FIFA World Cup: Results, Winners & Records
FIFA World Cup history for African teams: 23 editions, all-time table, top scorers and record results.
Editions
| Edition | Host | Winner | Runner-up | Teams | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026 | United States |  Spain |  Argentina | 48 | 308 |
| 2022 | Qatar | Argentina |  France | 32 | 172 |
| 2018 | Russia | France |  Croatia | 32 | 169 |
| 2014 | Brazil |  Germany | Argentina | 32 | 171 |
| 2010 | South Africa | Spain |  Netherlands | 32 | 145 |
| 2006 | Germany |  Italy | France | 32 | 147 |
| 2002 | South Korea |  Brazil | Germany | 32 | 161 |
| 1998 | France | France | Brazil | 32 | 171 |
| 1994 | United States | Brazil | Italy | 24 | 141 |
| 1990 | Italy | Germany | Argentina | 24 | 115 |
| 1986 | Mexico | Argentina | Germany | 24 | 132 |
| 1982 | Spain | Italy | Germany | 24 | 146 |
| 1978 | Argentina | Argentina | Netherlands | 16 | 102 |
| 1974 | Germany | Germany | Netherlands | 16 | 97 |
| 1970 | Mexico | Brazil | Italy | 16 | 95 |
| 1966 | England |  England | Germany | 16 | 89 |
| 1962 | Chile | Brazil | Czechoslovakia | 16 | 89 |
| 1958 | Sweden | Brazil |  Sweden | 16 | 126 |
| 1954 | Switzerland | Germany |  Hungary | 16 | 140 |
| 1950 | Brazil | Sweden | Spain | 13 | 88 |
| 1938 | France | Italy | Hungary | 15 | 84 |
| 1934 | Italy | Italy | Czechoslovakia | 16 | 70 |
| 1930 | Uruguay |  Uruguay | Argentina | 13 | 70 |
All-time table
| # | Team | P | W | D | L | GF | GA | Pts |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  Morocco | 29 | 8 | 9 | 12 | 30 | 33 | 33 |
| 2 |  Cameroon | 26 | 5 | 8 | 13 | 22 | 47 | 23 |
| 3 |  Ghana | 19 | 6 | 4 | 9 | 20 | 26 | 22 |
| 4 |  Senegal | 16 | 6 | 3 | 7 | 26 | 26 | 21 |
| 5 |  Nigeria | 21 | 6 | 3 | 12 | 23 | 30 | 21 |
| 6 |  Ivory Coast | 13 | 5 | 1 | 7 | 18 | 18 | 16 |
| 7 |  Algeria | 17 | 4 | 4 | 9 | 18 | 28 | 16 |
| 8 |  South Africa | 13 | 3 | 5 | 5 | 13 | 20 | 14 |
| 9 |  Tunisia | 21 | 3 | 5 | 13 | 16 | 38 | 14 |
| 10 |  Egypt | 12 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 8 |
| 11 |  DR Congo | 7 | 1 | 1 | 5 | 5 | 19 | 4 |
| 12 |  Cape Verde | 4 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 3 |
| 13 |  Angola | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 |  Togo | 3 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 6 | 0 |
3 points for a win, 1 for a draw; matches decided on penalties count as draws.
Biggest wins
- Yugoslavia
9–0 DR Congo18 Jun 1974 - Russia
6–1 Cameroon28 Jun 1994 - Senegal 5–0
Iraq26 Jun 2026 - Sweden 5–1 Tunisia14 Jun 2026
- Cameroon 0–4 Russia18 Jun 1990
- Cameroon 0–4 Croatia18 Jun 2014
- Tunisia 0–4
Japan20 Jun 2026 - Belgium
5–2 Tunisia23 Jun 2018 - Nigeria 1–4
Denmark28 Jun 1998 - Brazil 4–1 Cameroon23 Jun 2014