World Cup 2022 Groups & Teams

 Netherlands

11 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

3-time tournament runners-up in 1974, 1978 and 2010.

1 time finished in third place in 2014.

50 matches played in total.

27 matches won in total.

Player with most appearances: Wesley Sneijder – 17 matches (2006, 2010 and 2014).

Top goal scorer: Johnny Rep – 7 goals (1974 and 1978).

 Ecuador

4 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

1 time reached the Round of 16 in 2006.

10 matches played in total.

4 matches won in total.

10 goals scored in total.

Top goal scorer: Édison Méndez – 8 goals (2002, 2006 and 2014).

 Qatar

1 FIFA World Cup Final Tournament (World Cup 2022 included).

 Senegal

3 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

1 time reached the Quarter-finals in 2002.

8 matches played in total.

3 matches won in total.

11 goals scored in total.

Top goal scorer: Papa Bouba Diop – 3 goals (2002).

 England

16 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

1-time World Cup champions in 1966.

2 times finished in fourth place in 1990, 2018.

69 matches played in total.

29 matches won in total.

Top goal scorer: Gary Lineker – 10 goals (1986, 1990).

 USA

11 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

1 time reached the Quarter-finals in 2002.

33 matches played in total.

8 matches won in total.

Top goal scorer: Landon Donovan – 5 goals (2002, 2010).

 IR Iran

6 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

15 matches played in total.

2 matches won in total.

Top goal scorer: Iraj Danaeifard – 1 goal in 1978.

 Wales

2 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

1 time reached the Quarter-finals in 1958.

5 matches played in total.

1 match won in total.

Top goal scorer: Ivor Allchurch  – 2 goals in 1958.

 Argentina

18 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

2-times World Cup champions in 1978 and 1986.

3-times tournament runners-up in 1930, 1986 and 2014.

81 matches played in total.

47 matches won in total.

137 goals scored.

Top goal scorers: Gabriel Batistuta – 10 goals (1994, 1998, 2002).

 Mexico

17 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

2 times reached the Quarter-finals in 1970 and 1986.

57 matches played in total.

16 matches won in total.

60 goals scored.

Top goal scorer: Luis Hernández and Javier Hernández – 4 goals each (1998, 2010, 2014, 2018).

 Poland

9 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

3 times finished in third place in 1974 and 1982.

34 matches played in total.

16 matches won in total.

Top goal scorers: Grzegorz Lato – 10 goals (1974, 1978, 1982).

 Saudi Arabia

6 times qualified for EURO final tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

1 time reached the Round of 16 in 1994.

16 matches played in total.

3 matches won in total.

11 goals scored.

Top goal scorer: Sami Al-Jaber – 3 goals (1994, 1998, 2006).

 France

16 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

2-times World Cup champions in 1998 and 2018.

1-time tournament runners-up in 2006.

2 times finished in third place in 1958 and 1986.

66 matches played in total.

34 matches won in total.

Top goal scorer: Just Fontaine – 13 goals (1958). 

 Denmark

6 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

1 time reached the Quarter-finals in 1998.

20 matches played in total.

9 matches won in total.

30 goals scored in total.

Top goal scorers: Jon Dahl Tomasson – 5 goals (2002, 2010).

 Tunisia

11 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included) (1930-1954 as part of France).

15 matches played in total.

2 matches won in total.

13 goals scored in total.

Top goal scorer: Wahbi Khazri – 2 goals (2018).

 Australia

6 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

1 time reached the Round of 16 in 2006.

16 matches played in total.

2 matches won in total.

13 goals scored in total.

Top goal scorers: Tim Cahill – 5 goals (2006, 2010, 2014).

 Germany

20 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

4 times World Cup champions in 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014.

4 times tournament runners-up in 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002.

109 matches played in total.

67 matches won in total.

Top goal scorer: Miroslav Klose – 16 goals (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014).

 Spain

16 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

1 time World Cup champion in 2010.

4 times reached the Quarter-finals in 1934, 1986, 1994, 2002.

63 matches played in total.

30 matches won in total.

Top goal scorer: David Villa – 9 goals (2006, 2010, 2014).

 Japan

7 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

21 matches played in total.

5 matches won in total.

20 goals scored in total.

Top goalscorer: Keisuke Honda – 4 goals (2010, 2014, 2018).

 Costa Rica

6 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

1 time reached the Quarter-finals in 2014.

18 matches played in total.

5 matches won in total.

Top goal scorers: Rónald Gómez and Paulo Wanchope – 3 goals each (2002 and 2006).

 Croatia

6 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

1-time tournament runners-up in 2018.

23 matches played in total.

11 matches won in total.

Top goal scorers: Davor Šuker – 6 goals (1998).

 Belgium

14 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

1 time finished in third place in 2018.

1 time finished in fourth place in 1986.

48 matches played in total.

20 matches won in total.

Top goal scorer: Romelu Lukaku and Marc Wilmots – 5 goals each (1998, 2002, 2014, 2018).

 Canada

2 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

3 matches played in total.

0 matches won in total.

 Morocco

11 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included) (1930-1954 as part of France).

1 time reached the Round of 16 in 1986.

16 matches played in total.

2 matches won in total.

Top goal scorers: Abderrazak Khairi, Salaheddine Bassir and Abdeljalil Hadda – 2 goals each (1986, 1998).

 Brazil

22 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

5-time World Cup champions in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002.

2-time tournament runners-up in 1950 and 1998.

2 times finished in third place in 1938 and 1978.

109  matches played in total.

73 matches won in total.

Top goal scorers: Ronaldo – 15 goals (1998, 2002, 2006).

 Switzerland

12 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

3 times reached the Quarter-finals in 1934, 1938 and 1954.

37 matches played in total.

12 matches won in total.

Top goal scorer: Josef Hügi – 6 goals (1954).

 Serbia

13 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included) (as Kingdom of Yugoslavia, as Serbia and Montenegro, as Serbia).

2 times finished in fourth place in 1930 and 1962.

3 times reached the Quarter-finals in 1954, 1958 and 1990.

46 matches played in total.

18 matches won in total.

Top goal scorer: Dražan Jerković – 4 goals (1962).

 Cameroon

14 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included) (1930-1958 as part of France).

1 time reached the Quarter-finals in 1990.

23 matches played in total.

4 matches won in total.

Top goal scorers: Roger Milla – 5 goals (1990, 1994).

 Uruguay

14 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

2-time World Cup champions in 1930 and 1950.

3 times finished in fourth place in 1954, 1970 and 2010.

56 matches played in total.

24 matches won in total.

Top goal scorers: Oscar Míguez – 8 goals (1950, 1954).

 Portugal

8 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

1 time finished in third place in 1966.

1 time finished in fourth place in 2006.

30 matches played in total.

14 matches won in total.

Top goal scorer: Eusébio – 9 goals (1966).

 Ghana

4 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

1 time reached the Quarter-finals in 2010.

12 matches played in total.

4 matches won in total.

Top goal scorer: Asamoah Gyan – 9 goals (2006, 2010, 2014).

 Korea Republic

11 FIFA World Cup Final Tournaments (World Cup 2022 included).

1 time finished in fourth place in 2002.

34 matches played in total.

6 matches won in total.

Top goal scorers: Son Heung-min,  Ahn Jung-hwan and Park Ji-sung – 3 goals each (2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018).