Records

World Cup records

Compare every team and tournament in the men's World Cup history dataset, from the first finals in 1930 through 2022.

Overall records

Rankings are calculated from the attributed historical dataset. Each table sorts its headline measure from highest to lowest, with names or tournament year breaking ties.

Tournament records

World Cup team records: Tournament records
Team	Titles	Finals	Most top-four finishes	Appearances
Brazil	5	7	11	22
Germany	4	8	13	20
Italy	4	6	8	18
Argentina	3	6	6	18
France	2	4	7	16
Uruguay	2	2	5	14
England	1	1	3	16
Spain	1	1	2	16
Algeria	0	0	0	4
Angola	0	0	0	1
Australia	0	0	0	6
Austria	0	0	2	7
Belgium	0	0	2	14
Bolivia	0	0	0	3
Bosnia and Herzegovina	0	0	0	1
Bulgaria	0	0	1	7
Cameroon	0	0	0	8
Canada	0	0	0	2
Chile	0	0	1	9
China	0	0	0	1
Colombia	0	0	0	6
Costa Rica	0	0	0	6
Croatia	0	1	3	6
Cuba	0	0	0	1
Czech Republic	0	0	0	1
Czechoslovakia	0	2	2	8
Denmark	0	0	0	6
Dutch East Indies	0	0	0	1
East Germany	0	0	0	1
Ecuador	0	0	0	4
Egypt	0	0	0	3
El Salvador	0	0	0	2
Ghana	0	0	0	4
Greece	0	0	0	3
Haiti	0	0	0	1
Honduras	0	0	0	3
Hungary	0	2	2	9
Iceland	0	0	0	1
Iran	0	0	0	6
Iraq	0	0	0	1
Israel	0	0	0	1
Ivory Coast	0	0	0	3
Jamaica	0	0	0	1
Japan	0	0	0	7
Kuwait	0	0	0	1
Mexico	0	0	0	17
Morocco	0	0	1	6
Netherlands	0	3	5	11
New Zealand	0	0	0	2
Nigeria	0	0	0	6
North Korea	0	0	0	2
Northern Ireland	0	0	0	3
Norway	0	0	0	3
Panama	0	0	0	1
Paraguay	0	0	0	8
Peru	0	0	0	5
Poland	0	0	2	9
Portugal	0	0	2	8
Qatar	0	0	0	1
Republic of Ireland	0	0	0	3
Romania	0	0	0	7
Russia	0	0	0	4
Saudi Arabia	0	0	0	6
Scotland	0	0	0	8
Senegal	0	0	0	3
Serbia	0	0	0	3
Serbia and Montenegro	0	0	0	1
Slovakia	0	0	0	1
Slovenia	0	0	0	2
South Africa	0	0	0	3
South Korea	0	0	1	11
Soviet Union	0	0	1	7
Sweden	0	1	4	12
Switzerland	0	0	0	12
Togo	0	0	0	1
Trinidad and Tobago	0	0	0	1
Tunisia	0	0	0	6
Turkey	0	0	1	2
Ukraine	0	0	0	1
United Arab Emirates	0	0	0	1
United States	0	0	1	11
Wales	0	0	0	2
Yugoslavia	0	0	2	9
Zaire	0	0	0	1

Tournament match record

World Cup team records: Tournament match record
Team	Matches	W	D	L
Brazil	114	79	14	21
Germany	112	72	17	23
Argentina	88	53	10	25
Italy	83	46	17	20
England	74	33	18	23
France	73	41	9	23
Spain	67	32	12	23
Mexico	60	17	13	30
Uruguay	59	26	12	21
Netherlands	55	31	10	14
Belgium	51	22	9	20
Sweden	51	20	12	19
Switzerland	41	14	7	20
Poland	38	17	6	15
South Korea	38	8	9	21
United States	37	9	8	20
Yugoslavia	37	16	7	14
Portugal	35	18	5	12
Chile	33	11	6	16
Hungary	32	15	3	14
Soviet Union	31	15	6	10
Croatia	30	17	4	9
Czechoslovakia	30	11	5	14
Austria	29	12	4	13
Paraguay	27	8	9	10
Bulgaria	26	4	7	15
Cameroon	26	5	8	13
Japan	25	7	4	14
Denmark	23	9	5	9
Morocco	23	6	6	11
Scotland	23	4	7	12
Colombia	22	9	2	11
Costa Rica	21	7	3	11
Nigeria	21	6	3	12
Romania	21	8	3	10
Australia	20	4	4	12
Saudi Arabia	19	4	2	13
Iran	18	3	4	11
Peru	18	5	3	10
Tunisia	18	3	5	10
Ghana	15	5	2	8
Russia	14	5	2	7
Algeria	13	3	3	7
Ecuador	13	5	2	6
Northern Ireland	13	3	5	5
Republic of Ireland	13	3	6	4
Senegal	12	5	3	4
Greece	10	2	1	7
Turkey	10	5	1	4
Honduras	9	0	3	6
Ivory Coast	9	3	1	5
Serbia	9	2	1	6
South Africa	9	2	4	3
Norway	8	2	3	3
Wales	8	1	4	3
Egypt	7	0	2	5
North Korea	7	1	1	5
Bolivia	6	0	1	5
Canada	6	0	0	6
East Germany	6	2	2	2
El Salvador	6	0	0	6
New Zealand	6	0	3	3
Slovenia	6	1	1	4
Ukraine	5	3	0	2
Slovakia	4	1	1	2
Angola	3	0	2	1
Bosnia and Herzegovina	3	1	0	2
China	3	0	0	3
Cuba	3	1	1	1
Czech Republic	3	1	0	2
Haiti	3	0	0	3
Iceland	3	0	1	2
Iraq	3	0	0	3
Israel	3	0	2	1
Jamaica	3	1	0	2
Kuwait	3	0	1	2
Panama	3	0	0	3
Qatar	3	0	0	3
Serbia and Montenegro	3	0	0	3
Togo	3	0	0	3
Trinidad and Tobago	3	0	1	2
United Arab Emirates	3	0	0	3
Zaire	3	0	0	3
Dutch East Indies	1	0	0	1

