Competitions
QualificationWorld Cup qualifier
Competition summary
| Tournaments held | 22 |
| Total participating teams | 35 |
| Total games played | 1 254 |
| 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 | | 12 qualifications | | 9 qualifications | | 5 qualifications | | 3 qualifications | | 2 qualifications | | 2 qualifications | | 1 qualification | | 1 qualification | | 1 qualification | | 1 qualification |
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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 | United States Elo: 1762 - 15th Elo: 1779 - 14th |
| 1938 |
| 1938 | June 16th, 1937 | May 1st, 1938 | Cuba No data No data |
| 1950 |
| 1950 | June 2nd, 1949 | April 15th, 1950 | Mexico No data No data United States No data No data |
| 1954 |
| 1954 | May 9th, 1953 | April 4th, 1954 | Mexico Elo: 1632 - 32nd Elo: 1694 - 26th |
| 1958 |
| 1958 | September 30th, 1956 | February 5th, 1958 | Mexico Elo: 1656 - 35th Elo: 1773 - 19th |
| 1962 |
| 1962 | August 21st, 1960 | December 16th, 1961 | |
| 1966 |
| 1966 | May 24th, 1964 | December 29th, 1965 | Mexico Elo: 1804 - 19th Elo: 1871 - 11th |
| 1970 |
| 1970 | 00 th, 0000 | December 14th, 1969 | El Salvador Elo: 1529 - 65th Elo: 1551 - 62nd |
| 1974 |
| 1974 | November 14th, 1971 | February 13th, 1974 | Haiti Elo: 1606 - 52nd Elo: 1616 - 45th |
| 1978 |
| 1978 | March 7th, 1976 | December 11th, 1977 | Mexico Elo: 1759 - 24th Elo: 1791 - 22nd |
| 1982 |
| 1982 | March 26th, 1980 | January 10th, 1982 | El Salvador Elo: 1489 - 75th Elo: 1597 - 49th Honduras Elo: 1472 - 81st Elo: 1621 - 44th |
| 1986 |
| 1986 | May 2nd, 1984 | December 4th, 1985 | Canada Elo: 1614 - 45th Elo: 1676 - 37th |
| 1990 |
| 1990 | April 17th, 1988 | November 19th, 1989 | Costa Rica Elo: 1568 - 58th Elo: 1615 - 47th United States Elo: 1563 - 58th Elo: 1612 - 47th |
| 1994 |
| 1994 | March 21st, 1992 | November 17th, 1993 | Mexico Elo: 1796 - 21st Elo: 1848 - 17th |
| 1998 |
| 1998 | March 10th, 1996 | November 29th, 1997 | Jamaica Elo: 1544 - 71st Elo: 1630 - 50th Mexico Elo: 1845 - 16th Elo: 1774 - 22nd United States Elo: 1704 - 33rd Elo: 1720 - 34th |
| 2002 |
| 2002 | March 4th, 2000 | November 25th, 2001 | Costa Rica Elo: 1624 - 56th Elo: 1773 - 25th Mexico Elo: 1840 - 15th Elo: 1812 - 21st United States Elo: 1831 - 16th Elo: 1759 - 27th |
| 2006 |
| 2006 | September 6th, 2003 | November 16th, 2005 | Costa Rica Elo: 1724 - 32nd Elo: 1736 - 35th Mexico Elo: 1848 - 15th Elo: 1843 - 16th United States Elo: 1845 - 16th Elo: 1843 - 16th |
| 2010 |
| 2010 | October 8th, 2007 | November 18th, 2009 | Honduras Elo: 1696 - 41st Elo: 1758 - 29th Mexico Elo: 1890 - 13th Elo: 1891 - 8th United States Elo: 1795 - 21st Elo: 1826 - 14th |
| 2014 |
| 2014 | June 15th, 2011 | November 20th, 2013 | Costa Rica Elo: 1665 - 45th Elo: 1743 - 27th Honduras Elo: 1652 - 48th Elo: 1684 - 42nd United States Elo: 1751 - 31st Elo: 1878 - 13th |
| 2018 |
| 2018 | March 12th, 2015 | November 15th, 2017 | Costa Rica Elo: 1768 - 24th Elo: 1761 - 25th Mexico Elo: 1892 - 13th Elo: 1830 - 19th Panama Elo: 1673 - 45th Elo: 1670 - 47th |
| Tournament | Opening | Closing | Qualified teams |
