European nations at the FIFA World Cup

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Association football is the most popular sport in nearly every European country, and UEFA is one of the six confederations of world football's governing body FIFA. UEFA contains 55 national association members, some of which are partially or entirely located in Asia. A total of 33 of the current members of UEFA have competed at the men's FIFA World Cup, while the defunct East Germany qualified once.

European nations have won the FIFA World Cup a record 12 times.

Overview[edit]

1930
Uruguay
(13)
1934
Italy
(16)
1938
France
(15)
1950
Brazil
(13)
1954
Switzerland
(16)
1958
Sweden
(16)
1962
Chile
(16)
1966
England
(16)
1970
Mexico
(16)
1974
West Germany
(16)
1978
Argentina
(16)
1982
Spain
(24)
1986
Mexico
(24)
1990
Italy
(24)
1994
United States
(24)
1998
France
(32)
2002
South Korea
Japan
(32)
2006
Germany
(32)
2010
South Africa
(32)
2014
Brazil
(32)
2018
Russia
(32)
2022
Qatar
(32)
2026
Canada
Mexico
United States
(48)
2030
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
(48)
2034
Saudi Arabia
(48)
Total
Teams France
Belgium
Kingdom of Yugoslavia
Romania











Germany
Italy
France
Spain
Belgium
Sweden
Switzerland
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Austria
Romania



Germany
Italy
France
Belgium
Sweden
Switzerland
Netherlands
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
Romania
Norway



Italy
Spain
England
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden
Switzerland









West Germany
Italy
France
England
Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland
Austria
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Scotland
Turkey



West Germany
France
England
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Scotland
Austria
Northern Ireland
Wales



West Germany
Italy
Spain
England
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Switzerland
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
People's Republic of Bulgaria





West Germany
Italy
France
Spain
England
Switzerland
Soviet Union
Hungary
Portugal
People's Republic of Bulgaria





West Germany
Italy
England
Belgium
Sweden
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Bulgaria
Romania






West Germany
Italy
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden
Netherlands
Poland
Scotland
People's Republic of Bulgaria
East Germany






West Germany
Italy
France
Spain
Sweden
Netherlands
Hungary
Poland
Scotland
Austria





West Germany
Italy
France
Spain
England
Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Hungary
Poland
Scotland
Austria
Northern Ireland

West Germany
Italy
France
Spain
England
Belgium
Soviet Union
Hungary
Poland
Portugal
Scotland
People's Republic of Bulgaria
Denmark
Northern Ireland

West Germany
Italy
Spain
England
Belgium
Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Sweden
Netherlands
Soviet Union
Czechoslovakia
Scotland
Austria
Romania
Republic of Ireland

Germany
Italy
Spain
Belgium
Sweden
Switzerland
Netherlands
Russia
Bulgaria
Romania
Republic of Ireland
Norway
Greece


Germany
Italy
France
Spain
England
Belgium
Federal Republic of Yugoslavia
Netherlands
Scotland
Austria
Bulgaria
Romania
Croatia
Denmark
Norway
Germany
Italy
France
Spain
England
Belgium
Sweden
Russia
Poland
Portugal
Croatia
Denmark
Republic of Ireland
Turkey
Slovenia
Germany
Italy
France
Spain
England
Serbia and Montenegro
Sweden
Switzerland
Netherlands
Czech Republic
Poland
Portugal
Croatia
Ukraine

Germany
Italy
France
Spain
England
Serbia
Switzerland
Netherlands
Portugal
Denmark
Greece
Slovenia
Slovakia


Germany
Italy
France
Spain
England
Belgium
Switzerland
Netherlands
Russia
Portugal
Croatia
Greece
Bosnia and Herzegovina


Germany
France
Spain
England
Belgium
Serbia
Sweden
Switzerland
Russia
Poland
Portugal
Croatia
Denmark
Iceland

Germany
France
Spain
England
Belgium
Serbia
Switzerland
Netherlands
Poland
Portugal
Croatia
Denmark
Wales


