WFR WorldFootballRecord
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FIFA WORLD CUP | ![]() |
Tournaments
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Brazil | 5 | 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 |
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Italy | 4 | 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 |
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Germany * West Germany |
4 | 1954*, 1974*, 1990*, 2014 |
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Uruguay | 2 | 1930, 1950 |
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Argentina | 2 | 1978, 1986 |
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France | 2 | 1998, 2018 |
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England | 1 | 1966 |
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Spain | 1 | 2010 |
| Pos | Team | Part | Pts | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA |
| 1 | Brazil | 21 | 193 | 109 | 73 | 18 | 18 | 229 | 105 |
| 2 | Germany (West Germany) | 19 | 180 | 108 | 66 | 20 | 22 | 219 | 123 |
| 3 | Italy | 18 | 125 | 82 | 45 | 21 | 16 | 127 | 73 |
| 4 | Argentina | 17 | 120 | 81 | 43 | 15 | 23 | 137 | 93 |
| 5 | France | 16 | 100 | 66 | 34 | 13 | 19 | 120 | 77 |
| 6 | Spain | 15 | 92 | 63 | 30 | 15 | 18 | 99 | 72 |
| 7 | England | 15 | 90 | 68 | 29 | 21 | 18 | 91 | 63 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 10 | 85 | 50 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 86 | 48 |
| 9 | Uruguay | 13 | 69 | 56 | 24 | 12 | 20 | 87 | 74 |
| 10 | Belgium | 13 | 62 | 48 | 20 | 9 | 19 | 68 | 72 |
| 11 | Sweden | 12 | 59 | 51 | 19 | 13 | 19 | 80 | 73 |
| 12 | Mexico | 16 | 56 | 57 | 16 | 14 | 27 | 60 | 98 |
| 13 | Portugal | 7 | 42 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 49 | 35 |
| 14 | Poland | 8 | 40 | 34 | 16 | 5 | 13 | 46 | 45 |
| 15 | Croatia | 5 | 37 | 23 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 35 | 26 |
| 16 | Switzerland | 11 | 37 | 36 | 11 | 8 | 17 | 46 | 63 |
| 17 | Yugoslavia | 8 | 35 | 33 | 14 | 7 | 12 | 55 | 42 |
| 18 | Soviet Union | 7 | 34 | 30 | 14 | 6 | 10 | 52 | 34 |
| 19 | Hungary | 9 | 33 | 31 | 15 | 3 | 13 | 86 | 55 |
| 20 | Chile | 9 | 33 | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 49 |
| 21 | Denmark | 5 | 29 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 30 | 26 |
| 22 | Colombia | 6 | 29 | 22 | 9 | 3 | 10 | 32 | 30 |
| 23 | Austria | 7 | 28 | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 47 |
| 24 | Paraguay | 8 | 28 | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 38 |
| 25 | Czechoslovakia | 8 | 27 | 29 | 11 | 5 | 13 | 43 | 43 |
| 26 | United States | 10 | 27 | 33 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 62 |
| 27 | Korea Republic | 10 | 27 | 34 | 6 | 9 | 19 | 34 | 70 |
| 28 | Romania | 7 | 26 | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 |
| 29 | Nigeria | 6 | 21 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 30 |
| 30 | Japan | 6 | 20 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 20 | 29 |
| 31 | Costa Rica | 5 | 18 | 18 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 19 | 28 |
| 32 | Bulgaria | 7 | 17 | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 53 |
| 33 | Russia | 4 | 16 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 24 | 20 |
| 34 | Cameroon | 7 | 16 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 43 |
| 35 | Turkey | 2 | 15 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 18 | 10 |
| 36 | Ghana | 3 | 15 | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 |
| 37 | Scotland | 8 | 15 | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 41 |
| 38 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 |
| 39 | Peru | 5 | 14 | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 33 |
| 40 | Ecuador | 3 | 13 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 |
| 41 | Senegal | 2 | 12 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 10 |
| 42 | Saudi Arabia | 5 | 11 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 11 | 39 |
| 43 | Ivory Coast | 3 | 10 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 |
| 44 | South Africa | 3 | 10 | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 |
| 45 | Algeria | 4 | 10 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 |
| 46 | Morocco | 5 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 |
