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Major achievements in association football by nation

This article contains lists of achievements in major senior-level international association football, futsal and beach soccer tournaments according to first-place, second-place and third-place results obtained by teams representing different nations. The objective is not to create combined medal tables; the focus is on listing the best positions achieved by teams in major international tournaments, ranking the nations according to the most number of podiums accomplished by teams of these nations.

Results

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For the making of these lists, results from following major international tournaments were consulted:

Form Governing
body		 Tournament Edition
First Latest Next
Association football FIFA & IOC Football at the Summer Olympics (quadrennially) 1900 2024 2028
FIFA FIFA World Cup (quadrennially) 1930 2022 2026
FIFA Women's World Cup (quadrennially) 1991 2023 2027
FIFA Confederations Cup (quadrennially) 1992 2017 Defunct
FIFA Club World Cup (quadrennially) 2000 2023 2025
Futsal FIFA FIFA Futsal World Cup (quadrennially) 1989 2021 2024
Beach soccer FIFA FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (biennially) 1995 2024 2025

Medals earned by athletes from defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are NOT merged with the results achieved by their immediate successor states. The International Olympic Committee (IOC) does NOT combine medals of these nations or teams.[1]

The tables are pre-sorted by total number of first-place results, second-place results and third-place results, respectively. When equal ranks are given, nations are listed in alphabetical order.

Association football, futsal and beach soccer

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Men and women

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Last updated after the 2024 Olympic Games (As of 10 August 2024)
Association football Futsal Beach soccer Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Confederations Cup Club World Cup World Cup World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Men Men Men Women Men Women       Total
1   Brazil                 6 2 0 8
2   Spain               5 2 0 7
3   United States               2 4 1 7
4   Germany             5 1 0 6
5   Argentina             4 1 1 6
6   Italy             3 2 1 6
7   Japan             1 4 1 6
8   France         4 0 0 4
9   Mexico         2 2 0 4
10   England†         2 1 1 4
11   Portugal         2 0 2 4
12   Sweden         1 3 0 4
13   Netherlands         0 3 1 4
14   Uruguay       2 1 0 3
15   Norway       2 0 1 3
16   Chile       0 1 2 3
17   Canada     2 0 0 2
18   Cameroon     1 1 0 2
18   Czechoslovakia*     1 1 0 2
18   Denmark     1 1 0 2
18   Hungary     1 1 0 2
18   Russia     1 1 0 2
Association football Futsal Beach soccer Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Confederations Cup Club World Cup World Cup World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Men Men Men Women Men Women       Total
23   Belgium     1 0 1 2
23   Poland     1 0 1 2
23   West Germany*     1 0 1 2
26   China     0 2 0 2
26   Saudi Arabia     0 2 0 2
26   Switzerland     0 2 0 2
29   Austria     0 1 1 2
29   Morocco     0 1 1 2
31   Iran     0 0 2 2
31   South Korea     0 0 2 2
31   Turkey     0 0 2 2
34   East Germany*   1 0 0 1
34   Great Britain‡   1 0 0 1
34   Nigeria   1 0 0 1
34   Soviet Union*   1 0 0 1
34   Yugoslavia*   1 0 0 1
39   Australia   0 1 0 1
39   Bulgaria   0 1 0 1
39   Croatia   0 1 0 1
39   Democratic Republic of the Congo   0 1 0 1
39   Ecuador   0 1 0 1
39   Paraguay   0 1 0 1
39   Peru   0 1 0 1
39   Tahiti†   0 1 0 1
39   United Arab Emirates   0 1 0 1
48   Colombia   0 0 1 1
48   Costa Rica   0 0 1 1
48   Czech Republic   0 0 1 1
48   Egypt   0 0 1 1
48   Ghana   0 0 1 1
48   New Zealand   0 0 1 1
48   Qatar   0 0 1 1
48   United Team of Germany*   0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
†FIFA affiliates and non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
‡International Olympic Committee (IOC) members and non FIFA affiliates.