Portugal
Spain


260
Top 16 10[a] 10 10 10 10 9 10 6 6 10 8 99
Top 8 8 6 6 7 6 5 4 6 5 5 6 7 6 4 6 3 4 6 5 105
Top 4 1 4 3 2 3 3 2 4 2 3 2 4 3 3 3 3 2 4 3 2 4 2 62
Top 2 0 2 2 0 2 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 1 2 1 29
1st Italy Italy West Germany England West Germany Italy West Germany France Italy Spain Germany France 12
2nd Czechoslovakia Hungary Hungary Sweden Czechoslovakia West Germany Italy Netherlands Netherlands West Germany West Germany Italy Germany France Netherlands Croatia France 17
3rd Germany Sweden Austria France Portugal West Germany Poland Poland France Italy Sweden Croatia Turkey Germany Germany Netherlands Belgium Croatia 17
4th Kingdom of Yugoslavia Austria Sweden Spain West Germany Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Soviet Union Italy France Belgium England Bulgaria Netherlands Portugal England 15
Team No. Years Best result
 Germany[1]   20 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 1st
 Italy   18 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014 1st
 France   16 1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 1st
 Spain   16 1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 1st
 England   16 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 1st
 Belgium   14 1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2014, 2018, 2022 3rd
 Serbia[2]   13 1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2018, 2022 4th
  Switzerland   12 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1994, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 QF
 Sweden   12 1934, 1938, 1950, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2006, 2018 2nd
 Netherlands   11 1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2022 2nd
 Russia[3]   11 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2014, 2018 4th
 Czech Republic[4]   9 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1990, 2006 2nd
 Slovakia[4]   9 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1990, 2010 2nd
 Hungary   9 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986 2nd
 Poland   9 1938, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2018, 2022 3rd
 Portugal   8 1966, 1986, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022 3rd
 Scotland   8 1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998 R1
 Austria   7 1934, 1954, 1958, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1998 3rd
 Bulgaria   7 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1994, 1998 4th
 Romania   7 1930, 1934, 1938, 1970, 1990, 1994, 1998 QF
 Croatia   6 1998, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022 2nd
 Denmark   6 1986, 1998, 2002, 2010, 2018, 2022 QF
 Northern Ireland   3 1958, 1982, 1986 QF
 Republic of Ireland   3 1990, 1994, 2002 QF
 Norway   3 1938, 1994, 1998 R2
 Greece   3 1994, 2010, 2014 R2
 Turkey   2 1954, 2002 3rd
 Wales   2 1958, 2022 QF
 Slovenia   2 2002, 2010 R1
 Ukraine   1 2006 QF
 East Germany   1 1974 R2
 Bosnia and Herzegovina   1 2014 R1
 Iceland   1 2018 R1
 Israel[5]
1
(1970) R1
  • Bold indicates year(s) of best finish

Results[edit]

Tournament standings[edit]

Performance of each nation
Team Champions Final Semi-finals Quarter-finals Second round
 Germany[1] 4 8 13 17 9
 Italy 4 6 8 8 7
 France 2 4 7 9 7
 England 1 1 3 10 9
 Spain 1 1 2 5 9
 Netherlands 0 3 5 7 7
 Hungary 0 2 2 5 0
 Czech Republic[4] 0 2 2 4 1
 Slovakia[4] 0 2 2 4 2
 Sweden 0 1 4 6 4
 Croatia 0 1 3 3 3
 Serbia[2] 0 0 2 5 2
 Belgium 0 0 2 3 7
 Portugal 0 0 2 3 3
 Austria 0 0 2 3 1
 Poland 0 0 2 2 3
 Russia[3] 0 0 1 5 3
 Bulgaria 0 0 1 1 2
 Turkey 0 0 1 1 1
  Switzerland 0 0 0 3 5
 Denmark 0 0 0 1 4
 Republic of Ireland 0 0 0 1 3
 Romania 0 0 0 1 3
 Northern Ireland 0 0 0 1 1
 Ukraine 0 0 0 1 1
 East Germany[1] 0 0 0 1 0
 Wales 0 0 0 1 0
 Greece 0 0 0 0 1
 Norway 0 0 0 0 1
  • Quarter-finals = knockout round of 8: 1934–1938, 1954–1970, and 1986–present; second group stage, top 8: 1974–1978
  • Second round = second group stage, top 12: 1982; knockout round of 16: 1986–present

Most finishes in the top four[edit]

