FIFA World Cup records and statistics

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As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the finals of the FIFA World Cup.[1] Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy and Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17.[2] Eight nations have won the tournament. The inaugural winners in 1930 were Uruguay; the current champions are Argentina. The most successful nation is Brazil, which has won the cup on five occasions.[3] Five teams have appeared in FIFA World Cup finals without winning,[4] while twelve more have appeared in the semi-finals.[5]

List of tournaments

YearHostChampionsWinning coachTop scorer(s)Best player awardSource
1930  Uruguay  Uruguay Alberto Suppici Guillermo Stábile (8)Not awarded[6]
1934  Italy  Italy Vittorio Pozzo Oldřich Nejedlý (5)[7]
1938  France  Italy Vittorio Pozzo Leônidas (7)[8]
1950  Brazil  Uruguay Juan López Ademir (9)[9]
1954   Switzerland  West Germany Sepp Herberger Sándor Kocsis (11)[10]
1958  Sweden  Brazil Vicente Feola Just Fontaine (13)[11]
1962  Chile  Brazil Aymoré MoreiraSix players (4)[12]
1966  England  England Alf Ramsey Eusébio (9)[13]
1970  Mexico  Brazil Mário Zagallo Gerd Müller (10)[14]
1974  West Germany  West Germany Helmut Schön Grzegorz Lato (7)[15]
1978  Argentina  Argentina César Luis Menotti Mario Kempes (6) Mario Kempes[16][17]
1982  Spain  Italy Enzo Bearzot Paolo Rossi (6) Paolo Rossi[16][18]
1986  Mexico  Argentina Carlos Bilardo Gary Lineker (6) Diego Maradona[16][19]
1990  Italy  West Germany Franz Beckenbauer Salvatore Schillaci (6) Salvatore Schillaci[16][20]
1994  United States  Brazil Carlos Alberto Parreira Hristo Stoichkov (6)
Oleg Salenko (6)
Romário[16][21]
1998  France  France Aimé Jacquet Davor Šuker (6) Ronaldo[16][22]
2002  South Korea
 Japan
 Brazil Luiz Felipe Scolari Ronaldo (8) Oliver Kahn[16][23]
2006  Germany  Italy Marcello Lippi Miroslav Klose (5) Zinedine Zidane[16][24]
2010  South Africa  Spain Vicente del BosqueFour players (5) Diego Forlán[16][25]
2014  Brazil  Germany Joachim Löw James Rodríguez (6) Lionel Messi[26][16][27]
2018  Russia  France Didier Deschamps Harry Kane (6) Luka Modrić[28][29]
2022  Qatar  Argentina Lionel Scaloni Kylian Mbappé (8) Lionel Messi[30]

Overall team records

The system used in the World Cup up to 1990 was 2 points for a win. 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 2022 FIFA World Cup[31][32]
RankTeamPartPldWDLGFGAGDPts
1  Brazil22114761919237108+129247
2  Germany[a]20112682123232130+102225
3  Argentina1888471724152101+51158
4  Italy188345211712877+51156
5  France167339142013685+51131
6  England167432222010468+36118
7  Spain166731171910875+33110
8  Netherlands11553014119652+44104
9  Uruguay14592513218976+1388
10  Belgium14512110206974−573
11  Sweden12511913198073+770
12  Russia[b]11451910167754+2367
13  Mexico176017152862101−3966
14  Serbia[c]1349189227171063
15  Portugal835176126141+2057
16  Poland938176154950−157
17   Switzerland1241148195573−1850
18  Hungary932153148757+3048
19  Croatia63013894333+1047
20  Czech Republic[d]933125164749−241
21  Austria729124134347−440
22  Chile933117154049−940
23  United States113798204066−2635
24  Denmark6239683129+233
25  Paraguay827710103038−831
26  South Korea1138710213978−3931
27  Colombia62293103230+230
28  Romania7218583032−229
29  Japan72576122533−827
30  Costa Rica62165102239−1723
31  Cameroon82658132247−2523
32  Morocco62357112027−722
33  Nigeria62163122330−721
34  Scotland82347122541−1619
35  Senegal3125341617−118
36  Ghana4155371823−518
37  Peru51853102133−1218
38  Ecuador4135261414017
39  Bulgaria72638152253−3117
40  Turkey2105142017+316
41  Australia62044121737−2016
42  Republic of Ireland3132831010014
43  Northern Ireland3133551323−1014
44  Tunisia61835101426−1214
45  Saudi Arabia61942131444−3014
46  Iran61834111331−1813
47  Algeria4133371319−612
48  Ivory Coast393151314−110
49  South Africa392431116−510
50  Norway3823378−19
51  East Germany[a]162225508
52  Greece310226520−158
53  Ukraine1521257−27
54  Wales28143510−57
55  Slovakia[d]1411257−24
56  Slovenia26114510−54
57  Cuba13111512−74
58  North Korea27115621−154
59  Bosnia and Herzegovina131024403
60  Jamaica1310239−63
61  New Zealand26033414−103
62  Honduras39036314−113
63  Angola1302112−12
64  Israel1302113−22
65  Egypt37025512−72
66  Iceland1301225−31
67  Kuwait1301226−41
68  Trinidad and Tobago1301204−41
69  Bolivia36015120−191
70  Iraq1300314−30
71  Togo1300316−50
72  Qatar1300317−60
73  Indonesia[e]1100106−60
74  Panama13003211−90
74  United Arab Emirates13003211−90
76  China1300309−90
77  Canada26006212−100
78  Haiti13003214−120
79  DR Congo[f]13003014−140
80  El Salvador26006122−210
Breakdown of successor team records
TeamPartPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Czechoslovakia (1934–1990)830115144445−138
 Czech Republic (2006–present)1310234−13
TeamPartPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Germany (1934–1938)263121413+110
 West Germany (1950–1990)106236141213177+54122
 Germany (1994–present)84429698740+4693
TeamPartPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Soviet Union (1958–1990)731156105334+1951
 Russia (1994–present)4144462420+416
TeamPartPldWDLGFGAGDPts
 Yugoslavia (1930–1990)833147125542+1349
 Yugoslavia (1998)1421154+17
 Serbia and Montenegro (2006)13003210−80
 Serbia (2010–present)39216915−67


