African Teams at the World Cup: All-Time Record
Every African nation's FIFA World Cup record: appearances, wins, draws, defeats and goals.
| # | Team | Apps | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Morocco | 7 | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 33 |
| 2 | Cameroon | 8 | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 47 | 23 |
| 3 | Ghana | 5 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 22 |
| 4 | Senegal | 4 | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 21 |
| 5 | Nigeria | 6 | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 21 |
| 6 | Ivory Coast | 4 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| 7 | Algeria | 5 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 16 |
| 8 | South Africa | 4 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 14 |
| 9 | Tunisia | 7 | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 14 |
| 10 | Egypt | 4 | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 |
| 11 | DR Congo | 2 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 4 |
| 12 | Cape Verde | 1 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 13 | Angola | 1 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Togo | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
Data updated 2026-10-20. Goal records rely on our match-by-match database; see methodology.