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This is a list of records of the FIFA World Cup and its qualification matches.
Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically.
5, Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
4, Germany (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002)
7, Brazil (1950, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 1998, 2002), Germany (1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002)
4, Germany (1934, 1970, 2006, 2010)
11, Germany (1934, 1954, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2006, 2010)
3, Uruguay (1954, 1970, 2010)
5, Germany (1934, 1958, 1970, 2006, 2010)
12, Germany (1934, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2006, 2010)
8, England (1950, 1954, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1986, 2002, 2006)[4]
16, Brazil (Every tournament except 1934, 1966 and 1990), Germany (Every tournament except 1930, 1938 and 1950)[5]
Germany (1934, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)
12, Mexico (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010)[6]
19, Brazil (every tournament).
5, South Korea (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006) Cameroon (1982, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010)
20, Brazil (every tournament).
2, Netherlands (1974–1978) and Germany (1982–1986).
2, Germany (2006–2010).
No team has finished 4th in two consecutive tournaments.
2, Sweden (1938–1950), Brazil (1974–1978), France (1982–1986), Germany (2006–2010).
Either Germany or Brazil has finished in the top four of every World Cup except 1930.
4, Switzerland (1934–1954).[11]
Qualification: at least one appearance in each Finals tournament
7 times, Germany vs Serbia (1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1990, 1998, 2010)
* one of the wins was after extra time
The following teams had a negative overall record as hosts:
Teams listed in bold won the tournament. Fewer than half of all World Cup tournaments have been won by the highest scoring team.
Most and fewest in bold.
Note: There are no official records for cautions issued in tournaments before the introduction of yellow cards in 1970.[46]
2, Mexico 1970 & 1986, Italy 1934 & 1990, France 1938 & 1998, Germany 1974 (as West Germany) & 2006 and Brazil 1950 & 2014.
Champions, 6 times: Uruguay 1930, Italy 1934, England 1966, West Germany 1974, Argentina 1978, France 1998
South Africa in 2010 became the first host to be eliminated in the first round.[57] Two other hosts: United States in 1994 and Spain in 1982 both reached the second round but finished with a worse overall W–D–L record than South Africa's, 1–1–1. However, South Africa had a worse goal difference of −2 and both United States and Spain finished the first round with a goal difference of 0.