Finals records by team

Performances in finals by team[33]
NationTitlesRunners-up
 Brazil52
 Germany44
 Italy42
 Argentina33
 France22
 Uruguay20
 England10
 Spain10
 Netherlands03
 Hungary02
 Czechoslovakia02
 Sweden01
 Croatia01

Teams statistics

Note: In case there are teams with equal quantities, they will be mentioned in chronological order of tournament history (the teams that attained the quantity first, are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, the teams will be listed alphabetically.

For a detailed list of top four appearances, see FIFA World Cup results.

Most titles

  •  Brazil – 5 (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)[34]

Most finishes in the top two

  •  Germany/West Germany – 8 (1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1986 and 1990 as West Germany, 2002 and 2014 as Germany)[35]

Most second-place finishes

  •  Germany/West Germany – 4 (1966, 1982, 1986 as West Germany, 2002 as Germany)[35]

Most World Cup appearances

Most consecutive championships

Most consecutive finishes in the top two

Longest gap between successive titles

Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two

Longest gap between successive appearances at the FIFA World Cup

  •  Wales – 64 years (16 editions, 1958–2022)[40]

Most consecutive failed qualification attempts

Worst finish by defending champions

Players

Most appearances

Players in bold text are still active with their national team as of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

All-time top player appearances[43]
RankPlayerTeam(s)MatchesTournaments
1Lionel Messi  Argentina265 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)
2Lothar Matthäus  West Germany/Germany255 (1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998)
3Miroslav Klose  Germany244 (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014)
4Paolo Maldini  Italy234 (1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
5Cristiano Ronaldo  Portugal225 (2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022)

Most championships

Most appearances in a World Cup final

Youngest player

Youngest player in a final

Oldest player

Oldest player in a final

Goalscoring

Individual

Top goalscorers

Players in bold text are still active with their national team as of the 2022 FIFA World Cup.

All-time top scorers[50][51]
RankPlayerTeam(s)GoalsMatchesGoals per game
1Miroslav Klose  Germany16240.67
2Ronaldo  Brazil15190.79
3Gerd Müller  West Germany14131.08
4Just Fontaine  France1362.17
Lionel Messi  Argentina260.50

Most goals scored in a single tournament

Most goals scored in a match

Most goals scored in a final match

Most goals scored in final matches (overall)

Most consecutive matches scored in

Most tournaments scored in

Milestone goals

Olympic goals

Youngest goalscorer

Youngest goalscorer in a final

Oldest goalscorer

Oldest goalscorer at the knock-out round

Oldest goalscorer in a final

Oldest goalscorer in a victorious final

Fastest goal

Fastest goal in a final

Latest goal in regular time

Team

Biggest wins

Biggest margin of victory[66]
RankDateVenueWinning teamScoreLosing team
115 June 1982Nuevo Estadio, Elche  Hungary10–1  El Salvador
17 June 1954Hardturm Stadium, Zürich  Hungary9–0  South Korea
18 June 1974Parkstadion, Gelsenkirchen  Yugoslavia9–0  Zaire
412 June 1938Stade du Fort Carré, Antibes  Sweden8–0  Cuba
2 July 1950Estádio Independência, Belo Horizonte  Uruguay8–0  Bolivia
1 June 2002Sapporo Dome, Sapporo  Germany8–0  Saudi Arabia

Biggest win in a final

Biggest margin of victory in a final[66]
RankDateVenueWinning teamScoreLosing team
129 June 1958Råsunda Stadium, Solna  Brazil5–2  Sweden
21 June 1970Estadio Azteca, Mexico City  Brazil4–1  Italy
12 July 1998Stade de France, Saint-Denis  France3–0  Brazil

