Year Winners Runners-Up Third Fourth 2008 North Korea 2-1 USA Germany 3-0 England 2010 South Korea 3-3 Japan [5-4 pen] Spain 1-0 North Korea 2012 France 1-1 North Korea [7-6 pen] Ghana 1-0 Germany 2014 Japan 2-0 Spain Italy 4-4 Venezuela [2-0 pen] 2016 North Korea 0-0 Japan [5-4 pen] Spain 4-0 Venezuela 2018 Spain 2-1 Mexico N.Zealand 2-1 Canada 2020 cancelled due to Covid-19 pandemic 2022 Spain 1-0 Colombia Nigeria 3-3 Germany [3-2 pen]
All-Time Table Final Tournaments Explanations FT 1: number of final tournaments played FT 2: consecutive final tournaments played (+) consecutive final tournaments missed (-) G: Games W: Wins D: Draws L: Losses GD: goal difference P2+ points according to 2 points/win P%: success percentage P3+: points according to 3 points/win Country FT1 FT2 G W D L G+ G- GD P2+ P% P3+ Japan 7 7 34 25 6 3 117 24 93 56:12 0,823 81 Spain 5 4 30 22 3 5 65 22 43 47:13 0,783 69 North Korea 6 -1 31 17 9 5 62 32 30 43:19 0,693 60 Germany 7 7 33 18 5 10 84 36 48 41:25 0,621 59 Ghana 6 -1 24 13 3 8 37 27 10 29:19 0,604 42 Nigeria 6 1 24 11 7 6 52 30 22 29:19 0,604 40 Canada 7 7 27 9 8 10 28 36 -8 26:28 0,481 35 Mexico 6 6 23 9 4 10 35 42 -7 22:24 0,478 31 USA 5 3 19 8 5 6 46 26 20 21:17 0,553 29 Brazil 6 3 21 8 3 10 27 29 -2 19:23 0,452 27 Venezuela 3 -2 15 8 1 6 26 30 -4 17:13 0,566 25 South Korea 3 -1 13 6 2 5 27 28 -1 14:12 0,538 20 Columbia 5 2 18 4 5 9 18 26 -8 13:23 0,361 17 New Zealand 7 7 24 5 2 17 23 54 -31 12:36 0,250 17 France 3 1 12 3 6 3 24 19 5 12:12 0,500 15 England 2 -2 10 3 3 4 12 17 -5 9:11 0,450 12 China 3 1 9 3 1 5 11 14 -3 7:11 0,389 10 Italy 1 -3 6 2 2 2 9 9 0 6: 6 0,500 8 Ireland 1 -5 4 2 0 2 6 4 2 4: 4 0,500 6 Denmark 1 -6 4 1 2 1 3 6 -3 4: 4 0,500 5 Tanzania 1 1 4 1 1 2 3 9 -6 3: 5 0,375 4 Morocco 1 1 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 2: 4 0,333 3 Trinidad & Tobago 1 -5 3 1 0 2 3 4 -1 2: 4 0,333 3 Zambia 1 -3 3 1 0 2 2 7 -5 2: 4 0,333 3 Cameroon 2 -1 6 1 0 5 5 12 -7 2:10 0,167 3 Chile 2 1 6 1 0 5 5 19 -14 2:10 0,167 3 Finland 1 -1 3 0 1 2 2 5 -3 1: 5 0,167 1 Uruguay 2 -1 6 0 1 5 4 22 -18 1:11 0,083 1 South Africa 2 -1 6 0 1 5 3 27 -24 1:11 0,083 1 Paraguay 3 -2 9 0 1 8 8 46 -38 1:17 0,055 1 Jordan 1 -2 3 0 0 3 1 15 -14 0: 6 0,000 0 Azerbaijan 1 -4 3 0 0 3 0 16 -16 0: 6 0,000 0 India 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 