TEAM HISTORY A TO C

Here is a complete run-down of each national team performance in every World Cup Finals for which they have qualified. The team name is followed by the years in which they qualified then, in chronological order, the results of that team against all other teams they played. NOW COMPLETE!

ALGERIA: 1982, 1986, 2010 (3)
1982: 1st group stage: v. West Germany won 2-1; v. Austria lost 0-2; v. Chile won 3-2
1986: 1st group stage: v. Northern Ireland drew 1-1; v. Brazil lost 0-1; v. Spain lost 0-3
2010: 1st group stage: v. Slovenia lost 0-1; v. England drew 0-0; v. USA lost 0-1

ANGOLA: 2006 (1)
2006: 1st group stage: v. Portugal lost 0-1; v. Mexico drew 0-0; v. Iran drew 1-1

ARGENTINA: 1930, 1934, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 (15)
1930: 1st group stage: v. France won 1-0; v. Mexico won 6-3; v. Chile won 3-1
........... Semi-Finals: v. USA won 6-1
........... FINAL: v. Uruguay lost 2-4
1934: 1st round KO: v. Sweden lost 2-3
1958: 1st group stage: v. West Germany lost 1-3; v. Northern Ireland won 3-1; v. Czechoslovakia lost 1-6
1962: 1st group stage: v. Bulgaria won 1-0; v. England lost 1-3; v. Hungary drew 0-0
1966: 1st group stage: v. Spain won 2-1; v. West Germany drew 0-0; v. Switzerland won 2-0
........... Quarter-Finals: v. England lost 0-1
1974: 1st group stage: v. Poland lost 2-3; v. Italy drew 1-1; v. Haiti won 4-1
........... 2nd group stage: v. Netherlands lost 0-4; v. Brazil lost 1-2; v. East Germany drew 1-1
1978: 1st group stage: v. Hungary won 2-1; v. France won 2-1; v. Italy lost 0-1
........... 2nd group stage: v. Poland won 2-0; v. Brazil drew 0-0; v. Peru won 6-0
........... FINAL: v. Netherlands won 3-1
1982: 1st group stage: v. Belgium lost 0-1; v. Hungary won 4-1; v. El Salvador won 2-0
........... 2nd group stage: v. Italy lost 1-2; v. Brazil lost 1-3
1986: 1st group stage: v. South Korea won 3-1; v. Italy drew 1-1; v. Bulgaria won 2-0
........... Round of 16: v. Uruguay won 1-0
........... Quarter-Finals: v. England won 2-1
........... Semi-Finals: v. Belgium won 2-0
........... FINAL: v. West Germany won 3-2
1990: 1st group stage: v. Cameroon lost 0-1; v. USSR won 2-0; v. Romania drew 1-1
........... Round of 16: v. Brazil won 1-0
........... Quarter-Finals: v. Yugoslavia drew 0-0 (won on pens 3-2)
........... Semi-Finals: v. Italy drew 1-1 (won on pens 4-3)
........... FINAL: v. West Germany lost 0-1
1994: 1st group stage: v. Greece won 4-0; v. Nigeria won 2-1; v. Bulgaria lost 0-2
........... Round of 16: v. Romania lost 2-3
1998: 1st group stage: v. Japan won 1-0; v. Jamaica won 5-0; v. Croatia won 1-0
........... Round of 16: v. England drew 2-2 (won on pens 4-3)
........... Quarter-Finals: v. Netherlands lost 1-2
2002: 1st group stage: v. Nigeria won 1-0; v. England lost 0-1; v. Sweden drew 1-1
2006: 1st group stage: v. Ivory Coast won 2-1; v. Serbia & Montenegro won 6-0; v. Netherlands drew 0-0
........... Round of 16: v. Mexico won 2-1
........... Quarter-Finals: v. Germany drew 1-1 (lost on pens 2-4)
2010: 1st group stage: v. Nigeria won 1-0; v. South Korea won 4-1; v. Greece won 2-0
........... Round of 16: v. Mexico won 3-1
........... Quarter-Finals: v. Germany lost 0-4