Men

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Last updated after the 2022 FIFA Club World Cup (As of 11 February 2023)
Association football Futsal Beach soccer Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Confederations Cup Club World Cup World Cup World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Men Men Men Men Men       Total
1   Brazil             6 0 0 6
2   Spain             4 2 0 6
3   Argentina             4 1 1 6
4   Italy             3 2 1 6
5   United States           0 4 1 5
6   France         4 0 0 4
7   Germany         3 1 0 4
8   Mexico         2 2 0 4
9   Portugal         2 0 2 4
10   Japan         0 3 1 4
11   Uruguay       2 1 0 3
12   England†       2 0 1 3
13   Netherlands       0 2 1 3
14   Chile       0 1 2 3
15   Cameroon     1 1 0 2
15   Czechoslovakia*     1 1 0 2
15   Denmark     1 1 0 2
15   Hungary     1 1 0 2
15   Russia     1 1 0 2
15   Sweden     1 1 0 2
21   Belgium     1 0 1 2
21   Poland     1 0 1 2
21   West Germany*     1 0 1 2
24   Saudi Arabia     0 2 0 2
24   Switzerland     0 2 0 2
26   Austria     0 1 1 2
27   Iran     0 0 2 2
27   South Korea     0 0 2 2
27   Turkey     0 0 2 2
Association football Futsal Beach soccer Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Confederations Cup Club World Cup World Cup World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Men Men Men Men Men       Total
30   Canada   1 0 0 1
30   East Germany*   1 0 0 1
30   Great Britain‡   1 0 0 1
30   Nigeria   1 0 0 1
30   Soviet Union*   1 0 0 1
30   Yugoslavia*   1 0 0 1
36   Australia   0 1 0 1
36   Bulgaria   0 1 0 1
36   Croatia   0 1 0 1
36   Democratic Republic of the Congo   0 1 0 1
36   Ecuador   0 1 0 1
36   Morocco   0 1 0 1
36   Paraguay   0 1 0 1
36   Peru   0 1 0 1
36   Tahiti†   0 1 0 1
36   United Arab Emirates   0 1 0 1
46   Colombia   0 0 1 1
46   Costa Rica   0 0 1 1
46   Czech Republic   0 0 1 1
46   Egypt   0 0 1 1
46   Ghana   0 0 1 1
46   New Zealand   0 0 1 1
46   Norway   0 0 1 1
46   Qatar   0 0 1 1
46   United Team of Germany*   0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
†FIFA affiliates and non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
‡International Olympic Committee (IOC) members and non FIFA affiliates.

Association football

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Men and women

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Last updated after the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup (As of 20 August 2023)
Association football Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Confederations Cup
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Men       Total
1   Germany           4 1 0 5
2   Brazil           3 2 0 5
3   United States           2 2 1 5
4   Spain         3 1 0 4
5   Sweden         1 3 0 4
6   Japan         1 2 1 4
7   Argentina       3 0 0 3
7   France       3 0 0 3
9   Italy       2 0 1 3
9   Norway       2 0 1 3
11   Netherlands       0 2 1 3
12   Chile       0 1 2 3
13   Canada     2 0 0 2
13   Mexico     2 0 0 2
13   Uruguay     2 0 0 2
16   Cameroon     1 1 0 2
16   Czechoslovakia*     1 1 0 2
16   Denmark     1 1 0 2
16   England†     1 1 0 2
16   Hungary     1 1 0 2
21   Belgium     1 0 1 2
21   Poland     1 0 1 2
21   West Germany*     1 0 1 2
24   China     0 2 0 2
25   Austria     0 1 1 2
Association football Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Confederations Cup
Rk. Nation Men Women Men Women Men       Total
26   Portugal     0 0 2 2
26   Turkey     0 0 2 2
28   East Germany*   1 0 0 1
28   Great Britain‡   1 0 0 1
28   Nigeria   1 0 0 1
28   Soviet Union*   1 0 0 1
28   Yugoslavia*   1 0 0 1
33   Australia   0 1 0 1
33   Bulgaria   0 1 0 1
33   Croatia   0 1 0 1
33   Paraguay   0 1 0 1
33   Saudi Arabia   0 1 0 1
33   Switzerland   0 1 0 1
39   Czech Republic   0 0 1 1
39   Ghana   0 0 1 1
39   South Korea   0 0 1 1
39   United Team of Germany*   0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
†FIFA affiliates and non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
‡International Olympic Committee (IOC) members and non FIFA affiliates.

