1st) Germany – 12 semi-finals 2nd) Brazil – 8 semi-finals 2nd) France – 8 semi-finals 4th) Italy – 7 semi-finals 5th) Argentina – 5 semi-finals 6th) Uruguay – 4 semi-finals 7th) England – 3 semi-finals 7th) Croatia – 3 semi-finals 7th) Netherlands – 3 semi-finals 7th) Sweden – 3 semi-finals Note: There were no World Cup semi-finals in 1950, 1974 and 1978.
21 participations 12 semi-final appearances 8 final appearances 4 titles
Semi-finals Czechoslovakia 3-1 Germany (Italy 1934) West Germany 6-1 Austria (Switzerland 1954) Sweden 3-1 West Germany (Sweden 1958) West Germany 2-1 Soviet Union (England 1966) Italy 4-3 West Germany AET (Mexico 1970) West Germany 3-3 France | 5-4 PSO (Spain 1982) France 0-2 West Germany (Mexico 1986) West Germany 1-1 England | 4-3 PSO (Italy 1990) Germany 1-0 Korea Republic (Korea/Japan 2002) Germany 0-2 Italy AET (Germany 2006) Germany 0-1 Spain (South Africa 2010) Brazil 1-7 Germany (Brazil 2014)
23 participations 8 semi-final appearances 6 final appearances 5 titles
Semi-finals Italy 2-1 Brazil (France 1938) Brazil 5-2 France (Sweden 1958) Brazil 4-2 Chile (Chile 1962) Brazil 3-1 Uruguay (Mexico 1970) Sweden 0-1 Brazil (USA 1994) Brazil 1-1 Netherlands | 4-2 PSO (France 1998) Brazil 1-0 Türkiye (Korea/Japan 2002) Brazil 1-7 Germany (Brazil 2014)
17 participations 8 semi-final appearances 4 final appearances 2 titles
Semi-finals Brazil 5-2 France (Sweden 1958) West Germany 3-3 France | 5-4 PSO (Spain 1982) France 0-2 West Germany (Mexico 1986) France 2-1 Croatia (France 1998) Portugal 0-1 France (Germany 2006) France 1-0 Belgium (Russia 2018) France 2-0 Morocco (Qatar 2022) (2026)
18 participations 7 semi-final appearances 6 final appearances 4 titles
Semi-finals Italy 1-0 Austria (Italy 1934) Italy 2-1 Brazil (France 1938) Italy 4-3 West Germany AET (Mexico 1970) Italy 3-1 West Germany (Spain 1982) Italy 1-1 Argentina | 3-4 PSO (Italy 1990) Bulgaria 1-2 Italy (USA 1994) Germany 0-2 Italy AET (Germany 2006)
19 participations 5 semi-final appearances 6 final appearances 3 titles
Semi-finals Argentina 6-1 USA (Uruguay 1930) Argentina 2-0 Belgium (Mexico 1986) Italy 1-1 Argentina | 3-4 PSO (Italy 1990) Netherlands 0-0 Argentina | 2-4 PSO (Brazil 2014) Argentina 3-0 Croatia (Qatar 2022)
15 participations 4 semi-final appearances 1 final appearance 2 titles
Semi-finals Uruguay 6-1 Yugoslavia (Uruguay 1930) Hungary 4-2 Uruguay AET (Switzerland 1954) Brazil 3-1 Uruguay (Mexico 1970) Uruguay 2-3 Netherlands (South Africa 2010)
17 participations 3 semi-final appearances 1 final appearance 1 title
Semi-finals England 2-1 Portugal (England 1966) West Germany 1-1 England | 4-3 PSO (Italy 1990) Croatia 2-1 England AET (Russia 2018)
7 participations 3 semi-final appearances 1 final appearance 0 titles
Semi-finals France 2-1 Croatia (France 1998) Croatia 2-1 England AET (Russia 2018) Argentina 3-0 Croatia (Qatar 2022)
12 participations 3 semi-final appearances 3 final appearances 0 titles
Semi-finals Brazil 1-1 Netherlands | 4-2 PSO (France 1998) Uruguay 2-3 Netherlands (South Africa 2010) Netherlands 0-0 Argentina | 2-4 PSO (Brazil 2014)
13 participations 3 semi-final appearances 1 final appearance 0 titles
Semi-finals Hungary 5-1 Sweden (France 1938) Sweden 3-1 West Germany (Sweden 1958) Sweden 0-1 Brazil (USA 1994)
Sources: FIFA Official
