Competitions
Qualification
World Cup qualifier
Competition summary
| Tournaments held | 22 |
| Total participating teams | 51 |
| Total games played | 1 850 |
| First | 1934 |
| Latest | 2026 |
| Type of competition | Qualification |
| Geographical area | Global |
K coefficient Competition weight in Elo ratings | 40 |
Qualifying successfully Automatic qualifications for hosts and titles holders are ignored | | 10 qualifications | | 6 qualifications | | 6 qualifications | | 5 qualifications | | 3 qualifications | | 2 qualifications | | 1 qualification | | 1 qualification | | 1 qualification | | 1 qualification | | 1 qualification | | 1 qualification | | 1 qualification | | 1 qualification |
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World Cup finals
All-time table of the World Cup qualifiers
Qualifications by confederations
Tournaments
Qualifications by confederations
Tournaments
Tournaments details
ResultsParticipating teamsStatisticsGraphics
| Tournament | Opening | Closing | Qualified teams |
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| 1934 |
| 1934 | June 11th, 1933 | May 24th, 1934 | |
| 1938 |
| 1938 | June 16th, 1937 | May 1st, 1938 | Dutch East Indies No data No data |
| 1950 |
| 1950 | June 2nd, 1949 | April 15th, 1950 | India No data No data |
| 1954 |
| 1954 | May 9th, 1953 | April 4th, 1954 | South Korea Elo: 1748 - 18th Elo: 1741 - 19th |
| 1958 |
| 1958 | September 30th, 1956 | February 5th, 1958 | |
| 1962 |
| 1962 | August 21st, 1960 | December 16th, 1961 | |
| 1966 |
| 1966 | May 24th, 1964 | December 29th, 1965 | North Korea Elo: 1816 - 15th Elo: 1838 - 15th |
| 1970 |
| 1970 | 00 th, 0000 | December 14th, 1969 | Israel Elo: 1622 - 46th Elo: 1666 - 35th |
| 1974 |
| 1974 | November 14th, 1971 | February 13th, 1974 | Australia Elo: 1682 - 37th Elo: 1674 - 33rd |
| 1978 |
| 1978 | March 7th, 1976 | December 11th, 1977 | Iran Elo: 1704 - 31st Elo: 1801 - 20th |
| 1982 |
| 1982 | March 26th, 1980 | January 10th, 1982 | Kuwait Elo: 1577 - 54th Elo: 1656 - 42nd New Zealand Elo: 1469 - 77th Elo: 1611 - 47th |
| 1986 |
| 1986 | May 2nd, 1984 | December 4th, 1985 | Iraq Elo: 1614 - 48th Elo: 1704 - 32nd South Korea Elo: 1534 - 65th Elo: 1621 - 45th |
| 1990 |
| 1990 | April 17th, 1988 | November 19th, 1989 | South Korea Elo: 1732 - 28th Elo: 1746 - 27th United Arab Emirates Elo: 1473 - 77th Elo: 1530 - 64th |
| 1994 |
| 1994 | March 21st, 1992 | November 17th, 1993 | Saudi Arabia Elo: 1621 - 51st Elo: 1680 - 34th South Korea Elo: 1639 - 46th Elo: 1660 - 39th |
| 1998 |
| 1998 | March 10th, 1996 | November 29th, 1997 | Japan Elo: 1701 - 32nd Elo: 1758 - 25th Saudi Arabia Elo: 1632 - 52nd Elo: 1672 - 45th South Korea Elo: 1617 - 54th Elo: 1762 - 25th |
| 2002 |
| 2002 | March 4th, 2000 | November 25th, 2001 | China Elo: 1673 - 45th Elo: 1727 - 36th Saudi Arabia Elo: 1698 - 43rd Elo: 1723 - 37th |
| 2006 |
| 2006 | September 6th, 2003 | November 16th, 2005 | Iran Elo: 1716 - 36th Elo: 1803 - 24th Japan Elo: 1784 - 23rd Elo: 1820 - 18th Saudi Arabia Elo: 1688 - 42nd Elo: 1720 - 37th South Korea Elo: 1704 - 38th Elo: 1651 - 55th |
| 2010 |
| 2010 | October 8th, 2007 | November 18th, 2009 | Australia Elo: 1732 - 38th Elo: 1748 - 32nd Japan Elo: 1781 - 27th Elo: 1770 - 27th North Korea Elo: 1486 - 87th Elo: 1552 - 71st South Korea Elo: 1649 - 48th Elo: 1727 - 37th |
| 2014 |
| 2014 | June 15th, 2011 | November 20th, 2013 | Australia Elo: 1818 - 16th Elo: 1772 - 25th Iran Elo: 1734 - 35th Elo: 1698 - 40th Japan Elo: 1835 - 15th Elo: 1774 - 25th South Korea Elo: 1805 - 17th Elo: 1718 - 33rd |
| 2018 |
| 2018 | March 12th, 2015 | November 15th, 2017 | Iran Elo: 1748 - 27th Elo: 1782 - 25th Japan Elo: 1775 - 24th Elo: 1755 - 31st Saudi Arabia Elo: 1482 - 89th Elo: 1613 - 59th South Korea Elo: 1748 - 27th Elo: 1729 - 34th |
