Association football is the most popular sport in almost all North, Central American and Caribbean countries, and twelve members of the Confederation of North, Central American and Caribbean Association Football, CONCACAF, have competed at the sport's biggest event – the men's FIFA World Cup. CONCACAF countries have hosted the finals four times.

Overview 1930(13) 1934(16) 1938(15) 1950(13) 1954(16) 1958(16) 1962(16) 1966(16) 1970(16) 1974(16) 1978(16) 1982(24) 1986(24) 1990(24) 1994(24) 1998(32) 2002(32) 2006(32) 2010(32) 2014(32) 2018(32) 2022(32) 2026(48) 2030(48) 2034(48) TotalTeams 52 Top 32 — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — — 3 3 Top 16 — — — — — — — — — — — 0 1 1 2 1 2 1 2 3 1 1 3 18 Top 8 — 0 1 — 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 0 0 0 5 Top 4 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 Top 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1st 0 2nd 0 3rd 1 4th 0

Team No. Years Best result 1930, 1950, 1954, 1958, 1962, 1966, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018, 2022, 2026 QF 1930, 1934, 1950, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2022, 2026 3rd 1990, 2002, 2006, 2014, 2018, 2022 QF 1982, 2010, 2014 GS 1986, 2022, 2026 R16 1970, 1982 GS 1974, 2026 GS 2018, 2026 GS 1938 QF 1998 GS 2006 GS 2026 GS Bold indicates year(s) of best finish

Results Tournament standings

Team Champions Final Semi-finals Quarter-finals Round of 16 Round of 32 0 0 1 1 6 1 0 0 0 2 9 1 0 0 0 1 2 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 1

Team results by tournament

The team ranking in each tournament is according to FIFA. The rankings, apart from the top four positions (top two in 1930), are not a result of direct competition between the teams; instead, teams eliminated in the same round are ranked by their full results in the tournament.

For each tournament, the number of teams in each finals tournament (in brackets) are shown.

+FIFA World Cup results of CONCACAF members Team1930(13)1934(16)1938(15)1950(13)1954(16)1958(16)1962(16)1966(16)1970(16)1974(16)1978(16)1982(24)1986(24)1990(24)1994(24)1998(32)2002(32)2006(32)2010(32)2014(32)2018(32)2022(32)2026(48)2030 (48)2034 (48)TotalQual.Comp. •× •••• GS •••••••• GS R16 TBDTBD 3 16 × ×•••••••• R16 •• GS GS •QF GS GS •TBDTBD 6 18 •QF •× •× •• •×••••••••TBDTBD 1 15 ••••••••••••••••• GS TBDTBD118 colspan=2 × GS •• GS1 •••••••••••TBDTBD 2 15 • • • GS1 ••• •••••••• GS TBDTBD 2 16 colspan=4 ••••× GS1 •••••• GS GS •••TBDTBD 3 16 colspan=7 ••×••×•• GS •••••••TBDTBD 1 13 GS •× GS GS GS GS GS QF • GS1 •QF × R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 R16 GS R16 TBDTBD 18 21 colspan=2 •••••••••• GS • GS TBDTBD 2 13 colspan=7 •••••••••• GS •••••TBDTBD 1 16 3rd R16 × GS ••••••••• GS R16 GS QF GS R16 R16 • R16 R16 TBDTBD 12 22

Legend

1stChampions2ndRunners-up3rdThird place4thFourth placeQFQuarter-finals (1934–1938, 1954–1970, 1986–present)R16Knockout round of 16 (1934–1938, 1986–present)R32Knockout round of 32 (2026–present)GSGroup stage (1930, 1950–1970, 1986–present)GS1First group stage (1974–1982)GS2Second group stage (1974–1982)

QQualified for upcoming tournamentTBDTo be determined (may still qualify for upcoming tournament)••Qualified but withdrew•Did not qualify•×Withdrew or disqualified during qualification (after playing matches)×Withdrew before qualification / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFAHostsDid not enterstyle="width:10px" Not a FIFA member

Overall team records

As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by a penalty shoot-out are counted as draws. 3 points per win, 1 point per draw and 0 points per loss.

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Appearances

Ranking of teams by number of appearances

TeamAppearancesRecord streakActive streakDebutMost recentBest result (* = hosts) 18 9 9 1930 2026 (1970*, 1986*) 12 7 2 1930 2026 (1930) 6 3 3 1990 2022 (2014) 3 2 2 1986 2026 (2026*) 3 2 0 1982 2014 2 1 0 1970 1982 2 1 1 1974 2026 2 1 1 2018 2026 1 1 1 2026 2026 1 1 0 1938 1938 (1938) 1 1 0 1998 1998 1 1 0 2006 2006

Team debuts

Year Debutants Total 1930 , 2 1938 1 1970 1 1974 1 1982 1 1986 1 1990 1 1998 1 2006 12018 1 2026 1Total 12

Not qualified 23 of the 35 active FIFA and CONCACAF members have never qualified for the final tournament.

