This is a list of records and statistics of the FIFA U-17 World Cup.

Debut of national teams

Year Debuting teams Successor teams
Teams No. Cum.
1985 Argentina,  Australia,  Bolivia,  Brazil,  China,  Congo,  Costa Rica,  Guinea,  Hungary,  Italy,  Mexico,  Nigeria,  Qatar,  Saudi Arabia,  United States,  West Germany[1] 16 16
1987 Canada,  Ecuador,  Egypt,  France,  Ivory Coast,  South Korea,  Soviet Union[2]
7 23
1989 Bahrain,  Colombia,  Cuba,  East Germany,  Ghana,  Portugal,  Scotland 7 30
1991 Spain,  Sudan,  United Arab Emirates,  Uruguay 4 34
1993 Chile,  Czechoslovakia,[3]  Japan,  Poland,  Tunisia 4 38
1995 Oman 1 39
1997 Austria,  Mali,  New Zealand,  Thailand 4 43
1999 Burkina Faso,  Jamaica,  Paraguay 3 46
2001 Croatia,  Iran,  Trinidad and Tobago 3 49
2003 Cameroon,  Finland,  Sierra Leone,  Yemen 4 53
2005 Gambia,  North Korea,  Netherlands,  Peru,  Turkey 5 58
2007 Belgium,  England,  Haiti,  Honduras,  Syria,  Tajikistan,[2]  Togo 7 65
2009 Algeria,  Malawi,   Switzerland 3 68
2011 Denmark,  Panama,  Rwanda,  Uzbekistan[2] 4 72  Czech Republic
2013 Iraq,  Morocco,  Sweden,  Venezuela 4 76  Slovakia[3]
2015 South Africa 1 77
2017 India,  New Caledonia,  Niger 3 80
2019 Angola,  Senegal,  Solomon Islands 3 83
2023 Indonesia 1 84

Overall team records

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.

As of the 2023 tournament.

Rank Team Part Pld W D L GF GA GD Points
1  Brazil 189463112021588127200
2  Nigeria 12674811815952+107155
3  Spain 115836101213171+60118
4  Argentina 157234152311789+28117
5  Mexico 156934122312296+26114
6  Ghana 948301089339+54100
7  Germany[4] 115629101712185+3697
8  France 842278710444+6089
9  United States 18672473694118–2582
10  Australia 1351197255779–2264
11  Mali 632184105826+3258
12  England 52513655926+3345
13  Japan 1037156165350+345
14  Italy 832136133838045
15  Uruguay 627124114533+1240
16  Paraguay 51911264636+1035
17  Colombia 62797114341+234
18  Ecuador 624103113136–533
19  South Korea 727103143142–1133
20  Iran 5209473324+931
21  Costa Rica 103678213059–2929
22  Netherlands 4198293231+126
23  Russia[5] 3147343217+1524
24  Turkey 3147342719+824
25  Qatar 72666142345–2224
26  Uzbekistan 3147252017+323
27  Ivory Coast 4176472829–122
28  Burkina Faso 5196492127–622
29   Switzerland 17700187+1121
30  Saudi Arabia 3135621811+721
31  Chile 5205693341–821
32  China 6204792536–1119
33  Tunisia 3116051617–118
34  Portugal 3145362733–618
35  New Zealand 1033462320101–8118
36  Oman 3135261921–217
37  Belgium 2105141214–216
38  Guinea 5183742030–1016
39  Morocco 294231410+414
40  Croatia 3114251018–114
41  North Korea 51835101635–1914
42  Senegal 28413149+513
43  Sweden 174121511+413
44  Poland 3123451720–313
45  Scotland 1633083+512
46  Bahrain 29324913–411
47  Czech Republic[6] 273131012–210
48  Honduras 5213161737–2010
49  Peru 2823347–39
50  Egypt 2722398+18
51  Hungary 272231112–18
52  Congo 3102261018–88
53  Gambia 26213910–17
54  Tajikistan 27214814–67
55  East Germany 1420275+26
56  Angola 1420245–16
57  Syria 27124513–85
58  Panama 39126617–115
59  Slovakia 14112712–54
60  Venezuela 27115919–104
61  Iraq 27115722–154
62  United Arab Emirates 310127826–184
63  Canada 82404201170–594
64  Sudan 131025503
65  Cameroon 26033813–53
66  Niger 1410318–73
67  Finland 13102312–93
68  Togo 1302123–12
69  Indonesia 1302135–22
70  Bolivia 26024815–72
71  Sierra Leone 1301268–21
72  South Africa 1301225–31
73  Rwanda 1301203–31
74  Yemen 1301248–41
75  Denmark 1301238–51
76  Haiti 16015616–101
77  Jamaica 26015214–121
78  Cuba 26015518–131
79  Austria 26015520–151
80  New Caledonia 26015237–351
81  Algeria 1300305–50
82  Malawi 1300317–60
83  India 1300319–80
84  Trinidad and Tobago 26006323–200
85  Solomon Islands 13003020–200
86  Thailand 26006529–240

