National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup

Each successive World Cup has had at least one team appearing for the first time. Using FIFA's view on successor teams, the total number of teams that have participated in the World Cup up to and including the 2022 edition is 80. }, ==Overall team records==

==Comprehensive team results by tournament==

The team ranking in each tournament is according to FIFA. The rankings, apart from the top four positions (top two in 1930), are not a result of direct competition between the teams; instead, teams eliminated in the same round are ranked by their full results in the tournament. For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament are shown (in parentheses). } ; Legend ==Hosts== ==Results of defending finalists==

The defending World Cup champions were formerly granted an automatic spot in the Cup finals field. This berth is no longer guaranteed since the 2006 tournament.. However, no defending World Cup champion has yet failed to qualify. Automatic berths have never been given for defending World Cup runners-up. Defending runners-up have qualified 17 times in 21 attempts for the following World Cup. ==Results by confederation==

— Hosts are from this confederation Overview AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA Overall ==Droughts==

This section is a list of droughts associated with the participation of national football teams in the FIFA World Cups. 1942 and 1946, when the tournament was not held due to World War II, are not included in the calculation of a drought. Active World Cup appearance droughts Does not include teams that have not yet made their first appearance or teams that no longer exist. Longest World Cup appearance droughts overall This is a list of the longest droughts between World Cup appearances. ''Only includes droughts begun after a team's first appearance until the team ceased to exist.'' ==See also==