Goals

World Cup team records: Goals
Team	GF	GA	+/-	Goals per game
Brazil	237	108	129	2.08
Germany	232	130	102	2.07
Argentina	152	101	51	1.73
France	136	85	51	1.86
Italy	128	77	51	1.54
Spain	108	75	33	1.61
England	104	68	36	1.41
Netherlands	96	52	44	1.75
Uruguay	89	76	13	1.51
Hungary	87	57	30	2.72
Sweden	80	73	7	1.57
Belgium	69	74	-5	1.35
Mexico	62	101	-39	1.03
Portugal	61	41	20	1.74
Yugoslavia	60	46	14	1.62
Switzerland	55	73	-18	1.34
Soviet Union	53	34	19	1.71
Poland	49	50	-1	1.29
Czechoslovakia	44	45	-1	1.47
Austria	43	47	-4	1.48
Croatia	43	33	10	1.43
Chile	40	49	-9	1.21
United States	40	66	-26	1.08
South Korea	39	78	-39	1.03
Colombia	32	30	2	1.45
Denmark	31	29	2	1.35
Paraguay	30	38	-8	1.11
Romania	30	32	-2	1.43
Japan	25	33	-8	1
Scotland	25	41	-16	1.09
Russia	24	20	4	1.71
Nigeria	23	30	-7	1.1
Bulgaria	22	53	-31	0.85
Cameroon	22	47	-25	0.85
Costa Rica	22	39	-17	1.05
Peru	21	33	-12	1.17
Morocco	20	27	-7	0.87
Turkey	20	17	3	2
Ghana	18	23	-5	1.2
Australia	17	37	-20	0.85
Senegal	16	17	-1	1.33
Ecuador	14	14	0	1.08
Saudi Arabia	14	44	-30	0.74
Tunisia	14	26	-12	0.78
Algeria	13	19	-6	1
Iran	13	31	-18	0.72
Ivory Coast	13	14	-1	1.44
Northern Ireland	13	23	-10	1
South Africa	11	16	-5	1.22
Republic of Ireland	10	10	0	0.77
Serbia	9	15	-6	1
Norway	7	8	-1	0.88
North Korea	6	21	-15	0.86
Cuba	5	12	-7	1.67
East Germany	5	5	0	0.83
Egypt	5	12	-7	0.71
Greece	5	20	-15	0.5
Slovakia	5	7	-2	1.25
Slovenia	5	10	-5	0.83
Ukraine	5	7	-2	1
Wales	5	10	-5	0.63
Bosnia and Herzegovina	4	4	0	1.33
New Zealand	4	14	-10	0.67
Czech Republic	3	4	-1	1
Honduras	3	14	-11	0.33
Jamaica	3	9	-6	1
Canada	2	12	-10	0.33
Haiti	2	14	-12	0.67
Iceland	2	5	-3	0.67
Kuwait	2	6	-4	0.67
Panama	2	11	-9	0.67
Serbia and Montenegro	2	10	-8	0.67
United Arab Emirates	2	11	-9	0.67
Angola	1	2	-1	0.33
Bolivia	1	20	-19	0.17
El Salvador	1	22	-21	0.17
Iraq	1	4	-3	0.33
Israel	1	3	-2	0.33
Qatar	1	7	-6	0.33
Togo	1	6	-5	0.33
China	0	9	-9	0
Dutch East Indies	0	6	-6	0
Trinidad and Tobago	0	4	-4	0
Zaire	0	14	-14	0

Tournament finals

Tournament finals: Goals
Year	Host	Matches	Goals
2022	Qatar	64	172
1998	France	64	171
2014	Brazil	64	171
2018	Russia	64	169
2002	Korea,Japan	64	161
2006	Germany	64	147
1982	Spain	52	146
2010	South Africa	64	145
1994	United States	52	141
1954	Switzerland	26	140
1986	Mexico	52	132
1958	Sweden	35	126
1990	Italy	52	115
1978	Argentina	38	102
1974	West Germany	38	97
1970	Mexico	32	95
1962	Chile	32	89
1966	England	32	89
1950	Brazil	22	88
1938	France	18	84
1930	Uruguay	18	70
1934	Italy	17	70

Tournament goals per game

Tournament finals: Tournament goals per game
Year	Host	Matches	Goals	Goals/game
1954	Switzerland	26	140	5.38
1938	France	18	84	4.67
1934	Italy	17	70	4.12
1950	Brazil	22	88	4
1930	Uruguay	18	70	3.89
1958	Sweden	35	126	3.6
1970	Mexico	32	95	2.97
1982	Spain	52	146	2.81
1962	Chile	32	89	2.78
1966	England	32	89	2.78
1994	United States	52	141	2.71
2022	Qatar	64	172	2.69
1978	Argentina	38	102	2.68
1998	France	64	171	2.67
2014	Brazil	64	171	2.67
2018	Russia	64	169	2.64
1974	West Germany	38	97	2.55
1986	Mexico	52	132	2.54
2002	Korea,Japan	64	161	2.52
2006	Germany	64	147	2.3
2010	South Africa	64	145	2.27
1990	Italy	52	115	2.21