FIFA World Cup qualification
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| File:FIFA World Cup wordmark.svg | |
| Founded | 1933 |
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| Region | International (FIFA) |
| Number of teams | 211 (currently eligible) 215 (overall) |
| Website | Official website |
| File:Soccerball current event.svg 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification | |
The FIFA World Cup qualification is a set of competitive matches that a national association football team plays in order to qualify for one of the available berths at the final tournament of the men's FIFA World Cup. Qualifying tournaments are held within the six FIFA continental zones, each organized by their respective confederations: AFC (Asia), CAF (Africa), CONCACAF (North and Central America and the Caribbean), CONMEBOL (South America), OFC (Oceania), and UEFA (Europe). For each World Cup, FIFA decides the number of places in the finals allocated to each of the zones, based on the numbers and relative strengths of the confederations' teams. As a courtesy, the host receives an automatic berth selection, as has happened with the immediate past tournament winner during much of the competition's history. All other finalists are determined on a standalone qualifying round achievement without regard to previous achievements.
History
The berths for the inaugural 1930 tournament were filled by invitation only. The 1934 one was the first one to have an actual qualifying phase. The first ever World Cup qualifying match was played on 11 June 1933, when Sweden defeated Estonia 6–2 in Stockholm, and the first goal was scored 7 minutes into the game, with some sources[1] attributing it to Swedish captain Knut Kroon while others[which?] credit it as an own goal by the Estonian goalkeeper Evald Tipner. The number of teams entering qualification stages has increased steadily, and in response the final tournament has also been expanded (having 16 teams until 1978, then 24 between 1982 and 1994, then 32 between 1998 and 2022, and finally 48 from 2026 onwards). While the format of the qualifying tournaments has evolved, teams have always been grouped into zones which have remained relatively unchanged and roughly correspond to the continents. The teams from each zone compete for a fixed number of berths for the zone, with a limited number of places being awarded to winners of intercontinental play-offs.
Qualification berths by continent
The table below lists the numbers of berths allocated by FIFA for each continent in each tournament. It also shows the total number of teams that entered and played in every qualification cycle. In the table, "H" denotes an automatic spot for the host, "C" denotes an automatic spot for the defending champion, and "inv" indicates the number of teams that were invited in 1930. Places in intercontinental play-offs are represented as fractions, as follows:
- 0.5 – a place in a direct play-off
- 0.25 – a place in a semi-final play-off (where the winner would then face yet another team for a spot in the finals)
- ⅓ – a place in a play-off tournament where two out of six teams would qualify
| Uruguay 1930 [lower-alpha 1] |
Italy 1934 |
France 1938 |
Brazil 1950 |
Switzerland 1954 |
Sweden 1958 |
Chile 1962 |
England 1966 |
Mexico 1970 |
West Germany 1974 |
Argentina 1978 |
Spain 1982 |
Mexico 1986 |
Italy 1990 |
United States 1994 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 4 inv | 12 | 11 +H+C |
7 +C |
11 +H |
9[lower-alpha 2] +H+C |
8+ 2×0.5 |
9 +H |
8 +C |
8.5 +H |
8.5 +C |
13 +H |
12.5 +C |
13 +H |
12 +C |
| Africa | — | 1 | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 1[lower-alpha 2] | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | ||
| Asia | — | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | |||
| Oceania | —[lower-alpha 4] | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 0[lower-alpha 3] | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.25 | |||||||
| North and Central America and Caribbean |
2 inv | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0.5 | 1 | 1 +H |
1 | 1 | 2 | 1 +H |
2 | 1.25 +H |
| South America | H+ 6 inv |
2 | 1 | 4 +H |
1 +C |
3 | 3.5 +H+C |
3 +C |
3 | 2.5 +C |
2.5 +H |
3 +C |
4 | 2.5 +C |
3.5 |
| Total berths | 13 | 16 | 16 | 16 | 24 | ||||||||||
| Teams in the finals | 15[lower-alpha 5] | 13[lower-alpha 6] | |||||||||||||
| Entered qualification[lower-alpha 7] | — | 32 | 34 | 32 | 37 | 51 | 54 | 69 | 69 | 97 | 105 | 107 | 119 | 111 | 145 |
| Played in qualification[lower-alpha 8] | 27 | 21 | 19 | 33 | 46 | 49 | 51 | 68 | 90 | 95 | 103 | 110 | 103 | 128 | |
| Qualified via qualification | 14 | 10 | 9 | 13 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 14 | 22 | 22 | 22 | 22 | |
| Qualified without playing | 13 | 2 | 6 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 2 |
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| France 1998 |
South Korea Japan 2002 |
Germany 2006 |
South Africa 2010 |
Brazil 2014 |
Russia 2018 |
Qatar 2022 |
Canada Mexico United States 2026 |
Morocco Portugal Spain 2030 |
Saudi Arabia 2034 | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Europe | 14 +H |
13.5 +C |
13 +H |
13 | 13 | 13 +H |
13 | 16 | 2H | |
| Africa | 5 | 5 | 5 | 5 +H |
5 | 5 | 5 | 9+⅓ | H | |
| Asia | 3.5 | 2.5 +2H |
4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 +H |
8+⅓ | H | |
| Oceania | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 1+⅓ | ||
| North and Central America and Caribbean |
3 | 3 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3.5 | 3+ 2×⅓ +3H |
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| South America | 4 +C |
4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 | 4.5 +H |
4.5 | 4.5 | 6+⅓ | 3H | |
| Total berths | 32 | 48 | ||||||||
| Teams in the finals | ||||||||||
| Entered qualification[lower-alpha 7] | 172 | 196 | 197 | 205[lower-alpha 9] | 203 | 210 | 211[lower-alpha 10] | 207 | ||
| Played in qualification[lower-alpha 8] | 168 | 193 | 194 | 199[lower-alpha 9] | 202 | 208 | 204[lower-alpha 10] | 206 | ||
| Qualified via qualification | 30 | 29 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 31 | 45 | 42 | 47 |
| Qualified without playing | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 6 | 1 |
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- Notes
- ↑ Berths were given by invitation only.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 Actually the berths were taken by 10 European teams and no African or Asian ones. After Israel won the African/Asian zone without playing due to withdrawals of other teams, a special play-off was arranged between them and a European team, Wales, and was won by the latter.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 None entered.
- ↑ No teams from the region were members of FIFA before 1950.
- ↑ Austria withdrew after having qualified.
- ↑ India, Scotland and Turkey withdrew after having qualified. France initially accepted to participate as a replacement but then withdrew as well.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Includes all teams that entered qualification, even if they withdrew or were excluded afterwards or qualified by walkover. Does not include pre-determined automatic qualifiers.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 Only includes teams that played at least one qualifying match that was not annulled.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 Including host South Africa and non-FIFA member Tuvalu, which participated because other tournaments also served as World Cup qualifiers.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Including host Qatar, which participated because another tournament also served as World Cup qualifiers.
First appearance in qualification by team
Only teams that played at least one match are considered for first appearance. Teams that withdrew before the qualification, or that qualified to the World Cup by walkover due to other teams' withdrawals, are not considered.
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- Teams' entries before their actual debuts in qualification
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 Participated in the 1930 World Cup by invitation.
- ↑ Withdrew from the 1934 qualification before playing.
- ↑ Participated in the 1930 World Cup by invitation. Qualified by walkover for the 1934 and 1938 finals. Qualified automatically for the 1950 World Cup as host.
- ↑ Participated in the 1930 World Cup by invitation. Withdrew from the 1934 qualification before playing. Qualified by walkover for the 1950 finals.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Participated in the 1930 World Cup by invitation. Qualified by walkover for the 1950 finals.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 6.2 6.3 6.4 Withdrew from the 1938 qualification before playing.
