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Most Tournament Appearances (Team)
This list features the countries with the most tournament appearances in the history of the FIFA World Cup.
RANK | NATION | TOURNAMENT APPEARANCES | MATCHES PLAYED |
1 | Brazil | 23 | 119 |
2 | Germany | 21 | 116 |
3 | Argentina | 19 | 96 |
4 | Italy | 18 | 83 |
5 | Mexico | 18 | 65 |
6 | England | 17 | 82 |
7 | France | 17 | 81 |
8 | Spain | 17 | 75 |
9 | Uruguay | 15 | 62 |
10 | Belgium | 15 | 57 |
11 | Sweden | 13 | 55 |
12 | Serbia | 13 | 49 |
13 | Switzerland | 13 | 47 |
14 | Netherlands | 12 | 59 |
15 | United States | 12 | 42 |
16 | South Korea | 12 | 41 |
17 | Russia | 11 | 45 |
18 | Czech Republic | 10 | 36 |
19 | Portugal | 9 | 40 |
20 | Poland | 9 | 38 |
21 | Slovakia | 9 | 34 |
22 | Chile | 9 | 33 |
23 | Hungary | 9 | 32 |
24 | Paraguay | 9 | 32 |
25 | Scotland | 9 | 26 |
26 | Austria | 8 | 33 |
27 | Japan | 8 | 29 |
28 | Cameroon | 8 | 26 |
29 | Croatia | 7 | 34 |
30 | Morocco | 7 | 29 |
31 | Colombia | 7 | 27 |
32 | Bulgaria | 7 | 26 |
33 | Australia | 7 | 24 |
34 | Saudi Arabia | 7 | 22 |
35 | Romania | 7 | 21 |
36 | Iran | 7 | 21 |
37 | Tunisia | 7 | 21 |
38 | Denmark | 6 | 23 |
39 | Costa Rica | 6 | 21 |
40 | Nigeria | 6 | 21 |
41 | Ghana | 5 | 19 |
42 | Peru | 5 | 18 |
43 | Ecuador | 5 | 17 |
44 | Algeria | 5 | 17 |
45 | Senegal | 4 | 16 |
46 | Norway | 4 | 14 |
47 | Ivory Coast | 4 | 13 |
48 | South Africa | 4 | 13 |
49 | Egypt | 4 | 12 |
50 | Turkey | 3 | 13 |
51 | Republic of Ireland | 3 | 13 |
52 | Northern Ireland | 3 | 13 |
53 | Canada | 3 | 11 |
54 | Greece | 3 | 10 |
55 | New Zealand | 3 | 9 |
56 | Honduras | 3 | 9 |
57 | Bolivia | 3 | 6 |
58 | Wales | 2 | 8 |
59 | Bosnia and Herzegovina | 2 | 7 |
60 | DR Congo | 2 | 7 |
61 | North Korea | 2 | 7 |
62 | Slovenia | 2 | 6 |
63 | Qatar | 2 | 6 |
64 | Panama | 2 | 6 |
65 | Iraq | 2 | 6 |
66 | Haiti | 2 | 6 |
67 | El Salvador | 2 | 6 |
68 | East Germany | 1 | 6 |
69 | Ukraine | 1 | 5 |
70 | Cape Verde | 1 | 4 |
71 | Cuba | 1 | 3 |
72 | Jamaica | 1 | 3 |
73 | Angola | 1 | 3 |
74 | Israel | 1 | 3 |
75 | Iceland | 1 | 3 |
76 | Kuwait | 1 | 3 |
77 | Trinidad and Tobago | 1 | 3 |
78 | Curaçao | 1 | 3 |
78 | Jordan | 1 | 3 |
80 | Togo | 1 | 3 |
81 | United Arab Emirates | 1 | 3 |
82 | Uzbekistan | 1 | 3 |
83 | China | 1 | 3 |
84 | Indonesia | 1 | 1 |
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