All-Time World Cup Ranking Table
Updated August 28, 2020 |
Infoplease Staff
Since the first World Cup in 1930, Brazil is the only country to play in all 19 final tournaments. The FIFA all-time table below ranks all nations that have ever qualified for a World Cup final tournament by points earned through 2014. Victories, which earned two points from 1930–90, were awarded three points starting in 1994. Note that Germany's appearances include 10 made by West Germany from 1954–90.
| Rank | Team | Matches Played | Wins | Draws | Losses | Goals for | Goals against | Points | Ave. points | Appearances |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 104 | 70 | 17 | 17 | 221 | 102 | 227 | 2.18 | 20 |
| 2 | Germany | 106 | 66 | 20 | 20 | 224 | 121 | 218 | 2.05 | 18 |
| 3 | Italy | 83 | 45 | 21 | 17 | 128 | 77 | 156 | 1.88 | 18 |
| 4 | Argentina | 77 | 42 | 14 | 21 | 131 | 84 | 140 | 1.84 | 16 |
| 5 | Spain | 59 | 29 | 12 | 18 | 92 | 66 | 99 | 1.68 | 14 |
| 6 | England | 62 | 26 | 20 | 16 | 79 | 56 | 98 | 1.58 | 14 |
| 7 | France | 59 | 28 | 12 | 19 | 106 | 71 | 96 | 1.63 | 14 |
| 8 | Netherlands | 50 | 27 | 12 | 11 | 86 | 48 | 93 | 1.86 | 10 |
| 9 | Uruguay | 51 | 20 | 12 | 19 | 80 | 71 | 72 | 1.41 | 12 |
| 10 | Sweden | 46 | 16 | 13 | 17 | 74 | 69 | 61 | 1.33 | 11 |
| 11 | Russia | 40 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 66 | 47 | 59 | 1.48 | 10 |
| 12 | Serbia | 43 | 17 | 8 | 18 | 64 | 59 | 59 | 1.37 | 11 |
| 13 | Mexico | 53 | 14 | 14 | 25 | 57 | 92 | 56 | 1.06 | 15 |
| 14 | Belgium | 41 | 14 | 9 | 18 | 52 | 66 | 51 | 1.24 | 12 |
| 15 | Poland | 31 | 15 | 5 | 11 | 44 | 40 | 50 | 1.61 | 7 |
| 16 | Hungary | 32 | 15 | 3 | 14 | 87 | 57 | 48 | 1.50 | 9 |
| 17 | Portugal | 26 | 13 | 4 | 9 | 43 | 29 | 43 | 1.65 | 6 |
| 18 | Czech Republic | 33 | 12 | 5 | 16 | 47 | 49 | 41 | 1.24 | 9 |
| 19 | Austria | 29 | 12 | 4 | 13 | 43 | 47 | 40 | 1.38 | 7 |
| 20 | Chile | 33 | 11 | 7 | 15 | 40 | 49 | 40 | 1.21 | 9 |
| 21 | Switzerland | 33 | 11 | 6 | 16 | 45 | 59 | 39 | 1.18 | 10 |
| 22 | Paraguay | 27 | 7 | 10 | 10 | 30 | 38 | 31 | 1.15 | 8 |
| 23 | USA | 33 | 8 | 6 | 19 | 37 | 62 | 30 | 0.91 | 10 |
| 24 | Romania | 21 | 8 | 5 | 8 | 30 | 32 | 29 | 1.38 | 7 |
| 25 | Denmark | 16 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 27 | 24 | 26 | 1.63 | 4 |
| 26 | Korea Republic | 31 | 5 | 9 | 17 | 31 | 67 | 24 | 0.77 | 9 |
| 27 | Croatia | 16 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 21 | 17 | 23 | 1.44 | 4 |
| 28 | Colombia | 18 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 26 | 27 | 23 | 1.28 | 5 |
| 29 | Costa Rica | 15 | 5 | 4 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 19 | 1.27 | 4 |
| 30 | Scotland | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 25 | 41 | 19 | 0.83 | 8 |
| 28 | Cameroon | 23 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 43 | 19 | 0.83 | 7 |
| 32 | Nigeria | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 20 | 26 | 18 | 1.00 | 5 |
| 33 | Bulgaria | 26 | 3 | 8 | 15 | 22 | 53 | 17 | 0.65 | 7 |
| 34 | Turkey | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 20 | 17 | 16 | 1.60 | 2 |
| 35 | Japan | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 14 | 22 | 16 | 0.94 | 5 |
| 36 | Ghana | 12 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 15 | 1.25 | 3 |
| 37 | Peru | 15 | 4 | 3 | 8 | 19 | 31 | 15 | 1.00 | 4 |
| 38 | Republic of Ireland | 13 | 2 | 8 | 3 | 10 | 10 | 14 | 1.08 | 3 |
| 39 | Northern Ireland | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 23 | 14 | 1.08 | 3 |
| 40 | Ecuador | 10 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 11 | 13 | 1.30 | 3 |
| 41 | Algeria | 13 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 13 | 19 | 12 | 0.92 | 4 |
| 42 | Ivory Coast | 9 | 3 | 1 | 5 | 13 | 14 | 10 | 1.11 | 3 |
| 43 | South Africa | 9 | 2 | 4 | 3 | 11 | 16 | 10 | 1.11 | 3 |
| 44 | Morocco | 13 | 2 | 4 | 7 | 12 | 18 | 10 | 0.77 | 4 |
| 45 | Norway | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 7 | 8 | 9 | 1.12 | 3 |
| 46 | Australia | 13 | 2 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 26 | 9 | 0.69 | 4 |
| 47 | Senegal | 5 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 7 | 6 | 8 | 1.60 | 1 |
| 48 | German DR | 6 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 8 | 1.33 | 1 |
| 49 | Greece | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 20 | 8 | 0.80 | 3 |
| 50 | Saudi Arabia | 13 | 2 | 2 | 9 | 9 | 32 | 8 | 0.62 | 4 |
| 51 | Ukraine | 5 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 7 | 1.40 | 1 |
| 52 | Tunisia | 12 | 1 | 4 | 7 | 8 | 17 | 7 | 0.58 | 4 |
| 53 | Wales | 5 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | 6 | 1.20 | 1 |
| 54 | Iran | 12 | 1 | 3 | 8 | 7 | 22 | 6 | 0.5 | 4 |
| 55 | Cuba | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 12 | 4 | 1.33 | 1 |
| 56 | Slovakia | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 57 | Slovenia | 6 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 0.67 | 2 |
| 58 | Korea DPR | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 21 | 4 | 0.57 | 2 |
| 59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 1 |
| 60 | Jamaica | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 3 | 1.00 | 1 |
| 61 | New Zealand | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 14 | 3 | 0.50 | 2 |
| 62 | Honduras | 9 | 0 | 3 | 6 | 3 | 14 | 3 | 0.33 | 3 |
| 63 | Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| 64 | Israel | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 0.67 | 1 |
| 65 | Egypt | 4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 6 | 2 | 0.50 | 2 |
| 66 | Kuwait | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| 67 | Trinidad and Tobago | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 0.33 | 1 |
| 68 | Bolivia | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 0.17 | 3 |
| 69 | Iraq | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 70 | Togo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 71 | Canada | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 72 | Indonesia | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 73 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 74 | China PR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 9 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 75 | Haiti | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 76 | Congo DR | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 14 | 0 | 0.00 | 1 |
| 77 | El Salvador | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0.00 | 2 |
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