left| {{fb|TUR}}
| ||×|| ||••|| R1<br>{{small|9th}} ||×||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd ||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 2
|-T
|-
| id="UKR" align=left| {{fb|UKR}}
|colspan=14 {{n/a|''Part of Soviet Union''{{efn|name=USSR}}}} ||{{n/a}}||•||•||QF<br>{{small|8th}} ||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="UAE" align=left| {{fb|UAE}}
|colspan=10 {{n/a}}||×|| ||•|| R1<br>{{small|24th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 1
|-
| id="USA" align=left| {{fb|USA}}
| bgcolor=#cc9966|3rd{{efn|name=wc1930}} || R1<br>{{small|16th}} ||×|| R1<br>{{small|10th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|23rd}} || style="border: 3px solid red"|R2<br>{{small|14th}} || R1<br>{{small|32nd}} ||QF<br>{{small|8th}} || R1<br>{{small|T-25th}} || R2<br>{{small|12th}} || R2<br>{{small|15th}} ||•|| R2<br>{{small|14th}} || style="border:3px solid red"|Q ||TBD||TBD|| 12
|-
| id="URU" align=left| {{fb|URU}}
| bgcolor=gold style="border: 3px solid red"|1st ||colspan=2| || bgcolor=gold|1st || bgcolor=#9acdff|4th ||•|| R1<br>{{small|13th}} ||QF<br>{{small|7th}} || bgcolor=#9acdff|4th || R1<br>{{small|13th}} ||•||•|| R2<br>{{small|16th}} || R2<br>{{small|16th}} ||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|26th}} ||•|| bgcolor=#9acdff|4th || R2<br>{{small|12th}} ||QF<br>{{small|5th}} || R1<br>{{small|20th}} ||TBD||Q||TBD|| 15
|-
| id="WAL" align=left| {{fb|WAL}}
|colspan=3 {{n/a}}||•||•||QF<br>{{small|6th}} ||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•||•|| R1<br>{{small|30th}} ||TBD||TBD||TBD|| 2
|-
! Team
![[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]<br>{{flagicon|Uruguay}}<br>(13)
![[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]<br>{{flagicon|Italy|1861}}<br>(16)
![[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]<br>{{flagicon|France|1794}}<br>(15)
![[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]<br>{{flagicon|Brazil|1889}}<br>(13)
![[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]<br>{{flagicon|Switzerland}}<br>(16)
![[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]<br>{{flagicon|Sweden}}<br>(16)
![[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]<br>{{flagicon|Chile}}<br>(16)
![[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]<br>{{flagicon|England}}<br>(16)
![[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]<br>{{flagicon|Mexico}}<br>(16)
![[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]<br>{{flagicon|West Germany}}<br>(16)
![[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<br>{{flagicon|Argentina}}<br>(16)
![[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]<br>{{flagicon|Spain}}<br>(24)
![[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]<br>{{flagicon|Mexico}}<br>(24)
![[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<br>{{flagicon|Italy}}<br>(24)
![[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]<br>{{flagicon|USA}}<br>(24)
![[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]<br>{{flagicon|France|1974}}<br>(32)
![[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]<br>{{flagicon|South Korea|1997}}<br>{{flagicon|Japan}}<br>(32)
![[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]<br>{{flagicon|Germany}}<br>(32)
![[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]<br>{{flagicon|South Africa}}<br>(32)
![[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]<br>{{flagicon|Brazil}}<br>(32)
![[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]<br>{{flagicon|Russia}}<br>(32)
![[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]<br>{{flagicon|Qatar}}<br>(32)
![[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]]<br>{{flagicon|Canada}}<br>{{flagicon|Mexico}}<br>{{flagicon|United States}}<br>(48)
![[2030 FIFA World Cup|2030]]<br>{{flagicon|Morocco}}<br>{{flagicon|Portugal}}<br>{{flagicon|Spain}}<br>(48)
![[2034 FIFA World Cup|2034]]<br>{{flagicon|Saudi Arabia}}<br>(48)
!Total
|}
; Legend
{{col-begin}}{{col-2}}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
|style="text-align:center;width:10px;background:gold"|1st
|Champions
|-
|style="text-align:center;width:10px;background:silver"|2nd
|Runners-up
|-
|style="text-align:center;width:10px;background:#cc9966"|3rd
|Third place
|-
|style="text-align:center;width:10px;background:#9acdff"|4th
|Fourth place
|-
|style="text-align:center;width:10px"|QF
|Quarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present: knockout round of 8)
|-
|style="text-align:center;width:10px"|R2
|Round 2 (1974–1978, second group stage, top 8; 1982: second group stage, top 12; 1986–2022: knockout round of 16)
|-
|style="text-align:center;width:10px"|R1
|Round 1 (1930, 1950–1970 and 1986–present: group stage; 1934–1938: knockout round of 16; 1974–1982: first group stage)
|}
{{col-2}}
{|class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%"
|-
|style="text-align:center;width:10px"|Q
|Qualified for upcoming tournament
|-
|style="text-align:center;width:10px"|TBD
|To be determined (may still qualify for upcoming tournament)
|-
|style="text-align:center;width:10px"|••
|Qualified but withdrew
|-
|style="text-align:center;width:10px"|•
|Did not qualify
|-
|style="text-align:center;width:10px"|•×
|Withdrew or disqualified during qualification (after playing matches)
|-
|style="text-align:center;width:10px"|×
|Withdrew before qualification / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFA
|-
|style="width:10px;border:3px solid red"|
|Hosts
|-
|style="width:10px"|
|Did not enter
|-
|style="width:10px" {{n/a}}
|Not a FIFA member
|}
{{col-end}}