Teams that have finished in the top four

Team Titles Runners-up Third place Fourth place
 Nigeria 5 (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015) 3 (1987, 2001, 2009)
 Brazil 4 (1997, 1999, 2003, 2019) 2 (1995, 2005) 2 (1985, 2017) 1 (2011)
 Ghana 2 (1991, 1995) 2 (1993, 1997) 1 (1999) 1 (2007)
 Mexico 2 (2005, 2011) 2 (2013, 2019) 1 (2015)
 Germany2 1 (2023) 1 (1985) 2 (2007, 2011) 1 (1997)
 France 1 (2001) 1 (2023) 1 (2019)
 Russia1 1 (1987)
 Saudi Arabia 1 (1989)
  Switzerland 1 (2009)
 England 1 (2017)
 Spain 4 (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017) 2 (1997, 2009)
 Mali 1 (2015) 1 (2023) 1 (2017)
 Scotland 1 (1989)
 Australia 1 (1999)
 Uruguay 1 (2011)
 Argentina 3 (1991, 1995, 2003) 3 (2001, 2013, 2023)
 Netherlands 1 (2005) 1 (2019)
 Ivory Coast 1 (1987)
 Portugal 1 (1989)
 Chile 1 (1993)
 Burkina Faso 1 (2001)
 Sweden 1 (2013)
 Belgium 1 (2015)
 Colombia 2 (2003, 2009)
 Guinea 1 (1985)
 Italy 1 (1987)
 Bahrain 1 (1989)
 Qatar 1 (1991)
 Poland 1 (1993)
 Oman 1 (1995)
 United States 1 (1999)
 Turkey 1 (2005)
1 = includes results representing Soviet Union
2 = includes results representing West Germany

Comprehensive team results by tournament

Legend
  • 1st – Champions
  • 2nd – Runners-up
  • 3rd – Third place
  • 4th – Fourth place
  • QF – Quarter-finals
  • R2 – Round 2 (since 2007: knockout round of 16)
  • R1 – Round 1
  •    – Did not qualify
  •  ×  – Did not enter / Withdrew
  •  X  – Disqualified
  • XX – Country did not exist or national team was inactive
  •    – Hosts
  • Q – Qualified for upcoming tournament

For each tournament, the flag of the host country and the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