Team No. Top four finishes
 Germany[1]
13
1934, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014
 Italy
8
1934, 1938, 1970, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1994, 2006
 France
7
1958, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2018, 2022
 Netherlands
5
1974, 1978, 1998, 2010, 2014
 Sweden
4
1938, 1950, 1958, 1994
 England
3
1966, 1990, 2018
 Croatia
3
1998, 2018, 2022
 Serbia[2]
2
1930, 1962
 Austria
2
1934, 1954
 Czech Republic[4]
2
1934, 1962
 Slovakia[4]
2
1934, 1962
 Hungary
2
1938, 1954
 Spain
2
1950, 2010
 Portugal
2
1966, 2006
 Poland
2
1974, 1982
 Belgium
2
1986, 2018
 Russia[3]
1
1966
 Bulgaria
1
1994
 Turkey
1
2002

Team results by tournament[edit]

The team ranking in each tournament is according to FIFA.[6][7][8] The rankings, apart from the top four positions (top two in 1930), are not a result of direct competition between the teams; instead, teams eliminated in the same round are ranked by their full results in the tournament.

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

FIFA World Cup results of UEFA members
Team 1930
Uruguay
(13)
1934
Italy
(16)
1938
France
(15)
1950
Brazil
(13)
1954
Switzerland
(16)
1958
Sweden
(16)
1962
Chile
(16)
1966
England
(16)
1970
Mexico
(16)
1974
West Germany
(16)
1978
Argentina
(16)
1982
Spain
(24)
1986
Mexico
(24)
1990
Italy
(24)
1994
United States
(24)
1998
France
(32)
2002
South Korea
Japan
(32)
2006
Germany
(32)
2010
South Africa
(32)
2014
Brazil
(32)
2018
Russia
(32)
2022
Qatar
(32)
2026
Canada
Mexico
United States
(48)
2030
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
(48)
2034
Saudi Arabia
(48)
Total Qual.
Comp.
 Austria 4th ••[9] × 3rd R1
15th
R2
7th
R2
8th
R1
T-18th
R1
23rd
TBD TBD TBD 7 19
 Belgium R1
11th
R1
15th
R1
13th
× R1
12th
R1
T-10th
R2
10th
4th R2
11th
R2
11th
R1
19th
R2
14th
QF
6th
3rd R1
23rd
TBD TBD TBD 14 21
 Bosnia and Herzegovina Part of Yugoslavia[2] R1
20th
TBD TBD TBD 1 7
 Bulgaria •× R1
15th
R1
15th
R1
13th
R1
12th
R2
15th
4th R1
29th
TBD TBD TBD 7 20
 Croatia Part of Yugoslavia[2] 3rd R1
23rd
R1
22nd
R1
19th
2nd 3rd TBD TBD TBD 6 7
 Czech Republic[4] 2nd QF
5th
R1
14th
R1
9th
2nd R1
15th
R1
19th
QF
6th
R1
20th
TBD TBD TBD 9 20
 Denmark R2
9th
QF
8th
R2
10th
R1
24th
R2
11th
R1
28th
TBD TBD TBD 6 16
 East Germany[1] Part of Germany R2
6th
Part of Germany 1 9
 England R1
8th
QF
6th
R1
11th
QF
8th
1st QF
8th
R2