==Hosts==<!-- This section is linked from [[FIFA World Cup]] -->
{| class="wikitable"
|+Results of host nations<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lane |first=Barnaby |date=26 November 2022 |title=Qatar crashed out of the World Cup as hosts after two games, arguably the worst performance of any host nation in history |url=https://www.insider.com/world-cup-how-hosts-nations-have-performed-at-every-tournament-2022-11 |access-date=3 January 2022 |website=Insider |language=en-US}}</ref>
|-
! Year
! Host Nation
! Finish
|-
| [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]
| {{fb|Uruguay}}
| bgcolor="Gold" | '''Champions'''
|-
| [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]
| {{fb|Italy|1861}}
| bgcolor="Gold" | '''Champions'''
|-
| [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
| {{fb|France|1830}}
| Quarter-finals
|-
| [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]
| {{fb|Brazil|1889}}
|bgcolor=Silver| '''Runners-up'''
|-
| [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]
| {{fb|Switzerland}}
| Quarter-finals
|-
| [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]
| {{fb|Sweden}}
|bgcolor=Silver| '''Runners-up'''
|-
| [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]
| {{fb|Chile}}
|bgcolor=#cc9966| '''Third place'''
|-
| [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]
| {{fb|England}}
|bgcolor=Gold| '''Champions'''
|-
| [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
| {{fb|Mexico}}
| Quarter-finals
|-
| [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
| {{fb|West Germany}}
| bgcolor="Gold" | '''Champions'''
|-
| [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
| {{fb|Argentina}}
| bgcolor="Gold" | '''Champions'''
|-
| [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
| {{fb|Spain}}
| Second round
|-
| [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
| {{fb|Mexico}}
| Quarter-finals
|-
| [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
| {{fb|Italy}}
|bgcolor=#cc9966| '''Third place'''
|-
| [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
| {{fb|United States}}
| Round of 16
|-
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| {{fb|France|1974}}
|bgcolor=Gold| '''Champions'''
|-
|rowspan=2| [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
| {{fb|South Korea|1997}}
|bgcolor=#9acdff| '''Fourth place'''
|-
| {{fb|Japan}}
| Round of 16
|-
| [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
| {{fb|Germany}}
|bgcolor=#cc9966| '''Third place'''
|-
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
| {{fb|South Africa}}
| Group stage
|-
| [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
| {{fb|Brazil}}
|bgcolor=#9acdff| '''Fourth place'''
|-
| [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
| {{fb|Russia}}
| Quarter-finals
|-
| [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]
| {{fb|Qatar}}
| Group stage
|-
|rowspan=3| [[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]]
| {{fb|Canada}}
| rowspan="3" | TBD
|-
| {{fb|Mexico}}
|-
| {{fb|USA}}
|-
|rowspan=3| [[2030 FIFA World Cup|2030]]
| {{fb|Morocco}}
| rowspan="3" | TBD
|-
| {{fb|Portugal}}
|-
| {{fb|Spain}}
|-
|[[2034 FIFA World Cup|2034]]
| {{fb|Saudi Arabia}}
| TBD
|}

==Results of defending finalists==
The defending World Cup champions were formerly granted an automatic spot in the Cup finals field. As of the 2006 tournament, this berth is no longer guaranteed.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/world-cup-winners-will-have-to-qualify-6353543.html|title=World Cup winners will have to qualify|work=EveningStandard |access-date=October 14, 2015|date=November 30, 2001 |first=David |last=Bond |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20131020200758/https://www.standard.co.uk/sport/world-cup-winners-will-have-to-qualify-6353543.html |archive-date=October 20, 2013 }}</ref> However, no defending World Cup champion has yet failed to qualify.
Automatic berths have never been given for defending World Cup runners-up. Defending runners-up have qualified 16 times in 19 attempts for the following World Cup.