- ↑ Participated in the 1930 World Cup by invitation. Qualified by walkover for the 1934 finals. Withdrew from the 1938 and 1950 qualifications before playing.
- ↑ Participated in the 1930 World Cup by invitation. Withdrew from the 1934, 1950, and 1954 qualifications before playing.
- ↑ Participated in the 1930 World Cup as host. Qualified by walkover for the 1950 finals. Qualified automatically for the 1954 finals as defending champion.
- ↑ Qualified by walkover for the 1938 finals (entered as the File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch East Indies). Withdrew from the 1950 qualification before playing.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Withdrew from the 1958 qualification before playing.
- ↑ Withdrew from the 1950 qualification before playing.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 13.2 13.3 13.4 13.5 Withdrew from the 1966 qualification before playing.
- ↑ Withdrew from the 1954 and 1958 qualifications before playing.
- ↑ Withdrew from the 1974 qualification before playing (entered as the File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Malagasy Republic).
- ↑ Qualified by walkover for the 1950 finals, and subsequently withdrew from participation. Withdrew from the 1974 qualification before playing.
- ↑ Withdrew from the 1978 qualification before playing.
- ↑ Withdrew from the 1986 qualification before playing.
- ↑ Withdrew from the 1966 and 1974 qualifications before playing.
- ↑ Withdrew during the 1986 qualification and had all its matches of that campaign annulled.
- ↑ Withdrew from the 1974 and 1978 qualifications before playing (entered in 1974 as File:Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg Ceylon).
- ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 Withdrew from the 1994 qualification before playing.
- ↑ 23.0 23.1 Withdrew from the 1990 qualification before playing.
- ↑ Withdrew from the 1950 and 1974 qualifications before playing.
- ↑ Withdrew from the 1998 qualification before playing.
- ↑ Withdrew from the 1978 qualification before playing. Was disqualified from the 1982 qualification before playing.
- ↑ Withdrew from the 1966, 1994 and 1998 qualifications before playing.
- ↑ Withdrew from the 1950, 1994, and 2002 qualifications before playing (entered in 1950 as File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma).
- ↑ Withdrew from the 2010 qualification before playing.
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- Successor and renamed teams
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Czechoslovakia team was officially renamed as the Representation of Czechs and Slovaks during the 1994 qualification and was then succeeded by the both the Czech Republic and Slovakia from the 1998 qualification.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 Germany was succeeded from the 1954 qualification by West Germany, which in turn was succeeded by the reunified Germany from the 1994 qualification.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 The Irish Free State was succeeded in the 1950 qualification by Ireland, which became officially known as the Republic of Ireland from the 1954 qualification.
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3 Yugoslavia was succeeded from the 1998 qualification by FR Yugoslavia, which was renamed as Serbia and Montenegro for the 2006 qualification and was then succeeded by Serbia from the 2010 qualification.
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 Mandatory Palestine was succeeded by Israel from the 1950 qualification.
- ↑ Egypt was later succeeded by the File:Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg United Arab Republic, a political union with Syria, which entered the 1962 qualification, but withdrew before playing. Then Egypt continued independently but retained the name "United Arab Republic", under which it entered the 1966 qualification and also withdrew before playing. It was renamed back as "Egypt" from the 1974 qualification.
- ↑ 7.0 7.1 Ireland was succeeded by Northern Ireland from the 1954 qualification.
- ↑ 8.0 8.1 The Soviet Union was succeeded by Russia from the 1994 qualification.
- ↑ 9.0 9.1 9.2 The Territory of Curaçao was succeeded from the 1962 qualification by the Netherlands Antilles, which in turn was succeeded by Curaçao from the 2014 qualification.
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 Dutch Guiana was succeeded by Suriname from the 1978 qualification.
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 Rhodesia was succeeded by Zimbabwe from the 1982 qualification.
- ↑ 12.0 12.1 South Vietnam was succeeded by Vietnam from the 1994 qualification.
- ↑ 13.0 13.1 Dahomey was renamed as Benin from the 1986 qualification.
- ↑ 14.0 14.1 Zaire was renamed as DR Congo during the 1998 qualification.
- ↑ 15.0 15.1 The Republic of China became officially known as Chinese Taipei from the 1982 qualification.
- ↑ 16.0 16.1 Upper Volta was renamed as Burkina Faso from the 1990 qualification.
- ↑ 17.0 17.1 North Yemen was succeeded by Yemen from the 1994 qualification.
- ↑ 18.0 18.1 Swaziland was renamed as Eswatini from the 2022 qualification.
- ↑ 19.0 19.1 Macedonia was renamed as North Macedonia from the 2022 qualification.
- ↑ 20.0 20.1 Western Samoa was renamed as Samoa from the 2002 qualification.
- ↑ 21.0 21.1 The Czechoslovakia team was officially renamed as the Representation of Czechs and Slovaks during the 1994 qualification and was then succeeded by both the Czech Republic and Slovakia from the 1998 qualification.
- Other notes
- ↑ Italy had to qualify for the 1934 tournament despite being the host.
- ↑ Tuvalu, a non-FIFA member, formally could not enter the 2010 World Cup, but the team participated in the 2007 South Pacific Games which doubled as a stage of the qualification for that World Cup, and the team's results did count in determining advancement from that stage.
Overview of teams' participations
The below table shows how every team has participated in each World Cup qualification. Key
- golden background = successful qualifying campaign
- grey background = did not take part in qualifying
- bold red typeface = participated in the final tournament
| Q | Qualified |
| w | Qualified, then withdrew from the finals (Austria in 1938, and Scotland and Turkey in 1950) |
| n | Did not qualify |
| w | Withdrew during qualifying |
| d | Was disqualified during qualifying |
| H | Qualified automatically as host but took part in qualifiers as they doubled as another tournament (South Africa in 2010 and Qatar in 2022) |
| \ | Was not a FIFA member but took part in qualifiers as they doubled as another tournament (Tuvalu in 2010) |
| b | Received bye to the finals |
| B | Received bye to the finals, then withdrew (India in 1950) |
| H | Qualified automatically as host |
| C | Qualified automatically as reigning champion |
| i | Was invited to the finals (all finalists in 1930 except Uruguay) |
| w | Entered but withdrew before playing, or withdrew during qualifying and had all matches annulled |
| d | Entered but was disqualified before playing, or was disqualified during qualifying and had all matches annulled |
| s | Was suspended from entering, or had entry rejected |
| — | Did not enter despite being a FIFA member |
| Was not a FIFA member |
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- Non-participating incarnations
- ↑ Known as the File:Flag of the Khmer Republic.svg Khmer Republic in 1974, and then as File:Flag of Democratic Kampuchea.svg Kampuchea until 1990.
- ↑ Known as File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo (1966–1971).svg Congo-Kinshasa until 1970.
- ↑ Entered in 1962 as the File:Flag of the United Arab Republic.svg United Arab Republic representing a political union with Syria. After that continued independently but retained the name "United Arab Republic" until 1970.
- ↑ Entered as the File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch East Indies in 1938.
- ↑ Known as the File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Malagasy Republic until 1974.
- ↑ Preceded by File:Flag of Malaya (1950–1963).svg Malaya until 1962.
- ↑ Known as File:Flag of Burma (1948–1974).svg Burma until 1990.
- ↑ Known as File:Flag of Ceylon 1951-1972.svg Ceylon until 1974.
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- Continental allocations
- ↑ Africa and Asia had a joint zone in 1934 and 1958. Africa, Asia and Oceania had a joint zone in 1966. Asia and Oceania had a joint zone in 1970–1982.
- ↑ Entered the Oceanian zone in 1986–2006.
- ↑ Entered the Oceanian zone in 1986–1990.