6th
QF
8th
4th R2
9th
QF
6th
QF
7th
R2
13th
R1
26th
4th QF
6th
TBD TBD TBD 16 19
 France R1
7th
R1
T-9th
QF
6th
R1
11th
3rd R1
T-13th
R1
12th
4th 3rd 1st R1
28th
2nd R1
29th
QF
7th
1st 2nd TBD TBD TBD 16 22
 Germany[1] 3rd R1
10th
1st 4th QF
7th
2nd 3rd 1st R2
6th
2nd 2nd 1st QF
5th
QF
7th
2nd 3rd 3rd 1st R1
22nd
R1
17th
TBD TBD TBD 20 20
 Greece •× R1
24th
R1
25th
R2
13th
TBD TBD TBD 3 20
 Hungary QF
6th
2nd 2nd R1
10th
QF
5th
QF
6th
R1
15th
R1
14th
R1
18th
TBD TBD TBD 9 20
 Iceland × R1
28th
TBD TBD TBD 1 14
 Israel[10] R1
12th
TBD TBD TBD 1 21
member of AFC OFC OFC
 Italy 1st 1st R1
7th
R1
10th
R1
9th
R1
9th
2nd R1
10th
4th 1st R2
12th
3rd 2nd QF
5th
R2
15th
1st R1
26th
R1
22nd
TBD TBD TBD 18 21
 Netherlands R1
T-9th
R1
14th
2nd 2nd R2
15th
QF
7th
4th R2
11th
2nd 3rd QF
5th
TBD TBD TBD 11 19
 Northern Ireland QF
8th
R2
9th
R1
21st
TBD TBD TBD 3 19
 Norway R1
12th
R1
17th
R2
15th
TBD TBD TBD 3 19
 Poland •× R1
11th
× 3rd R2
5th
3rd R2
14th
R1
25th
R1
21st
R1
25th
R2
15th
TBD TBD TBD 9 19
 Portugal 3rd R1
17th
R1
21st
4th R2
11th
R1
18th
R2
13th
QF
8th
TBD Q TBD 8 21
 Republic of Ireland[11] QF
8th
R2
16th
R2
12th
TBD TBD TBD 3 21
 Romania R1
8th
R1
12th
R1
9th
R1
T-10th
R2
12th
QF
6th
R2
11th
TBD TBD TBD 7 21
 Russia[3] QF
7th
QF
6th
4th QF
5th
•× R2
7th
R2
10th
R1
17th
R1
18th
R1
22nd
R1
24th
QF
8th
•× TBD TBD TBD 11 17
 Scotland •• R1
15th
R1
14th
R1
9th
R1
11th
R1
15th
R1
19th
R1
T-18th
R1
27th
TBD TBD TBD 8 19
 Serbia[2] 4th[12] R1
5th
QF
7th
QF
5th
4th R2
7th
R1
16th
QF
5th
× R2
10th
R1
32nd
R1
23rd
R1
23rd
R1
29th
TBD TBD TBD 13 21
 Slovakia[4] 2nd QF
5th
R1
14th
R1
9th
2nd R1
15th
R1
19th
QF
6th
R2
16th
TBD TBD TBD 9 20
 Slovenia Part of Yugoslavia[2] R1
30th
R1
18th
TBD TBD TBD 2 7
 Spain QF
5th
× 4th R1
12th
R1
10th
R1
10th
R2
12th
QF
7th
R2
10th
QF
8th
R1
17th
QF
5th
R2
9th
1st R1
23rd
R2
10th
R2
13th
TBD Q TBD 16 20
 Sweden QF
8th
4th 3rd 2nd R1
9th
R2
5th
R1
13th
R1
21st
3rd R2
13th
R2
14th
QF
7th
TBD TBD TBD 12 21
  Switzerland QF
7th
QF
7th
R1
6th
QF
8th
R1
16th
R1
16th
R2
15th
R2
10th
R1
19th
R2
11th
R2
14th
R2
12th
TBD TBD TBD 12 21
 Turkey × •• R1
9th
× 3rd TBD TBD TBD 2 18
 Ukraine Part of Soviet Union[3] QF
8th
TBD TBD TBD 1 7
 Wales QF
6th
R1
30th
TBD TBD TBD 2 19
Legend

Overall team records[edit]

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. 3 points per win, 1 point per draw and 0 points per loss.