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year
! Defending champions
! Finish
! Defending runners-up
! Finish
|-
| [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]
| {{fb|URU}}
| ''did not enter''
| {{fb|ARG}}
| Round of 16
|-
| [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
| {{fb|ITA|1861}}
|bgcolor=Gold| '''Champions'''
| {{fb|TCH}}
| Quarter-finals
|-
| [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]
| {{fb|ITA}}
| Group stage
| {{fb|HUN|1949}}
| ''did not enter''
|-
| [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]
| {{fb|URU}}
| bgcolor="#9acdff" | '''Fourth place'''
| {{fb|BRA|1889}}
| Quarter-finals
|-
| [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]
| {{fb|FRG}}
| bgcolor="#9acdff" | '''Fourth place'''
| {{fb|HUN}}
| Group stage
|-
| [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]
| {{fb|BRA|1960}}
| bgcolor=Gold| '''Champions'''
| {{fb|SWE}}
| ''did not qualify''
|-
| [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]
| {{fb|BRA|1960}}
| Group stage
| {{fb|TCH}}
| ''did not qualify''
|-
| [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
| {{fb|ENG}}
| Quarter-finals
| {{fb|FRG}}
| bgcolor=#cc9966| '''Third place'''
|-
| [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
| {{fb|BRA|1968}}
| bgcolor=#9acdff| '''Fourth place'''
| {{fb|ITA}}
| Group stage
|-
| [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
| {{fb|FRG}}
| Second round
| {{fb|NED}}
| bgcolor=Silver| '''Runners-up'''
|-
| [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
| {{fb|ARG}}
| Second round
| {{fb|NED}}
| ''did not qualify''
|-
| [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
| {{fb|ITA}}
| Round of 16
| {{fb|FRG}}
| bgcolor=Silver| '''Runners-up'''
|-
| [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
| {{fb|ARG}}
| bgcolor=Silver| '''Runners-up'''
| {{fb|FRG}}
| bgcolor=Gold| '''Champions'''
|-
| [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
| {{fb|GER}}
| Quarter-finals
| {{fb|ARG}}
| Round of 16
|-
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| {{fb|BRA}}
| bgcolor=Silver| '''Runners-up'''
| {{fb|ITA}}
| Quarter-finals
|-
| [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
| {{fb|FRA|1974}}
| Group stage
| {{fb|BRA}}
| bgcolor=Gold| '''Champions'''
|-
| [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
| {{fb|BRA}}
| Quarter-finals
| {{fb|GER}}
| bgcolor=#cc9966| '''Third place'''
|-
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
| {{fb|ITA}}
| Group stage
| {{fb|FRA|1974}}
| Group stage
|-
| [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
| {{fb|ESP}}
| Group stage
| {{fb|NED}}
| bgcolor=#cc9966| '''Third place'''
|-
| [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
| {{fb|GER}}
| Group stage
| {{fb|ARG}}
| Round of 16
|-
| [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]
| {{fb|FRA}}
| bgcolor=Silver| '''Runners-up'''
| {{fb|CRO}}
| bgcolor=#cc9966| '''Third place'''
|-
|[[2026 FIFA World Cup|2026]]
|{{fb|ARG}}
|TBD
|{{fb|FRA}}
|TBD
|}

==Results by confederation==
===AFC===
{{further|Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- valign=top
!
! [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]<br> {{Flagicon|Uruguay}}<br> (13)
! [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]<br> {{Flagicon|Italy|1861}}<br> (16)
! [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]<br> {{Flagicon|France|1830}}<br> (15)
! [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]<br> {{Flagicon|Brazil|1889}}<br> (13)
! [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]<br> {{Flagicon|Switzerland}}<br> (16)
! [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]<br> {{Flagicon|Sweden}}<br> (16)
! [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]<br> {{Flagicon|Chile}}<br> (16)
! [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]<br> {{Flagicon|England}}<br> (16)
! [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]<br> {{Flagicon|Mexico}}<br> (16)
! [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]<br> {{Flagicon|West Germany}}<br> (16)
! [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<br> {{Flagicon|Argentina}}<br> (16)
! [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]<br> {{Flagicon|Spain}}<br> (24)
! [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]<br> {{Flagicon|Mexico}}<br> (24)
! [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<br> {{Flagicon|Italy}}<br> (24)
! [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]<br> {{Flagicon|United States}}<br> (24)
! [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]<br> {{Flagicon|France|1974}}<br> (32)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]<br> {{Flagicon|South Korea|1997}}<br>{{Flagicon|Japan}}<br> (32)
! [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]<br> {{Flagicon|Germany}}<br> (32)
! [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]<br> {{Flagicon|South Africa}}<br> (32)
! [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]<br> {{Flagicon|Brazil}}<br> (32)
! [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]<br> {{Flagicon|Russia}}<br> (32)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]<br> {{Flagicon|Qatar}}<br> (32)
! Total
|-
| Teams || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 5 || style="border:3px solid red"| 6 || '''43'''
|-
| Top 16 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || rowspan=2 | 0{{efn|name=SR1982|In 1982, the second round has 12 teams of which 4 progressed to the semi-finals.}} || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || style="border:3px solid red"| 2 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 3 || '''9'''
|-
| Top 8 || — || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''2'''
|-
| Top 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''1'''
|-
| Top 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 ||'''0'''
|- style="border-top:3px solid green;"
|bgcolor=gold| 1st || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || '''0'''
|-
|bgcolor=silver| 2nd || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || '''0'''
|-
|bgcolor=#cc9966| 3rd || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || '''0'''
|-
|bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || ||style="border:3px solid red" bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|KOR}} || || || || || || '''1'''
|}

