World Cup Statistics

All-Time Records & Standings

All-Time Standings

#	Country	Apps	1st	2nd	3rd	4th	Best	W	D	L	GF	GA	GD
1	Brazil	23	5	2	2	2	1st	75	13	19	218	99	+119
2	Germany	21	4	4	4	1	1st	70	13	24	229	126	+103
3	Italy	18	4	2	1	1	1st	43	15	19	120	71	+49
4	Argentina	19	3	4	0	0	1st	58	8	22	159	97	+62
5	France	17	2	2	2	2	1st	45	9	25	151	94	+57
6	Uruguay	15	2	0	0	3	1st	24	13	22	85	75	+10
7	Spain	17	2	0	0	1	1st	39	10	20	116	62	+54
8	England	17	1	0	1	2	1st	39	16	24	122	78	+44
9	Netherlands	12	0	3	1	1	2nd	28	10	15	90	53	+37
10	Hungary	9	0	2	0	0	2nd	15	2	14	86	56	+30
11	Czechoslovakia	8	0	2	0	0	2nd	11	4	13	43	43	0
12	Sweden	13	0	1	2	1	2nd	19	14	17	77	66	+11
13	Croatia	7	0	1	2	0	2nd	19	4	11	49	40	+9
14	Poland	9	0	0	2	0	3rd	13	5	12	41	43	-2
15	Belgium	15	0	0	1	1	3rd	25	11	19	83	77	+6
16	Portugal	9	0	0	1	1	3rd	20	7	13	69	44	+25
17	Austria	9	0	0	1	1	3rd	12	5	12	43	45	-2
18	United States	12	0	0	1	0	3rd	12	8	22	51	74	-23
19	Chile	9	0	0	1	0	3rd	11	6	16	40	49	-9
20	Türkiye	3	0	0	1	0	3rd	6	1	6	23	22	+1
21	Yugoslavia	9	0	0	0	2	4th	16	7	11	58	40	+18
22	Soviet Union	7	0	0	0	1	4th	14	4	10	50	32	+18
23	Morocco	7	0	0	0	1	4th	10	7	12	30	33	-3
24	South Korea	11	0	0	0	1	4th	8	9	21	38	78	-40
25	Bulgaria	7	0	0	0	1	4th	4	7	15	22	53	-31
26	Mexico	18	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	21	13	31	72	104	-32
27	Switzerland	13	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	18	7	21	64	78	-14
28	Colombia	7	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	12	3	12	37	30	+7
29	Paraguay	9	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	10	10	12	33	44	-11
30	Denmark	6	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	9	5	9	31	29	+2
31	Japan	8	0	0	0	0	Round of 16	8	6	15	33	38	-5
32	Romania	7	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	8	2	10	27	29	-2
33	Costa Rica	6	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	7	3	11	22	39	-17
34	Nigeria	6	0	0	0	0	Round of 16	6	3	12	23	30	-7
35	Ecuador	5	0	0	0	0	Round of 16	6	3	8	16	18	-2
36	Ghana	5	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	6	3	10	20	26	-6
37	Norway	4	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	6	3	5	20	19	+1
38	Senegal	4	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	6	3	7	26	26	0
39	Scotland	9	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	5	7	14	26	45	-19
40	Cameroon	8	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	5	8	13	22	47	-25
41	Australia	7	0	0	0	0	Round of 16	5	5	14	20	40	-20
42	Peru	5	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	5	3	7	21	23	-2
43	Côte d’Ivoire	4	0	0	0	0	Round of 32	5	1	7	18	18	0
44	Russia	4	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	5	2	7	24	20	+4
45	Saudi Arabia	7	0	0	0	0	Round of 16	4	4	14	15	49	-34
46	Algeria	5	0	0	0	0	Round of 16	4	4	9	18	28	-10
47	Iran	7	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	3	7	11	16	34	-18
48	Tunisia	7	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	3	5	13	16	38	-22
49	South Africa	4	0	0	0	0	Round of 32	3	5	5	13	20	-7
50	Ireland	3	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	3	6	4	10	10	0
51	Ukraine	1	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	3	0	2	5	7	-2
52	Egypt	4	0	0	0	0	Round of 16	2	4	6	13	19	-6
53	Canada	3	0	0	0	0	Round of 16	2	1	8	11	18	-7
54	Greece	3	0	0	0	0	Round of 16	2	1	7	5	20	-15
55	Northern Ireland	3	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	2	4	4	9	17	-8
56	Serbia	3	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	2	1	6	9	15	-6
57	Bosnia & Herzegovina	2	0	0	0	0	Round of 32	2	1	4	9	12	-3
58	East Germany	1	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	2	1	0	4	1	+3
59	Czechia	2	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	1	1	4	5	10	-5
60	North Korea	2	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	1	1	5	6	21	-15
61	Slovenia	2	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	1	1	4	5	10	-5
62	Wales	2	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	1	3	3	4	9	-5
63	Cuba	1	0	0	0	0	Quarterfinals	1	0	1	2	9	-7
64	DR Congo	1	0	0	0	0	Round of 32	1	1	2	5	5	0
65	Jamaica	1	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	1	0	2	3	9	-6
66	Korea Republic	1	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	1	0	2	3	3	0
67	Slovakia	1	0	0	0	0	Round of 16	1	1	2	5	7	-2
68	Bolivia	3	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	1	5	1	20	-19
69	Honduras	3	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	3	6	3	14	-11
70	New Zealand	3	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	4	5	8	24	-16
71	El Salvador	2	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	0	6	1	22	-21
72	Haiti	2	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	0	6	4	22	-18
73	Iraq	2	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	0	6	2	16	-14
74	Panama	2	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	0	6	2	15	-13
75	Qatar	2	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	1	5	3	17	-14
76	Angola	1	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	2	1	1	2	-1
77	Cabo Verde	1	0	0	0	0	Round of 32	0	3	1	4	5	-1
78	China	1	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	0	3	0	9	-9
79	Curaçao	1	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	1	2	1	9	-8
80	Dutch East Indies	1	0	0	0	0	Round of 16	0	0	1	0	6	-6
81	Iceland	1	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	1	2	2	5	-3
82	Israel	1	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	2	1	1	3	-2
83	Jordan	1	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	0	3	3	8	-5
84	Kuwait	1	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	1	2	2	6	-4
85	Serbia & Montenegro	1	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	0	3	2	10	-8
86	Togo	1	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	0	3	1	6	-5
87	Trinidad & Tobago	1	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	1	2	0	4	-4
88	United Arab Emirates	1	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	0	3	2	11	-9
89	Uzbekistan	1	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	0	3	1	11	-10
90	Zaire	1	0	0	0	0	Group Stage	0	0	3	0	14	-14