As of 2022 FIFA World Cup
Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Germany[1] 20 112 68 21 23 231 130 +101 225
 Italy 18 83 45 21 17 128 77 +51 156
 France 16 73 39 14 20 136 85 +51 131
 England 16 74 32 22 20 104 68 +36 118
 Spain 16 67 31 17 19 108 75 +33 110
 Netherlands 11 55 30 14 11 96 52 +44 104
 Belgium 14 51 21 10 20 69 74 −5 73
 Sweden 12 51 19 13 19 80 73 +7 70
 Russia[3] 11 45 19 10 16 77 54 +23 67
 Serbia[2] 13 49 18 9 22 71 71 0 63
 Portugal 8 35 17 6 12 61 41 +20 57
 Poland 9 38 17 6 15 49 50 −1 57
  Switzerland 12 41 14 8 19 55 73 −18 50
 Hungary 9 32 15 3 14 87 57 +30 48
 Croatia 6 30 13 8 9 43 33 +10 47
 Slovakia[4] 9 34 12 6 18 49 52 −3 42
 Czech Republic[4] 9 33 12 5 16 47 49 −2 41
 Austria 7 29 12 4 13 43 47 −4 40
 Denmark 6 23 9 6 8 31 29 +2 33
 Romania 7 21 8 5 8 30 32 −2 29
 Scotland 8 23 4 7 12 25 41 −16 19
 Bulgaria 7 26 3 8 15 22 53 −31 17
 Turkey 2 10 5 1 4 20 17 +3 16
 Republic of Ireland 3 13 2 8 3 10 10 0 14
 Northern Ireland 3 13 3 5 5 13 23 −10 14
 Norway 3 8 2 3 3 7 8 −1 9
 East Germany[1] 1 6 2 2 2 5 5 0 8
 Greece 3 10 2 2 6 5 20 −15 8
 Ukraine 1 5 2 1 2 5 7 −2 7
 Wales 2 8 1 4 3 5 10 −5 7
 Slovenia 2 6 1 1 4 5 10 −5 4
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 3 1 0 2 4 4 0 3
 Israel 1 3 0 2 1 1 3 −2 2
 Iceland 1 3 0 1 2 2 5 −3 1
Breakdown of successor team records
 Czech Republic/ Slovakia Breakdown
Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Czechoslovakia (1934–1990) 8 30 11 5 14 44 45 −1 38
 Czech Republic (2006–present) 1 3 1 0 2 3 4 −1 3
 Slovakia (2010–present) 1 4 1 1 2 5 7 −2 4
 Germany Breakdown
Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Germany Germany (1934–1938) 2 6 3 1 2 14 13 +1 10
 West Germany (1950–1990) 10 62 36 14 12 131 77 +54 122
 Germany (1994–present) 8 44 29 6 9 87 40 +46 93
 Russia Breakdown
Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
 Soviet Union (1958–1990) 7 31 15 6 10 53 34 +19 51
 Russia (1994–present) 4 14 4 4 6 24 20 +4 16
 Serbia Breakdown
Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Pts
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (1930–1990) 8 33 14 7 12 55 42 +13 49
 Yugoslavia (1998) 1 4 2 1 1 5 4 +1 7
 Serbia and Montenegro (2006) 1 3 0 0 3 2 10 −8 0
 Serbia (2010–present) 3 9 2 1 6 9 15 −6 7

Appearances[edit]

Ranking of teams by number of appearances[edit]

