World Cup: Countries with most match wins in history [Top 20]

The countries with the most match wins in the history of the World Cup tournament has been revealed.

FIFA at the weekend released the list of the nations with winning the most FIFA World Cup matches.

This is coming amid the ongoing 2026 World Cup Round of 16 fixtures.

In the list, Brazil is ranked first with 79 matches won in the World Cup so far.

Behind Brazil in second position is Germany with 70 matches won.

Here is the ranked list of the nations with winning the most FIFA World Cup matches:

1. Brazil – 79

2. Germany – 70

3. Argentina – 51

4. Italy – 45

5. France – 44

6. England – 35

7. Spain – 34

8. Netherlands – 32

9. Uruguay – 25

10. Belgium – 23

11. Mexico – 21

12. Sweden – 20

13. Portugal – 19

14. Russia – 19

15. Serbia – 18

16. Poland – 17

17. Switzerland – 17

18. Croatia – 15

19. Hungary – 15

20. Austria – 13