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Teams with the most tournament participations
TeamEditions
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)
Uruguay10 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1990, 2002)
Hungary9 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1982, 1986)
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)
Czechoslovakia6 (1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1970)
Germany6 (1934, 1938, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
Cameroon5 (1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002)
Germany FR5 (1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970)
Yugoslavia5 (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962)
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)
Soviet Union4 (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970)
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)
Ireland Republic3 (1990, 1994, 2002)
Japan3 (1998, 2002, 2006)
Nigeria3 (1994, 1998, 2002)
Northern Ireland3 (1958, 1982, 1986)
Norway3 (1938, 1994, 1998)
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)
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)

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