Map shows world top ten countries that have played in football world cup final matches the most.
As of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, the top ten countries most played in the final match of the tournament are:
- Brazil – 7 times (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006)
- Germany – 8 times (1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2014)
- Italy – 6 times (1934, 1938, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006)
- Argentina – 5 times (1930, 1978, 1986, 1990, 2014)
- Uruguay – 3 times (1930, 1950, 1954)
- Netherlands – 3 times (1974, 1978, 2010)
- Hungary – 2 times (1938, 1954)
- Czechoslovakia – 2 times (1934, 1962)
- England – 1 time (1966)
- France – 2 times (1998, 2006)
World Top Ten Countries Most Played in Football World Cup Final Matches
|
| Countries |
Tournaments |
Matches Played |
| Brazil |
17 |
87 |
| Germany / West Germany |
15 |
85 |
| Italy |
15 |
70 |
| Argentina |
13 |
60 |
| UK |
11 |
50 |
| Spain |
11 |
45 |
| France |
11 |
44 |
| Sweden |
10 |
41 |
| Uruguay |
10 |
40 |
| Russia / USSR |
9 |
37 |