16 -16 0: 6 0,000 0 Gambia 1 -4 3 0 0 3 2 27 -25 0: 6 0,000 0 Costa Rica 2 -3 6 0 0 6 2 14 -12 0:12 0,000 0 Only countries participating at the final tournament 2022 Country FT1 FT2 G W D L G+ G- GD P2+ P% P3+ Japan 7 7 34 25 6 3 117 24 93 56:12 0,823 81 Spain 5 4 30 22 3 5 65 22 43 47:13 0,783 69 Germany 7 7 33 18 5 10 84 36 48 41:25 0,621 59 Nigeria 6 1 24 11 7 6 52 30 22 29:19 0,604 40 Canada 7 7 27 9 8 10 28 36 -8 26:28 0,481 35 Mexico 6 6 23 9 4 10 35 42 -7 22:24 0,478 31 USA 5 3 19 8 5 6 46 26 20 21:17 0,553 29 Brazil 6 3 21 8 3 10 27 29 -2 19:23 0,452 27 Columbia 5 2 18 4 5 9 18 26 -8 13:23 0,361 17 New Zealand 7 7 24 5 2 17 23 54 -31 12:36 0,250 17 France 3 1 12 3 6 3 24 19 5 12:12 0,500 15 China 3 1 9 3 1 5 11 14 -3 7:11 0,389 10 Tanzania 1 1 4 1 1 2 3 9 -6 3: 5 0,375 4 Morocco 1 1 3 1 0 2 3 5 -2 2: 4 0,333 3 Chile 2 1 6 1 0 5 5 19 -14 2:10 0,167 3 India 1 1 3 0 0 3 0 16 -16 0: 6 0,000 0 Final Placings Final Tournaments Explanations FT: Final Tournaments QF: Quarterfinal GS: Group Stage Country FT 1 2 3 4 QF GS Spain 5 2 1 2 North Korea 6 2 1 1 1 1 Japan 7 1 2 1 3 South Korea 3 1 1 1 France 3 1 2 Mexico 6 1 2 3 USA 5 1 1 3 Columbia 5 1 4 Germany 7 1 2 3 1 Ghana 6 1 3 2 Nigeria 6 1 3 2 New Zealand 7 1 6 Italy 1 1 Venezuela 3 2 1 Canada 7 1 3 3 England 2 1 1 Brazil 6 3 3 Ireland 1 1 Denmark 1 1 Tanzania 1 1 Paraguay 3 3 China 3 3 Costa Rica 2 2 Cameroon 2 2 South Africa 2 2 Uruguay 2 2 Chile 2 2 Trinidad & Tobago 1 1 Zambia 1 1 Azerbaijan 1 1 Gambia 1 1 Jordan 1 1 Finland 1 1 Morocco 1 1 India 1 1 Only countries participating at the final tournament 2022 Country FT 1 2 3 4 QF GS Spain 5 2 1 2 Japan 7 1 2 1 3 France 3 1 2 Mexico 6 1 2 3 USA 5 1 1 3 Columbia 5 1 4 Germany 7 1 2 3 1 Nigeria 6 1 3 2 New Zealand 7 1 6 Canada 7 1 3 3 Brazil 6 3 3 Tanzania 1 1 China 3 3 Chile 2 2 Morocco 1 1 India 1 1 All-Time Table Qualifying and Final Stages (up to and including 2014) Explanations WC1: number of world championships played WC2: consecutive world championships played (+) consecutive world championships not played (-) FT: Final Tournaments reached QS: failed to qualify for final tournament G: Games W: Wins D: Draws L: Losses GD: goal difference P2+: points according to 2 points/win P%: success percentage P3+: points according to 3 points/win Country