Here are the records of FIFA World Cup you need to know
Which nation will lift the 2026 FIFA World Cup trophy? Fans waited for so long for the draws to be announced and the results weren’t that bad. Though it took a little long for the draw ceremony to start but they are finally here.
This article will tell you about the FIFA World Cup records.
FIFA World Cup Records
- Most Titles – Brazil (5)
- Most Goals Scored: Brazil (237)
- Most Tournament Wins: Brazil (76)
- Most Matches Played: Germany (114)
- Most finishes in top two – Germany (8)
- Most finishes in top three – Germany (12)
- Most finishes in top four – Germany (13)
- Most finishes in top eight – Brazil (18)
- Most finishes in top 16 – Brazil (21)
- Most appearances – Brazil (21)
- Most second place finishes – Germany (4)
- Most third place finishes – Germany (4)
- Most fourth place finishes – Uruguay (3)
- Most eliminated in quarter final – England (8)
- Most eliminated in semi final – Germany (5)
- Most eliminated in first round – South Korea (8)
Brazil has won the most FIFA World Cup titles (5) in history. They have appeared in every World Cup held till now and will participate in their 22nd tournament title race.
World Cup teams by FIFA rankings
- Argentina – 1
- Spain – 2
- France – 3
- England – 4
- Portugal – 5
- Brazil – 6
- Morocco – 7
- Netherlands – 8
- Belgium – 9
- Germany – 10
- Croatia – 11
- Colombia – 13
- Senegal – 14
- Mexico – 15
- USA – 16
- Uruguay – 17
- Japan – 18
- Switzerland – 19
- Iran – 21
- Turkey – 22
- Austria – 23
- Ecuador – 24
- South Korea – 25
- Australia – 27
- Algeria – 28
- Egypt – 29
- Canada – 30
- Norway – 31
- Panama – 33
- Ivory Coast – 34
- Sweden – 38
- Paraguay – 40
- Czechia – 41
- Scotland – 43
- DR Congo – 45
- Tunisia – 46
- Uzbekistan – 50
- Qatar – 55
- Iraq – 57
- South Africa – 60
- Saudi Arabia – 61
- Jordan – 63
- Bosnia and Herzegovina – 64
- Cape Verde – 68
- Ghana – 73
- Haiti – 82
- Curaçao – 83
- New Zealand – 85
According to FIFA, France is the best footballing nation in the world right now followed by Spain and Argentina on second and third place respectively.
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Argentina won their third World Cup under the leadership of Lionel Messi.
- 1978: Hosted in Argentina and won under the captaincy of Daniel Passarella.
- 1986: Hosted in Mexico and famously led by Diego Maradona.
- 2022: Hosted in Qatar and captained by Lionel Messi.
