National_team_appearances_in_the_FIFA_U-17_World_Cup
This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.
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In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.
As of the 2023 tournament.
More information Rank, Team ...
Rank | Team | Part | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Points |
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1 | Brazil | 18 | 94 | 63 | 11 | 20 | 215 | 88 | 127 | 200 |
2 | Nigeria | 12 | 67 | 48 | 11 | 8 | 159 | 52 | +107 | 155 |
3 | Spain | 11 | 58 | 36 | 10 | 12 | 131 | 71 | +60 | 118 |
4 | Argentina | 15 | 72 | 34 | 15 | 23 | 117 | 89 | +28 | 117 |
5 | Mexico | 15 | 69 | 34 | 12 | 23 | 122 | 96 | +26 | 114 |
6 | Ghana | 9 | 48 | 30 | 10 | 8 | 93 | 39 | +54 | 100 |
7 | Germany[4] | 11 | 56 | 29 | 10 | 17 | 121 | 85 | +36 | 97 |
8 | France | 8 | 42 | 27 | 8 | 7 | 104 | 44 | +60 | 89 |
9 | United States | 18 | 67 | 24 | 7 | 36 | 94 | 118 | –25 | 82 |
10 | Australia | 13 | 51 | 19 | 7 | 25 | 57 | 79 | –22 | 64 |
11 | Mali | 6 | 32 | 18 | 4 | 10 | 58 | 26 | +32 | 58 |
12 | England | 5 | 25 | 13 | 6 | 5 | 59 | 26 | +33 | 45 |
13 | Japan | 10 | 37 | 15 | 6 | 16 | 53 | 50 | +3 | 45 |
14 | Italy | 8 | 32 | 13 | 6 | 13 | 38 | 38 | 0 | 45 |
15 | Uruguay | 6 | 27 | 12 | 4 | 11 | 45 | 33 | +12 | 40 |
16 | Paraguay | 5 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 46 | 36 | +10 | 35 |
17 | Colombia | 6 | 27 | 9 | 7 | 11 | 43 | 41 | +2 | 34 |
18 | Ecuador | 6 | 24 | 10 | 3 | 11 | 31 | 36 | –5 | 33 |
19 | South Korea | 7 | 27 | 10 | 3 | 14 | 31 | 42 | –11 | 33 |
20 | Iran | 5 | 20 | 9 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 24 | +9 | 31 |
21 | Costa Rica | 10 | 36 | 7 | 8 | 21 | 30 | 59 | –29 | 29 |
22 | Netherlands | 4 | 19 | 8 | 2 | 9 | 32 | 31 | +1 | 26 |
23 | Russia[5] | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 32 | 17 | +15 | 24 |
24 | Turkey | 3 | 14 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 27 | 19 | +8 | 24 |
25 | Qatar | 7 | 26 | 6 | 6 | 14 | 23 | 45 | –22 | 24 |
26 | Uzbekistan | 3 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 5 | 20 | 17 | +3 | 23 |
27 | Ivory Coast | 4 | 17 | 6 | 4 | 7 | 28 | 29 | –1 | 22 |
28 | Burkina Faso | 5 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 21 | 27 | –6 | 22 |
29 | Switzerland | 1 | 7 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 7 | +11 | 21 |
30 | Saudi Arabia | 3 | 13 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 18 | 11 | +7 | 21 |
31 | Chile | 5 | 20 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 33 | 41 | –8 | 21 |
32 | China | 6 | 20 | 4 | 7 | 9 | 25 | 36 | –11 | 19 |
33 | Tunisia | 3 | 11 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 16 | 17 | –1 | 18 |
34 | Portugal | 3 | 14 | 5 | 3 | 6 | 27 | 33 | –6 | 18 |
35 | New Zealand | 10 | 33 | 4 | 6 | 23 | 20 | 101 | –81 | 18 |
36 | Oman | 3 | 13 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 19 | 21 | –2 | 17 |
37 | Belgium | 2 | 10 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 12 | 14 | –2 | 16 |
38 | Guinea | 5 | 18 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | 30 | –10 | 16 |
39 | Morocco | 2 | 9 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 14 | 10 | +4 | 14 |
40 | Croatia | 3 | 11 | 4 | 2 | 5 | 10 | 18 | –1 | 14 |
41 | North Korea | 5 | 18 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 16 | 35 | –19 | 14 |
42 | Senegal | 2 | 8 | 4 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 9 | +5 | 13 |
43 | Sweden | 1 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 15 | 11 | +4 | 13 |
44 | Poland | 3 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 20 | –3 | 13 |
