World Cup: The all-time competition ranking

Brazil leads the all-time World Cup standings with 247 points, ahead of Germany (225 points) and Argentina (158 points).

The Top 5 is rounded out by Italy, who have won 45 of their 83 matches in the tournament, and France, who have accumulated 131 points.

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Here is the all-time World Cup ranking:

• Brazil: 114 matches (76 wins, 19 draws, 19 losses) – 247 points

• Germany: 112 matches (68 wins, 21 draws, 23 losses) – 225 points

• Argentina: 88 matches (47 wins, 17 draws, 24 losses) – 158 points

• Italy: 83 matches (45 wins, 21 draws, 17 losses) – 156 points

• France: 73 matches (39 wins, 14 draws, 20 losses) – 131 points

• England: 74 matches (32 wins, 22 draws, 20 losses) – 118 points

• Spain: 67 matches (31 wins, 17 draws, 19 losses) – 110 points

• Netherlands: 55 matches (30 wins, 14 draws, 11 losses) – 104 points

• Uruguay: 59 matches (25 wins, 13 draws, 21 losses) – 88 points

• Sweden: 52 matches (20 wins, 13 draws, 19 losses) – 73 points

• Belgium: 51 matches (21 wins, 10 draws, 20 losses) – 73 points

• Mexico: 60 matches (17 wins, 15 draws, 28 losses) – 66 points

• Portugal: 35 matches (17 wins, 6 draws, 12 losses) – 57 points

• Poland: 38 matches (17 wins, 6 draws, 15 losses) – 57 points

• Yugoslavia: 37 matches (16 wins, 8 draws, 13 losses) – 56 points

• Soviet Union: 31 matches (15 wins, 6 draws, 10 losses) – 51 points

• Switzerland: 41 matches (14 wins, 8 draws, 19 losses) – 50 points

• Hungary: 32 matches (15 wins, 3 draws, 14 losses) – 48 points

• Croatia: 30 matches (13 wins, 8 draws, 9 losses) – 47 points

• Austria: 30 matches (12 wins, 4 draws, 14 losses) – 40 points

• Chile: 33 matches (11 wins, 7 draws, 15 losses) – 40 points

• Czechoslovakia: 30 matches (11 wins, 5 draws, 14 losses) – 38 points

• United States: 37 matches (9 wins, 8 draws, 20 losses) – 35 points

• Denmark: 23 matches (9 wins, 6 draws, 8 losses) – 33 points

• Paraguay: 27 matches (7 wins, 10 draws, 10 losses) – 31 points

• South Korea: 38 matches (7 wins, 10 draws, 21 losses) – 31 points

• Colombia: 22 matches (9 wins, 3 draws, 10 losses) – 30 points

• Romania: 21 matches (8 wins, 5 draws, 8 losses) – 29 points

• Japan: 25 matches (7 wins, 6 draws, 12 losses) – 27 points

• Costa Rica: 21 matches (6 wins, 5 draws, 10 losses) – 23 points

• Cameroon: 26 matches (5 wins, 8 draws, 13 losses) – 23 points

• Morocco: 23 matches (5 wins, 7 draws, 11 losses) – 22 points

• Nigeria: 21 matches (6 wins, 3 draws, 12 losses) – 21 points

• Scotland: 23 matches (4 wins, 7 draws, 12 losses) – 19 points

• Senegal: 12 matches (5 wins, 3 draws, 4 losses) – 18 points

• Ghana: 15 matches (5 wins, 3 draws, 7 losses) – 18 points

• Peru: 18 matches (5 wins, 3 draws, 10 losses) – 18 points

• Ecuador: 13 matches (5 wins, 2 draws, 6 losses) – 17 points

• Bulgaria: 26 matches (3 wins, 8 draws, 15 losses) – 17 points

• Russia: 14 matches (4 wins, 4 draws, 6 losses) – 16 points

• Turkey: 10 matches (5 wins, 1 draw, 4 losses) – 16 points

• Australia: 20 matches (4 wins, 4 draws, 12 losses) – 16 points

• Ireland: 13 matches (2 wins, 8 draws, 3 losses) – 14 points

• Northern Ireland: 13 matches (3 wins, 5 draws, 5 losses) – 14 points

• Tunisia: 18 matches (3 wins, 5 draws, 10 losses) – 14 points

• Saudi Arabia: 19 matches (4 wins, 2 draws, 13 losses) – 14 points

• Iran: 18 matches (3 wins, 4 draws, 11 losses) – 13 points

• Algeria: 13 matches (3 wins, 3 draws, 7 losses) – 12 points

• Ivory Coast: 9 matches (3 wins, 1 draw, 5 losses) – 10 points

• South Africa: 9 matches (2 wins, 4 draws, 3 losses) – 10 points

• Norway: 8 matches (2 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses) – 9 points

• East Germany: 6 matches (2 wins, 2 draws, 2 losses) – 8 points

• Greece: 10 matches (2 wins, 2 draws, 6 losses) – 8 points

• Ukraine: 5 matches (2 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses) – 7 points

• Wales: 8 matches (1 win, 4 draws, 3 losses) – 7 points

• Serbia: 9 matches (2 wins, 1 draw, 6 losses) – 7 points

• Slovakia: 4 matches (1 win, 1 draw, 2 losses) – 4 points

• Slovenia: 6 matches (1 win, 1 draw, 4 losses) – 4 points

• Cuba: 3 matches (1 win, 1 draw, 1 loss) – 4 points

• North Korea: 7 matches (1 win, 1 draw, 5 losses) – 4 points

• Bosnia-Herzegovina: 3 matches (1 win, 0 draws, 2 losses) – 3 points

• Czechia: 3 matches (1 win, 0 draws, 2 losses) – 3 points

• Jamaica: 3 matches (1 win, 0 draws, 2 losses) – 3 points

• New Zealand: 6 matches (0 wins, 3 draws, 3 losses) – 3 points

• Honduras: 9 matches (0 wins, 3 draws, 6 losses) – 3 points

• Angola: 3 matches (0 wins, 2 draws, 1 loss) – 2 points

• Egypt: 7 matches (0 wins, 2 draws, 5 losses) – 2 points

• Iceland: 3 matches (0 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses) – 1 point

• Kuwait: 3 matches (0 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses) – 1 point

• Trinidad and Tobago: 3 matches (0 wins, 1 draw, 2 losses) – 1 point

• Bolivia: 6 matches (0 wins, 1 draw, 5 losses) – 1 point

• Iraq: 3 matches (0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses) – 0 points

• Togo: 3 matches (0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses) – 0 points

• Dutch East Indies: 1 match (0 wins, 0 draws, 1 loss) – 0 points

• Qatar: 3 matches (0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses) – 0 points

• Serbia and Montenegro: 3 matches (0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses) – 0 points

• Panama: 3 matches (0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses) – 0 points

• United Arab Emirates: 3 matches (0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses) – 0 points

• China: 3 matches (0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses) – 0 points

• Canada: 6 matches (0 wins, 0 draws, 6 losses) – 0 points

• Haiti: 3 matches (0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses) – 0 points

• Zaire: 3 matches (0 wins, 0 draws, 3 losses) – 0 points

• El Salvador: 6 matches (0 wins, 0 draws, 6 losses) – 0 points

Imed Ben Amara |

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Imed Ben Amara - bilingual sports writer and web editor with experience in football content creation. Since 2021, he has contributed to Foot Africa, providing news coverage and analysis.

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