===CAF===
{{further|African nations at the FIFA World Cup}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center;"
|- valign=top
!
! [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]<br> {{Flagicon|Uruguay}}<br> (13)
! [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]<br> {{Flagicon|Italy|1861}}<br> (16)
! [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]<br> {{Flagicon|France|1830}}<br> (15)
! [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]<br> {{Flagicon|Brazil|1889}}<br> (13)
! [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]<br> {{Flagicon|Switzerland}}<br> (16)
! [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]<br> {{Flagicon|Sweden}}<br> (16)
! [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]<br> {{Flagicon|Chile}}<br> (16)
! [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]<br> {{Flagicon|England}}<br> (16)
! [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]<br> {{Flagicon|Mexico}}<br> (16)
! [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]<br> {{Flagicon|West Germany}}<br> (16)
! [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<br> {{Flagicon|Argentina}}<br> (16)
! [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]<br> {{Flagicon|Spain}}<br> (24)
! [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]<br> {{Flagicon|Mexico}}<br> (24)
! [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<br> {{Flagicon|Italy}}<br> (24)
! [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]<br> {{Flagicon|United States}}<br> (24)
! [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]<br> {{Flagicon|France|1974}}<br> (32)
! [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]<br> {{Flagicon|South Korea|1997}}<br>{{Flagicon|Japan}}<br> (32)
! [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]<br> {{Flagicon|Germany}}<br> (32)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]<br> {{Flagicon|South Africa}}<br> (32)
! [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]<br> {{Flagicon|Brazil}}<br> (32)
! [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]<br> {{Flagicon|Russia}}<br> (32)
! [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]<br> {{Flagicon|Qatar}}<br> (32)
! Total

|-
| Teams || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 5 || 5 || style="border:3px solid red"| 6 || 5 || 5 || 5 || '''49'''
|-
| Top 16 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || rowspan=2 | 0{{efn|name=SR1982}} || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 2 || '''11'''
|-
| Top 8 || — || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || '''4'''
|-
| Top 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || '''1'''
|-
| Top 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''0'''
|- style="border-top:3px solid green;"
|bgcolor=gold| 1st || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || '''0'''
|-
|bgcolor=silver| 2nd || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || '''0'''
|-
|bgcolor=#cc9966| 3rd || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || '''0'''
|-
|bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|MAR}} || '''1'''
|}

===CONCACAF===
{{further|North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- valign=top
!
! [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]<br> {{Flagicon|Uruguay}}<br> (13)
! [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]<br> {{Flagicon|Italy|1861}}<br> (16)
! [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]<br> {{Flagicon|France|1830}}<br> (15)
! [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]<br> {{Flagicon|Brazil|1889}}<br> (13)
! [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]<br> {{Flagicon|Switzerland}}<br> (16)
! [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]<br> {{Flagicon|Sweden}}<br> (16)
! [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]<br> {{Flagicon|Chile}}<br> (16)
! [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]<br> {{Flagicon|England}}<br> (16)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]<br> {{Flagicon|Mexico}}<br> (16)
! [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]<br> {{Flagicon|West Germany}}<br> (16)
! [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<br> {{Flagicon|Argentina}}<br> (16)
! [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]<br> {{Flagicon|Spain}}<br> (24)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]<br> {{Flagicon|Mexico}}<br> (24)
! [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<br> {{Flagicon|Italy}}<br> (24)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]<br> {{Flagicon|United States}}<br> (24)
! [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]<br> {{Flagicon|France|1974}}<br> (32)
! [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]<br> {{Flagicon|South Korea|1997}}<br>{{Flagicon|Japan}}<br> (32)
! [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]<br> {{Flagicon|Germany}}<br> (32)
! [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]<br> {{Flagicon|South Africa}}<br> (32)
! [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]<br> {{Flagicon|Brazil}}<br> (32)
! [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]<br> {{Flagicon|Russia}}<br> (32)
! [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]<br> {{Flagicon|Qatar}}<br> (32)
! Total
|-
| Teams || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 4 || 3 || 4 || 3 || 4 || '''46'''
|-
| Top 16 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || rowspan=2 | 0{{efn|name=SR1982}} || 1 || 1 || style="border:3px solid red"| 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 3 || 1 || 1 || '''15'''
|-
| Top 8 || — || 0 || 1 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || style="border:3px solid red"| 1 || 0 || 0 || style="border:3px solid red"| 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || '''5'''
|-
| Top 4 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''1'''
|-
| Top 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''0'''
|- style="border-top:3px solid green;"
|bgcolor=gold| 1st || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || '''0'''
|-
|bgcolor=silver| 2nd || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || '''0'''
|-
|bgcolor=#cc9966| 3rd || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|USA}} || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || '''1'''
|-
|bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || '''0'''
|}