- ↑ Entered the North and Central American zone in 1938.
- ↑ Entered the African/Asian zone in 1958.
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 Participated in the European zone.
- ↑ Entered the European zone in 1938 and 1954.
- ↑ Entered the European zone in 1962.
- ↑ Entered the African/Asian zone in 1934 and 1958, the Asian/Oceanian zone in 1970–1978, and the Oceanian zone in 1986–1990.
- ↑ Entered the Asian zone in 1998–2002.
- ↑ Participated in the Asian zone.
- ↑ Entered the European zone in 1950 and 1966.
- ↑ Entered the African/Asian zone in 1934 and 1958.
- ↑ Entered the Asian/Oceanian zone in 1970.
Overall team records
The below table compares the overall records of all teams that have participated in qualification. Teams are ordered by points using the three points for a win system, then by goal difference, and then by goals scored. Note that this order does not represent any official rankings, and qualification tournaments are not direct competitions among all teams. The "Qualifying attempts" column counts qualifying campaigns where the team played at least one match that was not annulled. An attempt is treated as "successful" if the team gained the right to participate in the finals, even if it did not appear there eventually. As per statistical convention in football, goals scored during extra time are counted towards matches' scorelines and outcomes, while goals scored during penalty shoot-outs are not. Annulled matches are not counted; for matches that were annulled and then replayed, only the replays are counted. For matches where the scorelines were awarded, the awarded scorelines, and not the original ones (if any), are counted. Ecuador was deducted 3 points in the 2026 qualifying, which is reflected in the table.
| Key |
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| Team has qualified for the main tournament through a qualifying process |
| Team has qualified for the main tournament only by walkover (Cuba, and Indonesia as Dutch East Indies) |
| Team has qualified for the main tournament by walkover but has not participated there because it withdrew (India) |
| Team has qualified for the main tournament only automatically as host (Qatar) |
| Team has not qualified for the main tournament |
| Defunct team that qualified for the main tournament (East Germany) |
| Defunct team that never qualified for the main tournament (Saar and South Yemen) |
| Team is not a member of FIFA and is not eligible for the main tournament (Tuvalu) |
Teams in bold are currently participating or are yet to start in the 2026 qualification. The table is updated to the matches played in November 2024.
| Rank (unoff.) |
Team | Qualifying attempts | Appearances in the finals |
Overall qualification record | Points | Confederation | ||||||||
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| Total | Successful | Pld | W | D | L | GF | GA | GD | Total | Avg | ||||
| 1 | File:Flag of Mexico.svg Mexico | 17 | 14 | 18 | 189 | 121 | 41 | 27 | 453 | 134 | +319 | 404 | 2.138 | CONCACAF |
| 2 | File:Flag of South Korea.svg South Korea | 16 | 10 | 11 | 163 | 103 | 42 | 18 | 331 | 96 | +235 | 351 | 2.153 | AFC |
| 3 | File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg Australia | 16 | 6 | 6 | 173 | 102 | 44 | 27 | 435 | 130 | +305 | 350 | 2.023 | AFC |
| 4 | File:Flag of Iran.svg Iran | 12 | 6 | 6 | 158 | 101 | 38 | 19 | 344 | 98 | +246 | 341 | 2.158 | AFC |
| 5 | File:Flag of Costa Rica.svg Costa Rica | 18 | 6 | 6 | 189 | 95 | 47 | 47 | 316 | 184 | +132 | 332 | 1.757 | CONCACAF |
| 6 | File:Flag of Argentina.svg Argentina | 15 | 13 | 18 | 165 | 94 | 43 | 28 | 283 | 142 | +141 | 325 | 1.970 | CONMEBOL |
| 7 | File:Flag of Japan.svg Japan | 16 | 6 | 7 | 150 | 94 | 28 | 28 | 351 | 93 | +258 | 310 | 2.067 | AFC |
| 8 | File:Flag of Brazil.svg Brazil | 14 | 13 | 22 | 139 | 87 | 36 | 16 | 297 | 86 | +211 | 297 | 2.137 | CONMEBOL |
| 9 | File:Flag of Uruguay.svg Uruguay | 18 | 11 | 14 | 184 | 82 | 51 | 51 | 257 | 195 | +62 | 297 | 1.614 | CONMEBOL |
| 10 | File:Flag of Saudi Arabia.svg Saudi Arabia | 13 | 6 | 6 | 148 | 86 | 36 | 26 | 281 | 112 | +169 | 294 | 1.986 | AFC |
| 11 | File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Netherlands | 19 | 11 | 11 | 135 | 89 | 26 | 20 | 329 | 101 | +228 | 293 | 2.170 | UEFA |
| 12 | File:Flag of the United States.svg United States | 19 | 9 | 12 | 168 | 84 | 40 | 44 | 287 | 191 | +96 | 292 | 1.738 | CONCACAF |
| 13 | File:Flag of Spain.svg Spain | 19 | 15 | 16 | 125 | 87 | 26 | 12 | 291 | 81 | +210 | 287 | 2.296 | UEFA |
| 14 | File:Flag of Portugal.svg Portugal | 21 | 8 | 8 | 149 | 83 | 35 | 31 | 284 | 146 | +138 | 284 | 1.906 | UEFA |
| 15 | File:Flag of England.svg England | 17 | 14 | 16 | 122 | 84 | 27 | 11 | 314 | 70 | +244 | 279 | 2.287 | UEFA |
| 16 | File:Flag of Sweden.svg Sweden | 20 | 11 | 12 | 141 | 86 | 21 | 34 | 280 | 129 | +151 | 279 | 1.979 | UEFA |
| 17 | File:Flag of Serbia.svg Serbia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1992–2003); Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (2003–2006).svg Serbia and Montenegro File:Flag of Serbia and Montenegro (1992–2006).svg FR Yugoslavia File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg Yugoslavia |
20 | 12 | 13 | 136 | 81 | 33 | 22 | 287 | 123 | +164 | 276 | 2.029 | UEFA |
| 18 | File:Flag of Belgium (civil).svg Belgium | 20 | 13 | 14 | 141 | 83 | 27 | 31 | 302 | 147 | +155 | 276 | 1.957 | UEFA |
| 19 | File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czech Republic File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Representation of Czechs and Slovaks File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
20 | 9 | 9 | 147 | 79 | 31 | 37 | 280 | 126 | +154 | 268 | 1.823 | UEFA |
| 20 | File:Flag of Germany.svg Germany File:Flag of Germany.svg West Germany File:Flag of Germany (1935–1945).svg Germany |
15 | 15 | 20 | 104 | 83 | 18 | 3 | 328 | 74 | +254 | 267 | 2.567 | UEFA |
| 21 | File:Flag of Russia.svg Russia File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg Soviet Union |
16 | 10 | 11 | 125 | 80 | 24 | 21 | 246 | 81 | +165 | 264 | 2.112 | UEFA |
