Countries

The table summaries the finishing positions of every country in each World Cup, the number of World Cup appearances and the score on the WorldCupStory country performance index. The index is explained in more detail in the 'Country Performance Index' tab.

Countries are shown here individually, so West Germany, Germany and East Germany are separated out; the same applies to nations previously grouped under USSR, Yugoslavia, and Czechoslovakia. Combining West Germany and Germany together produces an index of 832 and hence second place in the rankings, behind Brazil. A combined Yugoslavia would be ranked 10th, former Soviet States 11th and Czech & Slovakian Republics 15th. The various combinations can be examined in the Country pages.

Key: W=winner, F=finalist, 3=3rd place, 4=4th place, Q=quarter-final, R2=second round group, L16=last 16 round, R1=first round

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Brazil95819R1R13FQWWR1W43R2QL16WFWQQ
Italy66917WWR1R1R1R1FR14WL163FQL16WR1
West Germany53610W4QF3WR2FFW
Argentina52915FR1R1R1QR2WR2WFL16QR1QQ
Spain41113Q4R1R1R1R2QL16QR1QL16W
England40013R1QR1QWQR2Q4L16QQL16
France36813R1R1QR13R1R143WR1FR1
Netherlands3299R1R1FFL16Q4L16F
Uruguay30911WW4R1Q4R1L16L16R14
Germany29673R1QQF33
Sweden25411Q43FR1R2R1R13L16L16
Hungary2339QFFR1QQR1R1R1
Yugoslavia21694R1QQ4R2R1QL16
Mexico20514R1R1R1R1R1R1QR1QL16L16L16L16L16
USSR2047QQ4QR2L16R1
Poland1807R13R23L16R1R1
Czechoslovakia1718FQR1R1FR1R1Q
Belgium16411R1R1R1R1R1R24L16L16R1L16
Portugal14753R1R14L16
Austria146743R1R2R2R1R1
Paraguay1358R1R1R1L16L16L16R1Q
Romania1197R1R1R1R1L16QL16
Switzerland1189QQR1QR1R1L16L16R1
Chile1158R1R13R1R1R1L16L16
USA10893R1R1R1L16R1QR1L16
Denmark1004L16QL16R1
South Korea968R1R1R1R1R14R1L16
Cameroon816R1QR1R1R1R1
Scotland798R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1
Bulgaria787R1R1R1R1L164R1
Ireland693QL16L16
Croatia6833R1R1
Nigeria584L16L16R1R1
Japan584R1L16R1L16
Peru574R1QR2R1
Ghana532L16Q
Turkey512R13
Colombia474R1L16R1R1
Northern Ireland463QR2R1
Norway413R1R1L16
Morocco414R1L16R1R1
South Africa403R1R1R1
Senegal361Q
Costa Rica353L16R1R1
Australia353R1L16R1
East Germany311R2
Algeria313R1R1R1
Saudi Arabia304L16R1R1R1
Tunisia304R1R1R1R1
Ukraine301Q
Ecuador302R1L16
Ivory Coast262R1R1
Russia222R1R1
Wales201Q
Iran203R1R1R1
North Korea152QR1
Slovenia152R1R1
New Zealand152R1R1
Slovakia151L16
Honduras152R1R1
Egypt122R1R1
Cuba111Q
Czech Republic101R1
Israel101R1
Angola101R1
Greece102R1R1
Jamaica101R1
Serbia101R1
Bolivia53R1R1R1
Kuwait51R1
Trinidad & Tobago51R1
Dutch East Indies01R1
El Salvador02R1R1
Togo01R1
Zaire01R1
Haiti01R1
China01R1
Iraq01R1
Canada01R1
UAE01R1
Serbia & Montenegro01R1
Number of teams39313161513161616161616162424242432323232

Key: W=winner, F=finalist, 3=3rd place, 4=4th place, Q=quarter-final, R2=second round group, L16=last 16 round, R1=first round

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