<Tr> <Td> 2014 </Td> <Td> Brazil </Td> <Td> Germany </Td> <Td> Joachim Löw </Td> <Td> James Rodríguez (6) </Td> <Td> Lionel Messi </Td> </Tr> <Tr> <Td> 2018 </Td> <Td> Russia </Td> <Td> France </Td> <Td> Didier Deschamps </Td> <Td> Harry Kane (6) </Td> <Td> Luka Modrić </Td> </Tr> <P> Teams having equal quantities in the tables below are ordered by the tournament the quantity was attained in (the teams that attained the quantity first are listed first). If the quantity was attained by more than one team in the same tournament, these teams are ordered alphabetically . </P> <Dl> <Dt> Most titles won </Dt> <Dd> 5, Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) </Dd> <Dt> Most finishes in the top two </Dt> <Dd> 8, Germany (1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2014) </Dd> <Dt> Most finishes in the top three </Dt> <Dd> 12, Germany (1934, 1954, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) </Dd> <Dt> Most finishes in the top four </Dt> <Dd> 13, Germany (1934, 1954, 1958, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1982, 1986, 1990, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014) </Dd> <Dd> For a detailed list of top four appearances, see FIFA World Cup results </Dd> <Dt> Most finishes in the top eight </Dt> <Dd> 18, Brazil (every tournament except 1934, 1966 and 1990) </Dd> <Dt> Most finishes in the top sixteen </Dt> <Dd> 21, Brazil (every tournament) </Dd> <Dt> Most World Cup appearances </Dt> <Dd> 21, Brazil (every tournament) </Dd> <Dd> For a detailed list, see National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup . </Dd> <Dt> Most second - place finishes </Dt> <Dd> 4, Germany (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002) </Dd> <Dt> Most third - place finishes </Dt> <Dd> 4, Germany (1934, 1970, 2006, 2010) </Dd> <Dt> Most fourth - place finishes </Dt> <Dd> 3, Uruguay (1954, 1970, 2010) </Dd> <Dt> Most 3rd - 4th - place finishes </Dt> <Dd> 5, Germany (1934, 1958, 1970, 2006, 2010) </Dd> <Dt> Most 5th - 8th - place finishes </Dt> <Dd> 8, England (1950, 1954, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1986, 2002, 2006) </Dd> <Dt> Most 9th - 16th - place finishes </Dt> <Dd> 14, Mexico (1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1978, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) </Dd> <Dt> Most 17th - 32nd - place finishes </Dt> <Dd> 7, South Korea (1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2006, 2014, 2018) </Dd> <Dt> Most titles won by a confederation </Dt> <Dd> 12, UEFA (1934, 1938, 1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018) </Dd> <Dt> Confederation with most number of teams who qualified for the finals at least once </Dt> <Dd> 90% (9 out of 10), CONMEBOL (all but Venezuela) </Dd> <Dt> Confederation with fewest teams who qualified for the finals at least once </Dt> <Dd> 15.38% (2 out of 11 current and 2 former), OFC (only Australia and New Zealand) </Dd> </Dl>

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