Key
edit| W | Champions |
| RU | Runners-up |
| SF | Semi-finalists |
| 3 | 3rd Place |
| 4 | 4th Place |
| QF | Quarter-finalists |
| R1 | Eliminated in the First Round |
| R2 | Eliminated in the Second Round |
| Grp | Eliminated in the Group Stage |
| DNQ | Did not qualify for the Final Tournament |
| WD | Withdrew from the Competition |
| Ban | Banned from the Competition |
| Did not enter the Competition |
Overview
edit| Team |  1930 |
 1934 |
 1938 |
 1950 |
 1954 |
 1958 |
 1962 |
 1966 |
 MEX |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Albania |
DNQ 45th | ||||||||
 Algeria |
WD | ||||||||
 Argentina |
RU 2nd |
R1 10th= |
WD | WD | Grp 13th |
Grp 10th |
QF 6th | ||
 Australia |
DNQ 50th | ||||||||
 Austria |
4 4th |
WD/R1 16th |
WD 24th= |
3 3rd |
Grp 15th |
DNQ 37th | |||
 Belgium |
Grp 11th |
R1 15th |
R1 13th |
WD 24th= |
Grp 13th |
DNQ 22nd |
DNQ 40th |
DNQ 17th= |
Grp 10th= |
 Bolivia |
Grp 12th |
Grp 8th |
DNQ 26th |
DNQ 28th= |
DNQ 35th | ||||
 Brazil |
Grp 6th |
R1 14th |
3 3rd |
RU 2nd |
QF 6th |
W 1st |
W 1st |
Grp 11th |
W 1st |
 Bulgaria |
DNQ 26th |
DNQ 19th |
DNQ 31st |
DNQ 25th |
Grp 15th |
Grp 15th |
Grp 12th | ||
 Burma |
WD | ||||||||
 Cameroon |
WD | ||||||||
 Canada |
DNQ 42nd |
WD | |||||||
| Chile |
Grp 5th |
WD | Grp 10th |
DNQ 33rd |
DNQ 33rd |
3 3rd |
Grp 14th | ||
 China |
DNQ 48th |
||||||||
 Colombia |
WD | DNQ 35th |
Grp 14th |
DNQ 36th | |||||
 Costa Rica |
WD | DNQ 29th |
DNQ 23rd |
DNQ 26th | |||||
 Cuba |
DNQ 28th |
QF 8th |
DNQ 22nd |
DNQ 51st | |||||
 Cyprus |
WD | DNQ 41st | |||||||
 Czechoslovakia |
RU 2nd |
QF 5th |
Grp 12th |
Grp 9th |
RU 2nd |
DNQ 21st |
Grp 15th | ||
 Denmark |
DNQ 37th |
DNQ 42nd | |||||||
  East Germany |
DNQ 31st |
DNQ 39th |
DNQ 28th | ||||||
 Ecuador |
WD | DNQ 34th |
DNQ 17th= | ||||||
 El Salvador |
WD | Grp 16th | |||||||
| England |
Grp 7th |
QF 7th |
Grp 11th |
QF 8th |
W 1st |
QF 5th | |||
 Estonia |
DNQ 25th |
DNQ 23rd |
|||||||
 Ethiopia |
DNQ 49th |
WD | |||||||
 Finland |
DNQ 25th |
DNQ 20th |
DNQ 30th |
DNQ 40th |
DNQ 42nd |
DNQ 43rd | |||
| France |
Grp 9th |
QF 9th |
QF 6th |
DNQ 17th |
Grp 11th |
3 3rd |
DNQ 21st |
Grp 13th | |
 Gabon |
WD | ||||||||
 Ghana |
DNQ 32nd |
WD | |||||||
 Greece |
DNQ 22nd |
DNQ 22nd |
DNQ 20th |
DNQ 36th |
DNQ 37th |
DNQ 34th | |||
 Guatemala |
DNQ 44th |
DNQ 50th |
|||||||
 Guinea |
WD | ||||||||
  Haiti |
DNQ 29th |
DNQ 34th |
|||||||
 Honduras |
DNQ 45th |
DNQ 53rd | |||||||
 Hong Kong |
WD | ||||||||
   Hungary |
QF 7th |
RU 2nd |
RU 2nd |
Grp 10th |
QF 6th |
QF 5th | |||
 Iceland |
DNQ 38th |
||||||||
 India |
WD/Grp 16th |
||||||||
 Indonesia (1950-1962)  Dutch East Indies (1938) |
R1 15th |
WD | WD 46th |
WD | |||||
 Israel (1950-1962)  Palestine, British Mandate (1934-1938) |
DNQ 19th |
DNQ 27th |
DNQ 28th |
DNQ 32nd |
DNQ 17th |
DNQ 35th |
DNQ 40th |
Grp 13th | |
 Italy |
W 1st |
W 1st |
Grp 6th |
Grp 10th |
DNQ 27th |
