World Cup Record Book

World Cup Team Appearances

A national-team map of who has reached the men's FIFA World Cup most often.

Ranked by tournament appearances Updated 2022 Seasonal refresh World Cup Team Map

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Latest ranking

2022

Tournament appearances

#1 Brazil 22

#2 Germany 20

#3 Argentina 18

#3 Italy 18

#5 Mexico 17

#6 France 16

#6 England 16

#6 Spain 16

#9 Belgium 14

#9 Uruguay 14

#11 Serbia/Yugoslavia 13

#12 Sweden 12

#12 Switzerland 12

#14 Netherlands 11

#14 South Korea 11

Timeline

Notes

The adapter projects the leading national teams by total men's World Cup appearances using public historical appearance tables.

National team tournament appearance totals are seeded through the latest completed men's tournament.

Reference