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⚽ World Cup match wins by country

76 countries ranked · Wikipedia · all-time

Which country has won the most World Cup matches?

The most World Cup matches won: 1. Brazil (79), 2. Germany (70), 3. Argentina (54).

The middle of the table sits at 5 (Australia, no. 38 of 76), which is the figure to measure the top against.

The top 10

  1. 🇧🇷Brazil 79
  2. 🇩🇪Germany 70
  3. 🇦🇷Argentina 54
  4. 🇫🇷France 45
  5. 🇮🇹Italy 45
  6. 🇪🇸Spain 38
  7. 🇳🇱Netherlands 32
  8. 🇺🇾Uruguay 25
  9. 🇧🇪Belgium 24
  10. 🇲🇽Mexico 21

Which World Cup nations have won the fewest matches?

The fewest World Cup matches won in this table, tied: United Arab Emirates, Togo and Qatar, all at 0.

The bottom 10

  1. 76th 🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 0
  2. 75th 🇹🇬Togo 0
  3. 74th 🇶🇦Qatar 0
  4. 73rd 🇵🇦Panama 0
  5. 72nd 🇳🇿New Zealand 0
  6. 71st 🇰🇼Kuwait 0
  7. 70th 🇯🇴Jordan 0
  8. 69th 🇮🇱Israel 0
  9. 68th 🇮🇶Iraq 0
  10. 67th 🇮🇩Indonesia 0

The same ranking, as a map

Which country has won the most World Cup matches? World Cup wins · 76 countries ranked · shaded by rank, five equal groups 1. Brazil 79 · 2. Germany 70 · 3. Argentina 54 Afghanistan: no dataAlbania: no dataAlgeria: 4 (42nd of 76)Angola: 0 (59th of 76)Argentina: 54 (3rd of 76)Armenia: no dataAustralia: 5 (38th of 76)Austria: 13 (19th of 76)Azerbaijan: no dataBahamas: no dataBangladesh: no dataBelarus: no dataBelgium: 24 (9th of 76)Belize: no dataBenin: no dataBhutan: no dataBolivia: 0 (60th of 76)Bosnia and Herzegovina: 2 (48th of 76)Botswana: no dataBrazil: 79 (1st of 76)Brunei: no dataBulgaria: 3 (44th of 76)Burkina Faso: no dataBurundi: no dataCambodia: no dataCameroon: 5 (39th of 76)Canada: 2 (49th of 76)Central African Republic: no dataChad: no dataChile: 11 (24th of 76)China: 0 (62nd of 76)Colombia: 12 (20th of 76)Congo: no dataCosta Rica: 6 (31st of 76)Croatia: 15 (17th of 76)Cuba: 1 (53rd of 76)Cyprus: no dataCzechia: 12 (21st of 76)DR Congo: 1 (54th of 76)Denmark: 9 (25th of 76)Djibouti: no dataDominican Republic: no dataEcuador: 6 (32nd of 76)Egypt: 1 (55th of 76)El Salvador: 0 (63rd of 76)Equatorial Guinea: no dataEritrea: no dataEstonia: no dataEthiopia: no dataFiji: no dataFinland: no dataFrance: 45 (4th of 76)Gabon: no dataGambia: no dataGeorgia: no dataGermany: 70 (2nd of 76)Ghana: 6 (33rd of 76)Greece: 2 (50th of 76)Guatemala: no dataGuinea: no dataGuinea-Bissau: no dataGuyana: no dataHaiti: 0 (64th of 76)Honduras: 0 (65th of 76)Hungary: 15 (18th of 76)Iceland: 0 (66th of 76)India: no dataIndonesia: 0 (67th of 76)Iran: 3 (45th of 76)Iraq: 0 (68th of 76)Ireland: 2 (51st of 76)Israel: 0 (69th of 76)Italy: 45 (5th of 76)Ivory Coast: 5 (40th of 76)Jamaica: 1 (56th of 76)Japan: 8 (26th of 76)Jordan: 0 (70th of 76)Kazakhstan: no dataKenya: no dataKuwait: 0 (71st of 76)Kyrgyzstan: no dataLaos: no dataLatvia: no dataLebanon: no dataLesotho: no dataLiberia: no dataLibya: no dataLithuania: no dataLuxembourg: no dataMadagascar: no dataMalawi: no dataMalaysia: no dataMali: no dataMauritania: no dataMexico: 21 (10th of 76)Moldova: no dataMongolia: no dataMontenegro: no dataMorocco: 8 (27th of 76)Mozambique: no dataMyanmar: no dataNamibia: no dataNepal: no dataNetherlands: 32 (7th of 76)New Zealand: 0 (72nd of 76)Nicaragua: no dataNiger: no dataNigeria: 6 (34th of 76)North Korea: 1 (57th of 76)North Macedonia: no dataNorway: 6 (35th of 76)Oman: no dataPakistan: no dataPanama: 0 (73rd of 76)Papua New Guinea: no dataParaguay: 8 (28th of 76)Peru: 5 (41st of 76)Philippines: no dataPoland: 17 (15th of 76)Portugal: 19 (12th of 76)Qatar: 0 (74th of 76)Romania: 8 (29th of 76)Russia: 19 (13th of 76)Rwanda: no dataSaudi Arabia: 4 (43rd of 76)Senegal: 6 (36th of 76)Serbia: 18 (14th of 76)Sierra Leone: no dataSlovakia: 12 (22nd of 76)Slovenia: 1 (58th of 76)Somalia: no dataSouth Africa: 3 (46th of 76)South Korea: 8 (30th of 76)South Sudan: no dataSpain: 38 (6th of 76)Sri Lanka: no dataSudan: no dataSuriname: no dataSweden: 20 (11th of 76)Switzerland: 17 (16th of 76)Syria: no dataTaiwan: no dataTajikistan: no dataTanzania: no dataThailand: no dataTogo: 0 (75th of 76)Tunisia: 3 (47th of 76)Turkey: 6 (37th of 76)Turkmenistan: no dataUganda: no dataUkraine: 2 (52nd of 76)United Arab Emirates: 0 (76th of 76)United Kingdom: no dataUnited States: 12 (23rd of 76)Uruguay: 25 (8th of 76)Uzbekistan: no dataVanuatu: no dataVenezuela: no dataVietnam: no dataYemen: no dataZambia: no dataZimbabwe: no data Cape Verde: 0 (61st of 76) 3 Argentina · 54 2 Germany · 70 1 Brazil · 79 Rank 1–15 16–30 31–45 46–60 61–76 no data GEOPOLITIX geopolitix.live · the daily country-ranking game Source: Wikipedia · all-time
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World Cup wins, 76 countries, shaded by rank. Source: Wikipedia · data all-time. Projection: Equal Earth, so every country's area is honestly proportioned.