45 | Scotland | 1 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 3 | +5 | 12 |
46 | Bahrain | 2 | 9 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 9 | 13 | –4 | 11 |
47 | Czech Republic[6] | 2 | 7 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 10 | 12 | –2 | 10 |
48 | Honduras | 5 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 17 | 37 | –20 | 10 |
49 | Peru | 2 | 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 7 | –3 | 9 |
50 | Egypt | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 9 | 8 | +1 | 8 |
51 | Hungary | 2 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 11 | 12 | –1 | 8 |
52 | Congo | 3 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 10 | 18 | –8 | 8 |
53 | Gambia | 2 | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 9 | 10 | –1 | 7 |
54 | Tajikistan | 2 | 7 | 2 | 1 | 4 | 8 | 14 | –6 | 7 |
55 | East Germany | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | 5 | +2 | 6 |
56 | Angola | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 5 | –1 | 6 |
57 | Syria | 2 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 13 | –8 | 5 |
58 | Panama | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 6 | 17 | –11 | 5 |
59 | Slovakia | 1 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 12 | –5 | 4 |
60 | Venezuela | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 9 | 19 | –10 | 4 |
61 | Iraq | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 7 | 22 | –15 | 4 |
62 | United Arab Emirates | 3 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 7 | 8 | 26 | –18 | 4 |
63 | Canada | 8 | 24 | 0 | 4 | 20 | 11 | 70 | –59 | 4 |
64 | Sudan | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 3 |
65 | Cameroon | 2 | 6 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 8 | 13 | –5 | 3 |
66 | Niger | 1 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 8 | –7 | 3 |
67 | Finland | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 12 | –9 | 3 |
68 | Togo | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 3 | –1 | 2 |
69 | Indonesia | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 5 | –2 | 2 |
70 | Bolivia | 2 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 8 | 15 | –7 | 2 |
71 | Sierra Leone | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 6 | 8 | –2 | 1 |
72 | South Africa | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 5 | –3 | 1 |
73 | Rwanda | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 3 | –3 | 1 |
74 | Yemen | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | –4 | 1 |
75 | Denmark | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | –5 | 1 |
76 | Haiti | 1 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 16 | –10 | 1 |
77 | Jamaica | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 14 | –12 | 1 |
78 | Cuba | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 18 | –13 | 1 |
79 | Austria | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 20 | –15 | 1 |
80 | New Caledonia | 2 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 2 | 37 | –35 | 1 |
81 | Algeria | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 5 | –5 | 0 |
82 | Malawi | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 7 | –6 | 0 |
83 | India | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 9 | –8 | 0 |
84 | Trinidad and Tobago | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 3 | 23 | –20 | 0 |
85 | Solomon Islands | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 20 | –20 | 0 |
86 | Thailand | 2 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 5 | 29 | –24 | 0 |
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More information Team, Titles ...
Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place |
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Nigeria | 5 (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015) | 3 (1987, 2001, 2009) | ||
Brazil | 4 (1997, 1999, 2003, 2019) | 2 (1995, 2005) | 2 (1985, 2017) | 1 (2011) |
Ghana | 2 (1991, 1995) | 2 (1993, 1997) | 1 (1999) | 1 (2007) |
Mexico | 2 (2005, 2011) | 2 (2013, 2019) | 1 (2015) | |
Germany2 | 1 (2023) | 1 (1985) | 2 (2007, 2011) | 1 (1997) |
France | 1 (2001) | 1 (2023) | 1 (2019) | |
Russia1 | 1 (1987) | |||
Saudi Arabia | 1 (1989) | |||
Switzerland | 1 (2009) | |||
England | 1 (2017) | |||
Spain | 4 (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017) | 2 (1997, 2009) | ||
Mali | 1 (2015) | 1 (2023) | 1 (2017) | |
Scotland | 1 (1989) | |||
Australia | 1 (1999) | |||
Uruguay | 1 (2011) | |||
Argentina | 3 (1991, 1995, 2003) | 3 (2001, 2013, 2023) | ||
Netherlands | 1 (2005) | 1 (2019) | ||
Ivory Coast | 1 (1987) | |||
Portugal | 1 (1989) | |||
Chile | 1 (1993) | |||
Burkina Faso | 1 (2001) | |||
Sweden | 1 (2013) | |||
Belgium | 1 (2015) | |||
Colombia | 2 (2003, 2009) | |||
Guinea | 1 (1985) | |||
Italy | 1 (1987) | |||
Bahrain | 1 (1989) | |||
Qatar | 1 (1991) | |||
Poland | 1 (1993) | |||
Oman | 1 (1995) | |||
United States | 1 (1999) | |||
Turkey | 1 (2005) |
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- 1 = includes results representing Soviet Union
- 2 = includes results representing West Germany
- Legend
- 1st – Champions
- 2nd – Runners-up
- 3rd – Third place
- 4th – Fourth place
- QF – Quarter-finals
- R2 – Round 2 (since 2007: knockout round of 16)
- R1 – Round 1
- • – Did not qualify
- × – Did not enter / Withdrew
- X – Disqualified
- XX – Country did not exist or national team was inactive
- – Hosts
- Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament
For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.
More information Team, Confederation ...
Team | Confederation | 1985 (16) |
1987 (16) |
1989 (16) |
1991 (16) |
1993 (16) |
1995 (16) |
1997 (16) |
1999 (16) |
2001 (16) |
2003 (16) |
2005 (16) |
2007 (24) |
2009 (24) |
2011 (24) |
2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
2025 (48) |
Total |
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Algeria | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
Angola | CAF | × | × | × | × | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | X | 1 | |
Argentina | CONMEBOL | R1 | • | QF | 3rd | R1 | 3rd | QF | • | 4th | 3rd | • | QF | R2 | R2 | 4th | R1 | • | R2 | 4th | 15 | |
Australia | AFC[7] | QF | QF | R1 | QF | QF | QF | • | 2nd | QF | R1 | R1 | • | • | R2 | • | R2 | • | R2 | • | 13 | |
Austria | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
Bahrain | AFC | • | • | 4th | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
Belgium | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | 2 | |
Bolivia | CONMEBOL | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
Brazil | CONMEBOL | 3rd | R1 | QF | QF | • | 2nd | 1st | 1st | QF | 1st | 2nd | R2 | R1 | 4th | QF | QF | 3rd | 1st | QF | 18 | |
Burkina Faso | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | 3rd | • | • | • | R2 | R1 | • | • | • | • | R1 | 5 | |
Cameroon | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | 2 | |
Canada | CONCACAF | • | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | R1 | R1 | 8 | |
Chile | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | R1 | R2 | • | 5 | |
China | AFC | QF | • | R1 | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | R1 | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 6 | |
Colombia | CONMEBOL | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | R2 | 4th | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | 6 | |
Congo | CAF | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | 3 | |
Costa Rica | CONCACAF | R1 | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | QF | QF | QF | R2 | R1 | • | • | QF | R1 | • | • | 10 | |
Croatia | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | QF | • | • | • | 3 | |
Cuba | CONCACAF | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
Czech Republic | UEFA | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | 2 | |
Denmark | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
East Germany | UEFA | • | • | QF | • | 1 | ||||||||||||||||
Ecuador | CONMEBOL | • | R1 | • | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | QF | • | R2 | R2 | 6 | |
Egypt | CAF | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | • | 2 | |
England | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | • | QF | • | R1 | 1st | • | R2 | 5 | |
Finland | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1 | |
France | UEFA | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | • | • | QF | • | QF | • | R2 | R2 | 3rd | 2nd | 8 | |
Gambia | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | × | 2 | |
Team | Confederation | 1985 (16) |
1987 (16) |
1989 (16) |
1991 (16) |
1993 (16) |
1995 (16) |
1997 (16) |
1999 (16) |
2001 (16) |
2003 (16) |
2005 (16) |
2007 (24) |
2009 (24) |
2011 (24) |
2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
2025 (48) |
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Germany | UEFA | 2nd | • | • | QF | • | R1 | 4th | R1 | • | • | • | 3rd | R2 | 3rd | • | R2 | QF | • | 1st | ||
Ghana | CAF | • | • | R1 | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 2nd | 3rd | • | • | R1 | 4th | • | • | • | • | QF | • | • | ||
Guinea | CAF | 4th | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | X | × | ||
