THE WORLD CUP of SOCCER
This list tabulates the highest achievement of any given country
at the World Cup Finals.
       
 
BRAZIL
Champions (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
 
ITALY
Champions (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)
 
GERMANY
Champions (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)
 
ARGENTINA
Champions (1978, 1986, 2022)
 
URUGUAY
Champions (1930, 1950)
 
FRANCE
Champions (1998, 2018)
 
SPAIN Champions (2010)
 
ENGLAND
Champions (1966)
 
 
 
NETHERLANDS
Finalists (1974, 1978, 2010)
 
CZECHOSLOVAKIA
Finalists (1934, 1962)
 
HUNGARY
Finalists (1938, 1954)

SWEDEN
Finalists (1958)
 
CROATIA Finalists (2018)
       
PORTUGAL
Semi-Finalists (1966, 2006)
YUGOSLAVIA Semi-Finalists (1930, 1962)
 
AUSTRIA Semi-Finalists (1934, 1954)
 
MOROCCO Semi-Finalists (2022)
 
TURKEY Semi-Finalists (2002)
 
SOUTH KOREA Semi-Finalists (2002)
 
BULGARIA Semi-Finalists (1994)
 
BELGIUM Semi-Finalists (1986)
 
POLAND Semi-Finalists (1982)
 
USSR Semi-Finalists (1966)
 
CHILE Semi-Finalists (1962)
 
UNITED STATES Semi-Finalists (1930)
       
 
SWITZERLAND Quarter-Finalists (1934, 1938, 1954)
 
ROMANIA Quarter-Finalists (1994, 1998)
 
MEXICO Quarter-Finalists (1970, 1986)
 
COLOMBIA Quarter-FInalists (2014)
 
COSTA RICA Quarter-FInalists (2014)
 
PARAGUAY Quarter-Finalists (2010)
 
GHANA Quarter-Finalists (2010)
 
UKRAINE Quarter-Finalists (2006)
 
SENEGAL Quarter-Finalists (2002)
 
DENMARK Quarter-Finalists (1998)
 
IRELAND Quarter-Finalists (1990)
 
CAMEROON Quarter-Finalists (1990)
 
PERU Quarter-Finalists (1970)
 
NORTH KOREA Quarter-Finalists (1966)
 
WALES Quarter-Finalists (1958)
 
NORTHERN IRELAND Quarter-Finalists (1958)
 
CUBA Quarter-Finalists (1938)
       
 
NIGERIA 2nd Round (1994, 1998, 2014)
 
JAPAN 2nd Round (2002, 2010, 2022)
 
AUSTRALIA 2nd Round (2006, 2022)
 
ALGERIA 2nd Round (2014)
 
GREECE 2nd Round (2014)
 
SLOVAKIA 2nd Round (2010)
 
ECUADOR 2nd Round (2006)
 
NORWAY 2nd Round (1998)
 
SERBIA 2nd Round (1998) *
 
SAUDI ARABIA 2nd Round (1994)
 
EAST GERMANY 2nd Round (1974)
       
 
SCOTLAND First Round Only (1950, 1954, 1958, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998)
 
TUNISIA First Round Only (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2022)
 
IRAN First Round Only (1978, 1998, 2006, 2022)
 
SOUTH AFRICA First Round Only (1998, 2002, 2010)
 
RUSSIA First Round Only (1994, 2002)
 
BOLIVIA First Round Only (1930, 1994)
 
EGYPT First Round Only (1934, 1990)
 
EL SALVADOR First Round Only (1970, 1982)
 
COTE D'IVOIRE First Round Only (2006, 2010)
 
SLOVENIA First Round Only (2002, 2010)
 
HONDURAS First Round Only (1982, 2010)
 
NEW ZEALAND First Round Only (1982, 2010)
 
CANADA First Round Only (1986, 2022)
 
QATAR First Round Only (2022)
 
BOSNIA & HERZEGOVINA First Round Only (2014)
 
TRINIDAD & TOBAGO First Round Only (2006)
 
ANGOLA First Round Only (2006)
 
TOGO First Round Only (2006)
 
CHINA First Round Only (2002)
 
JAMAICA First Round Only (1998)
 
UNITED ARAB EMIRATES First Round Only (1990)
 
IRAQ First Round Only (1986)
 
KUWAIT First Round Only (1982)
 
ZAIRE First Round Only (1974)
 
HAITI First Round Only (1974)
 
ISRAEL First Round Only (1970)
 
DUTCH EAST INDIES First Round Only (1938)
 
INDIA **

First Round Only (1950)

       
       
      * - as the Former Yugoslavia
      ** - withdrew