All Teams to Ever Play a FIFA World Cup on a World Map

Name all soccer teams to ever participate in a men's FIFA World Cup.
# = number of appearances through 2018
Includes countries that no longer exist except East Germany and Yugoslavia (as I wouldn't know how to add them on the map!)
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Last updated: September 29, 2018
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#
Top Finish
Team
21
Winner
Brazil
19
Winner
Germany /
West Germany
18
Winner
Italy
17
Winner
Argentina
16
Quarters
Mexico
15
Winner
England
15
Winner
France
15
Winner
Spain
13
Winner
Uruguay
13
3rd place
Belgium
12
Runners-up
Sweden
11
Quarters
Switzerland
11
4th place
Russia /
Soviet Union
10
Runners-up
Netherlands
10
3rd place
United States
10
3rd place
South Korea
9
Runners-up
Czech Republic /
Czechoslovakia
9
Runners-up
Hungary
9
3rd place
Chile
9
4th place
Yugoslavia
8
3rd place
Poland
8
Quarters
Paraguay
8
Round 1
Scotland
7
3rd place
Austria
7
4th place
Bulgaria
7
Quarters
Romania
7
Quarters
Cameroon
#
Top Finish
Team
7
3rd place
Portugal
6
Quarters
Colombia
6
Round 2
Japan
6
Round 2
Nigeria
5
Runners-up
Croatia
5
Quarters
Costa Rica
5
Quarters
Denmark
5
Quarters
Peru
5
Round 2
Australia
5
Round 2
Morocco
5
Round 2
Saudi Arabia
5
Round 1
Iran
5
Round 1
Tunisia
4
Round 2
Algeria
3
Quarters
Ghana
3
Quarters
Ireland
3
Quarters
Northern Ireland
3
Round 2
Ecuador
3
Round 2
Greece
3
Round 2
Norway
3
Round 2
Serbia / Serbia &
Montenegro
3
Round 1
Bolivia
3
Round 1
Egypt
3
Round 1
Honduras
3
Round 1
Ivory Coast
3
Round 1
South Africa
2
3rd place
Turkey
2
Quarters
North Korea
#
Top Finish
Team
2
Quarters
Senegal
2
Round 1
El Salvador
2
Round 1
New Zealand
2
Round 1
Slovenia
1
Quarters
Cuba
1
Quarters
Ukraine
1
Quarters
Wales
1
Round 2
East Germany
1
Round 2
Slovakia
1
Round 1
Angola
1
Round 1
Bosnia &
Herzegovina
1
Round 1
Canada
1
Round 1
China
1
Round 1
Dutch East Indies
1
Round 1
Haiti
1
Round 1
Iceland
1
Round 1
Iraq
1
Round 1
Israel
1
Round 1
Jamaica
1
Round 1
Kuwait
1
Round 1
Panama
1
Round 1
Togo
1
Round 1
Trinidad and Tobago
1
Round 1
United Arab Emirates
1
Round 1
Zaire
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Level 89
Sep 30, 2018
Both FIFA and UEFA consider Serbia to be the direct and sole successor of the Yugoslavia team.

The same applies to Russia in the case of the USSR and the Czech Republic in the case of Czechoslovakia.

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Level 76
Sep 30, 2018
get the original quiz fixed and I'll update this one :D
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Level 89
Oct 1, 2018
Ok
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Level 56
Oct 8, 2018
Great quiz!

Quick question, which SVG file did you use to create this quiz?

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Level 56
Oct 8, 2018
Because I also want to create a quiz that requires separate answers for England, Wales, etc.
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Level 76
Oct 8, 2018
I 'mixed' (using copy and paste) the 'normal' world map and the 'countries I visited' world map, from which I extracted England etc
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Level 35
Apr 9, 2019
78/78 first try, (naming every country helps)
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Level 49
Mar 19, 2023
Qatar is missing
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Level 37
Jan 8, 2024
Fun fact: Brazil is the only country to have played in every FIFA World Cup.