| 47 | Iran | 5 | 10 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 9 | 24 |
| 48 | Australia | 5 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 4 | 10 | 13 | 31 |
| 49 | Norway | 3 | 9 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 |
| 50 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 9 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 11 | 22 |
| 51 | Tunisia | 5 | 9 | 15 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 25 |
| 52 | Greece | 3 | 8 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 |
| 53 | FR Yugoslavia | 1 | 7 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 4 |
| 54 | Ukraine | 1 | 7 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 55 | East Germany | 1 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 |
| 56 | Serbia | 2 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 7 |
| 57 | Slovakia | 1 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 58 | Slovenia | 2 | 4 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 |
| 60 | Czech Republic | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 |
| 61 | Wales | 1 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 |
| 62 | Jamaica | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 |
| 63 | Cuba | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 |
| 64 | New Zealand | 2 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 |
| 65 | Honduras | 3 | 3 | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 |
| 66 | Korea DPR | 2 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 |
| 67 | Angola | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 |
| 68 | Israel | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 |
| 69 | Egypt | 3 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 12 |
| 70 | Iceland | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 71 | Kuwait | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 |
| 72 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 |
| 73 | Bolivia | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 |
| 74 | India | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 75 | Iraq | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 |
| 76 | Togo | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 |
| 77 | Canada | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 |
| 78 | Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 |
| 79 | Serbia and Montenegro | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 10 |
| 80 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 81 | Panama | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 |
| 82 | China PR | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 |
| 83 | Haiti | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 |
| 84 | Zaire | 1 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 |
| 85 | El Salvador | 2 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 |
| Player | Tournaments | Tournaments with at least one match | Matches played | |
| 7.907 players were called up for at least one of the 21 tournaments, even if they didn't play any match | ||||
| Matthäus Lothar Herbert, 21/03/1961 | 5 | 5 | 25 | |
| Márquez Álvarez Rafael, 13/02/1979 | 5 | 5 | 19 | |
| Carbajal Rodríguez Antonio "Tota", 07/06/1929 | 5 | 5 | 11 | |
| Buffon Gianluigi, 28/01/1978 | 5 | 4 | 14 | |
| Klose Miroslav Josef "Miro", 09/06/1978 | 4 | 4 | 24 | |
| Maldini Paolo, 26/06/1968 | 4 | 4 | 23 | |
| Maradona Diego Armando (I), 30/10/1960 | 4 | 4 | 21 | |
| Seeler Uwe, 05/11/1936 | 4 | 4 | 21 | |
| Żmuda Władysław Antoni, 06/06/1954 | 4 | 4 | 21 | |
| Cafu , Marcos Evangelista De Morais, 07/06/1970 | 4 | 4 | 20 | |
| Mascherano Javier Alejandro, 08/06/1984 | 4 | 4 | 20 | |
| Messi Cuccittini Lionel Andrés "Leo", 24/06/1987 | 4 | 4 | 19 | |
| Cannavaro Fabio, 13/09/1973 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| Casillas Fernández Iker, 20/05/1981 | 4 | 4 | 18 | |
| Cristiano Ronaldo , C. R. dos Santos Aveiro, 05/02/1985 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Henry Thierry Daniel, 17/08/1977 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Schnellinger Karl-Heinz, 31/03/1939 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Scifo Vincenzo, 19/02/1966 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Sergio Ramos , Sergio Ramos García, 30/03/1986 | 4 | 4 | 17 | |