AUSTRALIA: 1974, 2006, 2010 (3)
1974: 1st group stage: v. East Germany lost 0-2; v. West Germany lost 0-3; v. Chile drew 0-0
2006: 1st group stage: v. Japan won 3-1; v. Brazil lost 0-2; v. Croatia drew 2-2
........... Round of 16: v. Italy lost 0-1
2010: 1st group round: v. Germany lost 0-4; v. Ghana drew 1-1; v. Serbia won 2-1

AUSTRIA: 1934, 1954, 1958, 1978, 1982, 1990, 1998 (7)
1934: 1st round KO: v. France won 3-2
........... Quarter-Finals: v. Hungary won 2-1
........... Semi-Finals: v. Italy lost 0-1
1954: 1st group stage: v. Scotland won 1-0; v. Czechoslovakia won 5-0
........... Quarter-Finals: v. Switzerland won 7-5
........... Semi-Finals: v. West Germany lost 1-6
........... 3rd place: v. Uruguay won 3-1
1958: 1st group stage: v. Brazil lost 0-3; v. USSR lost 0-2; v. England drew 2-2
1978: 1st group stage: v. Spain won 2-1; v. Sweden won 1-0; v. Brazil lost 0-1
........... 2nd group stage: v. Netherlands lost 1-5; v. Italy lost 0-1; West Germany won 3-2
1982: 1st group stage: v. Chile won 1-0; v. Algeria won 2-0; v. West Germany lost 0-1
........... 2nd group stage: v. France lost 0-1; v. Northern Ireland drew 2-2
1990: 1st group stage: v. Italy lost 0-1; v. Czechoslovakia lost 0-1; v. USA won 2-1
1998: 1st group stage: v. Cameroon drew 1-1; v. Chile drew 1-1; v. Italy lost 1-2

BELGIUM: 1930, 1934, 1938, 1954, 1970, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002 (11)
1930: 1st group stage: v. USA lost 0-3; v. Paraguay lost 0-1
1934: 1st round KO: v. Germany lost 2-5
1938: 1st round KO: v. France lost 1-3
1954: 1st group stage: v. England drew 4-4; v. Italy lost 1-4
1970: 1st group stage: v. El Salvador won 3-1; v. USSR lost 1-4; v. Mexico lost 0-1
1982: 1st group stage: v. Argentina won 1-0; v. El Salvador won 1-0; v. Hungary drew 1-1
........... 2nd group stage: v. Poland lost 0-3; v. USSR lost 0-1
1986: 1st group stage: v. Mexico lost 1-2; v. Iraq won 2-1; v. Paraguay drew 2-2
........... Round of 16: v. USSR won 4-3
...........Quarter-Finals: v. Spain drew 1-1 (won on pens 5-4)
........... Semi-Finals: v. Argentina lost 0-2
........... 3rd place: v. France lost 2-4
1990: 1st group stage: v. South Korea won 2-0; v. Uruguay won 3-1; v. Spain lost 1-2
........... Round of 16: v. England lost 0-1
1994: 1st group stage: v. Morocco won 1-0; v. Netherlands won 1-0; v. Saudi Arabia lost 0-1
........... Round of 16: v. Germany lost 2-3
1998: 1st group stage: v. Netherlands drew 0-0; v. Mexico drew 2-2; v. South Korea drew 1-1
2002: 1st group stage: v. Japan drew 2-2; v. Tunisia drew 1-1; v. Russia won 3-2
........... Round of 16: v. Brazil lost 0-2

