The men's Brazil football team has the most FIFA World Cup wins. Brazil have lifted the World Cup a record five times – 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. They are also the only team to compete in all 21 editions.
Brazil, with five wins, are the only team to have played in every tournament. The other World Cup winners are Germany and Italy, with four titles each; Argentina, with three titles; France and inaugural winner Uruguay, each with two titles; and England and Spain, with one title each.
Hungary. Besides the Netherlands, the only other country that hasn't won the World Cup but has appeared in multiple finals is Hungary. The Hungarians haven't qualified for the World Cup since 1986, but in the earliest years of the tournament, they were a perennial power.
New Zealand has one world title under its belt; the ICC Champions Trophy, won in Kenya in 2000-01 (when it was the ICC Knockout).
Though they have won world cup record five times, they are also the only team considered as tournament favorites for every world cup, right from 1975 to present. The team has played total 85 world cup matches, the highest of any team.
The nation first attempted to qualify for the tournament back in 1958. The 2018 FIFA World Cup was Iceland's second major international tournament, having also qualified for UEFA Euro 2016. Iceland is the smallest nation to reach the World Cup Group Stage, breaking the record set by Trinidad and Tobago.
France have now lost two World Cup finals - after their defeat to Italy in 2006 - but it may surprise you to learn that Germany have lost the World Cup final the most, having finished as runners-up on four occasions.
The USSR, of which FIFA considers the Russian team as successors in terms of their international record, had seven World Cup appearances since 1958, with a best result of fourth in 1966.
Brazil defended their title in 1962. England went on to win their first, and to date only, FIFA World Cup trophy in 1966.
The Mens Germany national football team is one of the most successful national teams at the FIFA World Cup, winning four titles, earning second-place and third-place finishes four times each and one fourth-place finish.
The host nation has won the FIFA World Cup six times: in 1930 (Uruguay), 1934 (Italy), 1966 (England), 1974 (West Germany), 1978 (Argentina), and 1998 (France).
FIFA ranking for the men's soccer team Australia 2010-2022
As of December 2022, the Australian men's soccer team ranked 27th in the FIFA world ranking. A year earlier, the team was ranked 35th. The highest the Australian men's team was ranked was in 2009 when they were ranked 21st.
Since making their competitive debut, San Marino have competed in the qualifiers of every European Championship and World Cup, but have never won a match in either competition. They have only ever won once, defeating Liechtenstein 1–0 in a friendly match on 28 April 2004.
3 million: The number of World Cup tickets sold. The top 10 ticket buyers by country are: Qatar, United States, Saudi Arabia, England, Mexico, United Arab Emirates, Argentina, France, Brazil and Germany.
The Jules Rimet Trophy, awarded to the winner of the football World Cup, was stolen in 1966 prior to the 1966 FIFA World Cup in England. The trophy was later recovered by a dog named Pickles who was later commended and gained a cult following for his heroism.
Spain won the FIFA World Cup 2010 in South Africa after losing their first match against Switzerland in a tough Group H that also had Chile and Honduras.
Hungary vs El Salvador (10-1)
The worst defeat in the history of the World Cup belongs to El Salvador. It was 1982 in Spain and El Salvador was playing its first, and so far only, World Cup.
There are 195 countries in the world today. This total comprises 193 countries that are member states of the United Nations and 2 countries that are non-member observer states: the Holy See and the State of Palestine.
European and South American countries had historical roots in the World Cup and performed better in the tournament, so organizers made room for more teams from those continents. But because Europe and South America got more slots, other continents had fewer chances to break out.
There is no minimum or maximum age limit for soccer players participating in the FIFA World Cup. Players of any age can compete, provided they are selected by their national body.
The lowest score in T20I history for Australia is 62 scored against Bangladesh in the 2021 tour of Bangladesh.
How many times did India win the World Cup? Indian cricket team won two times in World Cup Events; one was in 1983 under Kapil dev captaincy and another in 2011 under M.S.Dhoni captaincy. India won over Sri Lanka in the 2011 Cricket World Cup.