Team Appearances Record streak Active streak Debut Most recent Best result (* = hosts)
 Germany[1] 20 18 18 1934 2022 Champions (1954, 1974*, 1990, 2014)
 Italy 18 14 0 1934 2014 Champions (1934*, 1938, 1982, 2006)
 Spain 16 12 12 1934 2022 Champions (2010)
 England 16 7 7 1950 2022 Champions (1966*)
 France 16 7 7 1930 2022 Champions (1998*, 2018)
 Belgium 14 6 3 1930 2022 Third place (2018)
 Serbia[2] 13 4 2 1930 2022 Fourth place (1930,[12] 1962)
  Switzerland 12 5 5 1934 2022 Quarter-finals (1934, 1938, 1954*)
 Sweden 12 3 0 1934 2018 Runners-up (1958*)
 Russia[3] 11 4 0 1958 2018 Fourth place (1966)
 Netherlands 11 3 1 1934 2022 Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)
 Poland 9 4 2 1938 2022 Third place (1974, 1982)
 Hungary 9 4 0 1934 1986 Runners-up (1938, 1954)
 Czech Republic[4] 9 3 0 1934 2006 Runners-up (1934, 1962)
 Slovakia[4] 9 3 0 1934 2010 Runners-up (1934, 1962)
 Portugal 8 6 6 1966 2022 Third place (1966)
 Scotland 8 5 0 1954 1998 First round / Group stage
 Bulgaria 7 4 0 1962 1998 Fourth place (1994)
 Romania 7 3 0 1930 1998 Quarter-finals (1994)
 Austria 7 2 0 1934 1998 Third place (1954)
 Croatia 6 3 3 1998 2022 Runners-up (2018)
 Denmark 6 2 2 1986 2022 Quarter-finals (1998)
 Norway 3 2 0 1938 1998 Round of 16 (1998)
 Northern Ireland 3 2 0 1958 1986 Quarter-finals (1958)
 Republic of Ireland 3 2 0 1990 2002 Quarter-finals (1990)
 Greece 3 2 0 1994 2014 Round of 16 (2014)
 Wales 2 1 1 1958 2022 Quarter-finals (1958)
 Turkey 2 1 0 1954 2002 Third place (2002)
 Slovenia 2 1 0 2002 2010 Group stage
 Israel 1 1 0 1970 1970 Group stage
 East Germany[1] 1 1 1974 1974 Second round (1974)
 Ukraine 1 1 0 2006 2006 Quarter-finals (2006)
 Bosnia and Herzegovina 1 1 0 2014 2014 Group stage
 Iceland 1 1 0 2018 2018 Group stage
 Czech Republic/ Slovakia Breakdown
Team Appearances Record streak Active streak Debut Most recent Best result
 Czechoslovakia (1934–1990) 8 3 1934 1990 Runners-up (1934, 1962)
 Czech Republic (2006–present) 1 1 0 2006 2006 Group stage
 Slovakia (2010–present) 1 1 0 2010 2010 Round of 16
 Russia Breakdown
Team Appearances Record streak Active streak Debut Most recent Best result (* = hosts)
 Soviet Union (1958–1990) 7 4 1958 1990 Fourth place (1966)
 Russia (1994–present) 4 2 0 1994 2018 Quarter-finals (2018*)
 Germany Breakdown
Team Appearances Record streak Active streak Debut Most recent Best result (* = hosts)
Germany Germany (1934–1938) 2 2 1934 1938 Third place (1934)
 West Germany (1950–1990) 10 10 10 1954 1990 Champions (1954, 1974*, 1990)
 Germany (1994–present) 8 8 8 1994 2022 Champions (2014)
 Serbia Breakdown
Team Appearances Record streak Active streak Debut Most recent Best result
Kingdom of Yugoslavia Yugoslavia (1930–1990) 8 4 1930 1990 Fourth place (1930,[12] 1962)
 Yugoslavia (1998) 1 1 1998 1998 Round of 16
 Serbia and Montenegro (2006) 1 1 2006 2006 Group stage
 Serbia (2010–present) 3 2 2 2010 2022 Group stage

Team debuts[edit]

Year Debutants Total
1930  Belgium,  France,  Romania,  Yugoslavia[2] 4
1934  Austria,  Czechoslovakia,[4][13][14][15][16][17]  Germany,[1]  Hungary,  Italy,
 Netherlands,  Spain,  Sweden,   Switzerland
9
1938  Norway,  Poland 2
1950  England 1
1954  Scotland,  Turkey 2
1958  Northern Ireland,  Soviet Union,[3]  Wales 3
1962  Bulgaria 1
1966  Portugal 1
1970  Israel 1
1974  East Germany[1] 1
1986  Denmark 1
1990  Republic of Ireland 1
1994  Greece 1
1998  Croatia[2] 1
2002  Slovenia[2] 1
2006  Ukraine[3] 1
2010 0
2014  Bosnia and Herzegovina[2] 1
2018  Iceland 1
Total 34
*This total number of UEFA teams which have participated in the World Cups through 2018 is 34, using FIFA's view on successor teams (e.g., Russia is a successor of USSR and not a separate team, whereas Ukraine is a newer separate entity).
#Israel represented AFC in the 1970 tournament.

Not qualified[edit]

22 of the 55 active FIFA and UEFA members have never qualified for the final tournament.

European teams who have yet to qualify
Team Number of
Qualifying
attempts
1930
Uruguay
1934
Italy
1938
France
1950
Brazil
1954
Switzerland
1958
Sweden
1962
Chile
1966
England
1970
Mexico
1974
West Germany
1978
Argentina
1982
Spain
1986
Mexico
1990
Italy
1994
United States
1998
France
2002
South Korea
Japan
2006
Germany
2010
South Africa
2014

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