| Tournament | Opening | Closing | Qualified teams |
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| 2022 |
| 2022 | June 6th, 2019 | June 14th, 2022 | Iran Elo: 1797 - 21st Elo: 1820 - 24th Japan Elo: 1755 - 28th Elo: 1796 - 29th Saudi Arabia Elo: 1490 - 85th Elo: 1634 - 54th South Korea Elo: 1780 - 24th Elo: 1800 - 27th |
| 2026 |
| 2026 | October 12th, 2023 | November 30th, 2025 | |
| Tournament | Participating teams |
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| 1934 |
| 1934 |                                                  |
| 1938 |
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| 1950 |
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| 1954 |
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| 1958 |
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| 1962 |
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| 1966 |
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| 1970 |
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| 1974 |
| 1974 |                                                  |
| 1978 |
| 1978 |                                                  |
| 1982 |
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| 1986 |
| 1986 |                                                  |
| 1990 |
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| 1994 |
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| 1998 |
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| 2002 |
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| 2006 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2014 |
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| 2018 |
| 2018 |                                                  |
| Tournament | Participating teams |
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| 2022 |
| 2022 |                                                  |
| 2026 |
| 2026 |                                                  |
| Tournament | Participating teams | Games played | Total goals | Average goals | Lowest Elo | Highest Elo | Average Elo |
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| 1934 |
| 1934 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 6.50 | 1285 | 1295 | 1290 |
| 1938 |
| 1938 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 2.50 | 1239 | 1249 | 1244 |
| 1950 |
| 1950 | 2 | 2 | 10 | 6.67 | 1375 | 1498 | 1451 |
| 1954 |
| 1954 | 3 | 4 | 13 | 3.13 | 1291 | 1757 | 1488 |
| 1958 |
| 1958 | 4 | 5 | 13 | 2.50 | 1299 | 1506 | 1446 |
| 1962 |
| 1962 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 3.33 | 1336 | 1725 | 1587 |
| 1966 |
| 1966 | 2 | 2 | 11 | 5.50 | 1515 | 1838 | 1677 |
| 1970 |
| 1970 | 5 | 12 | 29 | 2.52 | 1460 | 1666 | 1608 |
| 1974 |
| 1974 | 15 | 44 | 101 | 2.30 | 1238 | 1733 | 1517 |
| 1978 |
| 1978 | 17 | 54 | 151 | 2.80 | 1086 | 1801 | 1499 |
| 1982 |
| 1982 | 19 | 57 | 153 | 2.68 | 1048 | 1733 | 1451 |
| 1986 |
| 1986 | 26 | 69 | 202 | 2.93 | 805 | 1742 | 1318 |
| 1990 |
| 1990 | 23 | 76 | 188 | 2.47 | 880 | 1758 | 1390 |
| 1994 |
| 1994 | 29 | 121 | 410 | 3.38 | 809 | 1734 | 1362 |
| 1998 |
| 1998 | 37 | 132 | 462 | 3.50 | 732 | 1843 | 1411 |
| 2002 |
| 2002 | 40 | 156 | 592 | 3.79 | 660 | 1863 | 1324 |
| 2006 |
| 2006 | 38 | 137 | 404 | 2.95 | 754 | 1868 | 1398 |
| 2010 |
| 2010 | 42 | 145 | 375 | 2.59 | 589 | 1804 | 1477 |
| 2014 |
| 2014 | 44 | 150 | 441 | 2.94 | 527 | 1845 | 1446 |
| 2018 |
| 2018 | 46 | 225 | 668 | 2.97 | 550 | 1800 | 1348 |
| Tournament | Participating teams | Games played | Total goals | Average goals | Lowest Elo | Highest Elo | Average Elo |
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| 2022 |
| 2022 | 47 | 230 | 677 | 2.94 | 571 | 1843 | 1341 |
| 2026 |
| 2026 | 46 | 225 | 630 | 2.80 | 564 | 1904 | 1390 |
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