WC1 WC2 FT QS G W D L G+ G- GD P2+ P% P3+ Germany 4 4 4 0 48 33 7 8 143 33 110 73: 23 0,760 106 Japan 4 4 4 0 38 29 3 6 163 32 131 61: 15 0,803 90 North Korea 4 4 4 0 41 27 8 6 119 36 83 62: 20 0,756 89 Spain 4 4 2 2 37 26 7 4 129 23 106 59: 15 0,797 85 Brazil 4 4 3 1 35 25 2 8 115 41 74 52: 18 0,743 77 France 4 4 2 2 34 23 6 5 119 29 90 52: 16 0,765 75 USA 4 4 2 2 29 22 5 2 139 14 125 49: 9 0,845 71 Ghana 4 4 4 0 32 21 3 8 70 26 44 45: 19 0,703 66 Canada 4 4 4 0 35 19 7 9 75 30 45 45: 25 0,643 64 Nigeria 4 4 4 0 27 19 4 4 80 25 55 42: 12 0,778 61 Trinidad & Tobago 4 4 1 3 30 19 2 9 128 51 77 40: 20 0,667 59 Ireland 4 4 1 3 30 18 3 9 65 26 39 39: 21 0,650 57 Denmark 4 4 1 3 32 16 8 8 87 34 53 40: 24 0,625 56 England 4 4 1 3 31 17 4 10 73 34 39 38: 24 0,613 55 Sweden 4 4 0 4 24 16 4 4 100 20 80 36: 12 0,750 52 Norway 4 4 0 4 24 17 0 7 92 25 67 34: 14 0,708 51 South Korea 4 4 2 2 28 15 6 7 80 43 37 36: 20 0,643 51 Venezuela 4 4 2 2 30 16 3 11 66 59 7 35: 25 0,583 51 Columbia 4 4 3 1 34 15 5 14 64 49 15 35: 33 0,515 50 Italy 4 4 1 3 29 14 6 9 96 30 66 34: 24 0,586 48 Mexico 4 4 3 1 30 14 4 12 62 43 19 32: 28 0,533 46 Netherlands 4 4 0 4 23 14 3 6 42 17 25 31: 15 0,674 45 Jamaica 4 4 0 4 25 14 2 9 83 41 42 30: 20 0,600 44 Australia 4 4 0 4 23 14 1 8 106 27 79 29: 17 0,630 43 Switzerland 4 4 0 4 26 12 7 7 105 37 68 31: 21 0,596 43 Finland 4 4 0 4 24 13 2 9 70 36 34 28: 20 0,583 41 Paraguay 4 4 2 2 30 12 3 15 60 86 -26 27: 33 0,450 39 Austria 3 3 0 3 18 12 2 4 68 12 56 26: 10 0,722 38 China 4 4 2 2 25 11 5 9 71 32 39 27: 23 0,540 38 Island 4 4 0 4 21 11 3 7 58 28 30 25: 17 0,595 36 Scotland 4 4 0 4 21 11 3 7 54 29 25 25: 17 0,595 36 Belgium 4 4 0 4 24 10 6 8 55 26 29 26: 22 0,542 36 Poland 4 4 0 4 24 10 5 9 57 28 29 25: 23 0,521 35 Czech Rep. 4 4 0 4 21 10 4 7 74 27 47 24: 18 0,571 34 Thailand 4 4 0 4 27 10 4 13 63 87 -24 24: 30 0,444 34 Russia 4 4 0 4 18 10 1 7 45 26 19 21: 15 0,583 31 Argentina 4 4 0 4 22 9 4 9 35 39 -4 22: 22 0,500 31 Hungary 4 4 0 4 15 9 1 5 43 30 13 19: 11 0,633 28 Haiti 2 1 0 2 17 9 1 7 98 21 77 19: 15 0,559 28 Puerto Rico 2 1 0 2 12 9 0 3 33 15 18 18: 6 0,750 27 Taiwan 4 4 0 4 16 8 2 6 40 58 -18 18: 14 0,563 26 Costa Rica 4 4 2 2 22 7 2 13 44 48 -4 16: 28 0,364 23 Chile 4 4 1 3 24 6 5 13 29 54 -25 17: 31 0,354 23 Panama 2 -1 0 2 14 7 1 6 26 36 -10 