| 22 | File:Flag of Italy.svg Italy | 17 | 14 | 18 | 118 | 78 | 30 | 10 | 234 | 72 | +162 | 264 | 2.237 | UEFA |
| 23 | File:Flag of Paraguay.svg Paraguay | 19 | 6 | 8 | 184 | 73 | 42 | 69 | 221 | 222 | −1 | 261 | 1.418 | CONMEBOL |
| 24 | File:Flag of Slovakia.svg Slovakia File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Representation of Czechs and Slovaks File:Flag of the Czech Republic.svg Czechoslovakia |
20 | 9 | 9 | 145 | 75 | 35 | 35 | 271 | 137 | +134 | 260 | 1.793 | UEFA |
| 25 | File:Flag of Colombia.svg Colombia | 18 | 6 | 6 | 182 | 67 | 58 | 57 | 215 | 188 | +27 | 259 | 1.423 | CONMEBOL |
| 26 | File:Flag of Honduras.svg Honduras | 16 | 3 | 3 | 166 | 71 | 44 | 51 | 271 | 201 | +70 | 257 | 1.548 | CONCACAF |
| 27 | File:Flag of the People's Republic of China.svg China | 13 | 1 | 1 | 138 | 77 | 22 | 39 | 284 | 121 | +163 | 253 | 1.833 | AFC |
| 28 | File:Flag of El Salvador.svg El Salvador | 15 | 2 | 2 | 162 | 71 | 34 | 57 | 263 | 188 | +75 | 247 | 1.525 | CONCACAF |
| 29 | File:Flag of Romania.svg Romania | 18 | 5 | 7 | 138 | 72 | 29 | 37 | 238 | 142 | +96 | 245 | 1.775 | UEFA |
| 30 | File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg Switzerland | 20 | 11 | 12 | 140 | 68 | 37 | 35 | 220 | 150 | +70 | 241 | 1.721 | UEFA |
| 31 | File:Flag of Chile.svg Chile | 17 | 6 | 9 | 176 | 68 | 36 | 72 | 245 | 241 | +4 | 240 | 1.364 | CONMEBOL |
| 32 | File:Flag of Scotland.svg Scotland | 19 | 9 | 8 | 136 | 69 | 30 | 37 | 210 | 146 | +64 | 237 | 1.743 | UEFA |
| 33 | File:Flag of France.svg France | 18 | 12 | 16 | 119 | 70 | 26 | 23 | 234 | 91 | +143 | 236 | 1.983 | UEFA |
| 34 | File:Flag of Denmark.svg Denmark | 16 | 6 | 6 | 132 | 67 | 30 | 35 | 242 | 144 | +98 | 231 | 1.750 | UEFA |
| 35 | File:Flag of Tunisia.svg Tunisia | 16 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 65 | 31 | 20 | 198 | 86 | +112 | 226 | 1.948 | CAF |
| 36 | File:Flag of Poland.svg Poland | 19 | 9 | 9 | 128 | 67 | 23 | 38 | 260 | 154 | +106 | 224 | 1.750 | UEFA |
| 37 | File:Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg Canada | 15 | 2 | 3 | 137 | 62 | 38 | 37 | 215 | 144 | +71 | 224 | 1.635 | CONCACAF |
| 38 | File:Flag of Iraq.svg Iraq | 13 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 63 | 34 | 34 | 243 | 124 | +119 | 223 | 1.702 | AFC |
| 39 | File:Flag of Morocco.svg Morocco | 16 | 6 | 6 | 122 | 61 | 39 | 22 | 185 | 84 | +101 | 222 | 1.820 | CAF |
| 40 | File:Flag of Nigeria.svg Nigeria | 16 | 6 | 6 | 116 | 62 | 35 | 19 | 189 | 89 | +100 | 221 | 1.905 | CAF |
| 41 | File:Flag of Austria.svg Austria | 19 | 8 | 7 | 134 | 64 | 29 | 41 | 232 | 155 | +77 | 221 | 1.649 | UEFA |
| 42 | File:Flag of Ireland.svg Republic of Ireland File:Flag of Ireland.svg Ireland File:Flag of Ireland.svg Irish Free State |
21 | 3 | 3 | 149 | 58 | 46 | 45 | 210 | 177 | +33 | 220 | 1.477 | UEFA |
| 43 | File:Flag of Ecuador.svg Ecuador | 17 | 4 | 4 | 173 | 60 | 42 | 71 | 207 | 225 | −18 | 219 | 1.266 | CONMEBOL |
| 44 | File:Flag of Qatar.svg Qatar | 13 | 0 | 1 | 132 | 64 | 25 | 43 | 227 | 142 | +85 | 217 | 1.644 | AFC |
| 45 | File:Flag of Hungary.svg Hungary | 19 | 8 | 9 | 132 | 63 | 28 | 41 | 235 | 176 | +59 | 217 | 1.644 | UEFA |
| 46 | File:Flag of Bulgaria.svg Bulgaria | 20 | 7 | 7 | 137 | 62 | 29 | 46 | 215 | 191 | +24 | 215 | 1.569 | UEFA |
| 47 | File:Flag of Uzbekistan.svg Uzbekistan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 62 | 22 | 30 | 216 | 113 | +103 | 208 | 1.825 | AFC |
| 48 | File:Flag of Trinidad and Tobago.svg Trinidad and Tobago | 16 | 1 | 1 | 143 | 58 | 30 | 55 | 216 | 187 | +29 | 204 | 1.427 | CONCACAF |
| 49 | File:Flag of Egypt.svg Egypt | 16 | 3 | 3 | 105 | 60 | 22 | 23 | 187 | 96 | +91 | 202 | 1.924 | CAF |
| 50 | File:Flag of the United Arab Emirates.svg United Arab Emirates | 11 | 1 | 1 | 128 | 59 | 25 | 44 | 222 | 133 | +89 | 202 | 1.578 | AFC |
| 51 | File:Flag of New Zealand.svg New Zealand | 15 | 2 | 2 | 105 | 61 | 18 | 26 | 258 | 102 | +156 | 201 | 1.914 | OFC |
| 52 | File:Flag of Cameroon.svg Cameroon | 15 | 8 | 8 | 99 | 59 | 24 | 16 | 167 | 74 | +93 | 201 | 2.030 | CAF |
| 53 | File:Flag of Greece.svg Greece | 20 | 3 | 3 | 136 | 56 | 33 | 47 | 167 | 179 | −12 | 201 | 1.478 | UEFA |
| 54 | File:Flag of Peru (state).svg Peru | 18 | 4 | 5 | 180 | 51 | 45 | 84 | 186 | 248 | −62 | 198 | 1.100 | CONMEBOL |
| 55 | File:Flag of Guatemala.svg Guatemala | 17 | 0 | 0 | 128 | 54 | 32 | 42 | 217 | 150 | +67 | 194 | 1.516 | CONCACAF |
| 56 | File:Flag of Turkey.svg Turkey | 18 | 3 | 2 | 139 | 53 | 27 | 59 | 204 | 206 | −2 | 186 | 1.338 | UEFA |
| 57 | File:Flag of Kuwait.svg Kuwait | 14 | 1 | 1 | 113 | 54 | 21 | 38 | 190 | 116 | +74 | 183 | 1.619 | AFC |
| 58 | File:Flag of Norway.svg Norway | 19 | 3 | 3 | 136 | 49 | 33 | 54 | 185 | 186 | −1 | 180 | 1.324 | UEFA |
| 59 | File:Ulster Banner.svg Northern Ireland File:Saint Patrick's Saltire.svg Ireland |
19 | 3 | 3 | 142 | 45 | 39 | 58 | 155 | 168 | −13 | 174 | 1.225 | UEFA |
| 60 | File:Flag of Bolivia.svg Bolivia | 18 | 1 | 3 | 180 | 47 | 33 | 100 | 213 | 353 | −140 | 174 | 0.967 | CONMEBOL |
| 61 | File:Flag of Côte d'Ivoire.svg Ivory Coast | 13 | 3 | 3 | 88 | 48 | 27 | 13 | 166 | 70 | +96 | 171 | 1.943 | CAF |
| 62 | File:Flag of Israel.svg Israel File:Ensign of the Palestine Mandate (1927–1948).svg Palestine, British Mandate |
21 | 1 | 1 | 132 | 45 | 35 | 52 | 189 | 199 | −10 | 170 | 1.288 | UEFA |
| 63 | File:Flag of Algeria.svg Algeria | 15 | 4 | 4 | 101 | 48 | 25 | 28 | 161 | 101 | +60 | 169 | 1.673 | CAF |
| 64 | File:Flag of Ghana.svg Ghana | 15 | 4 | 4 | 95 | 47 | 25 | 23 | 147 | 75 | +72 | 166 | 1.747 | CAF |
| 65 | File:Flag of Zambia.svg Zambia | 15 | 0 | 0 | 106 | 48 | 21 | 37 | 159 | 104 | +55 | 165 | 1.557 | CAF |
| 66 | File:Flag of Syria.svg Syria | 16 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 46 | 24 | 38 | 214 | 132 | +82 | 162 | 1.500 | AFC |
| 67 | File:Flag of Wales (1959–present).svg Wales | 19 | 2 | 2 | 130 | 43 | 29 | 58 | 168 | 180 | −12 | 158 | 1.215 | UEFA |
| 68 | File:Flag of Oman.svg Oman | 10 | 0 | 0 | 100 | 45 | 22 | 33 | 159 | 97 | +62 | 157 | 1.570 | AFC |
