FIFA U-17 World Cup records and statistics

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This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Debut of national teams[edit]

Year Debuting teams Successor teams
Teams No. Cum.
1985  Argentina,  Australia,  Bolivia,  Brazil,  China,  Congo,  Costa Rica,  Guinea,  Hungary,  Italy,  Mexico,  Nigeria,  Qatar,  Saudi Arabia,  United States,  West Germany[1] 16 16
1987  Canada,  Ecuador,  Egypt,  France,  Ivory Coast,  South Korea,  Soviet Union[2]
7 23
1989  Bahrain,  Colombia,  Cuba,  East Germany,  Ghana,  Portugal,  Scotland 7 30
1991  Spain,  Sudan,  United Arab Emirates,  Uruguay 4 34
1993  Chile,  Czechoslovakia,[3]  Japan,  Poland,  Tunisia 4 38
1995  Oman 1 39
1997  Austria,  Mali,  New Zealand,  Thailand 4 43
1999  Burkina Faso,  Jamaica,  Paraguay 3 46
2001  Croatia,  Iran,  Trinidad and Tobago 3 49
2003  Cameroon,  Finland,  Sierra Leone,  Yemen 4 53
2005  Gambia,  North Korea,  Netherlands,  Peru,  Turkey 5 58
2007  Belgium,  England,  Haiti,  Honduras,  Syria,  Tajikistan,[2]  Togo 7 65
2009  Algeria,  Malawi,   Switzerland 3 68
2011  Denmark,  Panama,  Rwanda,  Uzbekistan[2] 4 72  Czech Republic
2013  Iraq,  Morocco,  Sweden,  Venezuela 4 76  Slovakia[3]
2015  South Africa 1 77
2017  India,  New Caledonia,  Niger 3 80
2019  Angola,  Senegal,  Solomon Islands 3 83
2023  Indonesia 1 84

Overall team records[edit]

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

As of the 2023 tournament.