BRAZIL: 1930, 1934, 1938, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1978, 1982, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010 (19 - all of them!)
1930: 1st group stage: v. Yugoslavia lost 1-2; v. Bolivia won 4-0
1934: 1st round KO: v. Spain lost 1-3
1938: 1st round KO: v. Poland won 6-5
........... Quarter-Finals: v. Czechoslovakia won 2-1
........... Semi-Finals: v. Italy lost 1-2
1950: 1st group stage: v. Mexico won 4-0; v. Switzerland drew 2-2; v. Yugoslavia won 2-0
........... FINAL POOL: v. Sweden won 7-1; v. Spain won 6-1; v. Uruguay lost 1-2
1954: 1st group stage: v. Mexico won 5-0; v. Yugoslavia drew 1-1
........... Quater-Finals: v. Hungary lost 2-4
1958: 1st group stage: v. Austria won 3-0; v. England drew 0-0; v. USSR won 2-0
........... Quartrer-Finals: v. Wales won 1-0
........... Semi-Finals: v. France won 5-2
........... FINAL: v. Sweden won 5-2
1962: 1st group stage: v. Mexico won 2-0; v. Czechoslovakia drew 0-0; v. Spain won 2-1
........... Quarter-Finals: v. England won 3-1
........... Semi-Finals: v. Chile won 4-2
........... FINAL: Czechoslovakia won 3-1
1966: 1st group stage: v. Bulgaria won 2-0; v. Hungary lost 1-3; v. Portugal lost 1-3
1970: 1st group stage: v. Czechoslovakia won 4-1; v. England won 1-0; v. Romania won 3-2
........... Quarter-Finals: v. Peru won 4-2
........... Semi-Finals: v. Uruguay won 3-1
........... FINAL: v. Italy won 4-1
1974: 1st group stage: v. Yugoslavia drew 0-0; v. Scotland drew 0-0; v. Zaire won 3-0
........... 2nd group stage: v. East Germany won 1-0; v. Argentina won 2-1; v. Netherlands lost 0-2
........... 3rd place: v. Poland lost 0-1
1978: 1st group stage: v. Sweden drew 1-1; v. Spain drew 0-0; v. Austria won 1-0
........... 2nd group stage: v. Peru won 3-0; v. Argentina drew 0-0; v. Poland won 3-1
........... 3rd place: v. Italy won 2-1
1982: 1st group stage: v. USSR won 2-1; v. Scotland won 4-1; v. New Zealand won 4-0
........... 2nd group stage: v. Argentina won 3-1; v. Italy lost 2-3
1986: 1st group stage: v. Spain won 1-0; v. Algeria won 1-0; v. Northern Ireland won 3-0
........... Round of 16: v. Poland won 4-0
........... Quarter-Finals: v. France drew 1-1 (lost on pens 3-4)
1990: 1st group stage: v. Sweden won 2-1; v. Costa Rica won 1-0; v. Scotland won 1-0
........... Round of 16: v. Argentina lost 0-1
1994: 1st group stage: v. Russia won 2-0; v. Cameroon won 3-0; v. Sweden drew 1-1
........... Round of 16: v. USA won 1-0
........... Quarter-Finals: v. Netherlands won 3-2
........... Semi-Finals: v. Sweden won 1-0
........... FINAL: v. Italy drew 0-0 (won on pens 3-2)
1998: 1st group stage: v. Scotland won 2-1; v. Morocco won 3-0; v. Norway lost 1-2
........... Round of 16: v. Chile won 4-1
........... Quarter-Finals: v. Denmark won 3-2
........... Semi-Finals: v. Netherlands drew 1-1 (won on pens 4-2)
........... FINAL: v. France lost 0-3
2002: 1st group stage: v. Turkey won 2-1; v. China won 4-0; v. Costa Rica won 5-2
........... Round of 16: v. Belgium won 2-0
........... Quarter-Finals: v. England won 2-1
........... Semi-Finals: v. Turkey won 1-0
........... FINAL: v. Germany won 2-0
2006: 1st group stage: v. Croatia won 1-0; v. Australia won 2-0; v. Japan won 4-1
........... Round of 16: v. Ghana won 3-0
........... Quarter-Finals: v. France lost 0-1
2010: 1st group stage: v. North Korea won 2-1; v. Ivory Coast won 3-1; v. Portugal drew 0-0
........... Round of 16: v. Chile won 3-0
........... Quarter-Finals: v. Netherlands lost 1-2