| 69 | File:Flag of Jamaica.svg Jamaica | 13 | 1 | 1 | 120 | 41 | 32 | 47 | 131 | 156 | −25 | 155 | 1.292 | CONCACAF |
| 70 | File:Flag of Bahrain.svg Bahrain | 12 | 0 | 0 | 108 | 39 | 33 | 36 | 136 | 111 | +25 | 150 | 1.389 | AFC |
| 71 | File:Flag of Croatia.svg Croatia | 7 | 6 | 6 | 72 | 43 | 20 | 9 | 129 | 51 | +78 | 149 | 2.069 | UEFA |
| 72 | File:Flag of Haiti.svg Haiti | 16 | 1 | 1 | 97 | 44 | 17 | 36 | 170 | 126 | +44 | 149 | 1.536 | CONCACAF |
| 73 | File:Flag of North Korea.svg North Korea | 11 | 2 | 2 | 95 | 42 | 21 | 32 | 132 | 93 | +39 | 147 | 1.547 | AFC |
| 74 | File:Flag of Panama.svg Panama | 13 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 40 | 26 | 50 | 147 | 179 | −32 | 146 | 1.259 | CONCACAF |
| 75 | File:Flag of the Democratic Republic of the Congo.svg DR Congo File:Flag of Zaire (1971–1997).svg Zaire |
12 | 1 | 1 | 88 | 41 | 21 | 26 | 143 | 94 | +49 | 144 | 1.636 | CAF |
| 76 | File:Flag of Ukraine.svg Ukraine | 7 | 1 | 1 | 80 | 38 | 28 | 14 | 122 | 62 | +60 | 142 | 1.775 | UEFA |
| 77 | File:Flag of Jordan.svg Jordan | 11 | 0 | 0 | 90 | 38 | 20 | 32 | 143 | 104 | +39 | 134 | 1.489 | AFC |
| 78 | File:Flag of Finland.svg Finland | 20 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 35 | 25 | 77 | 144 | 297 | −153 | 130 | 0.949 | UEFA |
| 79 | File:Flag of Senegal.svg Senegal | 14 | 3 | 3 | 75 | 34 | 25 | 16 | 112 | 62 | +50 | 127 | 1.693 | CAF |
| 80 | File:Flag of Guinea.svg Guinea | 14 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 37 | 14 | 34 | 123 | 112 | +11 | 125 | 1.471 | CAF |
| 81 | File:Flag of Venezuela (state).svg Venezuela | 15 | 0 | 0 | 170 | 30 | 32 | 108 | 145 | 363 | −218 | 122 | 0.718 | CONMEBOL |
| 82 | File:Flag of South Africa.svg South Africa | 9 | 2 | 3 | 60 | 34 | 10 | 16 | 78 | 52 | +26 | 112 | 1.867 | CAF |
| 83 | File:Flag of Iceland.svg Iceland | 14 | 1 | 1 | 116 | 30 | 22 | 64 | 128 | 233 | −105 | 112 | 0.966 | UEFA |
| 84 | File:Flag of Angola.svg Angola | 11 | 1 | 1 | 73 | 28 | 27 | 18 | 90 | 67 | +23 | 111 | 1.521 | CAF |
| 85 | File:Flag of Thailand.svg Thailand | 14 | 0 | 0 | 103 | 28 | 23 | 52 | 134 | 174 | −40 | 107 | 1.039 | AFC |
| 86 | File:Flag of Burkina Faso.svg Burkina Faso File:Flag of Upper Volta.svg Upper Volta |
10 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 30 | 15 | 25 | 106 | 87 | +19 | 105 | 1.500 | CAF |
| 87 | File:Flag of Slovenia.svg Slovenia | 7 | 2 | 2 | 72 | 29 | 17 | 26 | 94 | 80 | +14 | 104 | 1.444 | UEFA |
| 88 | File:Flag of Bosnia and Herzegovina.svg Bosnia and Herzegovina | 7 | 1 | 1 | 66 | 29 | 14 | 23 | 121 | 81 | +40 | 101 | 1.530 | UEFA |
| 89 | File:Flag of Kenya.svg Kenya | 14 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 25 | 21 | 32 | 88 | 103 | −15 | 96 | 1.231 | CAF |
| 90 | File:Flag of Indonesia.svg Indonesia File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Dutch East Indies |
14 | 0 | 1 | 93 | 25 | 21 | 47 | 118 | 187 | −69 | 96 | 1.032 | AFC |
| 91 | File:Flag of Lebanon.svg Lebanon | 9 | 0 | 0 | 78 | 24 | 21 | 33 | 108 | 106 | +2 | 93 | 1.192 | AFC |
| 92 | File:Flag of Hong Kong.svg Hong Kong | 14 | 0 | 0 | 89 | 25 | 18 | 46 | 103 | 158 | −55 | 93 | 1.045 | AFC |
| 93 | File:Flag of Togo (3-2).svg Togo | 12 | 1 | 1 | 75 | 24 | 20 | 31 | 78 | 96 | −18 | 92 | 1.227 | CAF |
| 94 | File:Flag of Malaysia.svg Malaysia | 14 | 0 | 0 | 75 | 26 | 14 | 35 | 104 | 133 | −29 | 92 | 1.227 | AFC |
| 95 | File:Flag of Libya.svg Libya | 12 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 25 | 15 | 26 | 71 | 72 | −1 | 90 | 1.364 | CAF |
| 96 | File:Flag of Gabon.svg Gabon | 10 | 0 | 0 | 67 | 26 | 12 | 29 | 71 | 78 | −7 | 90 | 1.343 | CAF |
| 97 | File:Flag of Cuba.svg Cuba | 14 | 0 | 1 | 74 | 23 | 20 | 31 | 96 | 108 | −12 | 89 | 1.203 | CONCACAF |
| 98 | File:Flag of Suriname.svg Suriname File:Flag of Suriname (1959–1975).svg Dutch Guiana |
16 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 24 | 14 | 33 | 114 | 116 | −2 | 86 | 1.211 | CONCACAF |
| 99 | File:Flag of Zimbabwe.svg Zimbabwe File:Flag of Rhodesia (1968–1979).svg Rhodesia |
12 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 22 | 20 | 31 | 69 | 90 | −21 | 86 | 1.178 | CAF |
| 100 | File:Flag of Albania.svg Albania | 13 | 0 | 0 | 114 | 24 | 14 | 76 | 84 | 200 | −116 | 86 | 0.754 | UEFA |
| 101 | File:Flag of the Solomon Islands.svg Solomon Islands | 9 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 24 | 9 | 27 | 122 | 126 | −4 | 81 | 1.350 | OFC |
| 102 | File:Flag of Latvia.svg Latvia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 85 | 21 | 18 | 46 | 93 | 144 | −51 | 81 | 0.953 | UEFA |
| 103 | File:Flag of Singapore.svg Singapore | 13 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 23 | 12 | 49 | 89 | 168 | −79 | 81 | 0.964 | AFC |
| 104 | File:Flag of the Republic of the Congo.svg Congo | 11 | 0 | 0 | 71 | 21 | 16 | 34 | 77 | 106 | −29 | 79 | 1.113 | CAF |
| 105 | File:Flag of Sudan.svg Sudan | 14 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 19 | 22 | 35 | 71 | 115 | −44 | 79 | 1.039 | CAF |
| 106 | File:Flag of Fiji.svg Fiji | 11 | 0 | 0 | 59 | 22 | 12 | 25 | 119 | 109 | +10 | 78 | 1.322 | OFC |
| 107 | File:Flag of Mali.svg Mali | 7 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 20 | 15 | 17 | 66 | 57 | +9 | 75 | 1.442 | CAF |
| 108 | File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg North Macedonia File:Flag of North Macedonia.svg Macedonia |
7 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 20 | 15 | 37 | 95 | 115 | −20 | 75 | 1.042 | UEFA |
| 109 | File:Flag of East Germany.svg East Germany | 9 | 1 | 1 | 47 | 22 | 8 | 17 | 87 | 65 | +22 | 74 | 1.574 | defunct |
| 110 | File:Flag of Curaçao.svg Curaçao File:Flag of the Netherlands Antilles (1986–2010).svg Netherlands Antilles File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg Territory of Curaçao |
18 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 18 | 20 | 30 | 75 | 120 | −45 | 74 | 1.088 | CONCACAF |
| 111 | File:Flag of Liberia.svg Liberia | 11 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 20 | 13 | 37 | 52 | 96 | −44 | 73 | 1.043 | CAF |