Rank Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
1  Brazil 18 94 63 11 20 215 88 127 200
2  Nigeria 12 67 48 11 8 159 52 +107 155
3  Spain 11 58 36 10 12 131 71 +60 118
4  Argentina 15 72 34 15 23 117 89 +28 117
5  Mexico 15 69 34 12 23 122 96 +26 114
6  Ghana 9 48 30 10 8 93 39 +54 100
7  Germany[4] 11 56 29 10 17 121 85 +36 97
8  France 8 42 27 8 7 104 44 +60 89
9  United States 18 67 24 7 36 94 118 –25 82
10  Australia 13 51 19 7 25 57 79 –22 64
11  Mali 6 32 18 4 10 58 26 +32 58
12  England 5 25 13 6 5 59 26 +33 45
13  Japan 10 37 15 6 16 53 50 +3 45
14  Italy 8 32 13 6 13 38 38 0 45
15  Uruguay 6 27 12 4 11 45 33 +12 40
16  Paraguay 5 19 11 2 6 46 36 +10 35
17  Colombia 6 27 9 7 11 43 41 +2 34
18  Ecuador 6 24 10 3 11 31 36 –5 33
19  South Korea 7 27 10 3 14 31 42 –11 33
20  Iran 5 20 9 4 7 33 24 +9 31
21  Costa Rica 10 36 7 8 21 30 59 –29 29
22  Netherlands 4 19 8 2 9 32 31 +1 26
23  Russia[5] 3 14 7 3 4 32 17 +15 24
24  Turkey 3 14 7 3 4 27 19 +8 24
25  Qatar 7 26 6 6 14 23 45 –22 24
26  Uzbekistan 3 14 7 2 5 20 17 +3 23
27  Ivory Coast 4 17 6 4 7 28 29 –1 22
28  Burkina Faso 5 19 6 4 9 21 27 –6 22
29   Switzerland 1 7 7 0 0 18 7 +11 21
30  Saudi Arabia 3 13 5 6 2 18 11 +7 21
31  Chile 5 20 5 6 9 33 41 –8 21
32  China 6 20 4 7 9 25 36 –11 19
33  Tunisia 3 11 6 0 5 16 17 –1 18
34  Portugal 3 14 5 3 6 27 33 –6 18
35  New Zealand 10 33 4 6 23 20 101 –81 18
36  Oman 3 13 5 2 6 19 21 –2 17
37  Belgium 2 10 5 1 4 12 14 –2 16
38  Guinea 5 18 3 7 4 20 30 –10 16
39  Morocco 2 9 4 2 3 14 10 +4 14
40  Croatia 3 11 4 2 5 10 18 –1 14
41  North Korea 5 18 3 5 10 16 35 –19 14
42  Senegal 2 8 4 1 3 14 9 +5 13
43  Sweden 1 7 4 1 2 15 11 +4 13
44  Poland 3 12 3 4 5 17 20 –3 13
45  Scotland 1 6 3 3 0 8 3 +5 12
46  Bahrain 2 9 3 2 4 9 13 –4 11
47  Czech Republic[6] 2 7 3 1 3 10 12 –2 10
48  Honduras 5 21 3 1 6 17 37 –20 10
49  Peru 2 8 2 3 3 4 7 –3 9
50  Egypt 2 7 2 2 3 9 8 +1 8
51  Hungary 2 7 2 2 3 11 12 –1 8
52  Congo 3 10 2 2 6 10 18 –8 8
53  Gambia 2 6 2 1 3 9 10 –1 7
54  Tajikistan 2 7 2 1 4 8 14 –6 7
55  East Germany 1 4 2 0 2 7 5 +2 6
56  Angola 1 4 2 0 2 4 5 –1 6
57  Syria 2 7 1 2 4 5 13 –8 5
58  Panama 3 9 1 2 6 6 17 –11 5
59  Slovakia 1 4 1 1 2 7 12 –5 4
60  Venezuela 2 7 1 1 5 9 19 –10 4
61  Iraq 2 7 1 1 5 7 22 –15 4
62  United Arab Emirates 3 10 1 2 7 8 26 –18 4
63  Canada 8 24 0 4 20 11 70 –59 4
64  Sudan 1 3 1 0 2 5 5 0 3
65  Cameroon 2 6 0 3 3 8 13 –5 3
66  Niger 1 4 1 0 3 1 8 –7 3
67  Finland 1 3 1 0 2 3 12 –9 3
68  Togo 1 3 0 2 1 2 3 –1 2
69  Indonesia 1 3 0 2 1 3 5 –2 2
70  Bolivia 2 6 0 2 4 8 15 –7 2
71  Sierra Leone 1 3 0 1 2 6 8 –2 1
72  South Africa 1 3 0 1 2 2 5 –3 1
73  Rwanda 1 3 0 1 2 0 3 –3 1
74  Yemen 1 3 0 1 2 4 8 –4 1
75  Denmark 1 3 0 1 2 3 8 –5 1
76  Haiti 1 6 0 1 5 6 16 –10 1
77  Jamaica 2 6 0 1 5 2 14 –12 1
78  Cuba 2 6 0 1 5 5 18 –13 1
79  Austria 2 6 0 1 5 5 20 –15 1
80  New Caledonia 2 6 0 1 5 2 37 –35 1
81  Algeria 1 3 0 0 3 0 5 –5 0
82  Malawi 1 3 0 0 3 1 7 –6 0
83  India 1 3 0 0 3 1 9 –8 0
84  Trinidad and Tobago 2 6 0 0 6 3 23 –20 0
85  Solomon Islands 1 3 0 0 3 0 20 –20 0
86  Thailand 2 6 0 0 6 5 29 –24 0

Teams that have finished in the top four[edit]

Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place
 Nigeria 5 (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015) 3 (1987, 2001, 2009)
 Brazil 4 (1997, 1999, 2003, 2019) 2 (1995, 2005) 2 (1985, 2017) 1 (2011)
 Ghana 2 (1991, 1995) 2 (1993, 1997) 1 (1999) 1 (2007)
 Mexico 2 (2005, 2011) 2 (2013, 2019) 1 (2015)
 Germany2 1 (2023) 1 (1985) 2 (2007, 2011) 1 (1997)
 France 1 (2001) 1 (2023) 1 (2019)
 Russia1 1 (1987)
 Saudi Arabia 1 (1989)
  Switzerland 1 (2009)
 England 1 (2017)
 Spain 4 (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017) 2 (1997, 2009)
 Mali 1 (2015) 1 (2023) 1 (2017)
 Scotland 1 (1989)
 Australia 1 (1999)
 Uruguay 1 (2011)
 Argentina 3 (1991, 1995, 2003) 3 (2001, 2013, 2023)
 Netherlands 1 (2005) 1 (2019)
 Ivory Coast 1 (1987)
 Portugal 1 (1989)
 Chile 1 (1993)
 Burkina Faso 1 (2001)
 Sweden 1 (2013)
 Belgium 1 (2015)
 Colombia 2 (2003, 2009)
 Guinea 1 (1985)
 Italy 1 (1987)
 Bahrain 1 (1989)
 Qatar 1 (1991)
 Poland 1 (1993)
 Oman 1 (1995)
 United States 1 (1999)
 Turkey 1 (2005)
1 = includes results representing Soviet Union
2 = includes results representing West Germany

Comprehensive team results by tournament[edit]