Haiti | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | ||
Honduras | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | QF | R1 | R2 | • | • | ||
Hungary | UEFA | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | ||
India | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | ||
Indonesia | AFC | × | • | • | • | • | × | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | X | • | R1 | ||
Iran | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | R2 | • | R2 | • | QF | • | R2 | ||
Iraq | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R2 | • | • | ||
Italy | UEFA | R1 | 4th | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | QF | • | R2 | • | • | QF | • | ||
Ivory Coast | CAF | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | R2 | QF | • | • | • | • | ||
Jamaica | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | ||
Japan | AFC | • | • | • | • | QF | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | R1 | QF | R2 | • | R2 | R2 | R2 | ||
Malawi | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
Mali | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | R1 | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | 2nd | 4th | • | 3rd | ||
Mexico | CONCACAF | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | R1 | • | R1 | QF | • | QF | 1st | • | R2 | 1st | 2nd | 4th | R2 | 2nd | R2 | ||
Morocco | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | QF | ||
Netherlands | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | 4th | • | ||
New Caledonia | OFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | ||
New Zealand | OFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | R1 | R2 | R2 | R1 | R2 | R1 | R1 | R1 | ||
Niger | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | ||
Nigeria | CAF | 1st | 2nd | QF | • | 1st | QF | • | • | 2nd | R1 | • | 1st | 2nd | • | 1st | 1st | • | R2 | • | ||
North Korea | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | R2 | • | R1 | • | R2 | R1 | • | × | ||
Oman | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | QF | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
Panama | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | R1 | • | • | • | R1 | ||
Paraguay | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R2 | QF | • | ||
Peru | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
Poland | UEFA | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | ||
Portugal | UEFA | • | • | 3rd | • | • | QF | • | • | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
Team | Confederation | 1985 (16) |
1987 (16) |
1989 (16) |
1991 (16) |
1993 (16) |
1995 (16) |
1997 (16) |
1999 (16) |
2001 (16) |
2003 (16) |
2005 (16) |
2007 (24) |
2009 (24) |
2011 (24) |
2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
2025 (48) |
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Qatar | AFC | R1 | QF | • | 4th | R1 | R1 | • | QF | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | Q | |
Russia | UEFA | • | 1st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | R2 | • | • | X | ||
Rwanda | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | × | ||
Saudi Arabia | AFC | QF | R1 | 1st | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
Scotland | UEFA | • | • | 2nd | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
Senegal | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | R2 | ||
Sierra Leone | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
Slovakia | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | ||
Solomon Islands | OFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | X | ||
South Africa | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | ||
South Korea | AFC | • | QF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | R1 | QF | • | • | R2 | • | QF | R1 | ||
Spain | UEFA | • | • | • | 2nd | • | R1 | 3rd | R1 | R1 | 2nd | • | 2nd | 3rd | • | • | • | 2nd | QF | QF | ||
Sudan | CAF | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | × | ||
Sweden | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 3rd | • | • | • | • | ||
Switzerland | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 1st | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
Syria | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | ||
Tajikistan | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | ||
Thailand | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
Togo | CAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
Trinidad and Tobago | CONCACAF | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | ||
Tunisia | CAF | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | • | R2 | • | • | • | • | ||
Turkey | UEFA | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | 4th | • | QF | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | ||
United Arab Emirates | AFC | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R2 | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | ||
United States | CONCACAF | R1 | R1 | R1 | QF | QF | R1 | R1 | 4th | R1 | QF | QF | R2 | R2 | R2 | • | R1 | QF | R1 | R2 | ||
Uruguay | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | QF | • | • | R1 | • | QF | 2nd | QF | • | • | • | • | ||
Uzbekistan | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | QF | R2 | • | • | • | QF | ||
Venezuela | CONMEBOL | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | R2 | ||
Yemen | AFC | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | R1 | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • | • |
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More information Year, Defending champions ...