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| 2022 |
| 2022 | June 6th, 2019 | June 14th, 2022 | Canada Elo: 1613 - 56th Elo: 1798 - 28th Mexico Elo: 1893 - 15th Elo: 1848 - 17th United States Elo: 1863 - 17th Elo: 1822 - 21st |
| 2026 |
| 2026 | March 22nd, 2024 | November 30th, 2025 | |
| Tournament | Participating teams |
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| 1934 |
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| 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 |
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| 1978 |
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| 1982 |
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| 1986 |
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| 1990 |
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| 1994 |
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| 1998 |
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| 2006 |
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| 2010 |
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| 2014 |
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| 2018 |
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| Tournament | Participating teams |
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| 2022 |
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| 2026 |
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| Tournament | Participating teams | Games played | Total goals | Average goals | Lowest Elo | Highest Elo | Average Elo |
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| 1934 |
| 1934 | 4 | 7 | 33 | 4.71 | 1279 | 1779 | 1556 |
| 1938 |
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| 1950 |
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| 1954 |
| 1954 | 3 | 6 | 28 | 4.67 | 1328 | 1694 | 1523 |
| 1958 |
| 1958 | 6 | 13 | 58 | 4.46 | 1408 | 1818 | 1633 |
| 1962 |
| 1962 | 7 | 17 | 58 | 3.38 | 1404 | 1821 | 1606 |
| 1966 |
| 1966 | 9 | 24 | 68 | 2.83 | 1098 | 1871 | 1527 |
| 1970 |
| 1970 | 12 | 32 | 97 | 3.03 | 1228 | 1700 | 1490 |
| 1974 |
| 1974 | 13 | 33 | 116 | 3.52 | 856 | 1805 | 1508 |
| 1978 |
| 1978 | 16 | 51 | 158 | 3.10 | 934 | 1791 | 1490 |
| 1982 |
| 1982 | 15 | 54 | 118 | 2.19 | 1186 | 1715 | 1500 |
| 1986 |
| 1986 | 14 | 34 | 80 | 2.35 | 967 | 1676 | 1490 |
| 1990 |
| 1990 | 14 | 36 | 70 | 1.94 | 952 | 1615 | 1462 |
| 1994 |
| 1994 | 21 | 63 | 192 | 3.05 | 944 | 1848 | 1461 |
| 1998 |
| 1998 | 28 | 98 | 295 | 3.01 | 938 | 1850 | 1474 |
| 2002 |
| 2002 | 34 | 125 | 391 | 3.13 | 497 | 1859 | 1451 |
| 2006 |
| 2006 | 34 | 111 | 379 | 3.41 | 542 | 1911 | 1469 |
| 2010 |
| 2010 | 35 | 110 | 351 | 3.19 | 538 | 1915 | 1472 |
| 2014 |
| 2014 | 35 | 143 | 441 | 3.08 | 529 | 1916 | 1394 |
| 2018 |
| 2018 | 35 | 113 | 321 | 2.84 | 562 | 1935 | 1430 |
| Tournament | Participating teams | Games played | Total goals | Average goals | Lowest Elo | Highest Elo | Average Elo |
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| 2022 |
| 2022 | 34 | 91 | 248 | 2.73 | 557 | 1907 | 1494 |
| 2026 |
| 2026 | 32 | 93 | 296 | 3.18 | 559 | 1748 | 1253 |
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