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • R2 – Round 2 (since 2007: knockout round of 16)
  • R1 – Round 1
  •  •  – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter / Withdrew
  •  X  – Disqualified
  • XX – Country did not exist or national team was inactive
  •    – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team Confederation 1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
2025
Qatar
(48)
Total
 Algeria CAF R1 1
 Angola CAF × × × × × R2 X 1
 Argentina CONMEBOL R1 QF 3rd R1 3rd QF 4th 3rd QF R2 R2 4th R1 R2 4th 15
 Australia AFC[7] QF QF R1 QF QF QF 2nd QF R1 R1 R2 R2 R2 13
 Austria UEFA R1 R1 2
 Bahrain AFC 4th R1 2
 Belgium UEFA R1 3rd 2
 Bolivia CONMEBOL R1 R1 2
 Brazil CONMEBOL 3rd R1 QF QF 2nd 1st 1st QF 1st 2nd R2 R1 4th QF QF 3rd 1st QF 18
 Burkina Faso CAF R1 3rd R2 R1 R1 5
 Cameroon CAF R1 R1 2
 Canada CONCACAF R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 8
 Chile CONMEBOL 3rd R1 R2 R1 R2 5
 China AFC QF R1 R1 R1 R1 QF 6
 Colombia CONMEBOL R1 R1 4th R2 4th R2 6
 Congo CAF R1 R1 R2 3
 Costa Rica CONCACAF R1 R1 R1 QF QF QF R2 R1 QF R1 10
 Croatia UEFA R1 R1 QF 3
 Cuba CONCACAF R1 R1 2
 Czech Republic UEFA QF R1 2
 Denmark UEFA R1 1
 East Germany UEFA QF 1
 Ecuador CONMEBOL R1 QF R2 QF R2 R2 6
 Egypt CAF R1 QF × 2
 England UEFA QF QF R1 1st R2 5
 Finland UEFA R1 1
 France UEFA QF 1st QF QF R2 R2 3rd 2nd 8
 Gambia CAF R1 R1 × 2
Team Confederation 1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
2025
Qatar
(48)
Total
 Germany UEFA 2nd QF R1 4th R1 3rd R2 3rd R2 QF 1st
 Ghana CAF R1 1st 2nd 1st 2nd 3rd R1 4th QF
 Guinea CAF 4th R1 R1 R1 R1 X ×
 Haiti CONCACAF R1 R1
 Honduras CONCACAF R1 R1 QF R1 R2
 Hungary UEFA QF R1
 India AFC R1
 Indonesia AFC × × X R1
 Iran AFC R1 R2 R2 QF R2
 Iraq AFC R1 R2
 Italy UEFA R1 4th R1 R1 R1 QF R2 QF
 Ivory Coast CAF 3rd R1 R2 QF
 Jamaica CONCACAF R1 R1
 Japan AFC QF R1 R1 R1 R1 QF R2 R2 R2 R2
 Malawi CAF R1
 Mali CAF QF R1 QF 2nd 4th 3rd
 Mexico CONCACAF R1 R1 R1 R1 R1 QF QF 1st R2 1st 2nd 4th R2 2nd R2
 Morocco CAF R2 QF
 Netherlands UEFA 3rd R1 R1 4th
 New Caledonia OFC R1 R1
 New Zealand OFC R1 R1 R1 R2 R2 R1 R2 R1 R1 R1
 Niger CAF R2
 Nigeria CAF 1st 2nd QF 1st QF 2nd R1 1st 2nd 1st 1st R2
 North Korea AFC QF R2 R1 R2 R1 ×
 Oman AFC 4th QF R1
 Panama CONCACAF R2 R1 R1
 Paraguay CONMEBOL QF R1 R1 R2 QF
 Peru CONMEBOL R1 QF
 Poland UEFA 4th R1 R1
 Portugal UEFA 3rd QF QF
Team Confederation 1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
2025
Qatar
(48)
Total
 Qatar AFC R1 QF 4th R1 R1 QF R1 Q
 Russia UEFA 1st R2 R2 X
 Rwanda CAF R1 ×
 Saudi Arabia AFC QF R1 1st
 Scotland UEFA 2nd
 Senegal CAF R2 R2
 Sierra Leone CAF R1
 Slovakia UEFA R2
 Solomon Islands OFC R1 X
 South Africa CAF R1
 South Korea AFC QF R1 R1 QF R2 QF R1
 Spain UEFA 2nd R1 3rd R1 R1 2nd 2nd 3rd 2nd QF QF
 Sudan CAF R1 ×
 Sweden UEFA 3rd
  Switzerland UEFA 1st
 Syria AFC R2 R1
 Tajikistan AFC R2 R1
 Thailand AFC R1 R1
 Togo CAF R1
 Trinidad and Tobago CONCACAF R1 R1
 Tunisia CAF R1 R2 R2
 Turkey UEFA 4th QF R1
 United Arab Emirates AFC R1 R2 R1
 United States CONCACAF R1 R1 R1 QF QF R1 R1 4th R1 QF QF R2 R2 R2 R1 QF R1 R2
 Uruguay CONMEBOL R1 QF R1 QF 2nd QF
 Uzbekistan AFC QF R2 QF
 Venezuela CONMEBOL R1 R2
 Yemen AFC R1

Results of defending champions[edit]

Year Defending champions Finish
1987  Nigeria Runners-up
1989  Soviet Union Did not qualify
1991  Saudi Arabia Did not qualify
1993  Ghana Runners-up
1995  Nigeria Quarter-finals
1997  Ghana Runners-up
1999  Brazil Champions
2001  Brazil Quarter-finals
2003  France Did not qualify
2005  Brazil Runners-up
2007  Mexico Did not qualify
2009  Nigeria Runners-up
2011   Switzerland Did not qualify
2013  Mexico Runners-up
2015  Nigeria Champions
2017  Nigeria Did not qualify
2019  England Did not qualify
2023  Brazil Quarter-finals
2025  Germany to be determined

Results of host nations[edit]

