The World Cup all-time table: Argentina 3rd, England above Spain… | OneFootball

From the first tournament in 1930 to the present day, the World Cup has grown into the biggest sporting competition on the planet with billions of people expected to watch some of the 2026 edition.

But who are the most successful sides in World Cup history?

It won’t surprise anybody to see five-time winners Brazil at the top of our list, but Germany, who have lifted the trophy four times and reached another four finals, aren’t too far behind them despite exiting in the group stages of the last two World Cups.

Argentina are third, overtaking Italy thanks to their triumph at Qatar 2022.

France have been Europe’s most successful side since 1998 – two victories and two runner-up finishes – to overtake the likes of England and Spain in recent tournaments.

A number of sides flew up the rankings after the 2022 World Cup; Morocco climbed a remarkable 13 places following their historic march to the semi-finals, while Croatia, Japan and Australia also made significant strides up the standings.

Historic World Cup countries that won’t be in North America this summer include Italy, Russia, Hungary, Poland and Serbia.

We’ve crunched the numbers from every World Cup to present the all-time table.

The system used in the World Cup up to 1990 was two points for a win. In this ranking, three points are awarded for a win, one for a draw and zero for a loss. Penalty shoot-outs are listed as three points for the winning team and zero points for the losing team.

Germany’s results include those of West Germany, Yugoslavia’s come under Serbia while Czechoslovakia’s result are included with the Czech Republic’s. Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938 and Congo DR competed as Zaire in 1974.

A team in bold will be participating at the 2026 World Cup finals.