Team Confederation 1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
 AlgeriaCAF R1
 AngolaCAF ×××××R2X
 ArgentinaCONMEBOL R1QF3rdR13rdQF4th3rdQFR2R24thR1R24th
 AustraliaAFC[7] QFQFR1QFQFQF2ndQFR1R1R2R2R2
 AustriaUEFA R1R1
 BahrainAFC 4thR1
 BelgiumUEFA R13rd
 BoliviaCONMEBOL R1R1
 BrazilCONMEBOL 3rdR1QFQF2nd1st1stQF1st2ndR2R14thQFQF3rd1stQF
 Burkina FasoCAF R13rdR2R1R1
 CameroonCAF R1R1
 CanadaCONCACAF R1R1R1R1R1R1R1R1
 ChileCONMEBOL 3rdR1R2R1R2
 ChinaAFC QFR1R1R1R1QF
 ColombiaCONMEBOL R1R14thR24thR2
 CongoCAF R1R1R2
 Costa RicaCONCACAF R1R1R1QFQFQFR2R1QFR1
 CroatiaUEFA R1R1QF
 CubaCONCACAF R1R1
 Czech RepublicUEFA QFR1
 DenmarkUEFA R1
 East GermanyUEFA QF
 EcuadorCONMEBOL R1QFR2QFR2R2
 EgyptCAF R1QF×
 EnglandUEFA QFQFR11stR2
 FinlandUEFA R1
 FranceUEFA QF1stQFQFR2R23rd2nd
 GambiaCAF R1R1×
Team Confederation 1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
 GermanyUEFA 2ndQFR14thR13rdR23rdR2QF1st
 GhanaCAF R11st2nd1st2nd3rdR14thQF
 GuineaCAF 4thR1R1R1R1X×
 HaitiCONCACAF R1R1
 HondurasCONCACAF R1R1QFR1R2
 HungaryUEFA QFR1
 IndiaAFC R1
 IndonesiaAFC ××XR1
 IranAFC R1R2R2QFR2
 IraqAFC R1R2
 ItalyUEFA R14thR1R1R1QFR2QF
 Ivory CoastCAF 3rdR1R2QF
 JamaicaCONCACAF R1R1
 JapanAFC QFR1R1R1R1QFR2R2R2R2
 MalawiCAF R1
 MaliCAF QFR1QF2nd4th3rd
 MexicoCONCACAF R1R1R1R1R1QFQF1stR21st2nd4thR22ndR2
 MoroccoCAF R2QF
 NetherlandsUEFA 3rdR1R14th
 New CaledoniaOFC R1R1
 New ZealandOFC R1R1R1R2R2R1R2R1R1R1
 NigerCAF R2
 NigeriaCAF 1st2ndQF1stQF2ndR11st2nd1st1stR2
 North KoreaAFC QFR2R1R2R1×
 OmanAFC 4thQFR1
 PanamaCONCACAF R2R1R1
 ParaguayCONMEBOL QFR1R1R2QF
 PeruCONMEBOL R1QF
 PolandUEFA 4thR1R1
 PortugalUEFA 3rdQFQF
Team Confederation 1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
 QatarAFC R1QF4thR1R1QFR1
 RussiaUEFA 1stR2R2X
 RwandaCAF R1×
 Saudi ArabiaAFC QFR11st
 ScotlandUEFA 2nd
 SenegalCAF R2R2
 Sierra LeoneCAF R1
 SlovakiaUEFA R2
 Solomon IslandsOFC R1X
 South AfricaCAF R1
 South KoreaAFC QFR1R1QFR2QFR1
 SpainUEFA 2ndR13rdR1R12nd2nd3rd2ndQFQF
 SudanCAF R1×
 SwedenUEFA 3rd
  SwitzerlandUEFA 1st
 SyriaAFC R2R1
 TajikistanAFC R2R1
 ThailandAFC R1R1
 TogoCAF R1
 Trinidad and TobagoCONCACAF R1R1
 TunisiaCAF R1R2R2
 TurkeyUEFA 4thQFR1
 United Arab EmiratesAFC R1R2R1
 United StatesCONCACAF R1R1R1QFQFR1R14thR1QFQFR2R2R2R1QFR1R2
 UruguayCONMEBOL R1QFR1QF2ndQF
 UzbekistanAFC QFR2QF
 VenezuelaCONMEBOL R1R2
 YemenAFC R1