Year Host nation Finish
1985  China Quarter-finals
1987  Canada Group stage
1989  Scotland Runners-up
1991  Italy Group stage
1993  Japan Quarter-finals
1995  Ecuador Quarter-finals
1997  Egypt Quarter-finals
1999  New Zealand Group stage
2001  Trinidad and Tobago Group stage
2003  Finland Group stage
2005  Peru Group stage
2007  South Korea Group stage
2009  Nigeria Runners-up
2011  Mexico Champions
2013  United Arab Emirates Group stage
2015  Chile Round of 16
2017  India Group stage
2019  Brazil Champions
2023  Indonesia Group stage
2025 to be announced to be determined

Results by confederation[edit]

AFC[edit]

1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
Total
Teams 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 2 3 3 3 5 4 4 5 4 5 4 5 68
Top 16 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 24
Top 8 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 0 0 2 0 1 2 0 0 1 1 1 19
Top 4 0 0 2 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
Top 2 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1st Saudi Arabia 1
2nd 0
3rd 0
4th Bahrain Qatar Oman 3

CAF[edit]

1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
Total
Teams 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 66
Top 16 3 2 2 4 2 3 3 3 22
Top 8 2 2 1 1 2 2 3 1 3 0 0 2 1 0 2 2 2 0 2 28
Top 4 2 2 0 1 2 1 1 1 2 0 0 2 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 20
Top 2 1 1 0 1 2 1 1 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 0 13
1st Nigeria Ghana Nigeria Ghana Nigeria Nigeria Nigeria 7
2nd Nigeria Ghana Ghana Nigeria Nigeria Mali 6
3rd Ivory Coast Ghana Burkina Faso Mali 4
4th Guinea Ghana Mali 3

CONCACAF[edit]

1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
Total
Teams 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 4 5 4 4 4 4 4 67
Top 16 2 2 3 2 2 3 1 2 17
Top 8 0 0 0 1 1 0 0 2 1 3 3 0 0 1 2 2 1 1 0 18
Top 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 0 6
Top 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 4
1st Mexico Mexico 2
2nd Mexico Mexico 2
3rd 0
4th United States Mexico 2

CONMEBOL[edit]

1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
Total
Teams 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 4 4 4 5 4 5 4 68
Top 16 4 3 4 3 3 3 5 4 29
Top 8 1 0 2 2 1 3 2 3 2 3 1 2 2 2 3 2 1 2 2 36
Top 4 1 0 0 1 1 2 1 1 1 3 1 0 1 2 1 0 1 1 1 19
Top 2 0 0 0 0 0 1 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 7
1st Brazil Brazil Brazil Brazil 4
2nd Brazil Brazil Uruguay 3
3rd Brazil Argentina Chile Argentina Argentina Brazil 6
4th Argentina Colombia Colombia Brazil Argentina Argentina 6

OFC[edit]

1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
Total
Teams 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 23
Top 16 0 1 1 0 1 0 0 0 3
Top 8 1 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 6
Top 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
Top 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1
1st 0
2nd Australia 1
3rd 0
4th 0

UEFA[edit]

1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
Total
Teams 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 5 6 6 6 6 5 5 5 77
Top 16 4 5 3 4 5 4 4 4 33
Top 8 2 3 3 2 1 1 2 0 1 2 2 4 4 3 1 2 3 4 3 43
Top 4 1 2 2 1 1 0 2 0 1 1 2 2 2 1 1 1 2 2 2 26
Top 2 1 1 1 1 0 0 0 0 1 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 2 0 2 12
1st Soviet Union France Switzerland England Germany 5
2nd West Germany Scotland Spain Spain Spain Spain France 7
3rd Portugal Spain Netherlands Germany Spain Germany Sweden Belgium France 9
4th Italy Poland Germany Turkey Netherlands 5

Awards[edit]

