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Confederations with the most World Cup victories
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FIFA Official·about 2 months ago

Confederations with the most World Cup victories

1st) UEFA – 468 wins from 808 games 2nd) CONMEBOL – 185 wins from 358 games 3rd) CAF – 37 wins from 162 games 4th) Concacaf – 34 wins from 152 games 5th) AFC – 25 wins from 136 games 6th) OFC – 1 win from 13 games

Statistics correct following the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022™.

808 matches 468 wins (58%) 188 draws (23%) 152 losses (19%) Germany (68 wins), Italy (45), France (39), England (32), Spain (31), Netherlands (30), Belgium (21), Russia (19), Sweden (19), Serbia (18), Poland (17), Portugal (17), Hungary (15), Switzerland (14), Croatia (13), Czechia (12), Austria (12), Denmark (9), Romania (8), Türkiye (5), Scotland (4), Bulgaria (3), Northern Ireland (3), East Germany (2), Greece (2), Norway (2), Republic of Ireland (2), Ukraine (2), Bosnia and Herzegovina (1), Slovakia (1), Slovenia (1), Wales (1).

358 matches 185 wins (52%) 73 draws (20%) 100 losses (28%) Brazil (76 wins), Argentina (47), Uruguay (25), Chile (11), Colombia (9), Paraguay (7), Ecuador (5), Peru (5).

162 matches 37 wins (23%) 41 draws (25%) 84 losses (52%) Nigeria (6 wins), Cameroon (5), Ghana (5), Morocco (5), Senegal (5), Algeria (3), Côte d’Ivoire (3), Tunisia (3), South Africa (2).

152 matches 34 wins (22%) 33 draws (22%) 85 losses (56%) Mexico (17 wins), USA (9), Costa Rica (6), Cuba (1), Jamaica (1).

AFC 136 matches 25 wins (18%) 26 draws (19%) 85 losses (63%) Japan (7 wins), Korea Republic (7), Saudi Arabia (4), Australia (3), IR Iran (3), Korea DPR (1).

13 matches 1 win (8%) 5 draws (38%) 7 losses (54%) Australia (1 win).

Note: Australia represented the OFC at Germany 1974 and Germany 2006 before switching to the AFC.

Sources: FIFA Official

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