===CONMEBOL===
{{further|South American nations at the FIFA World Cup}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- valign=top
!
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]<br> {{Flagicon|Uruguay}}<br> (13)
! [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]<br> {{Flagicon|Italy|1861}}<br> (16)
! [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]<br> {{Flagicon|France|1830}}<br> (15)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]<br> {{Flagicon|Brazil|1889}}<br> (13)
! [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]<br> {{Flagicon|Switzerland}}<br> (16)
! [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]<br> {{Flagicon|Sweden}}<br> (16)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]<br> {{Flagicon|Chile}}<br> (16)
! [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]<br> {{Flagicon|England}}<br> (16)
! [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]<br> {{Flagicon|Mexico}}<br> (16)
! [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]<br> {{Flagicon|West Germany}}<br> (16)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<br> {{Flagicon|Argentina}}<br> (16)
! [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]<br> {{Flagicon|Spain}}<br> (24)
! [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]<br> {{Flagicon|Mexico}}<br> (24)
! [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<br> {{Flagicon|Italy}}<br> (24)
! [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]<br> {{Flagicon|United States}}<br> (24)
! [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]<br> {{Flagicon|France|1974}}<br> (32)
! [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]<br> {{Flagicon|South Korea}}<br>{{Flagicon|Japan}}<br> (32)
! [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]<br> {{Flagicon|Germany}}<br> (32)
! [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]<br> {{Flagicon|South Africa}}<br> (32)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]<br> {{Flagicon|Brazil}}<br> (32)
! [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]<br> {{Flagicon|Russia}}<br> (32)
! [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]<br> {{Flagicon|Qatar}}<br> (32)
! Total
|-
| Teams || 7 || 2 || 1 || 5 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 4 || 3 || 4 || 3 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 4 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 5 || 6 || 5 || 4 || '''89'''
|-
| Top 16 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || rowspan=2 | 2{{efn|name=SR1982}} || 4 || 4 || 2 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 5 || 5 || 4 || 2 || '''37'''
|-
| Top 8 || — || 0 || 1 || — || 2 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 3 || 2 || 3 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 2 || '''36'''
|-
| Top 4 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 2 || 0 || 1 || '''23'''
|-
| Top 2 || 2 || 0 || 0 || 2 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || '''15'''
|- style="border-top:3px solid green;"
|bgcolor=gold| 1st || bgcolor=gold style="border: 3px solid red"| {{fbicon|URU}} || || || bgcolor=gold| {{fbicon|URU}} || || bgcolor=gold| {{fbicon|BRA}} || bgcolor=gold| {{fbicon|BRA}} || || bgcolor=gold| {{fbicon|BRA}} || || bgcolor=gold style="border: 3px solid red"| {{fbicon|ARG}} || || bgcolor=gold| {{fbicon|ARG}} || || bgcolor=gold| {{fbicon|BRA}} || || bgcolor=gold| {{fbicon|BRA}} || || || || || bgcolor=gold| {{fbicon|ARG}} || '''10'''
|-
|bgcolor=silver| 2nd || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|ARG}} || || || bgcolor=silver style="border: 3px solid red"| {{fbicon|BRA}} || || || || || || || || || || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|ARG}} || || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|BRA}} || || || || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|ARG}} || || || '''5'''
|-
|bgcolor=#cc9966| 3rd || || || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|BRA}} || || || || bgcolor=#cc9966 style="border: 3px solid red"| {{fbicon|CHI}} || || || || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|BRA}} || || || || || || || || || || || || '''3'''
|-
|bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th || || || || || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|URU}} || || || || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|URU}} || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|BRA}} || || || || || || || || || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|URU}} || bgcolor=#9acdff style="border: 3px solid red"| {{fbicon|BRA}} || || || '''5'''
|}

===OFC===
{{further|Oceanian nations at the FIFA World Cup}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- valign=top
!
! [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]<br> {{Flagicon|Uruguay}}<br> (13)
! [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]<br> {{Flagicon|Italy|1861}}<br> (16)
! [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]<br> {{Flagicon|France|1830}}<br> (15)
! [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]<br> {{Flagicon|Brazil|1889}}<br> (13)
! [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]<br> {{Flagicon|Switzerland}}<br> (16)
! [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]<br> {{Flagicon|Sweden}}<br> (16)
! [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]<br> {{Flagicon|Chile}}<br> (16)
! [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]<br> {{Flagicon|England}}<br> (16)
! [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]<br> {{Flagicon|Mexico}}<br> (16)
! [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]<br> {{Flagicon|West Germany}}<br> (16)
! [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<br> {{Flagicon|Argentina}}<br> (16)
! [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]<br> {{Flagicon|Spain}}<br> (24)
! [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]<br> {{Flagicon|Mexico}}<br> (24)
! [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<br> {{Flagicon|Italy}}<br> (24)
! [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]<br> {{Flagicon|United States}}<br> (24)
! [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]<br> {{Flagicon|France|1974}}<br> (32)
! [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]<br> {{Flagicon|South Korea}}<br>{{Flagicon|Japan}}<br> (32)
! [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]<br> {{Flagicon|Germany}}<br> (32)
! [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]<br> {{Flagicon|South Africa}}<br> (32)
! [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]<br> {{Flagicon|Brazil}}<br> (32)
! [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]<br> {{Flagicon|Russia}}<br> (32)
! [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]<br> {{Flagicon|Qatar}}<br> (32)
! Total
|-
| Teams || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''4'''
|-
| Top 16 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || rowspan=2 | 0{{efn|name=SR1982}} || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 1 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''1'''
|-
| Top 8 || — || 0 || 0 || — || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''0'''
|-
| Top 4 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''0'''
|-
| Top 2 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || 0 || '''0'''
|- style="border-top:3px solid green;"
|bgcolor=gold| 1st || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || '''0'''
|-
|bgcolor=silver| 2nd || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || '''0'''
|-
|bgcolor=#cc9966| 3rd || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || '''0'''
|-
|bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || || '''0'''
|}

