<P> In all, 79 nations have played in at least one World Cup . Of these, eight national teams have won the World Cup, and they have added stars to their badges, with each star representing a World Cup victory . (Uruguay, however, choose to display four stars on their badge, representing their two gold medals at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics and their two World Cup titles in 1930 and 1950). </P> <P> With five titles, Brazil are the most successful World Cup team and also the only nation to have played in every World Cup (21) to date . Brazil were also the first team to win the World Cup for the third (1970), fourth (1994) and fifth (2002) time . Italy (1934 and 1938) and Brazil (1958 and 1962) are the only nations to have won consecutive titles . West Germany (1982--1990) and Brazil (1994--2002) are the only nations to appear in three consecutive World Cup finals . Germany has made the most top - four finishes (13), medals (12), as well as the most finals (8). </P> <Table> Teams reaching the top four <Tr> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Titles </Th> <Th> Runners - up </Th> <Th> Third place </Th> <Th> Fourth place </Th> <Th> Top 4 Finishes </Th> <Th> Top 3 Finishes </Th> <Th> Top 2 Finishes </Th> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> 5 (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) </Td> <Td> 2 (1950 *, 1998) </Td> <Td> 2 (1938, 1978) </Td> <Td> 2 (1974, 2014 *) </Td> <Td> 11 </Td> <Td> 9 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Germany ^ </Td> <Td> 4 (1954, 1974 *, 1990, 2014) </Td> <Td> 4 (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002) </Td> <Td> 4 (1934, 1970, 2006 *, 2010) </Td> <Td> 1 (1958) </Td> <Td> 13 </Td> <Td> 12 </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Italy </Td> <Td> 4 (1934 *, 1938, 1982, 2006) </Td> <Td> 2 (1970, 1994) </Td> <Td> 1 (1990 *) </Td> <Td> 1 (1978) </Td> <Td> 8 </Td> <Td> 7 </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Argentina </Td> <Td> 2 (1978 *, 1986) </Td> <Td> 3 (1930, 1990, 2014) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> France </Td> <Td> 2 (1998 *, 2018) </Td> <Td> 1 (2006) </Td> <Td> 2 (1958, 1986) </Td> <Td> 1 (1982) </Td> <Td> 6 </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Uruguay </Td> <Td> 2 (1930 *, 1950) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3 (1954, 1970, 2010) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> England </Td> <Td> 1 (1966 *) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 (1990, 2018) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Spain </Td> <Td> 1 (2010) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 (1950) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Netherlands </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 3 (1974, 1978, 2010) </Td> <Td> 1 (2014) </Td> <Td> 1 (1998) </Td> <Td> 5 </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Hungary </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 (1938, 1954) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Czechoslovakia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 (1934, 1962) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Sweden </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 (1958 *) </Td> <Td> 2 (1950, 1994) </Td> <Td> 1 (1938) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Croatia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 (2018) </Td> <Td> 1 (1998) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Poland </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 (1974, 1982) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Austria </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 (1954) </Td> <Td> 1 (1934) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Portugal </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 (1966) </Td> <Td> 1 (2006) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Belgium </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 (2018) </Td> <Td> 1 (1986) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> United States </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 (1930) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Chile </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 (1962 *) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Turkey </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 (2002) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Yugoslavia </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 2 (1930, 1962) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Soviet Union </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 (1966) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> Bulgaria </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 (1994) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> South Korea </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> 1 (2002 *) </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> <Td> </Td> </Tr> </Table> <Tr> <Th> Team </Th> <Th> Titles </Th> <Th> Runners - up </Th> <Th> Third place </Th> <Th> Fourth place </Th> <Th> Top 4 Finishes </Th> <Th> Top 3 Finishes </Th> <Th> Top 2 Finishes </Th> </Tr>

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