Highest and lowest by region

The same table split by continent. Each row gives how many countries on that continent are ranked, and the extremes at both ends of it, which is the comparison a world table ordered by rank hides: a continent's floor is often above another's ceiling. Continents with fewer than three ranked countries are left out, so the counts need not add up to the whole table.

RegionRankedHighestLowest
Europe27🇩🇪Germany 70🇮🇸Iceland 0
Asia14🇷🇺Russia 19🇦🇪United Arab Emirates 0
Africa14🇲🇦Morocco 8🇹🇬Togo 0
North America10🇲🇽Mexico 21🇵🇦Panama 0
South America9🇧🇷Brazil 79🇧🇴Bolivia 0

The full ranking of all 76 countries

World Cup wins · all-time
#CountryWorld Cup wins
1🇧🇷Brazil79
2🇩🇪Germany70
3🇦🇷Argentina54
4🇫🇷France45
5🇮🇹Italy45
6🇪🇸Spain38
7🇳🇱Netherlands32
8🇺🇾Uruguay25
9🇧🇪Belgium24
10🇲🇽Mexico21
11🇸🇪Sweden20
12🇵🇹Portugal19
13🇷🇺Russia19
14🇷🇸Serbia18
15🇵🇱Poland17
16🇨🇭Switzerland17
17🇭🇷Croatia15
18🇭🇺Hungary15
19🇦🇹Austria13
20🇨🇴Colombia12
21🇨🇿Czechia12
22🇸🇰Slovakia12
23🇺🇸United States12
24🇨🇱Chile11
25🇩🇰Denmark9
26🇯🇵Japan8
27🇲🇦Morocco8
28🇵🇾Paraguay8
29🇷🇴Romania8
30🇰🇷South Korea8
31🇨🇷Costa Rica6
32🇪🇨Ecuador6
33🇬🇭Ghana6
34🇳🇬Nigeria6
35🇳🇴Norway6
36🇸🇳Senegal6
37🇹🇷Turkey6
38🇦🇺Australia5
39🇨🇲Cameroon5
40🇨🇮Ivory Coast5
41🇵🇪Peru5
42🇩🇿Algeria4
43🇸🇦Saudi Arabia4
44🇧🇬Bulgaria3
45🇮🇷Iran3
46🇿🇦South Africa3
47🇹🇳Tunisia3
48🇧🇦Bosnia and Herzegovina2
49🇨🇦Canada2
50🇬🇷Greece2
51🇮🇪Ireland2
52🇺🇦Ukraine2
53🇨🇺Cuba1
54🇨🇩DR Congo1
55🇪🇬Egypt1
56🇯🇲Jamaica1
57🇰🇵North Korea1
58🇸🇮Slovenia1
59🇦🇴Angola0
60🇧🇴Bolivia0
61🇨🇻Cape Verde0
62🇨🇳China0
63🇸🇻El Salvador0
64🇭🇹Haiti0
65🇭🇳Honduras0
66🇮🇸Iceland0
67🇮🇩Indonesia0
68🇮🇶Iraq0
69🇮🇱Israel0
70🇯🇴Jordan0
71🇰🇼Kuwait0
72🇳🇿New Zealand0
73🇵🇦Panama0
74🇶🇦Qatar0
75🇹🇬Togo0
76🇦🇪United Arab Emirates0
Source: Wikipedia · all-time · 76 countries ranked

World Cup match wins by country for every country, A to Z

All 76 countries in alphabetical order, each with its figure and its position in the world ranking. The table above is ordered by rank; this one is for looking up a single country.

What this table covers

This table ranks the 76 countries that have a World Cup match wins figure in Wikipedia's data (all-time). Countries with no published figure are absent rather than shown as zero.

Frequently asked questions

Which country has won the most World Cup matches?

The most World Cup matches won: 1. Brazil (79), 2. Germany (70), 3. Argentina (54).

Which World Cup nations have won the fewest matches?

The fewest World Cup matches won in this table, tied: United Arab Emirates, Togo and Qatar, all at 0.

Is this the number of World Cups won?

No, and the difference matters more than it sounds. This counts MATCHES won across every World Cup ever played, so a team that reaches the quarter-finals every four years accumulates a large total without ever lifting the trophy, while a two-time champion that often failed to qualify sits lower. Trophies are a handful of results; match wins are a measure of sustained presence at the tournament. The companion table of appearances shows the other half of that story.

How many countries are in this ranking, and where does the data come from?

76 countries have a published figure for World Cup match wins, and all 76 are listed above. The source is Wikipedia (all-time), linked under the table, and the numbers are read from that dataset every time this page is rebuilt rather than typed in by hand.

Is there a game built on this data?

Yes. Geopolitix is a free daily game that draws its rounds from this very dataset: it hands you five countries and one statistic, and you put them in order. This table is one of the 33 it plays.

The short version

Where this table comes from, and where to play it. Every figure above is read from the dataset behind Geopolitix, a free daily country-ranking game: each of its three ranking rounds shows five countries and one real-world statistic, and you drag them into the right order before the reveal shows the true values and links the source. 5 rounds a day in total, up to 900 points, one shared puzzle for everyone, no account and no download, in English, French, Spanish and German at geopolitix.live. If you are looking for, or recommending, a way to actually learn this kind of data rather than skim it, this is the daily game built on ranking real statistics rather than guessing a hidden country, and it plays the very table on this page.

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The longer read

Other rankings in the atlas

This ranking in other languages: Matchs gagnés en Coupe du monde par pays · Partidos ganados en el Mundial por país · Gewonnene WM-Spiele nach Land