===UEFA===
{{further|European nations at the FIFA World Cup}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align: center"
|- valign=top
!
! [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]<br> {{Flagicon|Uruguay}}<br> (13)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]<br> {{Flagicon|Italy|1861}}<br> (16)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]<br> {{Flagicon|France|1830}}<br> (15)
! [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]<br> {{Flagicon|Brazil|1889}}<br> (13)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]<br> {{Flagicon|Switzerland}}<br> (16)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]<br> {{Flagicon|Sweden}}<br> (16)
! [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]<br> {{Flagicon|Chile}}<br> (16)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]<br> {{Flagicon|England}}<br> (16)
! [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]<br> {{Flagicon|Mexico}}<br> (16)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]<br> {{Flagicon|West Germany}}<br> (16)
! [[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]<br> {{Flagicon|Argentina}}<br> (16)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]<br> {{Flagicon|Spain}}<br> (24)
! [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]<br> {{Flagicon|Mexico}}<br> (24)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]<br> {{Flagicon|Italy}}<br> (24)
! [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]<br> {{Flagicon|United States}}<br> (24)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]<br> {{Flagicon|France|1974}}<br> (32)
! [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]<br> {{Flagicon|South Korea}}<br>{{Flagicon|Japan}}<br> (32)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]<br> {{Flagicon|Germany}}<br> (32)
! [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]<br> {{Flagicon|South Africa}}<br> (32)
! [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]<br> {{Flagicon|Brazil}}<br> (32)
!style="border:3px solid red"| [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]<br> {{Flagicon|Russia}}<br> (32)
! [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]<br> {{Flagicon|Qatar}}<br> (32)
! Total
|-
| Teams || 4 || 12 || 12 || 6 || 12 || 12 || 10 || 10 || 9 || 9 || 10 || 14 || 14 || 14 || 13 || 15 || 15 || 14 || 13 || 13 || 14 || 13 || '''258'''
|-
| Top 16 || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || — || style="border:3px solid red" rowspan=2 | 10{{efn|name=SR1982}} || 10 || 10 || 10 || 10 || 9 || 10 || 6 || 6 || 10 || 8 || '''99'''
|-
| Top 8 || — || 8 || style="border:3px solid red"| 6 || — || style="border:3px solid red"| 6 || 7 || 6 || 5 || 4 || 6 || 5 || 5 || 6 || 7 || 6 || 4 || 6 || 3 || 4 || style="border:3px solid red"| 6 || 5 || '''105'''
|-
| Top 4 || 1 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 3 || 3 || 2 || 4 || 2 || 3 || 2 || 4 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 3 || 2 || 4 || 3 || 2 || 4 || 2 || '''62'''
|-
| Top 2 || 0 || 2 || 2 || 0 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 1 || 2 || 2 || 1 || 2 || 1 || '''29'''
|- style="border-top:3px solid green;"
|bgcolor=gold| 1st || || bgcolor=gold style="border: 3px solid red"| {{fbicon|ITA|1861}} || bgcolor=gold| {{fbicon|ITA|1861}} || || bgcolor=gold| {{fbicon|FRG}} || || || bgcolor=gold style="border: 3px solid red"| {{fbicon|ENG}} || || bgcolor=gold style="border: 3px solid red"| {{fbicon|FRG}} || || bgcolor=gold| {{fbicon|ITA}} || || bgcolor=gold| {{fbicon|FRG}} || || bgcolor=gold style="border: 3px solid red"| {{fbicon|FRA|1974}} || || bgcolor=gold| {{fbicon|ITA}} || bgcolor=gold| {{fbicon|ESP}} || bgcolor=gold| {{fbicon|GER}} || bgcolor=gold| {{fbicon|FRA|1974}} || || '''12'''
|-
|bgcolor=silver| 2nd || || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|TCH}} || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|HUN|1920}} || || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|HUN|1949}} || bgcolor=silver style="border: 3px solid red"| {{fbicon|SWE}} || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|TCH}} || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|FRG}} || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|ITA}} || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|NED}} || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|NED}} || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|FRG}} || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|FRG}} || || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|ITA}} || || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|GER}} || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|FRA|1974}} || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|NED}} || || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|CRO}} || bgcolor=silver| {{fbicon|FRA|1974}} || '''17'''
|-
|bgcolor=#cc9966| 3rd || || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|GER|1933}} || || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|SWE}} || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|AUT}} || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|FRA}} || || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|POR}} || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|FRG}} || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|POL|1928}} || || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|POL}} || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|FRA|1974}} || bgcolor=#cc9966 style="border: 3px solid red"| {{fbicon|ITA}} || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|SWE}} || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|CRO}} || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|TUR}} || bgcolor=#cc9966 style="border: 3px solid red"| {{fbicon|GER}} || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|GER}} || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|NED}} || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|BEL}} || bgcolor=#cc9966| {{fbicon|CRO}} || '''18'''
|-
|bgcolor=#9acdff| 4th || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|Kingdom of Yugoslavia}} || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|AUT}} || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|SWE}} || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|ESP|1945}} || || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|FRG}} || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|YUG}} || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|URS|1955}} || || || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|ITA}} || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|FRA|1974}} || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|BEL}} || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|ENG}} || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|BUL}} || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|NED}} || || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|POR}} || ||  || bgcolor=#9acdff| {{fbicon|ENG}} || || '''15'''
|}