15: 13 0,536 22 Myanmar 4 4 0 4 16 7 1 8 44 39 5 15: 17 0,469 22 New Zealand 4 4 4 0 18 7 1 10 76 31 45 15: 21 0,417 22 Uruguay 4 4 1 3 22 7 1 14 32 56 -24 15: 29 0,341 22 Vietnam 2 -1 0 2 10 6 1 3 47 15 32 13: 7 0,650 19 Zambia 3 2 1 2 13 6 1 6 24 28 -4 13: 13 0,500 19 Bermuda 3 2 0 3 11 6 0 5 19 16 3 12: 10 0,545 18 Dominican Rep. 3 3 0 3 13 5 3 5 49 27 22 13: 13 0,500 18 Serbia 3 3 0 3 15 5 3 7 34 37 -3 13: 17 0,433 18 Cayman Islands 2 -2 0 2 11 5 2 4 27 27 0 12: 10 0,545 17 El Salvador 4 4 0 4 14 5 1 8 20 40 -20 11: 17 0,393 16 South Africa 4 4 1 3 17 4 4 9 38 41 -3 12: 22 0,353 16 Wales 4 4 0 4 12 4 3 5 21 22 -1 11: 13 0,458 15 Romania 3 3 0 3 12 5 0 7 21 31 -10 10: 14 0,417 15 Ukraine 4 4 0 4 15 4 3 8 27 40 -13 11: 19 0,367 15 Bolivia 4 4 0 4 16 4 2 10 18 38 -20 10: 22 0,313 14 Iran 2 2 0 2 11 4 1 6 17 28 -11 9: 13 0,409 13 Bahamas 3 3 0 3 13 4 1 8 26 35 -9 9: 17 0,346 13 Guam 2 2 0 2 8 4 0 4 9 36 -27 8: 8 0,500 12 Portugal 1 1 0 1 9 3 3 3 8 13 -5 9: 9 0,500 12 Turkey 4 4 0 4 12 4 0 8 18 23 -5 8: 16 0,333 12 Belarus 4 4 0 4 15 4 0 11 18 62 -44 8: 22 0,267 12 Greece 4 4 0 4 15 3 2 10 12 38 -26 8: 22 0,267 11 Peru 4 4 0 4 16 3 2 11 14 43 -29 8: 24 0,250 11 Jordan 3 2 0 3 8 3 1 4 19 18 1 7: 9 0,438 10 Cameroon 2 -1 0 2 8 3 1 4 7 12 -5 7: 9 0,438 10 Slovenia 4 4 0 4 12 3 1 8 18 36 -18 7: 17 0,292 10 Ecuador 4 4 0 4 16 2 4 10 15 47 -32 8: 24 0,250 10 Papua-New Guinea 2 -1 0 2 6 3 0 3 8 21 -13 6: 6 0,500 9 Gambia 1 -1 1 0 7 3 0 4 9 31 -22 6: 8 0,429 9 Guatemala 3 2 0 3 10 3 0 7 25 36 -11 6: 14 0,300 9 Philippines 3 3 0 3 11 3 0 8 15 56 -41 6: 16 0,273 9 Faroe 4 4 0 4 12 3 0 9 12 53 -41 6: 18 0,250 9 Uzbekistan 2 1 0 2 8 2 2 4 11 17 -6 6: 10 0,375 8 Grenada 2 1 0 2 9 2 2 5 9 35 -26 6: 12 0,333 8 India 4 4 0 4 10 2 2 6 11 21 -10 6: 14 0,300 8 Antigua & Barbuda 3 2 0 3 11 2 2 7 9 40 -31 6: 16 0,273 8 Croatia 4 4 0 4 12 2 2 8 10 37 -27 6: 18 0,250 8 Northern Ireland 3 2 0 3 12 2 1 9 13 29 -16 5: 19 0,208 7 Latvia 4 4 0 4 12 2 1 9 7 60 -53 5: 19 0,208 7 Solomon Islands 1 -2 0 1 3 2 0 1 6 10 -4 4: 2 0,667 6 Dominica 1 -1 0 1 4 2 0 2 7 18 -11 4: 4 0,500 6 Bosnia-Herzegovina 2 2 0 2 6 2 0 4 6 24 -18 4: 8 0,333 6 Azerbaijan 3 2 1 2 12 2 0 10 5 47 -42 4: 20 0,167 6 Israel 4 4 0 4 12 2 0 10 5 67 -62 4: 20 0,167 6 Slovakia 2 1 0 2 6 1 2 3 13 15 -2 4: 8 0,333 5 Surinam 1 -3 0 1 3 1 