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Teams with the most tournament participations
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Brazil18 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Italy16 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Argentina14 (1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Mexico13 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
England12 (1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998, 2002, 2006)
France12 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Spain12 (1934, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Belgium11 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
Sweden11 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1958, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994, 2002, 2006)
Germany FR10 (1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990)
Uruguay10 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 2002)
Hungary9 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986)
Yugoslavia9 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998)
Czechoslovakia8 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1990)
Netherlands8 (1934, 1938, 1974, 1978, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006)
Scotland8 (1954, 1958, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1998)
Switzerland8 (1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1994, 2006)
USA8 (1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Austria7 (1934, 1954, 1958, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1998)
Bulgaria7 (1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1994, 1998)
Chile7 (1930, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1998)
Korea Republic7 (1954, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Paraguay7 (1930, 1950, 1958, 1986, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Poland7 (1938, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 2002, 2006)
Romania7 (1930, 1934, 1938, 1970, 1990, 1994, 1998)
Soviet Union7 (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990)
Germany6 (1934, 1938, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Cameroon5 (1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
Colombia4 (1962, 1990, 1994, 1998)
Morocco4 (1970, 1986, 1994, 1998)
Peru4 (1930, 1970, 1978, 1982)
Portugal4 (1966, 1986, 2002, 2006)
Saudi Arabia4 (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Tunisia4 (1978, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Bolivia3 (1930, 1950, 1994)
Costa Rica3 (1990, 2002, 2006)
Croatia3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Denmark3 (1986, 1998, 2002)
Iran3 (1978, 1998, 2006)
Japan3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Nigeria3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Northern Ireland3 (1958, 1982, 1986)
Norway3 (1938, 1994, 1998)
Republic of Ireland3 (1990, 1994, 2002)
Algeria2 (1982, 1986)
Australia2 (1974, 2006)
Ecuador2 (2002, 2006)
Egypt2 (1934, 1990)
El Salvador2 (1970, 1982)
Russia2 (1994, 2002)
South Africa2 (1998, 2002)
Turkey2 (1954, 2002)
Angola1 (2006)
Canada1 (1986)
China PR1 (2002)
Côte d'Ivoire1 (2006)
Cuba1 (1938)
Czech Republic1 (2006)
Dutch East Indies1 (1938)
German DR1 (1974)
Ghana1 (2006)
Greece1 (1994)
Haiti1 (1974)
Honduras1 (1982)
Iraq1 (1986)
Israel1 (1970)
Jamaica1 (1998)
Korea DPR1 (1966)
Kuwait1 (1982)
New Zealand1 (1982)
Senegal1 (2002)
Serbia and Montenegro1 (2006)
Slovenia1 (2002)
Togo1 (2006)
Trinidad and Tobago1 (2006)
Ukraine1 (2006)
United Arab Emirates1 (1990)
Wales1 (1958)
Zaire1 (1974)