| Bergomi Giuseppe, 22/12/1963 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| Hong Myung-Bo, 12/02/1969 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| Zubizzareta Urreta Andoni, 23/10/1961 | 4 | 4 | 16 | |
| Van der Elst Franky, 30/04/1961 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| Xavi , Xavier Hernández Creus, 25/01/1980 | 4 | 4 | 15 | |
| Iniesta Luján Andrés, 11/05/1984 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| Pelé , Edson Arantes do Nascimiento, 23/10/1940 | 4 | 4 | 14 | |
| Caniza Acuña Denis Ramón, 29/08/1974 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Djalma Santos , D. Pereira Dias dos S., 27/02/1929 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Guardado Hernandez José Andrés, 28/09/1986 | 4 | 4 | 12 | |
| Beasley DaMarcus Lamont, 24/05/1982 | 4 | 4 | 11 | |
| Behrami Valon, 19/04/1985 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Rocha Franchetti Pedro Virgilio, 03/12/1942 | 4 | 4 | 10 | |
| Al-Jaber Sami Abdullah, 11/12/1972 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| Cahill Timothy Filiga "Tim", 06/12/1979 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| Rivera Gianni, 18/08/1943 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| Song Bahanag Rigobert, 01/07/1976 | 4 | 4 | 9 | |
| Eto'o Fils Samuel, 10/03/1981 | 4 | 4 | 8 | |
| Ronaldo , R. L. Nazário De Lima, 18/09/1976 | 4 | 3 | 19 | |
| Maier Josef Dieter "Sepp", 28/02/1944 | 4 | 3 | 18 | |
| Zoff Dino, 28/02/1942 | 4 | 3 | 17 | |
| Nílton Santos , N. dos S., 16/05/1925 | 4 | 3 | 15 | |
| Charlton Robert "Bobby", 11/10/1937 | 4 | 3 | 14 | |
| Yashin Lev Ivanovich, 22/10/1929 | 4 | 3 | 13 | |
| Hierro Fernando Ruiz, 23/03/1968 | 4 | 3 | 12 | |
| Lee Woon-Jae, 26/04/1973 | 4 | 3 | 11 | |
| Al-Deayea Mohammed Abdullaziz, 02/08/1972 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Hwang Sun-Hong, 14/07/1968 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Reyna Claudio, 20/07/1973 | 4 | 3 | 10 | |
| Leighton James "Jim", 24/07/1958 | 4 | 3 | 9 | |
| Wilmots Marc Robert, 22/02/1969 | 4 | 3 | 8 | |
| Zhechev Dobromir Georgiev, 12/11/1942 | 4 | 3 | 6 | |
| Leão , Émerson L., 11/07/1949 | 4 | 2 | 14 | |
| Albertosi Enrico, 02/11/1939 | 4 | 2 | 9 | |
| Kahn Oliver Rolf, 15/06/1969 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| Ochoa Magaña Francisco Guillermo, 13/07/1985 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |
| Kawaguchi Yoshikatsu, 15/08/1975 | 4 | 2 | 6 | |
| Keller Kasey C., 29/11/1969 | 4 | 2 | 5 | |
| Songo'o Jacques Celestin, 17/03/1964 | 4 | 2 | 4 | |
| Narazaki Seigo, 15/04/1976 | 4 | 1 | 4 | |
| Castilho , Carlos José C., 27/11/1927 | 4 | 1 | 3 | |
| Reina Páez José Manuel "Pepe", 31/08/1982 | 4 | 0 | 0 | |
| Goals | Team | Goalscorers |
| 1.295 players scored at least one goal in the 21 tournaments played | ||
| 16 | Klose Miroslav Josef "Miro", 09/06/1978 | |
| 15 | Ronaldo , R. L. Nazário De Lima, 18/09/1976 | |
| 14 | Müller Gerd, 03/11/1945 | |
| 13 | Fontaine Just, 18/08/1933 | |
| 12 | Pelé , Edson Arantes do Nascimiento, 23/10/1940 | |
| 11 | Klinsmann Jürgen, 30/07/1964 | |
| 11 | Kocsis Sándor Péter, 21/09/1929 | |
| 10 | Batistuta Gabriel Omar, 01/02/1969 | |
| 10 | Cubillas Arizaga Teófilo Juan, 08/03/1949 | |
| 10 | Lato Grzegorz Bolesław, 08/04/1950 | |
| 10 | Lineker Gary Winston, 30/11/1960 | |
| 10 | Müller Thomas, 13/09/1989 | |
| 10 | Rahn Helmut, 16/08/1929 | |
| 9 | Baggio Roberto (I), 18/02/1967 | |
| 9 | Eusébio , E. da Silva Ferreira, 25/01/1942 | |
| 9 | Jairzinho , Jair Ventura Filho, 25/12/1944 | |
| 9 | Rossi Paolo, 23/09/1956 | |
| 9 | Rummenigge Karl-Heinz "Kalle", 25/09/1955 | |
| 9 | Seeler Uwe, 05/11/1936 | |
| 9 | Vavà , Edvaldo Jizídio Neto, 12/11/1934 | |
| 9 | Vieri Christian, 12/07/1973 | |
| 9 | Villa Sánchez David, 03/12/1981 | |
| 8 | Ademir , A. Marques de Menezes, 08/11/1922 | |
| 8 | Leônidas , L. da Silva, 06/09/1913 | |
| 8 | Maradona Diego Armando (I), 30/10/1960 | |
| 8 | Míguez Antón Óscar Omar, 05/12/1927 | |
| 8 | Rivaldo , R. Vítor Borba Ferreira, 19/04/1972 | |
| 8 | Stábile Guillermo, 17/01/1905 | |
| 8 | Völler Rudolf, 13/04/1960 | |
| 7 | Careca , Antônio de Oliveira Filho, 05/10/1960 | |
| 7 | Cristiano Ronaldo , C. R. dos Santos Aveiro, 05/02/1985 | |
| 7 | Nejedlý Oldřich, 26/12/1909 | |
| 7 | Rep John Nicholaas "Johnny", 25/11/1951 | |
| 7 | Schäfer Hans, 19/10/1927 | |
| 7 | Suárez Diaz Luis Alberto, 24/01/1987 | |
| 7 | Szarmach Andrzej, 03/10/1950 | |
| 7 | Tichy Lajos, 21/03/1935 | |