Men

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Last updated after the 2018 FIFA World Cup (As of 16 July 2019)
Association football Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Confederations Cup
Rk. Nation Men Men Men       Total
1   Argentina       3 0 0 3
1   Brazil       3 0 0 3
1   France       3 0 0 3
4   Germany       2 1 0 3
4   Spain       2 1 0 3
6   Italy       2 0 1 3
7   United States       0 2 1 3
8   Chile       0 1 2 3
9   Mexico     2 0 0 2
9   Uruguay     2 0 0 2
11   Cameroon     1 1 0 2
11   Czechoslovakia*     1 1 0 2
11   Denmark     1 1 0 2
11   Hungary     1 1 0 2
11   Sweden     1 1 0 2
16   Belgium     1 0 1 2
16   Poland     1 0 1 2
16   West Germany*     1 0 1 2
19   Austria     0 1 1 2
19   Japan     0 1 1 2
19   Netherlands     0 1 1 2
22   Portugal     0 0 2 2
22   Turkey     0 0 2 2
Association football Number of
Olympic Games World Cup Confederations Cup
Rk. Nation Men Men Men       Total
24   Canada   1 0 0 1
24   East Germany*   1 0 0 1
24   England†   1 0 0 1
24   Great Britain‡   1 0 0 1
24   Nigeria   1 0 0 1
24   Soviet Union*   1 0 0 1
24   Yugoslavia*   1 0 0 1
31   Australia   0 1 0 1
31   Bulgaria   0 1 0 1
31   Croatia   0 1 0 1
31   Paraguay   0 1 0 1
31   Saudi Arabia   0 1 0 1
31   Switzerland   0 1 0 1
37   Czech Republic   0 0 1 1
37   Ghana   0 0 1 1
37   Norway   0 0 1 1
37   South Korea   0 0 1 1
37   United Team of Germany*   0 0 1 1

*Defunct National Olympic Committees (NOCs) or historical teams are shown in italic.
†FIFA affiliates and non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.
‡International Olympic Committee (IOC) members and non FIFA affiliates.

Women

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Last updated after the 2023 FIFA Women's World Cup (As of 20 August 2023)
Association football Number of
Olympic Games World Cup
Rk. Nation Women Women       Total
1   Germany     2 0 0 2
1   Norway     2 0 0 2
1   United States     2 0 0 2
4   Japan     1 1 0 2
5   Brazil     0 2 0 2
6   China     0 2 0 2
6   Sweden     0 2 0 2
8   Canada   1 0 0 1
8   Spain   1 0 0 1
10   England†   0 1 0 1
10   Netherlands   0 1 0 1

†FIFA affiliates and non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

Futsal

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Last updated after the 2021 FIFA Futsal World Cup (As of 3 October 2021)
Futsal Number of
World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Women       Total
1   Argentina   1 0 0 1
1   Brazil   1 0 0 1
1   Portugal   1 0 0 1
1   Spain   1 0 0 1
5   Italy   0 1 0 1
5   Netherlands   0 1 0 1
5   Russia   0 1 0 1
5   United States   0 1 0 1
9   Iran   0 0 1 1

Beach soccer

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Last updated after the 2021 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup (As of 29 August 2021)
Beach soccer Number of
World Cup
Rk. Nation Men Women       Total
1   Brazil   1 0 0 1
1   France   1 0 0 1
1   Portugal   1 0 0 1
1   Russia   1 0 0 1
5   Italy   0 1 0 1
5   Japan   0 1 0 1
5   Mexico   0 1 0 1
5   Peru   0 1 0 1
5   Spain   0 1 0 1
5   Switzerland   0 1 0 1
5   Tahiti†   0 1 0 1
5   United States   0 1 0 1
5   Uruguay   0 1 0 1
14   Argentina   0 0 1 1
14   England†   0 0 1 1
14   Iran   0 0 1 1

†FIFA affiliates and non International Olympic Committee (IOC) members.

See also

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References

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General

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Official results

Specific

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  1. ^ "Olympic Results, Gold Medalists and Official Records". International Olympic Committee. Retrieved 16 November 2018.
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