Results of defending champions

Year Defending champions Finish
1987  Nigeria Runners-up
1989  Soviet Union Did not qualify
1991  Saudi Arabia Did not qualify
1993  Ghana Runners-up
1995  Nigeria Quarter-finals
1997  Ghana Runners-up
1999  Brazil Champions
2001  Brazil Quarter-finals
2003  France Did not qualify
2005  Brazil Runners-up
2007  Mexico Did not qualify
2009  Nigeria Runners-up
2011   Switzerland Did not qualify
2013  Mexico Runners-up
2015  Nigeria Champions
2017  Nigeria Did not qualify
2019  England Did not qualify
2023  Brazil Quarter-finals
2025  Germany to be determined

Results of host nations

Year Host nation Finish
1985  China Quarter-finals
1987  Canada Group stage
1989  Scotland Runners-up
1991  Italy Group stage
1993  Japan Quarter-finals
1995  Ecuador Quarter-finals
1997  Egypt Quarter-finals
1999  New Zealand Group stage
2001  Trinidad and Tobago Group stage
2003  Finland Group stage
2005  Peru Group stage
2007  South Korea Group stage
2009  Nigeria Runners-up
2011  Mexico Champions
2013  United Arab Emirates Group stage
2015  Chile Round of 16
2017  India Group stage
2019  Brazil Champions
2023  Indonesia Group stage
2025 to be announced to be determined

Results by confederation

AFC

1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
Total
Teams333333323335445454568
Top 163333333324
Top 8222111110020120011119
Top 400210100000000000004
Top 200100000000000000001
1stSaudi Arabia1
2nd0
3rd0
4thBahrainQatarOman3

CAF

1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
Total
Teams333333333334544444466
Top 163224233322
Top 8221122313002102220228
Top 4220121112002101210120
Top 2110121101001101200013
1stNigeriaGhanaNigeriaGhanaNigeriaNigeriaNigeria7
2ndNigeriaGhanaGhanaNigeriaNigeriaMali6
3rdIvory CoastGhanaBurkina FasoMali4
4thGuineaGhanaMali3

CONCACAF

1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
Total
Teams333333333335454444467
Top 162232231217
Top 8000110021330012211018
Top 400000001001001110106
Top 200000000001001100104
1stMexicoMexico2
2ndMexicoMexico2
3rd0
4thUnited StatesMexico2

CONMEBOL

1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
Total
Teams333333333344444545468
Top 164343335429
Top 8102213232312223212236
Top 4100112111310121011119
Top 200000111011001000107
1stBrazilBrazilBrazilBrazil4
2ndBrazilBrazilUruguay3
3rdBrazilArgentinaChileArgentinaArgentinaBrazil6
4thArgentinaColombiaColombiaBrazilArgentinaArgentina6

OFC

1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
Total
Teams111111121111111122223
Top 16011010003
Top 811010101100000000006
Top 400000001000000000001
Top 200000001000000000001
1st0
2ndAustralia1
3rd0
4th0

UEFA

1985
China
(16)
1987
Canada
(16)
1989
Scotland
(16)
1991
Italy
(16)
1993
Japan
(16)
1995
Ecuador
(16)
1997
Egypt
(16)
1999
New Zealand
(16)
2001
Trinidad and Tobago
(16)
2003
Finland
(16)
2005
Peru
(16)
2007
South Korea
(24)
2009
Nigeria
(24)
2011
Mexico
(24)
2013
United Arab Emirates
(24)
2015
Chile
(24)
2017
India
(24)
2019
Brazil
(24)
2023
Indonesia
(24)
Total
Teams333333333335666655577
Top 164534544433
Top 8233211201224431234343
Top 4122110201122211122226
Top 2111100001101100020212
1stSoviet UnionFranceSwitzerlandEnglandGermany5
2ndWest GermanyScotlandSpainSpainSpainSpainFrance7
3rdPortugalSpainNetherlandsGermanySpainGermanySwedenBelgiumFrance9
4thItalyPolandGermanyTurkeyNetherlands5