Year | Defending champions | Finish |
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1987 | Nigeria | Runners-up |
1989 | Soviet Union | Did not qualify |
1991 | Saudi Arabia | Did not qualify |
1993 | Ghana | Runners-up |
1995 | Nigeria | Quarter-finals |
1997 | Ghana | Runners-up |
1999 | Brazil | Champions |
2001 | Brazil | Quarter-finals |
2003 | France | Did not qualify |
2005 | Brazil | Runners-up |
2007 | Mexico | Did not qualify |
2009 | Nigeria | Runners-up |
2011 | Switzerland | Did not qualify |
2013 | Mexico | Runners-up |
2015 | Nigeria | Champions |
2017 | Nigeria | Did not qualify |
2019 | England | Did not qualify |
2023 | Brazil | Quarter-finals |
2025 | Germany | to be determined |
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Year | Host nation | Finish |
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1985 | China | Quarter-finals |
1987 | Canada | Group stage |
1989 | Scotland | Runners-up |
1991 | Italy | Group stage |
1993 | Japan | Quarter-finals |
1995 | Ecuador | Quarter-finals |
1997 | Egypt | Quarter-finals |
1999 | New Zealand | Group stage |
2001 | Trinidad and Tobago | Group stage |
2003 | Finland | Group stage |
2005 | Peru | Group stage |
2007 | South Korea | Group stage |
2009 | Nigeria | Runners-up |
2011 | Mexico | Champions |
2013 | United Arab Emirates | Group stage |
2015 | Chile | Round of 16 |
2017 | India | Group stage |
2019 | Brazil | Champions |
2023 | Indonesia | Group stage |
2025 | Qatar | to be determined |
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Teams | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 68 | |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 24 | |
Top 8 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1st | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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4th | 3 |
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Teams | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 66 | |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 3 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 22 | |
Top 8 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | |
Top 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 20 | |
Top 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | |
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3rd | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4th | 3 |
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Teams | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 67 | |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 17 | |
Top 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 18 | |
Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 6 | |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 4 | |
1st | 2 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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4th | 2 |
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2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
2023 (24) |
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Teams | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 68 | |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 4 | 29 | |
Top 8 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 36 | |
Top 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 19 | |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 7 | |
1st | 4 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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3rd | 6 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4th | 6 |
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2013 (24) |
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2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
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Teams | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 23 | |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | |
Top 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | |
Top 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | |
1st | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
2nd | 1 | ||||||||||||||||||||
3rd | 0 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4th | 0 |
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2013 (24) |
2015 (24) |
2017 (24) |
2019 (24) |
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Teams | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 3 | 5 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 77 | |
Top 16 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | 4 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 4 | 4 | 4 | 33 | |
Top 8 | 2 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 3 | 43 | |