Grp 9th |
Grp 9th |
RU 2nd | |
 Jamaica |
DNQ 38th | ||||||||
 Japan |
WD | DNQ 25th |
DNQ 33rd |
||||||
 Latvia |
DNQ 20th |
||||||||
 Liberia |
WD | ||||||||
 Libya |
WD | ||||||||
 Lithuania |
DNQ 21st |
DNQ 26th |
|||||||
 Luxembourg |
DNQ 27th |
DNQ 24th |
DNQ 26th |
DNQ 35th |
DNQ 39th |
DNQ 38th |
DNQ 46th | ||
 Mali |
WD | ||||||||
  Mexico |
Grp 13th |
DNQ 17th |
WD | Grp 13th |
Grp 14th |
Grp 16th |
Grp 11th |
Grp 12th |
QF 8th |
 Morocco |
DNQ 18th |
WD | Grp 14th | ||||||
| Netherlands |
R1 10th= |
R1 14th |
DNQ 19th |
DNQ 27th |
DNQ 32nd | ||||
 Netherlands Antilles |
DNQ 43rd |
DNQ 36th |
DNQ 48th | ||||||
 Nigeria |
DNQ 48th |
WD | |||||||
 North Korea |
QF 7th | ||||||||
 Northern Ireland (1954-1962)  Ireland (IFA) (1950) |
DNQ 23rd |
DNQ 28th |
QF 8th |
DNQ 26th |
DNQ 20th | ||||
 Norway |
R1 12th |
DNQ 29th |
DNQ 32nd |
DNQ 41st |
DNQ 22nd | ||||
  Paraguay |
Grp 8th |
Grp 11th |
DNQ 18th |
Grp 12th |
DNQ 17th |
DNQ 29th | |||
  Peru |
Grp 10th |
WD | WD | WD | DNQ 28th |
DNQ 31st |
DNQ 27th |
QF 7th | |
 Philippines |
WD | ||||||||
 Poland |
DNQ 18th |
R1 11th |
WD | DNQ 18th |
DNQ 28th= |
DNQ 33rd | |||
 Portugal |
DNQ 20th |
DNQ 21st |
DNQ 19th |
DNQ 26th |
DNQ 30th |
DNQ 25th |
3 3rd | ||
 Republic of China |
WD | WD | |||||||
 Republic of Ireland (1954-1962) Ireland (FAI) (1950) Irish Free State (1934-1938) |
DNQ 23rd |
DNQ 18th |
DNQ 18th |
DNQ 19th |
DNQ 23rd |
DNQ 43rd |
DNQ 19th | ||
  Romania |
Grp 7th |
R1 12th |
R1 9th |
DNQ 21st |
DNQ 21st |
WD 51st |
DNQ 31st |
Grp 10th= | |
 Saar |
DNQ 24th |
||||||||
 Scotland |
WD/Grp 15th |
Grp 15th |
Grp 14th |
DNQ 22nd |
DNQ 23rd | ||||
 Senegal |
WD | ||||||||
 South Africa |
Ban | ||||||||
 South Korea |
Grp 16th |
DNQ 19th |
WD | ||||||
 Soviet Union |
QF 7th |
QF 5th |
4 4th |
QF 6th | |||||
  Spain |
QF 5th |
4 4th |
DNQ 17th |
DNQ 20th |
Grp 13th |
Grp 10th | |||
 Sudan |
WD 41st |
WD | WD | ||||||
 Suriname |
WD | DNQ 46th |
DNQ 49th | ||||||
| Sweden |
QF 8th |
4 4th |
3 3rd |
DNQ 23rd |
RU 2nd |
DNQ 20th |
DNQ 25th |
Grp 9th | |
| Switzerland |
QF 6th |
QF 7th |
Grp 9th |
QF 5th |
DNQ 34th |
Grp 16th |
Grp 16th | ||
 Syria |
DNQ 27th |
WD | |||||||
 Trinidad and Tobago |
DNQ 52nd | ||||||||
 Tunisia |
DNQ 44th |
WD | |||||||
 Turkey |
WD | WD/Grp 14th |
Grp 9th |
WD | DNQ 24th |
DNQ 44th | |||
| Uruguay |
W 1st |
W 1st |
4 4th |
DNQ 24th |
Grp 12th |
QF 8th |
4 4th | ||
 United Arab Republic (1962)  Egypt (1934-1958) |
R1 13th |
WD | DNQ 27th |
WD 47th |
WD | WD | |||
  United States |
SF 3rd |
R1 16th |
WD | Grp 12th |
DNQ 22nd |
DNQ 45th |
DNQ 47th |
DNQ 47th | |
 Venezuela |
WD | DNQ 39th | |||||||
 Wales |
DNQ 21st |
DNQ 36th |
QF 6th |
DNQ 28th= |
DNQ 24th | ||||
West Germany (1954-1962)  Germany (1934-1938) |
3 3rd |
R1 10th |
W 1st |
4 4th |
QF 7th |
RU 2nd |
3 3rd | ||
  Yugoslavia |
SF 4th |
DNQ 24th |
DNQ 17th |
Grp 5th |
QF 8th |
QF 5th |
4 4th |
DNQ 30th |