Awards

Tournament Golden Ball Golden Boot Goals Golden Glove Fair Play
China 1985 China Brazil William West Germany Marcel Witeczek 8 Not awarded  West Germany
Canada 1987 Canada Nigeria Philip Osundu Ivory Coast Moussa Traoré 5  Soviet Union
Scotland 1989 Scotland Scotland James Will Guinea Fode Camara 3  Bahrain
Italy 1991 Italy Ghana Nii Lamptey Brazil Adriano 4  Argentina
Japan 1993 Japan Ghana Daniel Addo Nigeria Wilson Oruma 6  Nigeria
Ecuador 1995 Ecuador Oman Mohamed Kathiri Australia Daniel Allsopp 5  Brazil
Egypt 1997 Egypt Spain Sergio Santamaría Spain David 7  Argentina
New Zealand 1999 New Zealand United States Landon Donovan Ghana Ishmael Addo 7  Mexico
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Trinidad and Tobago France Florent Sinama Pongolle France Florent Sinama Pongolle 9  Nigeria
Finland 2003 Finland Spain Cesc Fàbregas Spain Cesc Fàbregas 5  Costa Rica
Peru 2005 Peru Brazil Anderson Mexico Carlos Vela 5  North Korea
South Korea 2007 South Korea Germany Toni Kroos Nigeria Macauley Chrisantus 7  Costa Rica
Nigeria 2009 Nigeria Nigeria Sani Emmanuel Spain Borja 5 Switzerland Benjamin Siegrist  Nigeria
Mexico 2011 Mexico Mexico Julio Gómez Ivory Coast Souleymane Coulibaly 9 Uruguay Jonathan Cubero  Japan
United Arab Emirates 2013 United Arab Emirates Nigeria Kelechi Iheanacho Sweden Valmir Berisha 7 Nigeria Dele Alampasu  Nigeria
Chile 2015 Chile Nigeria Kelechi Nwakali Nigeria Victor Osimhen 10 Mali Samuel Diarra  Ecuador
India 2017 India England Phil Foden England Rhian Brewster 8 Brazil Gabriel Brazão  Brazil
Brazil 2019 Brazil Brazil Gabriel Veron Netherlands Sontje Hansen 6 Brazil Matheus Donelli  Ecuador
Indonesia 2023 Indonesia Germany Paris Brunner Argentina Agustín Ruberto 8 France Paul Argney  England

Team: tournament position

Most championships
5;  Nigeria (1985, 1993, 2007, 2013, 2015)
Most finishes in the top two
8;  Nigeria (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015)
Most finishes in the top three
8;  Nigeria (1985, 1987, 1993, 2001, 2007, 2009, 2013, 2015),  Brazil (1985, 1995, 1997, 1999, 2003, 2005, 2017, 2019)
Most World Cup appearances
18;  Brazil (every tournament except 1993) and  United States (every tournament except 2013)
Most second-place finishes
4;  Spain (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
Most third-place finishes
3;  Argentina (1991, 1995, 2003)
Most fourth-place finishes
3;  Argentina (2001, 2013, 2023)
Most third–fourth-place finishes
6;  Argentina (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2023)

Consecutive

Most consecutive championships
2;  Brazil (1997–1999),  Nigeria (2013–2015)
Most consecutive finishes in the top two
4;  Ghana (1991–1997)
Most consecutive finishes in the top three
5;  Ghana (1991–1999)
Most consecutive finishes in the top four
5;  Ghana (1991–1999)
Most consecutive finals tournaments
14;  United States (1985–2011),  Brazil (1995–2023)
Most consecutive second-place finishes
no country has finished second in two consecutive tournaments
Most consecutive third-place finishes
no country has finished third in two consecutive tournaments
Most consecutive fourth-place finishes
no country has finished fourth in two consecutive tournaments
Most consecutive third–fourth-place finishes
2;  Argentina (2001–2003)

Gaps

Longest gap between successive titles
16 years;  Brazil (2003–2019)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top two
14 years;  Brazil (2005–2019)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top three
22 years;  Germany (1985–2007)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the top four
18 years;  France (2001–2019)
Longest gap between successive appearances in the finals
26 years;  Soviet Union, later continued by  Russia (1987–2013)