1 1 4 10 -6 3: 3 0,500 4 Guyana 2 2 0 2 8 1 1 6 3 55 -52 3: 13 0,188 4 US Virgin Islands 2 1 0 2 9 1 1 7 5 62 -57 3: 15 0,167 4 Moldavia 4 4 0 4 12 1 1 10 4 61 -57 3: 21 0,125 4 Macedonia 4 4 0 4 12 1 1 10 6 65 -59 3: 21 0,125 4 Bulgaria 4 4 0 4 12 1 1 10 5 64 -59 3: 21 0,125 4 Lithuania 4 4 0 4 12 1 1 10 7 83 -76 3: 21 0,125 4 Sierra Leone 1 -1 0 1 2 1 0 1 3 4 -1 2: 2 0,500 3 Cook Islands 1 -1 0 1 3 1 0 2 5 10 -5 2: 4 0,333 3 Anguilla 2 -1 0 2 4 1 0 3 3 12 -9 2: 6 0,250 3 Bahrain 1 1 0 1 4 1 0 3 1 29 -28 2: 6 0,250 3 Aruba 2 -1 0 2 5 1 0 4 4 31 -27 2: 8 0,200 3 Nicaragua 4 4 0 4 8 1 0 7 7 40 -33 2: 14 0,125 3 Kazakhstan 3 3 0 3 9 1 0 8 3 47 -44 2: 16 0,111 3 Singapore 3 -1 0 3 10 1 0 9 8 72 -64 2: 18 0,100 3 Curacao 1 -1 0 1 2 0 1 1 2 3 -1 1: 3 0,250 1 Namibia 1 -1 0 1 2 0 1 1 1 6 -5 1: 3 0,250 1 Sri Lanka 1 1 0 1 3 0 1 2 1 10 -9 1: 5 0,167 1 Tunisia 2 -1 0 2 6 0 1 5 2 16 -14 1: 11 0,083 1 St. Kitts/Nevis 3 2 0 3 10 0 1 9 1 57 -56 1: 19 0,050 1 Equatorial Guinea 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 2 5 -3 0: 4 0,000 0 Kenia 1 -1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 5 -5 0: 4 0,000 0 Palestine 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 10 -10 0: 4 0,000 0 Zaire/Congo Kinshasa 1 -3 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 11 -11 0: 4 0,000 0 Guinea 1 -3 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 12 -12 0: 4 0,000 0 Maldives 1 -3 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 13 -13 0: 4 0,000 0 Belize 1 1 0 1 2 0 0 2 0 15 -15 0: 4 0,000 0 New Caledonia 1 -1 0 1 3 0 0 3 1 17 -16 0: 6 0,000 0 Cyprus 1 -3 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 16 -16 0: 6 0,000 0 Montenegro 1 1 0 1 3 0 0 3 1 20 -19 0: 6 0,000 0 Ned. Antilles 1 -2 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 24 -24 0: 6 0,000 0 Tonga 1 -2 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 27 -27 0: 6 0,000 0 British Virgin Isl. 1 -2 0 1 3 0 0 3 0 46 -46 0: 6 0,000 0 Hong Kong 2 1 0 2 4 0 0 4 0 27 -27 0: 8 0,000 0 East-Timor 1 -1 0 1 4 0 0 4 0 33 -33 0: 8 0,000 0 Botswana 3 3 0 3 6 0 0 6 5 37 -32 0: 12 0,000 0 Armenia 2 -2 0 2 6 0 0 6 1 95 -94 0: 12 0,000 0 Georgia 3 -1 0 3 9 0 0 9 1 109 -108 0: 18 0,000 0 Estonia 4 4 0 4 12 0 0 12 2 73 -71 0: 24 0,000 0
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