Biggest Wins

Year	Winner	Versus	Loser	Score	Round
1982	Hungary	vs	El Salvador	10-1	Group Stage
1954	Hungary	vs	South Korea	9-0	Group Stage
1974	Yugoslavia	vs	Zaire	9-0	Group Stage
1950	Uruguay	vs	Bolivia	8-0	Group Stage
1938	Sweden	vs	Cuba	8-0	Quarterfinals
2002	Germany	vs	Saudi Arabia	8-0	Group Stage
2022	Spain	vs	Costa Rica	7-0	Group Stage
1974	Poland	vs	Haiti	7-0	Group Stage
2010	Portugal	vs	North Korea	7-0	Group Stage
1954	Uruguay	vs	Scotland	7-0	Group Stage
1954	Türkiye	vs	South Korea	7-0	Group Stage
2006	Argentina	vs	Serbia & Montenegro	6-0	Group Stage
2014	Germany	vs	Brazil	7-1	Semifinals
2026	Canada	vs	Qatar	6-0	Group Stage
2026	Germany	vs	Curaçao	7-1	Group Stage

Highest Scoring Matches

Year	Home	Versus	Away	Score	Round
1954	Austria	vs	Switzerland	7-5	Quarterfinals
1938	Brazil	vs	Poland	6-5	Round of 16
1982	Hungary	vs	El Salvador	10-1	Group Stage
1954	Hungary	vs	West Germany	8-3	Group Stage
2026	France	vs	England	4-6	Third Place
1958	France	vs	Paraguay	7-3	Group Stage
1930	Argentina	vs	Mexico	6-3	Group Stage
1958	West Germany	vs	France	3-6	Third Place
1954	West Germany	vs	Türkiye	7-2	Group Stage
1954	Hungary	vs	South Korea	9-0	Group Stage
1974	Yugoslavia	vs	Zaire	9-0	Group Stage
1954	England	vs	Belgium	4-4	Group Stage
1950	Uruguay	vs	Bolivia	8-0	Group Stage
2014	Brazil	vs	Germany	1-7	Semifinals
1962	Soviet Union	vs	Colombia	4-4	Group Stage

Awards by Country

Country	Ball	Boot	Glove	Young	Fair Play	Total
Brazil	7	5	0	1	4	17
Germany	1	3	3	3	1	11
Argentina	5	1	2	1	1	10
France	1	3	1	3	1	9
England	1	2	1	1	3	8
Italy	3	2	2	1	0	8
Spain	1	0	3	1	3	8
Hungary	1	2	1	1	0	5
Uruguay	1	1	3	0	0	5
Belgium	0	0	2	1	1	4
Czechoslovakia	0	1	2	0	0	3
Netherlands	1	0	0	1	1	3
Colombia	0	1	0	0	1	2
Croatia	1	1	0	0	0	2
Peru	0	0	0	1	1	2
Poland	0	1	0	1	0	2
Bulgaria	0	1	0	0	0	1
Chile	0	1	0	0	0	1
Northern Ireland	0	0	1	0	0	1
Portugal	0	1	0	0	0	1
Russia	0	1	0	0	0	1
Soviet Union	0	1	0	0	0	1
United States	0	0	0	1	0	1

Finals Appearances

Countries that have reached the World Cup Final:

Country	Finals	W	L	Years
Germany	8	4	4	2014, 2002, 1990, 1986, 1982, 1974, 1966, 1954
Brazil	7	5	2	2002, 1998, 1994, 1970, 1962, 1958, 1950
Argentina	7	3	4	2026, 2022, 2014, 1990, 1986, 1978, 1930
Italy	6	4	2	2006, 1994, 1982, 1970, 1938, 1934
France	4	2	2	2022, 2018, 2006, 1998
Netherlands	3	0	3	2010, 1978, 1974
Spain	2	2	0	2026, 2010
Uruguay	2	2	0	1950, 1930
Czechoslovakia	2	0	2	1962, 1934
Hungary	2	0	2	1954, 1938
England	1	1	0	1966
Croatia	1	0	1	2018
Sweden	1	0	1	1958

Host Country Performance

How host nations performed on home soil:

Country	Year	Finish	Matches
France	1998	1st	7
Argentina	1978	1st	4
Germany	1974	1st	4
England	1966	1st	6
Italy	1934	1st	4
Uruguay	1930	1st	4
Sweden	1958	2nd	6
Brazil	1950	2nd	3
Germany	2006	3rd	7
Italy	1990	3rd	7
Chile	1962	3rd	6
Brazil	2014	4th	7
South Korea	2002	4th	7
Canada	2026	Round of 16	5
Mexico	2026	Round of 16	5
United States	2026	Round of 16	5
Japan	2002	Round of 16	4
United States	1994	Round of 16	4
Qatar	2022	Group Stage	3
South Africa	2010	Group Stage	3
Spain	1982	Group Stage	3
Russia	2018	Quarterfinals	5
Mexico	1986	Quarterfinals	5
Mexico	1970	Quarterfinals	4
Switzerland	1954	Quarterfinals	4
France	1938	Quarterfinals	2

More Statistics

Longest Winning Streaks

Most consecutive World Cup wins:

Country	Wins	Period
Brazil	11	1962-1954
France	11	1998-1986
Italy	9	1950-1934
Spain	9	2010-2006
Argentina	7	2026-2026
Croatia	7	2022-2018
Germany	7	2014-2010
Netherlands	7	2014-2010
Poland	7	1982-1974
Belgium	5	2018-2018
England	5	2026-2026
Hungary	5	1958-1954
Portugal	5	2006-2006
Sweden	5	1970-1958
Uruguay	5	2022-2018

Most Goals in a Tournament

Best scoring performances:

Country	Year	Goals	Finish
Hungary	1954	27	2nd
France	1958	23	3rd
England	2026	20	3rd
France	2026	20	4th
Argentina	2026	19	2nd
Brazil	1970	19	1st
Germany	2014	18	1st
Brazil	2002	18	1st
Argentina	1930	18	2nd
Portugal	1966	17	3rd
Austria	1954	17	3rd
France	2022	16	2nd
Belgium	2018	16	3rd
Germany	2010	16	3rd
Germany	1970	16	3rd

Penalty Shootout Records

All-time shootout performance:

Country	Total	W	L
Argentina	7	6	1
Brazil	5	3	2
France	5	2	3
Germany	5	1	4
Netherlands	5	1	4
Spain	5	1	4
Croatia	4	4	0
England	4	1	3
Italy	4	1	3
Morocco	2	2	0
Paraguay	2	2	0
Costa Rica	2	1	1
Ireland	2	1	1
Russia	2	1	1
Switzerland	2	1	1
Colombia	2	0	2
Japan	2	0	2
Mexico	2	0	2
Romania	2	0	2

Undefeated Tournament Runs

Countries that went unbeaten in a tournament (4+ matches):

Country	Year	Matches	Finish
Spain	2026	8	1st
France	2018	7	1st
Germany	2014	7	1st
Italy	2006	7	1st
Brazil	2002	7	1st
France	1998	7	1st
Brazil	1994	7	1st
Argentina	1986	7	1st
Brazil	1970	6	1st
England	1966	6	1st
Brazil	1962	6	1st
Brazil	1958	6	1st
Italy	1982	5	1st
Brazil	1978	4	3rd
Poland	1974	4	3rd
Italy	1938	4	1st
Italy	1934	4	1st
Uruguay	1930	4	1st

Never Won a Match

Countries yet to win a World Cup match:

Country	Apps	Matches	Draws
Bolivia	3	6	1
Honduras	3	9	3
New Zealand	3	9	4
El Salvador	2	6	0
Haiti	2	6	0
Iraq	2	6	0
Panama	2	6	0
Qatar	2	6	1
Angola	1	3	2
Cabo Verde	1	4	3
China	1	3	0
Curaçao	1	3	1
Dutch East Indies	1	1	0
Iceland	1	3	1
Israel	1	3	2
Jordan	1	3	0
Kuwait	1	3	1
Serbia & Montenegro	1	3	0
Togo	1	3	0
Trinidad & Tobago	1	3	1
United Arab Emirates	1	3	0
Uzbekistan	1	3	0
Zaire	1	3	0