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| Team | Top Scorer | Qualified/Record/Coach | |||||||||
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Argentina | Hernan Crespo |
9
|
57
|
29
|
10
|
18
|
Won South America Group Winners in 1978 and 1986 Marcelo Bielsa |
3
|
51
|
32
|
 |
Belgium | Marc Wilmots |
8
|
32
|
9
|
7
|
16
|
Second in Europe Group 6 - bt Czech Republic in playoff Fourth in 1996 Robert Waseige |
9
|
28
|
50
|
 |
Brazil | Rivaldo/Romario |
8
|
80
|
53
|
14
|
13
|
Third in South America Group Winners in 1958, 1962, 1970 & 1994 Luis Felipe Scolari |
1
|
66
|
16
|
 |
Cameroon | Patrick Mboma |
6
|
14
|
3
|
6
|
5
|
Won Africa Group A Quarter-finals in 1990 Winfried Schafer |
12
|
21
|
36
|
 |
China | Hui Xie |
7
|
Won Asia Group B First Appearance Bora Milutinovic |
19
|
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Costa Rica | Rolando Fonseca |
10
|
4
|
2
|
0
|
2
|
Won Central & North American Group Second Round in 1990 Alexandre Guimaraes |
15
|
50
|
50
|
 |
Croatia | Bosko Balaban |
5
|
7
|
5
|
0
|
2
|
Won Europe Group 6 Third in 1998 Mirko Jozic |
8
|
71
|
29
|
 |
Denmark | Ebbe Sand |
9
|
9
|
5
|
1
|
3
|
Won Europe Group 3 Quarter-finals in 1998 Morton Olsen |
12
|
56
|
33
|
 |
Ecuador | Augustin Delgado |
9
|
Second in South America Group First Appearance Hernan Gomez |
19
|
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England | Michael Owen |
6
|
45
|
20
|
13
|
12
|
Won Europe Group 9 Winners in 1966 Sven Goran Eriksson |
6
|
44
|
27
|
 |
France | Qualified as Holders |
|
41
|
21
|
6
|
14
|
As Holders Winners in 1998 Roger Lemerre |
5
|
51
|
34
|
 |
Germany | Michael Ballack |
6
|
78
|
45
|
17
|
16
|
Second in Europe Group 9 - bt Ukraine in playoff Winners in 1954, 1974 & 1990 Rudi Voeller |
2
|
58
|
21
|
 |
Ireland | Harte/Roy Keane |
4
|
9
|
1
|
5
|
3
|
Second Europe Group 2 - bt Iran in playoff Quarter-finals in 1990 Mick McCarthy |
13
|
11
|
33
|
 |
Italy | Filippo Inzaghi |
7
|
66
|
38
|
16
|
12
|
Won Europe Group 8 Winners in 1934, 1938 & 1982 Giovanni Trapattoni |
2
|
58
|
18
|
 |
Japan | Qualified as Hosts |
|
3
|
0
|
0
|
3
|
As Hosts First Round in 1998 Philippe Troussier |
18
|
0
|
100
|
 |
Mexico | C. Blanco |
9
|
37
|
8
|
10
|
19
|
Second in Central & North American Group Quarter-finals in 1970 & 1986 Javier Aquirre |
11
|
22
|
51
|
 |
Nigeria | Victor Agali |
4
|
8
|
4
|
0
|
4
|
Won Africa Group B Second Round in 1994 & 1998 Amodu Shaibu |
14
|
50
|
50
|
 |
Paraguay | Jose Cardozo |
6
|
15
|
4
|
6
|
5
|
Fourth in South America Group Second Round in 1986 Recently sacked Sergio Markarian |
15
|
27
|
33
|
 |
Poland | E. Olisadebe |
8
|
25
|
13
|
5
|
7
|
Won Europe Group 5 Third in 1974 & 1982 Jerzy Engel |
7
|
52
|
28
|
 |
Portugal | Pauleta |
8
|
9
|
6
|
0
|
3
|
Won Europe Group 2 Semi-finals in 1966 Antonio Oliveira |
10
|
67
|
33
|
 |
Russia | V. Bestastnykh |
7
|
34
|
16
|
6
|
12
|
Won Europe Group 1 First Round in 1994 Oleg Romantsev |
18
|
47
|
35
|
 |
S Africa | Shaun Bartlett |
4
|
3
|
0
|
2
|
1
|
Won Africa Group E First Round in 1998 Carlos Queiroz |
18
|
0
|
33
|
 |
S Arabia | T. Al Meshal |
11
|
7
|
2
|
1
|
4
|
Won Asia Group A Second Round in 1994 Nasser al-Johar |
15
|
29
|
57
|
 |
S Korea | Qualified as Hosts |
|
14
|
0
|
4
|
10
|
As Hosts First Round 1986, 1990, 1994 & 1998 Guus Hiddink |
16
|
0
|
71
|
 |
Senegal | O. Diouf |
8
|
Won Africa Group C First Appearance Bruno Metsu |
19
|
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Slovenia | Zlatko Zahovic |
4
|
Second in Europe Group 1 - bt Romania in playoff First Appearance Srecko Katanec |
19
|
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Spain | Raul |
4
|
40
|
16
|
10
|
14
|
Won Europe Group 7 Fourth in 1950 Jose Antonio Camacho |
9
|
40
|
35
|
 |
Sweden | Henrik Larsson |
8
|
38
|
14
|
9
|
15
|
Won Europe Group 4 Third in 1994 Lars Lagerback & Tommy Soderberg |
8
|
37
|
39
|
 |
Tunisia | Zoubeir Beya |
6
|
6
|
1
|
2
|
3
|
Won Africa Group D First Round 1978 & 1998 Henri Michel |
17
|
17
|
50
|
 |
Turkey | Hakan Sukur |
5
|
3
|
1
|
0
|
2
|
Second in Europe Group 4 - bt Austria in playoff First Round in 1954 Senol Gunes |
18
|
33
|
67
|
 |
Uruguay | Dario Silva |
6
|
37
|
15
|
8
|
14
|
Fifth in South America Group - bt Australia in playoff Winners in 1930 and 1950 Victor Pua |
4
|
41
|
38
|
 |
USA | Ernie Stewart |
8
|
17
|
4
|
1
|
12
|
Third in Central & North American Group Semi-finals in 1930 Bruce Arena |
10
|
24
|
71
|
*The rank is "invented" by Sean Walsh. It sort of kind of reflects past performance in the World Cup Finals.
W% is the percentage of World Cup Finals matches Won
L% is the percentage of world Cup Finals matches Lost