Tournament Golden Ball Golden Boot Goals Golden Glove Fair Play
China 1985 China Brazil William West Germany Marcel Witeczek 8 Not awarded  West Germany
Canada 1987 Canada Nigeria Philip Osundu Ivory Coast Moussa Traoré 5  Soviet Union
Scotland 1989 Scotland Scotland James Will Guinea Fode Camara 3  Bahrain
Italy 1991 Italy Ghana Nii Lamptey Brazil Adriano 4  Argentina
Japan 1993 Japan Ghana Daniel Addo Nigeria Wilson Oruma 6  Nigeria
Ecuador 1995 Ecuador Oman Mohamed Kathiri Australia Daniel Allsopp 5  Brazil
Egypt 1997 Egypt Spain Sergio Santamaría Spain David 7  Argentina
New Zealand 1999 New Zealand United States Landon Donovan Ghana Ishmael Addo 7  Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Trinidad and Tobago France Florent Sinama Pongolle France Florent Sinama Pongolle 9  Nigeria
Finland 2003 Finland Spain Cesc Fàbregas Spain Cesc Fàbregas 5  Costa Rica
Peru 2005 Peru Brazil Anderson Mexico Carlos Vela 5  North Korea
South Korea 2007 South Korea Germany Toni Kroos Nigeria Macauley Chrisantus 7  Costa Rica
Nigeria 2009 Nigeria Nigeria Sani Emmanuel Spain Borja 5 Switzerland Benjamin Siegrist  Nigeria
Mexico 2011 Mexico Mexico Julio Gómez Ivory Coast Souleymane Coulibaly 9 Uruguay Jonathan Cubero  Japan
United Arab Emirates 2013 United Arab Emirates Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho Sweden Valmir Berisha 7 Nigeria Dele Alampasu  Nigeria
Chile 2015 Chile Nigeria Kelechi Nwakali Nigeria Victor Osimhen 10 Mali Samuel Diarra  Ecuador
India 2017 India England Phil Foden England Rhian Brewster 8 Brazil Gabriel Brazão  Brazil
Brazil 2019 Brazil Brazil Gabriel Veron Netherlands Sontje Hansen 6 Brazil Matheus Donelli  Ecuador
Indonesia 2023 Indonesia Germany Paris Brunner Argentina Agustín Ruberto 8 France Paul Argney  England

Team: tournament position[edit]

Most championships
5;  Nigeria (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015)
Most finishes in the top two
8;  Nigeria (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015)
Most finishes in the top three
8;  Nigeria (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015),  Brazil (1985, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019)
Most World Cup appearances
18;  Brazil (every tournament except 1993) and  United States (every tournament except 2013)
Most second-place finishes
4;  Spain (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
Most third-place finishes
3;  Argentina (1991, 1995, 2003)
Most fourth-place finishes
3;  Argentina (2001, 2013, 2023)
Most third–fourth-place finishes
6;  Argentina (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2023)

Consecutive[edit]

Most consecutive championships
2;  Brazil (1997–1999),  Nigeria (2013–2015)
Most consecutive finishes in the top two
4;  Ghana (1991–1997)
Most consecutive finishes in the top three
5;  Ghana (1991–1999)
Most consecutive finishes in the top four
5;  Ghana (1991–1999)
Most consecutive finals tournaments
14;  United States (1985–2011),  Brazil (1995–2023)
Most consecutive second-place finishes
no country has finished second in two consecutive tournaments
Most consecutive third-place finishes
no country has finished third in two consecutive tournaments
Most consecutive fourth-place finishes
no country has finished fourth in two consecutive tournaments
Most consecutive third–fourth-place finishes
2;  Argentina (2001–2003)

Gaps[edit]

Longest gap between successive titles
16 years;  Brazil (2003–2019)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
14 years;  Brazil (2005–2019)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three
22 years;  Germany (1985–2007)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four
18 years;  France (2001–2019)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the finals
26 years;  Soviet Union, later continued by  Russia (1987–2013)

Host team[edit]

Best finish by a host team
Champions;  Mexico (2011),  Brazil (2019)
Worst finish by a host team
Group stage;  Canada (1987),  Italy (1991),  New Zealand (1999),  Trinidad and Tobago (2001),  Finland (2003),  Peru (2005),  South Korea (2007),  United Arab Emirates (2013),  India (2017),  Indonesia (2023)