BOLIVIA: 1930, 1950, 1994 (3)
1930: 1st group stage: v. Yugoslavia lost 0-4; v. Brazil lost 0-4
1950: 1st group stage: v. Uruguay lost 0-8
1994: 1st group stage: v. Germany lost 0-1; v. South Korea drew 0-0; v. Spain lost 1-3

BULGARIA: 1962, 1966, 1970, 1974, 1986, 1994, 1998 (7)
1962: 1st group stage: v. Argentina lost 0-1; v. Hungary lost 1-6; v. England drew 0-0
1966: 1st group stage: v. Brazil lost 0-2; v. Portugal lost 0-3; v. Hungary lost 1-3
1970: 1st group stage: v. Peru lost 2-3; v. West Germany lost 2-5; v. Morocco drew 1-1
1974: 1st group stage: v. Sweden drew 0-0; v. Uruguay drew 1-1; v. Netherlands lost 1-4
1986: 1st group stage: v. Italy drew 1-1; v. South Korea drew 1-1; v. Argentina lost 0-2
........... Round of 16: v. Mexico lost 0-2
1994: 1st group stage: v. Nigeria lost 0-3; v. Greece won 4-0; v. Argentina won 2-0
........... Round of 16: v. Mexico drew 1-1 (won on pens 3-1)
........... Quarter-Finals: v. Germany won 2-1
........... Semi-Finals: v. Italy lost 1-2
........... 3rd place: v. Sweden lost 0-4
1998: 1st group stage: v. Paraguay drew 0-0; v. Nigeria lost 0-1; v. Spain lost 1-6

CAMEROON: 1982, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2010 (6)
1982: 1st group stage: v. Peru drew 0-0; v. Poland drew 0-0; v. Italy drew 1-1
1990: 1st group stage: v. v. Argentina won 1-0; v. Romania won 2-1; v. USSR lost 0-4
........... Round of 16: v. Colombia won 2-1
.......... Quarter-Finals: v. England lost 2-3
1994: 1st group stage: v. Sweden drew 2-2; v. Brazil lost 0-3; v. Russia lost 1-6
1998: 1st group stage: v. Austria drew 1-1; v. Italy lost 0-3; v. Chile drew 1-1
2002: 1st group stage: v. Rep. Ireland drew 1-1; v. Saudi Arabia won 1-0; v. Germany lost 0-2
2010: 1st group stage: v. Japan lost 0-1; v. Denmark lost 1-2; v. Netherlands lost 1-2

CANADA: 1986 (1)
1986: 1st group stage: v. France lost 0-1; v. Hungary lost 0-2; v. USSR lost 0-2

CHILE: 1930, 1950, 1962, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1998, 2010 (8)
1930: 1st group stage: v. Mexico won 3-0; v. France won 1-0; v. Argentina lost 1-3
1950: 1st group stage: v. England lost 0-2; v. Spain lost 0-2; v. USA won 5-2
1962: 1st group stage: v. Switzerland won 3-1; v. Italy won 2-0; v. West Germany lost 0-2
........... Quarter-Finals: v. USSR won 2-1
........... Semi-Finals: v. Brazil lost 2-4
........... 3rd place: v. Yugoslavia won 1-0
1966: 1st group stage: v. Italy lost 0-2; v. North Korea drew 1-1; v. USSR lost 1-2
1974: 1st group stage: v. West Germany lost 0-1; v. East Germany drew 1-1; v. Australia drew 0-0
1982: 1st group stage: v. Austria lost 0-1; v. West Germany lost 1-4; v. Algeria lost 2-3
1998: 1st group stage: v. Italy drew 2-2; v. Austria drew 1-1; v. Cameroon drew 1-1
........... Round of 16: v. Brazil lost 1-4
2010: 1st group stage: v. Honduras won 1-0; v. Switzerland won 1-0; v. Spain lost 1-2
........... Round of 16: v. Brazil lost 0-3

