Eighty-three nations · six continents · ninety-six years

Global Atlas.

Eighty-three nations have played in a World Cup. Only eight have ever won one. The geography of who shows up.

Every country that has ever appeared in a men's World Cup finals tournament, plotted at its approximate centroid. Toggle between participations, titles, finals reached and hosting roles. Filter by continent. Click any bubble to watch that nation's archive footage.

Each bubble sized by total World Cup appearances. Hover any country.

All participations · 1930 → 2022

83 nations · 488 participation-slots

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By 2022 83visible

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Finals reached

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Semi-finals

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By continent · participations

Geographic outliers

5 continents Have produced a participant. Antarctica remains the only continent without a member nation.

0 titles For any nation outside Europe or South America. The geography of winning is unbroken since 1930.

3.9M people Croatia in 2018 — smallest finalist ever. Iceland in 2018 — smallest qualifier (338,000).

3 hostings Mexico in 2026 becomes the only nation to have hosted the World Cup three times.

22 appearances Brazil · the only nation present in every single edition since 1930.

Module 03 · Global Atlas · draft · part of the World Cup Memory Machine
83 nations · 488 total participation-slots · equirectangular projection on coarse centroids. Geopolitical entities that no longer exist (Czechoslovakia, Yugoslavia, USSR, East Germany, Dutch East Indies) are kept separate from their successor states for historical accuracy. 2026 not yet included.