Defending champions[edit]

Best finish by defending champions
Champions;  Brazil (1999),  Nigeria (2015)
Worst finish by defending champions
Did not qualify;  Soviet Union (1989),  Saudi Arabia (1991),  France (2003),  Mexico (2007),   Switzerland (2011),  Nigeria (2017),  England (2019)
Worst finish by defending champions who participate in the next tournament
Quarter-finals;  Brazil (2001)

Debuting teams[edit]

Best finish by a debuting team
Champions;  Nigeria (1985),  Soviet Union (1987),   Switzerland (2009)

Other[edit]

Most finishes in the top two, never become champions
4;  Spain (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
Most finishes in the top four, never become champions
6;  Spain (1991, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2017)
Most appearances, never become champions
18;  United States (all except 2013)
Most finishes in the top four, never finish in the top two
6;  Argentina (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2023)
Most appearances, never finish in the top two
18;  United States (all except 2013)
Most appearances, never finish in the top four
10;  Costa Rica (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017)

All time[edit]

Most appearances in the group stage
18;  Brazil (every tournament except 1993),  United States (every tournament except 2013)
Most progression from the group stage
16;  Brazil (every tournament except 1987 and 2009)
Most consecutive appearances, progressing from the group stage
7;  Brazil (1995–2007)
Most appearances, never progressing from the group stage
8;  Canada (1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2023)

Teams: matches played and goals scored[edit]

All time[edit]

Most matches played
94;  Brazil
Fewest matches played
3;  Sudan,  Finland,  Togo,  Sierra Leone,  Rwanda,  Yemen,  Denmark,  Algeria,  Malawi,  South Africa,  India,  Solomon Islands,  Indonesia
Most wins
62;  Brazil
Most losses
34;  United States
Most draws
15;  Argentina
Most goals scored
208;  Brazil
Most goals conceded
110;  United States
Fewest goals scored
0;  Rwanda,  Algeria,  Solomon Islands
Fewest goals conceded
3;  Scotland,  Togo,  Rwanda
Highest goal difference
+127;  Brazil
Lowest goal difference
–81;  New Zealand
Most played final
2 times;  Brazil v  Ghana (1995, 1997),  Brazil v  Mexico (2005, 2019)

In one tournament[edit]

Most goals scored
26;  Nigeria (2013)
Most goals scored, champions
26;  Nigeria (2013)
Most goals scored, hosts
19;  Brazil (2019)
Fewest goals scored, champions
8;  Saudi Arabia (1989),  Ghana (1991),  Brazil (1999)

Goalscoring[edit]

Individual[edit]

Most goals scored in a tournament
10; Victor Osimhen ( Nigeria) (2015)
Most goals scored in a match
4; David ( Spain, vs  New Zealand) (1997), Carlos Hidalgo ( Colombia, vs  Finland) (2003), Souleymane Coulibaly ( Ivory Coast, vs  Denmark) (2011), Kelechi Iheanacho ( Nigeria, vs  Mexico) (2013)
Most goals scored in one final
2; Phil Foden ( England), Sergio Gomez ( Spain) (2017)
Fastest goal in a final
3rd minute; Wilson Oruma ( Nigeria, vs  Ghana) (1993)
Latest goal from kickoff in a final
90+3rd minute; Lázaro ( Brazil, vs  Mexico) (2019)

Team[edit]

Biggest margin of victory
13;  Spain, vs New Zealand  (1997)
Most goals scored in a match, one team
13;  Spain, vs New Zealand  (1997)
Most goals scored in a match, both teams
13;  Spain 13–0 New Zealand  (1997)
Most goals scored in a final, one team
5;  England (2017)
Most goals scored in a final, both teams
7;  England 5–2 Spain  (2017)
Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams
0;  Brazil 0–0 Australia  (1999),  Nigeria 0–0 Spain  (2007)
Biggest margin of victory in a final
3;  France (2001),  Mexico (2005),  Nigeria (2013),  England (2017)
Most goals in a tournament, one team
26;  Nigeria (2013)

