FIFA World Cup 2026 team records

Nations aiming to hoist the World Cup trophy will need to navigate
eight matches at the expanded 2026 tournament – an additional knock-out round
promises to heighten the stakes and deliver more high-pressure, decisive encounters

Wins
Tournaments (inc. 2026)
Titles
Draws
Losses

23	Brazil		76	19	19
21	Germany		68	21	23
19	Argentina	47	17	24
17	France		39	14	20
17	England		32	22	20
17	Spain		31	17	19
12	Netherlands	30	14	11
15	Uruguay		25	13	21
15	Belgium		21	10	20
13	Sweden		20	13	19
18	Mexico		17	15	28
9	Portugal		17	6	12
13	Switzerland	14	8	19
7	Croatia		13	8	9
10	Czechia*		12	5	16
8	Austria		12	4	14
12	United States	9	8	20
7	Colombia		9	3	10
12	South Korea	7	10	21
9	Paraguay		7	10	10
8	Japan		7	6	12
7	Morocco		5	7	11
5	Ghana		5	3	7
4	Senegal		5	3	4
5	Ecuador		5	2	6
3	Turkiye		5	1	4
9	Scotland		4	7	12
7	Australia	4	4	12
7	Saudi Arabia	4	2	13
7	Tunisia		3	5	10
7	Iran		3	4	11
5	Algeria		3	3	7
4	Côte d’Ivoire	3	1	5
4	South Africa	2	4	3
4	Norway		2	3	3
2	Bosnia-Herz.	1	0	2
3	New Zealand	0	3	3
4	Egypt		0	2	5
3	Canada		0	0	6
2	Haiti		0	0	3
2	Iraq		0	0	3
2	Panama		0	0	3
2	Qatar		0	0	3
2	DR Congo*	0	0	3

Records
for 2026
teams only

Four
nations make
tournament debut
– Cabo Verde,
Curaçao, Jordan
and Uzbekistan

Brazil has best overall
record – appearances in
every World Cup, most
match wins (76)
and most goals
scored (237)

Vinícius Júnior (Brazil),
Florian Wirtz (Germany) and
Julián Alvarez (Argentina) are
expected to provide attacking
threat in North America

Source: Transfermarkt
Pictures: Getty Images
*Includes Czechoslovakia (Czechia) and Zaire (DR Congo)
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