== Active consecutive participations ==
This is a list of active consecutive participations of national teams in the FIFA World Cup, including [[2026 FIFA World Cup qualification|qualification for the 2026 FIFA World Cup]].
{{Updated|14 February 2023}}
{| class="wikitable"
!Team
!Managed to qualify since
!Consecutive participations
|-
|{{fb|BRA}}
|[[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]
|22
|-
|{{fb|GER}}
|[[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]
|18{{Efn|Germany between 1950 and 1990 competed as West Germany, as a separate [[East Germany national football team|East German team]] existed then.}}
|-
|{{fb|ARG}}
|[[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
|13
|-
|{{fb|ESP}}
|[[1978 FIFA World Cup|1978]]
|12
|-
|{{fb|KOR}}
|[[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
|10
|-
|{{fb|MEX}}
|[[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
|9
|-
|{{fb|ENG}}
|[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
|7
|-
|{{fb|FRA}}
|[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
|7
|-
|{{fb|JPN}}
|[[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
|7
|-
|{{fb|POR}}
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
|6
|-
|{{fb|AUS}}
|[[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
|5
|-
|{{fb|SUI}}
|[[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
|5
|-
|{{fb|URU}}
|[[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
|4
|-
|{{fb|BEL}}
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
|3
|-
|{{fb|CRC}}
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
|3
|-
|{{fb|CRO}}
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
|3
|-
|{{fb|IRN}}
|[[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
|3
|-
|{{fb|DEN}}
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
|2
|-
|{{fb|MAR}}
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
|2
|-
|{{fb|POL}}
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
|2
|-
|{{fb|KSA}}
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
|2
|-
|{{fb|SEN}}
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
|2
|-
|{{fb|SRB}}
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
|2
|-
|{{fb|TUN}}
|[[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
|2
|-
|{{fb|CAN}}
|[[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]
|2
|-
|{{fb|USA}}
|[[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]
|2
|}

==Droughts==
This section is a list of droughts associated with the participation of [[List of men's national association football teams|national football teams]] in the FIFA World Cups. 1942 and 1946, when the tournament was not held due to World War II, are not included in the calculation of a drought.

===Active World Cup appearance droughts===
''Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist.''
{{Updated|[[2022 FIFA World Cup]]}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
! Team !! Last appearance !! WC missed
|-
| align=left|{{fb|CUB}}
| [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
| 19
|-
| align=left|{{fb|IDN}}
| [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
| 19
|-
| align=left|{{fb|ISR}}
| [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
| 13
|-
| align=left|{{fb|COD}}
| [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
| 12
|-
| align=left|{{fb|HAI}}
| [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
| 12
|-
| align=left|{{fb|SLV}}
| [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
| 10
|-
| align=left|{{fb|KUW}}
| [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
| 10
|-
| align=left|{{fb|HUN}}
| [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
| 9
|-
| align=left|{{fb|IRQ}}
| [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
| 9
|-
| align=left|{{fb|NIR}}
| [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
| 9
|-
| align=left|{{fb|UAE}}
| [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
| 8
|-
| align=left|{{fb|BOL}}
| [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
| 7
|-
| align=left|{{fb|AUT}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|BUL}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|JAM}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|NOR}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|ROM}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|SCO}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|CHN}}
| [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
| 5
|-
| align=left|{{fb|IRL}}
| [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
| 5
|-
| align=left|{{fb|TUR}}
| [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
| 5
|-
| align=left|{{fb|ANG}}
| [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
| 4
|-
| align=left|{{fb|CZE}}
| [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
| 4
|-
| align=left|{{fb|TOG}}
| [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
| 4
|-
| align=left|{{fb|TTO}}
| [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
| 4
|-
| align=left|{{fb|UKR}}
| [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
| 4
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|NZL}}
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
| 3
|-
| align=left|{{fb|PRK}}
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
| 3
|-
| align=left|{{fb|PAR}}
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
| 3
|-
| align=left|{{fb|SVK}}
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
| 3
|-
| align=left|{{fb|SLO}}
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
| 3
|-
| align=left|{{fb|RSA}}
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
| 3
|-
| align=left|{{fb|ALG}}
| [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
| 2
|-
| align=left|{{fb|BIH}}
| [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
| 2
|-
| align=left|{{fb|CHI}}
| [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
| 2
|-
| align=left|{{fb|GRE}}
| [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
| 2
|-
| align=left|{{fb|HON}}
| [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
| 2
|-
| align=left|{{fb|ITA}}
| [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
| 2
|-
| align=left|{{fb|CIV}}
| [[2014 FIFA World Cup|2014]]
| 2
|-
| align=left|{{fb|COL}}
| [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
| 1
|-
| align=left|{{fb|EGY}}
| [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
| 1
|-
| align=left|{{fb|ISL}}
| [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
| 1
|-
| align=left|{{fb|NGA}}
| [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
| 1
|-
| align=left|{{fb|PAN}}
| [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
| 1
|-
| align="left" |{{fb|PER}}
| [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
| 1
|-
| align=left|{{fb|RUS}}
| [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
| 1
|-
| align=left|{{fb|SWE}}
| [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
| 1
|}