| 112 | File:Flag of Malawi.svg Malawi | 12 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 18 | 17 | 35 | 63 | 98 | −35 | 71 | 1.014 | CAF |
| 113 | File:Flag of Lithuania.svg Lithuania | 10 | 0 | 0 | 81 | 18 | 16 | 47 | 63 | 130 | −67 | 70 | 0.864 | UEFA |
| 114 | File:New Caledonia flags merged (2017).svg New Caledonia | 6 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 20 | 9 | 12 | 96 | 50 | +46 | 69 | 1.683 | OFC |
| 115 | File:Flag of Uganda.svg Uganda | 11 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 19 | 12 | 21 | 48 | 63 | −15 | 69 | 1.327 | CAF |
| 116 | File:Flag of Tajikistan.svg Tajikistan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 50 | 19 | 10 | 21 | 88 | 74 | +14 | 67 | 1.340 | AFC |
| 117 | File:Flag of Turkmenistan.svg Turkmenistan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 52 | 20 | 7 | 25 | 76 | 84 | −8 | 67 | 1.288 | AFC |
| 118 | File:Flag of French Polynesia.svg Tahiti | 9 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 19 | 8 | 21 | 72 | 88 | −16 | 65 | 1.354 | OFC |
| 119 | File:Flag of Kyrgyzstan.svg Kyrgyzstan | 8 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 19 | 7 | 25 | 76 | 81 | −5 | 64 | 1.255 | AFC |
| 120 | File:Flag of Benin.svg Benin File:Flag of Benin.svg Dahomey |
10 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 18 | 9 | 27 | 55 | 96 | −41 | 63 | 1.167 | CAF |
| 121 | File:Flag of Vietnam.svg Vietnam File:Flag of South Vietnam.svg South Vietnam |
10 | 0 | 0 | 65 | 19 | 6 | 40 | 70 | 115 | −45 | 63 | 0.969 | AFC |
| 122 | File:Flag of Estonia.svg Estonia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 84 | 17 | 12 | 55 | 74 | 187 | −113 | 63 | 0.750 | UEFA |
| 123 | File:Flag of Cyprus.svg Cyprus | 16 | 0 | 0 | 124 | 16 | 15 | 93 | 91 | 320 | −229 | 63 | 0.508 | UEFA |
| 124 | File:Flag of Yemen.svg Yemen File:Flag of North Yemen.svg North Yemen |
11 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 15 | 16 | 35 | 67 | 108 | −41 | 61 | 0.924 | AFC |
| 125 | File:Flag of Cape Verde.svg Cape Verde | 7 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 18 | 6 | 20 | 46 | 56 | −10 | 60 | 1.364 | CAF |
| 126 | File:Flag of Bermuda.svg Bermuda | 9 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 16 | 11 | 15 | 85 | 65 | +20 | 59 | 1.405 | CONCACAF |
| 127 | File:Flag of Armenia.svg Armenia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 72 | 13 | 17 | 42 | 61 | 142 | −81 | 56 | 0.778 | UEFA |
| 128 | File:Flag of Madagascar.svg Madagascar | 11 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 15 | 10 | 21 | 54 | 62 | −8 | 55 | 1.196 | CAF |
| 129 | File:Flag of Namibia.svg Namibia | 9 | 0 | 0 | 54 | 14 | 13 | 27 | 52 | 94 | −42 | 55 | 1.019 | CAF |
| 130 | File:Flag of Palestine.svg Palestine | 7 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 14 | 12 | 20 | 68 | 60 | +8 | 54 | 1.174 | AFC |
| 131 | File:Flag of Belarus.svg Belarus | 7 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 14 | 12 | 40 | 68 | 121 | −53 | 54 | 0.818 | UEFA |
| 132 | File:Flag of Saint Kitts and Nevis.svg Saint Kitts and Nevis | 8 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 15 | 73 | 66 | +7 | 53 | 1.395 | CONCACAF |
| 133 | File:Flag of India.svg India | 10 | 0 | 0 | 57 | 12 | 17 | 28 | 52 | 101 | −49 | 53 | 0.930 | AFC |
| 134 | File:Flag of Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.svg Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | 9 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 15 | 8 | 41 | 82 | 193 | −111 | 53 | 0.828 | CONCACAF |
| 135 | File:Flag of Montenegro.svg Montenegro | 4 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 13 | 14 | 61 | 58 | +3 | 52 | 1.300 | UEFA |
| 136 | File:Flag of Antigua and Barbuda.svg Antigua and Barbuda | 12 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 15 | 7 | 26 | 73 | 100 | −27 | 52 | 1.083 | CONCACAF |
| 137 | File:Flag of Mozambique.svg Mozambique | 10 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 14 | 9 | 23 | 41 | 63 | −22 | 51 | 1.109 | CAF |
| 138 | File:Flag of Ethiopia.svg Ethiopia | 13 | 0 | 0 | 53 | 11 | 17 | 25 | 53 | 77 | −24 | 50 | 0.943 | CAF |
| 139 | File:Flag of Sierra Leone.svg Sierra Leone | 12 | 0 | 0 | 51 | 13 | 11 | 27 | 45 | 77 | −32 | 50 | 0.980 | CAF |
| 140 | File:Flag of Georgia.svg Georgia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 64 | 11 | 17 | 36 | 57 | 101 | −44 | 50 | 0.781 | UEFA |
| 141 | File:Flag of Kazakhstan.svg Kazakhstan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 12 | 14 | 42 | 76 | 148 | −72 | 50 | 0.735 | UEFA |
| 142 | File:Flag of Tanzania.svg Tanzania | 11 | 0 | 0 | 44 | 11 | 14 | 19 | 45 | 62 | −17 | 47 | 1.068 | CAF |
| 143 | File:Flag of the Dominican Republic.svg Dominican Republic | 10 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 13 | 6 | 16 | 54 | 55 | −1 | 45 | 1.286 | CONCACAF |
| 144 | File:Flag of Niger.svg Niger | 9 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 13 | 6 | 20 | 45 | 67 | −22 | 45 | 1.154 | CAF |
| 145 | File:Flag of Bangladesh.svg Bangladesh | 11 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 11 | 10 | 45 | 41 | 163 | −122 | 43 | 0.652 | AFC |
| 146 | File:Flag of Vanuatu.svg Vanuatu | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 13 | 3 | 24 | 81 | 100 | −19 | 42 | 1.050 | OFC |
| 147 | File:Flag of Botswana.svg Botswana | 8 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 12 | 6 | 22 | 39 | 58 | −19 | 42 | 1.050 | CAF |
| 148 | File:Flag of Rwanda.svg Rwanda | 8 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 10 | 11 | 27 | 44 | 64 | −20 | 41 | 0.854 | CAF |
| 149 | File:Flag of Barbados.svg Barbados | 10 | 0 | 0 | 43 | 11 | 6 | 26 | 40 | 83 | −43 | 39 | 0.907 | CONCACAF |
| 150 | File:Flag of Azerbaijan.svg Azerbaijan | 7 | 0 | 0 | 66 | 7 | 15 | 44 | 34 | 122 | −88 | 36 | 0.545 | UEFA |
| 151 | File:Flag of Papua New Guinea.svg Papua New Guinea | 6 | 0 | 0 | 29 | 9 | 7 | 13 | 53 | 49 | +4 | 34 | 1.172 | OFC |
| 152 | File:Flag of Nicaragua.svg Nicaragua | 9 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 15 | 43 | 46 | −3 | 34 | 1.259 | CONCACAF |
| 153 | File:Flag of Samoa.svg Samoa File:Flag of Samoa.svg Western Samoa |