CHINA: 2002 (1)
2002: 1st group stage: v. Costa Rica lost 0-2; v. Brazil lost 0-4; v. Turkey lost 0-3

COLOMBIA: 1962, 1990, 1994, 1998 (4)
1962: 1st group stage: v. Uruguay lost 1-2; v. USSR drew 4-4; v. Yugoslavia lost 0-5
1990: 1st group stage: v. UAE won 2-0; v. Yugoslavia lost 0-1; v. West Germany drew 1-1
........... Round of 16: v. Cameroon lost 1-2
1994: 1st group stage: v. Romania lost 1-3; v. USA lost 1-2; v. Switzerland won 2-0
1998: 1st group stage: v. Romania lost 0-1; v. Tunisia won 2-0; v. England lost 0-2

COSTA RICA: 1990, 2002, 2006 (3)
1990: v. Scotland won 1-0; v. Brazil lost 0-1; v. Sweden won 2-1
........... Round of 16: v. Czechoslovakia lost 1-4
2002; v. China won 2-0; v. Turkey drew 1-1; v. Brazil lost 2-5
2006: v. Germany lost 2-4; v. Ecuador lost 0-3; v. Poland lost 1-2

CROATIA: 1998, 2002, 2006 (3)
1998: 1st group stage: v. Jamaica won 3-1; v. Japan won 1-0; v. Argentina lost 0-1
........... Round of 16: v. Romania won 1-0
........... Quarter-Finals: v. Germany won 3-0
........... Semi-Finals: v. France lost 1-2
........... 3rd place: v. Netherlands won 2-1
2002: 1st group stage: v. Mexico lost 0-1; v. Italy won 2-1; v. Ecuador lost 0-1
2006: 1st group stage: v. Brazil lost 0-1; v. Japan drew 0-0; v. Australia drew 2-2

CUBA: 1938 (1)
1938: 1st round KO: v. Romania drew 3-3; v. Romania won 2-1
........... 2nd KO round: v. Sweden lost 0-8

CZECHOSLOVAKIA (CZECH REPUBLIC): 1934, 1938, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1982, 1990, 2006 (9)
1938: 1st round KO: v. Romania won 2-1
........... 2nd round KO: v. Switzerland won 3-2
........... Semi-Finals: v. Germany won 3-1
........... FINAL: v. Italy lost 1-2
1938: 1st round KO: v. Netherlands won 3-0
........... 2nd round KO: v. Brazil drew 1-1; Brazil lost 1-2
1954: 1st group stage: v. Uruguay lost 0-2; v. Austria lost 0-5
1958: 1st group stage: v. v. Northern Ireland lost 0-1; v. West Germany drew 2-2; v. Argentina won 6-1
........... Play-off: v. Northern Ireland lost 1-2
1962: 1st group stage: v. Spain won 1-0; v. Brazil drew 0-0; v. Mexico lost 1-3
........... Quarter-Finals: v. Hungary won 1-0
........... Semi-Finals: v. Yugoslavia won 3-1
........... FINAL: v. Brazil lost 1-3
1970: 1st group stage: v. Brazil lost 1-4; v. Romania lost 1-2; v. England lost 0-1
1982: 1st group stage: v. Kuwait drew 1-1; v. England lost 0-2; v. France drew 1-1
1990: 1st group stage: v. USA won 5-1; v. Austria won 1-0; v. Italy lost 0-2
........... Round of 16: v. Costa Rica won 4-1
........... Quarter-Finals: v. West Germany lost 0-1
(as Czech Republic)
2006: 1st group stage: v. USA won 3-0; v. Ghana lost 0-2; v. Italy lost 0-2