National team appearances in the FIFA Confederations Cup

This article lists the performances of the national teams which made at least one appearance in the FIFA Confederations Cup finals.

Ranking of teams by number of appearances[]

Team	Apps	Record streak	Active streak	Debut	Most recent	Best result (* = hosts)
Brazil	7	7	0	1997	2013	Champions (1997, 2005, 2009, 2013*)
Mexico	7	4	2	1995	2017	Champions (1999*)
Japan	5	3	0	1995	2013	Runners-up (2001*)
Saudi Arabia	4	4	0	1992	1999	Runners-up (1992*)
Australia	4	1	1	1997	2017	Runners-up (1997)
New Zealand	4	1	1	1999	2017	Group Stage
United States	4	1	0	1992	2009	Runners-up (2009)
Cameroon	3	2	1	2001	2017	Runners-up (2003)
France	2	2	0	2001	2003	Champions (2001, 2003*)
Argentina	3	2	0	1992	2005	Champions (1992)
Germany	3	1	1	1999	2017	Champions (2017)
Spain	2	2	0	2009	2013	Runners-up (2013)
Italy	2	2	0	2009	2013	Third Place (2013)
Nigeria	2	1	0	1995	2013	Fourth Place (1995)
South Africa	2	1	0	1997	2009	Fourth Place (2009*)
Uruguay	2	1	0	1997	2013	Fourth Place (1997, 2013)
Egypt	2	1	0	1999	2009	Group Stage
Chile	1	1	1	2017	2017	Runners-up (2017)
Portugal	1	1	1	2017	2017	Third Place (2017)
Russia	1	1	1	2017	2017	Group Stage
Ivory Coast	1	1	0	1992	1992	Fourth Place (1992)
Denmark	1	1	0	1995	1995	Champions (1995)
Czech Republic	1	1	0	1997	1997	Third Place (1997)
United Arab Emirates	1	1	0	1997	1997	Group Stage
Bolivia	1	1	0	1999	1999	Group Stage
Canada	1	1	0	2001	2001	Group Stage
South Korea	1	1	0	2001	2001	Group Stage
Turkey	1	1	0	2003	2003	Third Place (2003)
Colombia	1	1	0	2003	2003	Fourth Place (2003)
Greece	1	1	0	2005	2005	Group Stage
Tunisia	1	1	0	2005	2005	Group Stage
Iraq	1	1	0	2009	2009	Group Stage
Tahiti	1	1	0	2013	2013	Group Stage

Debut of teams[]

Each successive Confederations Cup had at least one team appearing for the first time.

Year	Debuting teams			Successor teams
	Teams	No.	Cum.
1992	Argentina,  Ivory Coast,  Saudi Arabia,  United States	4	4
1995	Denmark,  Japan,  Mexico,  Nigeria	4	8
1997	Australia,  Brazil,  Czech Republic,  South Africa,  United Arab Emirates,  Uruguay	6	14
1999	Bolivia,  Egypt,  Germany,  New Zealand	4	18
2001	Cameroon,  Canada,  South Korea,  France	4	22
2003	Colombia,  Turkey	2	24
2005	Greece,  Tunisia	2	26
2009	Iraq,  Italy,  Spain	3	29
2013	Tahiti	1	30
2017	Chile,  Portugal,  Russia	3	33

Overall team records[]

In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored.^[1]

As of 2017 FIFA Confederations Cup

Rank	Team	Part	Pld	W	D	L	GF	GA	Dif	Pts
1	Brazil	7	33	23	5	5	76	28	+48	74
2	Mexico	7	27	11	6	10	44	43	+1	39
3	France	2	10	9	0	1	24	5	+19	27
4	Germany	3	13	8	2	3	29	22	+7	26
5	Spain	2	10	7	1	2	26	8	+18	22
6	Argentina	3	10	5	3	2	22	14	+8	18
7	Australia	4	16	5	3	8	17	25	−8	18
8	Japan	5	16	5	2	9	19	25	−6	17
9	Uruguay	2	10	5	1	4	22	13	+9	16
10	Cameroon	3	11	4	2	5	7	11	−4	14
11	United States	4	12	4	1	7	15	17	−2	13
12	Portugal	1	5	3	2	0	9	3	+6	11
13	Italy	2	8	3	2	3	13	15	−2	11
14	Saudi Arabia	4	12	3	1	8	13	31	−18	10
15	Nigeria	2	6	2	2	2	11	7	+4	8
16	Denmark	1	3	2	1	0	5	1	+4	7
17	Czech Republic	1	5	2	1	2	10	7	+3	7
18	Turkey	1	5	2	1	2	8	8	0	7
19	Chile	1	5	1	3	1	4	3	+1	6
20	Colombia	1	5	2	0	3	5	5	0	6
21	South Korea	1	3	2	0	1	3	6	−3	6
22	South Africa	2	7	1	2	4	9	12	−3	5
23	Egypt	2	6	1	2	3	8	17	−9	5
24	Russia	1	3	1	0	2	3	3	0	3
25	Tunisia	1	3	1	0	2	3	5	−2	3
26	United Arab Emirates	1	3	1	0	2	2	8	−6	3
27	Bolivia	1	3	0	2	1	2	3	−1	2
28	Iraq	1	3	0	2	1	0	1	−1	2
29	Greece	1	3	0	1	2	0	4	−4	1
30	Canada	1	3	0	1	2	0	5	−5	1
31	New Zealand	4	12	0	1	11	3	32	−29	1
32	Ivory Coast	1	2	0	0	2	2	9	−7	0
33	Tahiti	1	3	0	0	3	1	24	−23	0

Comprehensive team results by tournament[]

Legend

• 1st – Champions
• 2nd – Runners-up
• 3rd – Third place
• 4th – Fourth place
• GS – Group stage
•  ••  — Qualified / Invited, but declined to take part
•  •  — Did not qualify
•  ×  — Did not enter / Withdrew from continental championship / Confederation did not take part
•    — Hosts

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) is shown.