7 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 11 | 1 | 19 | 42 | 104 | −62 | 34 | 1.097 | OFC |
| 154 | File:Flag of Luxembourg.svg Luxembourg | 21 | 0 | 0 | 142 | 8 | 10 | 124 | 77 | 451 | −374 | 34 | 0.239 | UEFA |
| 155 | File:Flag of Burundi.svg Burundi | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 9 | 6 | 11 | 27 | 34 | −7 | 33 | 1.269 | CAF |
| 156 | File:Flag of Guyana.svg Guyana | 12 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 9 | 6 | 25 | 43 | 92 | −49 | 33 | 0.825 | CONCACAF |
| 157 | File:Flag of Puerto Rico.svg Puerto Rico | 11 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 8 | 15 | 40 | 57 | −17 | 32 | 1.032 | CONCACAF |
| 158 | File:Flag of Equatorial Guinea.svg Equatorial Guinea | 7 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 9 | 5 | 18 | 26 | 49 | −23 | 32 | 1.000 | CAF |
| 159 | File:Flag of the Faroe Islands.svg Faroe Islands | 8 | 0 | 0 | 80 | 8 | 8 | 64 | 41 | 207 | −166 | 32 | 0.400 | UEFA |
| 160 | File:Flag of Maldives.svg Maldives | 8 | 0 | 0 | 42 | 9 | 4 | 29 | 45 | 143 | −98 | 31 | 0.738 | AFC |
| 161 | File:Flag of Belize.svg Belize | 8 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 6 | 17 | 38 | 66 | −28 | 30 | 0.968 | CONCACAF |
| 162 | File:Flag of Grenada.svg Grenada | 9 | 0 | 0 | 31 | 8 | 4 | 19 | 53 | 64 | −11 | 28 | 0.903 | CONCACAF |
| 163 | File:Flag of Moldova.svg Moldova | 7 | 0 | 0 | 68 | 5 | 13 | 50 | 40 | 145 | −105 | 28 | 0.412 | UEFA |
| 164 | File:Flag of Chinese Taipei (Olympics; 1986–2010).svg Chinese Taipei File:Flag of the Republic of China.svg Republic of China |
13 | 0 | 0 | 74 | 8 | 4 | 62 | 48 | 251 | −203 | 28 | 0.378 | AFC |
| 165 | File:Flag of The Gambia.svg Gambia | 10 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 30 | 48 | −18 | 27 | 0.900 | CAF |
| 166 | File:Flag of the Philippines.svg Philippines | 6 | 0 | 0 | 35 | 7 | 6 | 22 | 31 | 82 | −51 | 27 | 0.771 | AFC |
| 167 | File:Flag of Afghanistan (2013–2021).svg Afghanistan | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 7 | 6 | 17 | 20 | 74 | −54 | 27 | 0.900 | AFC |
| 168 | File:Flag of Nepal.svg Nepal | 9 | 0 | 0 | 46 | 7 | 6 | 33 | 31 | 143 | −112 | 27 | 0.587 | AFC |
| 169 | File:Flag of Guinea-Bissau.svg Guinea-Bissau | 8 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 5 | 10 | 9 | 19 | 33 | −14 | 25 | 1.042 | CAF |
| 170 | File:Flag of Tonga.svg Tonga | 7 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 15 | 27 | 85 | −58 | 25 | 1.042 | OFC |
| 171 | File:Flag of Saint Lucia.svg Saint Lucia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 7 | 2 | 17 | 35 | 66 | −31 | 23 | 0.885 | CONCACAF |
| 172 | File:Flag of Myanmar.svg Myanmar | 5 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 6 | 4 | 20 | 25 | 102 | −77 | 22 | 0.733 | AFC |
| 173 | File:Flag of Lesotho.svg Lesotho | 9 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 18 | 54 | −36 | 21 | 0.700 | CAF |
| 174 | File:Flag of Malta.svg Malta | 13 | 0 | 0 | 112 | 3 | 12 | 97 | 42 | 330 | −288 | 21 | 0.188 | UEFA |
| 175 | File:Flag of Chad.svg Chad | 7 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 6 | 2 | 14 | 17 | 35 | −18 | 20 | 0.909 | CAF |
| 176 | File:Flag of Mongolia.svg Mongolia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 6 | 1 | 19 | 17 | 77 | −60 | 19 | 0.731 | AFC |
| 177 | File:Flag of Sri Lanka.svg Sri Lanka | 9 | 0 | 0 | 41 | 4 | 7 | 30 | 27 | 103 | −76 | 19 | 0.463 | AFC |
| 178 | File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Eswatini File:Flag of Eswatini.svg Swaziland |
9 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 4 | 5 | 16 | 17 | 47 | −30 | 17 | 0.680 | CAF |
| 179 | File:Flag of Aruba.svg Aruba | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 5 | 2 | 15 | 28 | 65 | −37 | 17 | 0.773 | CONCACAF |
| 180 | File:Flag of Dominica.svg Dominica | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 5 | 17 | 22 | 67 | −45 | 17 | 0.654 | CONCACAF |
| 181 | File:Flag of Cambodia.svg Cambodia | 7 | 0 | 0 | 38 | 4 | 5 | 29 | 22 | 136 | −114 | 17 | 0.447 | AFC |
| 182 | File:Flag of the Bahamas.svg Bahamas | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 4 | 4 | 12 | 21 | 66 | −45 | 16 | 0.800 | CONCACAF |
| 183 | File:Flag of Macau.svg Macau | 11 | 0 | 0 | 39 | 4 | 3 | 32 | 17 | 173 | −156 | 15 | 0.385 | AFC |
| 184 | File:Flag of Andorra.svg Andorra | 6 | 0 | 0 | 62 | 4 | 3 | 55 | 22 | 186 | −164 | 15 | 0.242 | UEFA |
| 185 | File:Flag of Laos.svg Laos | 6 | 0 | 0 | 30 | 3 | 5 | 22 | 24 | 127 | −103 | 14 | 0.467 | AFC |
| 186 | File:Flag of the Comoros.svg Comoros | 5 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 13 | 25 | −12 | 13 | 0.929 | CAF |
| 187 | File:Flag of Liechtenstein.svg Liechtenstein | 7 | 0 | 0 | 70 | 2 | 7 | 61 | 25 | 219 | −194 | 13 | 0.186 | UEFA |
| 188 | File:Flag of the Central African Republic.svg Central African Republic | 5 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 14 | 19 | 39 | −20 | 12 | 0.600 | CAF |
| 189 | File:Flag of Mauritania.svg Mauritania | 8 | 0 | 0 | 26 | 2 | 6 | 18 | 15 | 47 | −32 | 12 | 0.462 | CAF |
| 190 | File:Flag of Bhutan.svg Bhutan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 4 | 0 | 10 | 11 | 62 | −51 | 12 | 0.857 | AFC |
| 191 | File:Flag of the United States Virgin Islands.svg U.S. Virgin Islands | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 2 | 16 | 9 | 96 | −87 | 11 | 0.524 | CONCACAF |
| 192 | File:Flag of Mauritius.svg Mauritius | 9 | 0 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 4 | 18 | 17 | 58 | −41 | 10 | 0.417 | CAF |
| 193 | File:Flag of the Cook Islands.svg Cook Islands | 7 | 0 | 0 | 21 | 3 | 1 | 17 | 17 | 66 | −49 | 10 | 0.476 | OFC |
| 194 | File:Flag of Guam.svg Guam | 4 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 3 | 1 | 18 | 11 | 87 | −76 | 10 | 0.455 | AFC |
| 195 | File:Flag of American Samoa.svg American Samoa | 6 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3 | 1 | 15 | 11 | 138 | −127 | 10 | 0.526 | OFC |
| 196 | File:Flag of Montserrat.svg Montserrat | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 19 | 56 | −37 | 9 | 0.600 | CONCACAF |