Tournament[edit]

Most goals scored in a tournament
183 goals, 2017
Fewest goals scored in a tournament
77 goals, 1989
Most goals per match in a tournament
3.52 goals per match, 2017
Fewest goals per match in a tournament
2.4 goals per match, 1989

Top scoring teams by tournament[edit]

Teams listed in bold won the tournament.

World Cup Team Goals
China 1985 China  Brazil
 West Germany
13
Canada 1987 Canada  Soviet Union 17
Scotland 1989 Scotland  Portugal 11
Italy 1991 Italy  Spain 13
Japan 1993 Japan  Nigeria 20
Ecuador 1995 Ecuador  Ghana
 Brazil
13
Egypt 1997 Egypt  Spain 22
New Zealand 1999 New Zealand  Ghana 19
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Trinidad and Tobago  France 18
Finland 2003 Finland  Spain 16
Peru 2005 Peru  Mexico
 Brazil
16
South Korea 2007 South Korea  Germany 20
Nigeria 2009 Nigeria   Switzerland
 Spain
18
Mexico 2011 Mexico  Germany 24
United Arab Emirates 2013 United Arab Emirates  Nigeria 26
Chile 2015 Chile  Nigeria 23
India 2017 India  England 23
Brazil 2019 Brazil  France 22
Indonesia 2023 Indonesia  Argentina 19

Host records[edit]

Best performance by host(s)
Champions;  Mexico (2011),  Brazil (2019)
Worst performance by host(s)
Group stage;  Canada (1987),  Italy (1991),  New Zealand (1999),  Trinidad and Tobago (2001),  Finland (2003),  Peru (2005),  South Korea (2007),  United Arab Emirates (2013),  India (2017),  Indonesia (2023)
Had its best performance when hosting

Penalty shoot-outs[edit]

Most shoot-outs, team, all-time
4;  Argentina,  Brazil,  France,  Nigeria
Most wins, team, all-time
3;  Germany
Most losses, team, all-time
3;  France
Most shoot-outs with 100% record (all won)
2;  Saudi Arabia
Most shoot-outs with 0% record (all lost)
2;  United States

Most wins, penalty shoot-out[edit]

Team Won Lost Total
 Germany 3 0 3
 Argentina 2 2 4
 Brazil 2 2 4
 Nigeria 2 2 4
 Spain 2 1 3
 Mexico 2 1 3
 Saudi Arabia 2 0 2
 France 1 3 4
 Australia 1 2 3
 Qatar 1 2 3
 Colombia 1 1 2
 Guinea 1 1 2
 Bahrain 1 0 1
 Chile 1 0 1
 Costa Rica 1 0 1
 England 1 0 1
 South Korea 1 0 1
 Morocco 1 0 1
 Peru 1 0 1
 Russia 1 0 1
 Iran 0 1 1
 Mali 0 1 1
 Netherlands 0 1 1
 Poland 0 1 1
 Scotland 0 1 1
 Senegal 0 1 1
 Tajikistan 0 1 1
 Turkey 0 1 1
 Uruguay 0 1 1
 United States 0 2 2
Total 29 29 58

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ^ FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1985–1989) to Germany.
  2. ^ a b c The USSR was dissolved in 1991. The 15 nations that were once Soviet republics now compete separately. FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the USSR.
  3. ^ a b Czechoslovakia was divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 1993 after the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. FIFA considers both the Czech Republic and Slovakia as successor teams of Czechoslovakia.
  4. ^ includes results representing West Germany.
  5. ^ includes results representing Soviet Union.
  6. ^ includes results representing Czechoslovakia.
  7. ^ Australia represented OFC before 2006.

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