Host team

Best finish by a host team
Champions;  Mexico (2011),  Brazil (2019)
Worst finish by a host team
Group stage;  Canada (1987),  Italy (1991),  New Zealand (1999),  Trinidad and Tobago (2001),  Finland (2003),  Peru (2005),  South Korea (2007),  United Arab Emirates (2013),  India (2017),  Indonesia (2023)

Defending champions

Best finish by defending champions
Champions;  Brazil (1999),  Nigeria (2015)
Worst finish by defending champions
Did not qualify;  Soviet Union (1989),  Saudi Arabia (1991),  France (2003),  Mexico (2007),   Switzerland (2011),  Nigeria (2017),  England (2019)
Worst finish by defending champions who participate in the next tournament
Quarter-finals;  Brazil (2001)

Debuting teams

Best finish by a debuting team
Champions;  Nigeria (1985),  Soviet Union (1987),   Switzerland (2009)

Other

Most finishes in the top two, never become champions
4;  Spain (1991, 2003, 2007, 2017)
Most finishes in the top four, never become champions
6;  Spain (1991, 1997, 2003, 2007, 2009, 2017)
Most appearances, never become champions
18;  United States (all except 2013)
Most finishes in the top four, never finish in the top two
6;  Argentina (1991, 1995, 2001, 2003, 2013, 2023)
Most appearances, never finish in the top two
18;  United States (all except 2013)
Most appearances, never finish in the top four
10;  Costa Rica (1985, 1995, 1997, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2007, 2009, 2015, 2017)

All time

Most appearances in the group stage
18;  Brazil (every tournament except 1993),  United States (every tournament except 2013)
Most progression from the group stage
16;  Brazil (every tournament except 1987 and 2009)
Most consecutive appearances, progressing from the group stage
7;  Brazil (1995–2007)
Most appearances, never progressing from the group stage
8;  Canada (1987, 1989, 1993, 1995, 2011, 2013, 2023)

Teams: matches played and goals scored

All time

Most matches played
94;  Brazil
Fewest matches played
3;  Sudan,  Finland,  Togo,  Sierra Leone,  Rwanda,  Yemen,  Denmark,  Algeria,  Malawi,  South Africa,  India,  Solomon Islands,  Indonesia
Most wins
62;  Brazil
Most losses
34;  United States
Most draws
15;  Argentina
Most goals scored
208;  Brazil
Most goals conceded
110;  United States
Fewest goals scored
0;  Rwanda,  Algeria,  Solomon Islands
Fewest goals conceded
3;  Scotland,  Togo,  Rwanda
Highest goal difference
+127;  Brazil
Lowest goal difference
–81;  New Zealand
Most played final
2 times;  Brazil v  Ghana (1995, 1997),  Brazil v  Mexico (2005, 2019)

In one tournament

Most goals scored
26;  Nigeria (2013)
Most goals scored, champions
26;  Nigeria (2013)
Most goals scored, hosts
19;  Brazil (2019)
Fewest goals scored, champions
8;  Saudi Arabia (1989),  Ghana (1991),  Brazil (1999)

Goalscoring

Individual

Most goals scored in a tournament
10; Victor Osimhen ( Nigeria) (2015)
Most goals scored in a match
4; David ( Spain, vs  New Zealand) (1997), Carlos Hidalgo ( Colombia, vs  Finland) (2003), Souleymane Coulibaly ( Ivory Coast, vs  Denmark) (2011), Kelechi Iheanacho ( Nigeria, vs  Mexico) (2013)
Most goals scored in one final
2; Phil Foden ( England), Sergio Gomez ( Spain) (2017)
Fastest goal in a final
3rd minute; Wilson Oruma ( Nigeria, vs  Ghana) (1993)
Latest goal from kickoff in a final
90+3rd minute; Lázaro ( Brazil, vs  Mexico) (2019)