| 197 | File:Flag of the Cayman Islands.svg Cayman Islands | 8 | 0 | 0 | 22 | 1 | 6 | 15 | 9 | 56 | −47 | 9 | 0.409 | CONCACAF |
| 198 | File:Flag of Djibouti.svg Djibouti | 6 | 0 | 0 | 25 | 2 | 3 | 20 | 14 | 96 | −82 | 9 | 0.360 | CAF |
| 199 | File:Flag of Pakistan.svg Pakistan | 10 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 1 | 5 | 34 | 15 | 148 | −133 | 8 | 0.200 | AFC |
| 200 | File:Flag of São Tomé and Príncipe.svg São Tomé and Príncipe | 6 | 0 | 0 | 14 | 2 | 1 | 11 | 6 | 35 | −29 | 7 | 0.500 | CAF |
| 201 | File:Flag of Kosovo.svg Kosovo | 2 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 8 | 39 | −31 | 6 | 0.333 | UEFA |
| 202 | File:Flag of Somalia.svg Somalia | 8 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 13 | 6 | 38 | −32 | 6 | 0.353 | CAF |
| 203 | File:Flag of Brunei.svg Brunei | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 2 | 0 | 16 | 5 | 74 | −69 | 6 | 0.333 | AFC |
| 204 | File:Flag of the British Virgin Islands.svg British Virgin Islands | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 5 | 13 | 8 | 61 | −53 | 5 | 0.278 | CONCACAF |
| 205 | File:Flag of the Turks and Caicos Islands.svg Turks and Caicos Islands | 7 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 1 | 2 | 12 | 7 | 69 | −62 | 5 | 0.333 | CONCACAF |
| 206 | File:Flag of Saar (1947–1956).svg Saar | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 8 | −4 | 4 | 1.000 | defunct |
| 207 | File:Flag of South Sudan.svg South Sudan | 3 | 0 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 3 | 15 | −12 | 4 | 0.500 | CAF |
| 208 | File:Flag of Eritrea.svg Eritrea | 5 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 3 | 7 | 4 | 20 | −16 | 3 | 0.300 | CAF |
| 209 | File:Flag of Anguilla.svg Anguilla | 7 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 3 | 15 | 3 | 77 | −74 | 3 | 0.167 | CONCACAF |
| 210 | File:Flag of Seychelles.svg Seychelles | 7 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 2 | 18 | 8 | 68 | −60 | 2 | 0.100 | CAF |
| 211 | File:Flag of San Marino.svg San Marino | 8 | 0 | 0 | 76 | 0 | 2 | 74 | 12 | 356 | −344 | 2 | 0.026 | UEFA |
| 212 | File:Flag of South Yemen.svg South Yemen | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 7 | −3 | 1 | 0.500 | defunct |
| 213 | File:Flag of Tuvalu.svg Tuvalu | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 2 | 22 | −20 | 1 | 0.250 | OFC |
| 214 | File:Flag of East Timor.svg East Timor | 5 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 18 | 6 | 87 | −81 | 0 | 0.000 | AFC |
| 215 | File:Flag of Gibraltar.svg Gibraltar | 2 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 7 | 90 | −83 | 0 | 0.000 | UEFA |
Qualification tournament rules
Qualification tournaments generally consist of a number of stages, made up of groups or knock-out ties.
Groups
In all group tournaments, three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw, and none for a loss. FIFA has set the order of the tie-breakers for teams that finish level on points:
- goal difference in all group matches
- greater number of goals scored in all group matches
Where teams are still not able to be separated, the following tie-breakers are used:
- greater number of points obtained in matches between the tied teams
- goal difference in matches between the tied teams
- greater number of goals scored in matches between the tied teams
- goals scored away from home in matches between the tied teams, if the tie is only between two teams
Where teams are still equal, then a play-off on neutral ground, with extra time and penalties if necessary will be played if FIFA deems such a play-off able to be fitted within the coordinated international match calendar. If this is not deemed feasible, then the result will be determined by fair play points and then the drawing of lots. Note that this order of tie-breaker application has not always been applied. While it was used in the 2010 qualifiers, the qualification for the 2006 World Cup used the head-to-head comparison prior to goal difference (although this system was – where applicable – used in the 2006 finals themselves). If these rules had applied in 2006, then Nigeria would have qualified rather than Angola.
Home-and-away ties
Most knock-out qualifiers (such as the inter-confederation play-offs and many preliminary ties) are played over two legs. The team that scores a greater aggregate number of goals qualifies. Away goals rule applies. If these rules fail to determine the winner, extra time and penalty shootouts are used. Occasionally – usually when one entrant lacks adequate facilities to host international matches – ties are played over a single leg, in which case matches level after 90 minutes will go to extra time and then to a penalty shootout if required. Alternatively, "home" matches can be played in neutral countries, or occasionally one team will host both matches. In the latter case the visiting team will still be considered as the "home" team for one of the legs – which may determine which side advances under the away goals rule, as occurred in CONCACAF qualification in 2010.
See also
- FIFA World Cup records and statistics
- FIFA Women's World Cup qualification
- UEFA European Championship qualifying
- AFC Asian Cup qualifiers
- CONCACAF Gold Cup qualification
- Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup
- African nations at the FIFA World Cup
- North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup
- South American nations at the FIFA World Cup
- Oceanian nations at the FIFA World Cup
- European nations at the FIFA World Cup
References
- ↑ "Sweden vs Estonia, 11 June 1933, World Cup qualification". eu-football.info. Retrieved 25 January 2023.
External links
Wikimedia Commons has media related to FIFA World Cup qualification.
- History of the FIFA World Cup preliminary competition (by year). Published by FIFA in November 2009; archived from the original by Wayback Machine on 23 October 2013.
- FIFA World Cup Preliminary Competition Statistics (PDF) (archived 31 October 2008)
- FIFA World Cup Preliminary History (PDF) (archived 2 September 2009)
- FIFA World Cup 2022 Regulations
- FIFA – official documents