Top 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 26 | |
Top 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 12 | |
1st | 5 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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3rd | 9 | ||||||||||||||||||||
4th | 5 |
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- Most championships
- 5; Nigeria (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015)
- Most finishes in the top two
- 8; Nigeria (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015)
- Most finishes in the top three
- 8; Nigeria (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015), Brazil (1985, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019)
- Most World Cup appearances
- 18; Brazil (every tournament except 1993) and United States (every tournament except 2013)
- Most second-place finishes
- 4; Spain (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
- Most third-place finishes
- 3; Argentina (1991, 1995, 2003)
- Most fourth-place finishes
- 3; Argentina (2001, 2013, 2023)
- Most third–fourth-place finishes
- 6; Argentina (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2023)
Consecutive
- Most consecutive championships
- 2; Brazil (1997–1999), Nigeria (2013–2015)
- Most consecutive finishes in the top two
- 4; Ghana (1991–1997)
- Most consecutive finishes in the top three
- 5; Ghana (1991–1999)
- Most consecutive finishes in the top four
- 5; Ghana (1991–1999)
- Most consecutive finals tournaments
- 14; United States (1985–2011), Brazil (1995–2023)
- Most consecutive second-place finishes
- no country has finished second in two consecutive tournaments
- Most consecutive third-place finishes
- no country has finished third in two consecutive tournaments
- Most consecutive fourth-place finishes
- no country has finished fourth in two consecutive tournaments
- Most consecutive third–fourth-place finishes
- 2; Argentina (2001–2003)
Gaps
- Longest gap between successive titles
- 16 years; Brazil (2003–2019)
- Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
- 14 years; Brazil (2005–2019)
- Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three
- 22 years; Germany (1985–2007)
- Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four
- 18 years; France (2001–2019)
- Longest gap between successive appearances in the finals
- 26 years; Soviet Union, later continued by Russia (1987–2013)
Host team
- Best finish by a host team
- Champions; Mexico (2011), Brazil (2019)
- Worst finish by a host team
- Group stage; Canada (1987), Italy (1991), New Zealand (1999), Trinidad and Tobago (2001), Finland (2003), Peru (2005), South Korea (2007), United Arab Emirates (2013), India (2017), Indonesia (2023)
Defending champions
- Best finish by defending champions
- Champions; Brazil (1999), Nigeria (2015)
- Worst finish by defending champions
- Did not qualify; Soviet Union (1989), Saudi Arabia (1991), France (2003), Mexico (2007), Switzerland (2011), Nigeria (2017), England (2019)
- Worst finish by defending champions who participate in the next tournament
- Quarter-finals; Brazil (2001)
Debuting teams
- Best finish by a debuting team
- Champions; Nigeria (1985), Soviet Union (1987), Switzerland (2009)
Other
- Most finishes in the top two, never become champions
- 4; Spain (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
- Most finishes in the top four, never become champions
- 6; Spain (1991, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2017)
- Most appearances, never become champions
- 18; United States (all except 2013)
- Most finishes in the top four, never finish in the top two
- 6; Argentina (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2023)
- Most appearances, never finish in the top two
- 18; United States (all except 2013)
- Most appearances, never finish in the top four
- 10; Costa Rica (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017)
All time
- Most appearances in the group stage
- 18; Brazil (every tournament except 1993), United States (every tournament except 2013)
- Most progression from the group stage
- 16; Brazil (every tournament except 1987 and 2009)
- Most consecutive appearances, progressing from the group stage
- 7; Brazil (1995–2007)
- Most appearances, never progressing from the group stage
- 8; Canada (1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2023)
All time
- Most matches played
- 94; Brazil
- Fewest matches played
- 3; Sudan, Finland, Togo, Sierra Leone, Rwanda, Yemen, Denmark, Algeria, Malawi, South Africa, India, Solomon Islands, Indonesia
- Most wins
- 62; Brazil
- Most losses
- 34; United States
- Most draws
- 15; Argentina