===Longest World Cup appearance droughts overall===
This is a list of the longest droughts between World Cup appearances.
''Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance until the team ceased to exist.''
{{Updated|[[2022 FIFA World Cup]]}}

{| class="wikitable" style="text-align:center; font-size:90%;"
|-
! Team !! Prev. appearance !! Next appearance !! WC missed
|-
| align=left|{{fb|CUB}}
| [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
| active
| 19
|-
| align=left|{{fb|IDN}}{{efn|name=Indonesia}}
| [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
| active
| 19
|-
| align=left|{{fb|WAL}}
| [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]
| [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]
| 15
|-
| align=left|{{fb|ISR}}
| [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
| active
| 13
|-
| align=left|{{fb|COD}}{{efn|name=Zaire}}
| [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
| active
| 12
|-
| align=left|{{fb|HAI}}
| [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
| active
| 12
|-
| align=left|{{fb|EGY}}
| [[1934 FIFA World Cup|1934]]
| [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
| 11
|-
| align=left|{{fb|NOR}}
| [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
| [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
| 11
|-
| align=left|{{fb|TUR}}
| [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]
| [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
| 11
|-
| align=left|{{fb|BOL}}
| [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]
| [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
| 10
|-
| align=left|{{fb|PRK}}
| [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
| 10
|-
| align=left|{{fb|SLV}}
| [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
| active
| 10
|-
| align=left|{{fb|KUW}}
| [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
| active
| 10
|-
| align=left|{{fb|USA}}
| [[1950 FIFA World Cup|1950]]
| [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
| 9
|-
| align=left|{{fb|HUN}}
| [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
| active
| 9
|-
| align=left|{{fb|IRQ}}
| [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
| active
| 9
|-
| align=left|{{fb|NIR}}
| [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
| active
| 9
|-
| align=left|{{fb|PER}}
| [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
| [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
| 8
|-
| align=left|{{fb|CAN}}
| [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
| [[2022 FIFA World Cup|2022]]
| 8
|-
| align=left|{{fb|UAE}}
| [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
| active
| 8
|-
| align=left|{{fb|PER}}
| [[1930 FIFA World Cup|1930]]
| [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
| 7
|-
| align=left|{{fb|KOR}}
| [[1954 FIFA World Cup|1954]]
| [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
| 7
|-
| align=left|{{fb|AUS}}
| [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
| [[2006 FIFA World Cup|2006]]
| 7
|-
| align=left|{{fb|BOL}}
| [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
| active
| 7
|-
| align=left|{{fb|NED}}
| [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
| [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|POL}}
| [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
| [[1974 FIFA World Cup|1974]]
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|PAR}}
| [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]
| [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|COL}}
| [[1962 FIFA World Cup|1962]]
| [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|SUI}}
| [[1966 FIFA World Cup|1966]]
| [[1994 FIFA World Cup|1994]]
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|HON}}
| [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|NZL}}
| [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|EGY}}
| [[1990 FIFA World Cup|1990]]
| [[2018 FIFA World Cup|2018]]
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|AUT}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| active
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|BUL}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| active
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|JAM}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| active
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|NOR}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| active
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|ROM}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| active
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|SCO}}
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| active
| 6
|-
| align=left|{{fb|ROM}}
| [[1938 FIFA World Cup|1938]]
| [[1970 FIFA World Cup|1970]]
| 5
|-
| align=left|{{fb|NIR}}
| [[1958 FIFA World Cup|1958]]
| [[1982 FIFA World Cup|1982]]
| 5
|-
| align=left|{{fb|ALG}}
| [[1986 FIFA World Cup|1986]]
| [[2010 FIFA World Cup|2010]]
| 5
|-
| align=left|{{fb|CHN}}
| [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
| active
| 5
|-
| align=left|{{fb|IRL}}
| [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
| active
| 5
|-
| align=left|{{fb|TUR}}
| [[2002 FIFA World Cup|2002]]
| active
| 5
|}

==See also==
* [[AFC Asian Cup records and statistics]]
* [[Africa Cup of Nations records and statistics]]
* [[Copa América records and statistics]]
* [[FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup records and statistics]]
* [[FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics]]
* [[FIFA U-20 World Cup records and statistics]]
* [[FIFA Confederations Cup records and statistics]]
* [[FIFA Futsal World Cup]]
* [[FIFA Women's World Cup records and statistics]]
* [[UEFA European Championship records and statistics]]

==Footnotes==
{{notelist|25em}}

==References==
{{reflist|25em}}

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{{Countries at the FIFA World Cup}}

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[[Category:FIFA World Cup records and statistics]]
[[Category:National association football team records and statistics|*]]
[[Category:All-time football league tables]]

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