List of men's national football teams that have participated in the FIFA World Cup
A map showing all nations to have competed in FIFA World Cup tournaments.A map showing the best performance of each team to have competed in FIFA World Cup tournaments.A map showing all nations that have hosted a FIFA World Cup tournament and how many times they have done so.
This article lists the performances of each of the national teams which have made at least one appearance in the FIFA World Cup.
As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the final tournaments.[1]Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy in 18, Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17.[2] To date, eight nations have won the tournament. The inaugural winners in 1930 were Uruguay; the current champions are Argentina. The most successful nation in the competition are currently Brazil, who have won the cup on five occasions.[3] Five teams have appeared in FIFA World Cup finals without winning,[4] while eleven more have appeared in semi-finals.[5]