- Most goals scored
- 208; Brazil
- Most goals conceded
- 110; United States
- Fewest goals scored
- 0; Rwanda, Algeria, Solomon Islands
- Fewest goals conceded
- 3; Scotland, Togo, Rwanda
- Highest goal difference
- +127; Brazil
- Lowest goal difference
- –81; New Zealand
- Most played final
- 2 times; Brazil v Ghana (1995, 1997), Brazil v Mexico (2005, 2019)
In one tournament
Individual
- Most goals scored in a tournament
- 10; Victor Osimhen ( Nigeria) (2015)
- Most goals scored in a match
- 4; David ( Spain, vs New Zealand) (1997), Carlos Hidalgo ( Colombia, vs Finland) (2003), Souleymane Coulibaly ( Ivory Coast, vs Denmark) (2011), Kelechi Iheanacho ( Nigeria, vs Mexico) (2013)
- Most goals scored in one final
- 2; Phil Foden ( England), Sergio Gomez ( Spain) (2017)
- Fastest goal in a final
- 3rd minute; Wilson Oruma ( Nigeria, vs Ghana) (1993)
- Latest goal from kickoff in a final
- 90+3rd minute; Lázaro ( Brazil, vs Mexico) (2019)
Team
- Biggest margin of victory
- 13; Spain, vs New Zealand (1997)
- Most goals scored in a match, one team
- 13; Spain, vs New Zealand (1997)
- Most goals scored in a match, both teams
- 13; Spain 13–0 New Zealand (1997)
- Most goals scored in a final, one team
- 5; England (2017)
- Most goals scored in a final, both teams
- 7; England 5–2 Spain (2017)
- Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams
- 0; Brazil 0–0 Australia (1999), Nigeria 0–0 Spain (2007)
- Biggest margin of victory in a final
- 3; France (2001), Mexico (2005), Nigeria (2013), England (2017)
- Most goals in a tournament, one team
- 26; Nigeria (2013)
Tournament
Top scoring teams by tournament
Teams listed in bold won the tournament.
More information World Cup, Team ...
World Cup | Team | Goals |
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1985 China | Brazil West Germany |
13 |
1987 Canada | Soviet Union | 17 |
1989 Scotland | Portugal | 11 |
1991 Italy | Spain | 13 |
1993 Japan | Nigeria | 20 |
1995 Ecuador | Ghana Brazil |
13 |
1997 Egypt | Spain | 22 |
1999 New Zealand | Ghana | 19 |
2001 Trinidad and Tobago | France | 18 |
2003 Finland | Spain | 16 |
2005 Peru | Mexico Brazil |
16 |
2007 South Korea | Germany | 20 |
2009 Nigeria | Switzerland Spain |
18 |
2011 Mexico | Germany | 24 |
2013 United Arab Emirates | Nigeria | 26 |
2015 Chile | Nigeria | 23 |
2017 India | England | 23 |
2019 Brazil | France | 22 |
2023 Indonesia | Argentina | 19 |
2025 Qatar |
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- Best performance by host(s)
- Champions; Mexico (2011), Brazil (2019)
- Worst performance by host(s)
- Group stage; Canada (1987), Italy (1991), New Zealand (1999), Trinidad and Tobago (2001), Finland (2003), Peru (2005), South Korea (2007), United Arab Emirates (2013), India (2017), Indonesia (2023)
- Had its best performance when hosting
- Most shoot-outs, team, all-time
- 4; Argentina, Brazil, France, Nigeria
- Most wins, team, all-time
- 3; Germany
- Most losses, team, all-time
- 3; France
- Most shoot-outs with 100% record (all won)
- 2; Saudi Arabia
- Most shoot-outs with 0% record (all lost)
- 2; United States
Most wins, penalty shoot-out
More information Team, Won ...
Team | Won | Lost | Total |
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Germany | 3 | 0 | 3 |
Argentina | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Brazil | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Nigeria | 2 | 2 | 4 |
Spain | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Mexico | 2 | 1 | 3 |
Saudi Arabia | 2 | 0 | 2 |
France | 1 | 3 | 4 |
Australia | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Qatar | 1 | 2 | 3 |
Colombia | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Guinea | 1 | 1 | 2 |
Bahrain | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Chile | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Costa Rica | 1 | 0 | 1 |
England | 1 | 0 | 1 |
South Korea | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Morocco | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Peru | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Russia | 1 | 0 | 1 |
Iran | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Mali | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Netherlands | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Poland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Scotland | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Senegal | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Tajikistan | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Turkey | 0 | 1 | 1 |
Uruguay | 0 | 1 | 1 |
United States | 0 | 2 | 2 |
Total | 29 | 29 | 58 |
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