Team	1992 (4)	1995 (6)	1997 (8)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2005 (8)	2009 (8)	2013 (8)	2017 (8)	Total
AFC members
Australia[note 1]	×	×	2nd	•	3rd	•	GS	•	•	GS	4
Iraq	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	1
Japan	•	GS	•	•	2nd	GS	GS	•	GS	•	5
Saudi Arabia	2nd	GS	GS	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	4
South Korea	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	1
United Arab Emirates	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
CAF members
Cameroon	•	•	•	•	GS	2nd	•	•	•	GS	3
Ivory Coast	4th	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Egypt	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	GS	•	•	2
Nigeria	•	4th	×	×	•	•	•	•	GS	•	2
South Africa	×	•	GS	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	2
Tunisia	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
CONCACAF members
Canada	•	•	•	×	GS	•	•	•	•	•	1
Mexico	•	3rd	GS	1st	GS	•	4th	•	GS	4th	7
United States	3rd	•	•	3rd	•	GS	•	2nd	•	•	4
CONMEBOL members
Argentina	1st	2nd	•	•	•	×	2nd	•	•	•	3
Bolivia	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Brazil	•	•	1st	2nd	4th	GS	1st	1st	1st	•	7
Chile	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	2nd	1
Colombia	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	•	•	•	1
Uruguay	•	•	4th	•	•	•	•	•	4th	•	2
OFC members
For Australia (OFC member until 2005), see AFC members.
New Zealand	×	×	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS	•	GS	4
Tahiti	×	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	1
UEFA members
Czech Republic	×	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
Denmark	×	1st	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	1
France	×	•	•	••	1st	1st	•	•	•	•	2
Germany	×	•	••	GS	•	••	3rd	•	•	1st	3
Greece	×	•	•	•	•	•	GS	•	•	•	1
Italy	×	•	•	•	•	••	•	GS	3rd	•	2
Portugal	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	3rd	1
Russia	×	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	•	GS	1
Spain	×	•	•	•	•	••	•	3rd	2nd	•	2
Turkey	×	•	•	•	•	3rd	•	•	•	•	1

Notes

Results of host nations[]

Year	Host Nation	Finish
1992	Saudi Arabia	Runners-up
1995	Saudi Arabia	Group Stage
1997	Saudi Arabia	Group Stage
1999	Mexico	Champions
2001	South Korea	Group Stage
	Japan	Runners-up
2003	France	Champions
2005	Germany	Third Place
2009	South Africa	Fourth Place
2013	Brazil	Champions
2017	Russia	Group Stage

Results of defending champions[]

Year	Defending champions	Finish
1995	Argentina	Runners-up
1997	Denmark	Did not qualify
1999	Brazil	Runners-up
2001	Mexico	Group stage
2003	France	Champions
2005	France	Did not qualify
2009	Brazil	Champions
2013	Brazil	Champions
2017	Brazil	Did not qualify

Results by confederation[]

   — Hosts are from this confederation.

AFC (Asia)[]

	1992 (4)	1995 (6)	1997 (8)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2005 (8)	2009 (8)	2013 (8)	2017 (8)	Total
Teams	1	2	2	1	2	1	1	1	1	1	13
Top 4	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	0	0	0	3
Top 2	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
1st											0
2nd											2
3rd											0
4th											1

CAF (Africa)[]

	1992 (4)	1995 (6)	1997 (8)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2005 (8)	2009 (8)	2013 (8)	2017 (8)	Total
Teams	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	2	1	1	11
Top 4	1	1	0	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	4
Top 2	0	0	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	1
1st											0
2nd											1
3rd											0
4th											3

CONCACAF (North, Central America and the Caribbean)[]

	1992 (4)	1995 (6)	1997 (8)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2005 (8)	2009 (8)	2013 (8)	2017 (8)	Total
Teams	1	1	1	2	2	1	1	1	1	1	12
Top 4	1	1	0	2	0	0	1	1	0	1	7
Top 2	0	0	0	1	0	0	0	1	0	0	2
1st											1
2nd											1
3rd											3
4th											2

CONMEBOL (South America)[]

	1992 (4)	1995 (6)	1997 (8)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2005 (8)	2009 (8)	2013 (8)	2017 (8)	Total
Teams	1	1	2	2	1	2	2	1	2	1	15
Top 4	1	1	2	1	1	1	2	1	2	1	13
Top 2	1	1	1	1	0	0	2	1	1	1	9
1st											5
2nd											4
3rd											0
4th											4

OFC (Oceania)[]

	1992 (4)	1995 (6)	1997 (8)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2005 (8)	2009 (8)	2013 (8)	2017 (8)	Total
Teams	0	0	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	1	8
Top 4	0	0	1	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	2
Top 2	0	0	1	0	0	0	0	0	0	0	1
1st											0
2nd											1
3rd											1
4th											0

UEFA (Europe)[]

	1992 (4)	1995 (6)	1997 (8)	1999 (8)	2001 (8)	2003 (8)	2005 (8)	2009 (8)	2013 (8)	2017 (8)	Total
Teams	0	1	1	1	1	2	2	2	2	3	15
Top 4	0	1	1	0	1	2	1	1	2	2	11
Top 2	0	1	0	0	1	1	0	0	1	1	5
1st											4
2nd											1
3rd											6
4th											0

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