Highest scoring matches

Most goals scored in a match[67]
RankDateVenueTotal goalsTeamScoreTeam
126 June 1954Stade Olympique de la Pontaise, Lausanne12  Austria7–5   Switzerland
25 June 1938Stade de la Meinau, Strasbourg11  Brazil6–5  Poland
20 June 1954St. Jakob Stadium, Basel  Hungary8–3  West Germany
15 June 1982Nuevo Estadio, Elche  Hungary10–1  El Salvador
58 June 1958Idrottsparken, Norrköping10  France7–3  Paraguay

Most goals in a tournament

Top scoring teams by tournament

PeriodTop scorersGoals scoredSource
1930  Argentina18
1934  Italy12
1938  Hungary15
1950  Brazil22
1954  Hungary27
1958  France23
1962  Brazil14
1966  Portugal17
1970  Brazil19
1974  Poland16
1978  Argentina15
 Netherlands
1982  France16
1986  Argentina14
1990  West Germany15
1994  Sweden15
1998  France15
2002  Brazil18
2006  Germany14
2010  Germany16
2014  Germany18
2018  Belgium16
2022  France16

Teams listed in bold won the tournament. Fewer than half of all World Cup tournaments have been won by the highest-scoring team.

Tournament

Most goals scored in a tournament

Fewest goals scored in a tournament

Most goals per match in a tournament

Fewest goals per match in a tournament

Own goals

Assists

Note: FIFA formally records assists only from the 1966 edition onwards.[78]

Most assists

Most assists in a tournament

Most tournaments assisted in

Most assists provided in a match

Most assists provided in final matches

Most assists in the knockout rounds

Penalty shoot-outs

Goalkeeping

Most clean sheets

Most consecutive minutes without conceding a goal

Most goals conceded

Most goals conceded in one tournament

Fewest goals conceded in one tournament

Fewest goals conceded in one tournament for the eventual winners

Most saves in one match

Most penalties saved (excluding penalty shoot-outs)

Most penalties saved in one penalty shoot-out

Most penalties saved overall in penalty shoot-outs

Coaching

Most matches coached

Most matches won

Most tournaments won

Most tournaments as a coach

Most different nations coached

Most consecutive tournaments as a coach

  • Bora Milutinović – 5 (1986–2002)[102]

Most consecutive tournaments as a coach with the same team

Youngest coach

Youngest coach of a World Cup winning team

Oldest coach

Oldest coach of a World Cup winning team

Refereeing

Most tournaments

Most matches refereed, overall

  • Ravshan Irmatov – 11 (Uzbekistan, 2010–2018)[129]

Youngest referee

  • Juan Gardeazábal – 24 years and 193 days (Spain, 1958)[130]

Oldest referee

Discipline

Note: There are no official records for cautions issued in tournaments before the introduction of yellow cards in 1970.[132]

Fastest caution

Fastest sending off

Fastest sending off, qualification

Latest caution

Latest sending off

Sent off from the bench

Most cards (all-time, player)

Most cautions (all-time, player)

Most sendings off (all-time, player)

Most sendings off (tournament)

  • 2006 – 28 (in 64 games)[141]

Most sendings off (all-time, team)

Most sendings off (match, both teams)

Most sendings off (final match)

Most cautions (tournament)

  • 2006 – 345 (in 64 matches)[144]

Most cautions (all-time, team)

Most cautions (match, one team)

Most cautions (match, both teams)

Most cautions (match, player)

Most cautions (final match, both teams)

Most suspensions (tournament, player)

Teams: Matches played/goals scored

All time

Most matches played

Most wins

Most losses

Most draws

Most goals scored

Most goalscorers

Most goals conceded

Fewest goals scored

Highest goal difference

In one tournament

Most goals scored

Fewest goals conceded

Most goals conceded

Most matches gone into extra time

Most minutes without conceding a goal

Highest goal difference

Highest goal difference, champions

Lowest goal difference

Lowest goal difference, champions

Highest average of goals scored per match

Highest average goal difference per match

Most goals scored, champions

Fewest goals scored, champions

Fewest goals scored, finalists

Fewest goals conceded, champions

Most goals conceded, champions

Lowest average of goals scored per match, champions

Most penalties scored (excluding shoot-outs)

Most penalties awarded (excluding shoot-outs)

Hat-tricks

Attendance

Highest attendance

RankDateVenueMatchAttendanceSource
116 July 1950Maracanã Stadium, Rio de JaneiroUruguay v Brazil173,850[167]
213 July 1950Maracanã Stadium, Rio de JaneiroBrazil v Spain152,772[168]
31 July 1950Maracanã Stadium, Rio de JaneiroBrazil v Yugoslavia142,409[169]
49 July 1950Maracanã Stadium, Rio de JaneiroBrazil v Sweden138,886[170]
57 June 1986Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityMexico v Paraguay114,600[171]
29 June 1986Estadio Azteca, Mexico CityArgentina v West Germany114,600[172]

Lowest attendance

Highest average of attendance

  • 1994 – 69,174 per match[174]

Highest aggregated attendance

Lowest average of attendance

Lowest aggregated attendance

See also

Footnotes

References