Most tournaments played
18 - Brazil

Most matches played
92 - Brazil
      Germany¹

Fewest matches played
1 - Indonesia²

Most appearances in a World Cup final
7 - Brazil
     Germany

Most appearances in a semifinal
11 - Germany

Most World Cups won
5 - Brazil

Most 2. place winner
4 - Germany

Most 3. place winner
3 - Germany

Most wins
64 - Brazil

Most consecutive wins
11 - Brazil, 2002-2006

Most wins in a tournament
7 - Brazil, 2002

Most losses
22 - Mexico

Most consecutive losses
9 - Mexico, 1930-1958

Most draws
19 - Italy
      Germany

Most consecutive draws
5 - Belgium, 1998-2002

Most meetings between two teams
7 - Brazil vs Sweden (1938, 1950, 1958, 1978, 1990, twice in 1994)

¹ Germany is treated as the successor of the West Germany national team, which competed in 1954-1990.

² Indonesia competed as the Dutch East Indies in 1938.