Team

Biggest margin of victory
13;  Spain, vs New Zealand  (1997)
Most goals scored in a match, one team
13;  Spain, vs New Zealand  (1997)
Most goals scored in a match, both teams
13;  Spain 13–0 New Zealand  (1997)
Most goals scored in a final, one team
5;  England (2017)
Most goals scored in a final, both teams
7;  England 5–2 Spain  (2017)
Fewest goals scored in a final, both teams
0;  Brazil 0–0 Australia  (1999),  Nigeria 0–0 Spain  (2007)
Biggest margin of victory in a final
3;  France (2001),  Mexico (2005),  Nigeria (2013),  England (2017)
Most goals in a tournament, one team
26;  Nigeria (2013)

Tournament

Most goals scored in a tournament
183 goals, 2017
Fewest goals scored in a tournament
77 goals, 1989
Most goals per match in a tournament
3.52 goals per match, 2017
Fewest goals per match in a tournament
2.4 goals per match, 1989

Top scoring teams by tournament

Teams listed in bold won the tournament.

World Cup Team Goals
China 1985 China  Brazil
 West Germany
13
Canada 1987 Canada  Soviet Union 17
Scotland 1989 Scotland  Portugal 11
Italy 1991 Italy  Spain 13
Japan 1993 Japan  Nigeria 20
Ecuador 1995 Ecuador  Ghana
 Brazil
13
Egypt 1997 Egypt  Spain 22
New Zealand 1999 New Zealand  Ghana 19
Trinidad and Tobago 2001 Trinidad and Tobago  France 18
Finland 2003 Finland  Spain 16
Peru 2005 Peru  Mexico
 Brazil
16
South Korea 2007 South Korea  Germany 20
Nigeria 2009 Nigeria   Switzerland
 Spain
18
Mexico 2011 Mexico  Germany 24
United Arab Emirates 2013 United Arab Emirates  Nigeria 26
Chile 2015 Chile  Nigeria 23
India 2017 India  England 23
Brazil 2019 Brazil  France 22
Indonesia 2023 Indonesia  Argentina 19

Host records

Best performance by host(s)
Champions;  Mexico (2011),  Brazil (2019)
Worst performance by host(s)
Group stage;  Canada (1987),  Italy (1991),  New Zealand (1999),  Trinidad and Tobago (2001),  Finland (2003),  Peru (2005),  South Korea (2007),  United Arab Emirates (2013),  India (2017),  Indonesia (2023)
Had its best performance when hosting

Penalty shoot-outs

Most shoot-outs, team, all-time
4;  Argentina,  Brazil,  France,  Nigeria
Most wins, team, all-time
3;  Germany
Most losses, team, all-time
3;  France
Most shoot-outs with 100% record (all won)
2;  Saudi Arabia
Most shoot-outs with 0% record (all lost)
2;  United States

Most wins, penalty shoot-out

Team Won Lost Total
 Germany303
 Argentina224
 Brazil224
 Nigeria224
 Spain213
 Mexico213
 Saudi Arabia202
 France134
 Australia123
 Qatar123
 Colombia112
 Guinea112
 Bahrain101
 Chile101
 Costa Rica101
 England101
 South Korea101
 Morocco101
 Peru101
 Russia101
 Iran011
 Mali011
 Netherlands011
 Poland011
 Scotland011
 Senegal011
 Tajikistan011
 Turkey011
 Uruguay011
 United States022
Total292958

See also

References

  1. FIFA attributes all the results of West Germany (1985–1989) to Germany.
  2. 1 2 3 The USSR was dissolved in 1991. The 15 nations that were once Soviet republics now compete separately. FIFA considers Russia as the successor team of the USSR.
  3. 1 2 Czechoslovakia was divided into Slovakia and the Czech Republic in 1993 after the Dissolution of Czechoslovakia. FIFA considers both the Czech Republic and Slovakia as successor teams of Czechoslovakia.
  4. includes results representing West Germany.
  5. includes results representing Soviet Union.
  6. includes results representing Czechoslovakia.
  7. Australia represented OFC before 2006.
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