The

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Lace-Up Kickers

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England

The Three Lions

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1950 - First round

1954 - Quarter-finals

1958 - First round

1962 - Quarter-finals

1966 - Winners

1970 - Quarter-finals

1982 - Second group stage

1986 - Quarter-finals

1990 - Fourth place

1998 - Second round

2002 - Quarter-finals

2006 - Quarter-finals

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 55, Won 25,

Drawn 17, Lost 13.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Winners in 1966.

Germany

DIe Mannschaft

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

(As East Germany)

1974 - Second round

(As West Germany)

1954 - Winners

1958 - Fourth place

1962 - Quarter-finals

1966 - Runners-up

1970 - Third place

1974 - Winners

1978 - Second round

1982 - Runners-up

1986 - Runners-up

1990 - Winners

(As Germany)

1934 - Third place

1938 - First round

1994 - Quarter-finals

1998 - Quarter-finals

2002 - Runners-up

2006 - Third place

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 58, Won 37,

Drawn 9, Lost 12.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Winning in 1954, 1974

and 1990.

Spain

La Furia Roja

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1934 - Quarter-finals

1950 - Fourth place

1962 - First round

1966 - First round

1978 - First round

1982 - Second round

1986 - Quarter-finals

1990 - Second round

1994 - Quarter-finals

1998 - First round

2002 - Quarter-finals

2006 - Second round

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 49, Won 22,

Drawn 12, Lost 15.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Reaching the final

group round in the

1950 tournament,

finishing fourth.

Argentina

Albicelestes

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1930 - Runners-up

1934 - First round

1958 - First round

1962 - First round

1966 - Quarter-finals

1974 - Second group stage

1978 - Winners

1982 - Second group stage

1986 - Winners

1990 - Runners-up

1994 - Second round

1998 - Quarter-finals

2002 - First round

2006 - Quarter-finals

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 65, Won 33,

Drawn 13, Lost 19.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Winners in 1978 and 1986.

Australia

Socceroos

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1974 - First round

2006 - Second round

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 7, Won 1,

Drawn 2, Lost 4.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Second round in 2006.

Brazil

Canarinho

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1930 - First round

1934 - First round

1938 - Third place

1950 - Runners-up

1954 - Quarter-finals

1958 - Winners

1962 - Winners

1966 - First round

1970 - Winners

1974 - Fourth place

1978 - Third place

1982 - Second group stage

1986 - Quarter-finals

1990 - Second round

1994 - Winners

1998 - Runners-up

2002 - Winners

2006 - Quarter-finals

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 92, Won 64,

Drawn 14, Lost 14.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Winners in 1958, 1962,

1970, 1994 and 2002.

France

Les Bleus

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1930 - First round

1934 - First round

1938 - Quarter-finals

1954 - First round

1958 - Third place

1966 - First round

1978 - First round

1982 - Fourth place

1986 - Third place

1998 - Winners

2002 - First round

2006 - Runners-up

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 51, Won 25,

Drawn 10, Lost 16.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Winners in 1998.

Greece

Ellas

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1994 - First round

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 3, Won 0,

Drawn 0, Lost 3.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Reaching the group stage

in 1994.

Italy

Azzurri

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1934 - Winners

1938 - Winners

1950 - First round

1954 - First round

1962 - First round

1966 - First round

1970 - Runners-up

1974 - First round

1978 - Fourth place

1982 - Winners

1986 - Second round

1990 - Third place

1994 - Runners-up

1998 - Quarter-final

2002 - Second round

2006 - Winners

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 77, Won 44,

Drawn 19, Lost 14.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Winners in 1934, 1938,

1982 and 2006.

Japan

Blue Samurai

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1998 - First round

2002 - Second round

2006 - First round

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 10, Won 2,

Drawn 2, Lost 6.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Second round in 2002.

North Korea

Chollima

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1966 - Quarter-finals

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 4, Won 1,

Drawn 1, Lost 2.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Quarter-finals in 1966.

South Korea

Taeguk Warriors

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1954 - First round

1986 - First round

1990 - First round

1994 - First round

1998 - First round

2002 - Fourth place

2006 - First round

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 24, Won 4,

Drawn 7, Lost 13.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Fourth in 2002.

Netherlands

The Flying Dutchmen

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1934 - First round

1938 - First round

1974 - Runners-up

1978 - Runners-up

1990 - Second round

1994 - Quarter-finals

1998 - Fourth place

2006 - Second round

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 36, Won 16,

Drawn 10, Lost 10.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Runners-up in 1974

and 1978.

Portugal

Selecao Das Qiunas

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1966 - Third place

1986 - First round

2002 - First round

2006 - Fourth place

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 19, Won 11,

Drawn 1, Lost 7.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Third place in 1966.

Russia

Sbornya

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1958 - Quarter-finals

1962 - Quarter-finals

1966 - 4th place

1970 - Quarter-finals

1982 - Second round

1986 - Second round

1990 - First round

1994 - First round

2002 - First round

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 37, Won 17,

Drawn 6, Lost 14.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Quarter-finals in 1958,

1962 and 1970.

South Africa

Bafana Bafana

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1998 - First round

2002 - First round

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 6, Won 1,

Draw 3, Lost 2.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

First round in 1998

and 2002.

Serbia

Beli Orlovi

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

(As Yugoslavia)

1930 - Semi-finals

1950 - Fourth place

1954 - Quarter-finals

1958 - Quarter-finals

1962 - Fourth place

1974 - Second round

1982 - First round

1990 - Quarter-finals

1998 - Second round

(As Serbia & Montenegro)

2006 - First round

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 40, Won 16,

Drawn 8, Lost 16.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Fourth place in 1962

(As Yugoslavia).

Switzerland

Schweizer Nati

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1934 - Quarter-finals

1938 - Quarter-finals

1950 - First round

1954 - Quarter-finals

1962 - First round

1966 - First round

1994 - Second round

2006 - Second round

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 26, Won 8,

Drawn 5, Lost 13.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Quarter-finals in 1934,

1938 and 1954.

United States

The Stars & Stripes

Lace-Up Kickers

Appearaces at the

FIFA World Cup

1930 - Third place

1950 - First round

1990 - First round

1994 - Second round

1998 - First round

2002 - Quarter-finals

2006 - First round

Overall record at the

FIFA World Cup

Played 25, Won 6,

Drawn 3, Lost 16.

Best performance at the

FIFA World Cup

Third place in 1930.