Team Number of qualifyingattempts 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030 2034 17 colspan=3 ••×ו••••••••••••••TBDTBD 16 × •••••••×•••••••••TBDTBD 12 colspan=9 • •••••••••••TBDTBD 12 colspan=9 ••••••×••••••TBDTBD 11 colspan=3 • •••••×•••••TBDTBD 10 colspan=8 • × •••••••••TBDTBD 10 colspan=6 • •••••••••TBDTBD 9 colspan=7 • •×•••••••TBDTBD 9 colspan=11 •× ••••••••TBDTBD 9 colspan=3 •••••••••TBDTBD 9 colspan=14 •••••••••TBDTBD 8 colspan=6 colspan=7 ••••••••TBDTBD 8 colspan=12 ו•••••••TBDTBD 8 colspan=15 ••••••••TBDTBD 8 colspan=15 ••••••••TBDTBD 8 colspan=14 ••••••••TBDTBD 8 colspan=14 •••••••×•TBDTBD 7 colspan=16 •••••••TBDTBD 7 colspan=16 •••••••TBDTBD 7 colspan=15 •••••••TBDTBD 7 colspan=16 •••••••TBDTBD 7 colspan=16 •••••••TBDTBD 6 colspan=8 ו••×•••TBDTBD

Legend TBDTo be determined (may still qualify for upcoming tournament)•Did not qualify•×Withdrew or disqualified during qualification (after playing matches)×Withdrew before qualification / Banned / Entry not accepted by FIFADid not enterstyle="width:10px" Not a FIFA member

Summary of performance This table shows for each world cup the number of countries at the World Cup, the number of entries (No.) from around the world including any rejections and withdrawals, the number of North, Central American and Caribbean entries (#A), how many of those North, Central American and Caribbean entries withdrew (#A-) before/during qualification or were rejected by FIFA, the North, Central American and Caribbean representatives at the World Cup finals, the number of World Cup Qualifiers each North, Central American and Caribbean representative had to play to get to the World Cup (#WCQ), the furthest stage they reached, their results, and their coaches.

Year Host Size No. #A #A- North, Central American and Caribbean finalists #WCQ Stage Results Coach1930Uruguay1313 2 0 0 Group stage lost 1–4 , lost 0–3 , lost 3–6 Juan Luque de Serralonga 0 Third place won 3–0 , won 3–0 SF: lost 1–6 Robert Millar1934Italy1632 4 0 1 Round of 16 lost 1–7 David Gould1938France1537 6 5 0 Quarter-finals drew 3–3 , replay match won 2–1 QF: lost 0–8 José Tapia1950Brazil1334 3 0 4 Group stage lost 0–4 , lost 1–4 , lost 1–2 Octavio Vial 4 Group stage lost 1–3 , won 1–0 , lost 2–5 William Jeffrey1954Switzerland1645 3 0 4 Group stage lost 0–5 , lost 2–3 Antonio López Herranz1958Sweden1655 6 0 6 Group stage lost 0–3 , drew 1–1 , lost 0–4 Antonio López Herranz1962Chile1656 8 1 6 Group stage lost 0–2 , lost 0–1 , won 3–1 Ignacio Tréllez1966England1674 9 0 4 Group stage drew 1–1 , lost 0–2 , drew 0–0 Ignacio Tréllez1970Mexico1675 12 0 0 Quarter-finals drew 0–0 , won 4–0 , won 1–0 QF: lost 1–4 Raúl Cárdenas 8 Group stage lost 0–3 , lost 0–4 , lost 0–2 Hernán Carrasco Vivanco1974West Germany1699 14 1 7 First round lost 1–3 , lost 0–7 , lost 1–4 Antoine Tassy1978Argentina16107 16 0 9 First round lost 1–3 , lost 0–6 , lost 1–3 José Antonio Roca1982Spain24109 15 0 13 First round drew 1–1 , drew 1–1 , lost 0–1 José de la Paz Herrera 13 First round lost 1–10 , lost 0–1 , lost 0–2 Pipo Rodríguez1986Mexico24121 16 3 0 Quarter-finals won 2–1 , drew 1–1 , won 1–0 R16: won 2–0 QF: lost 0–0 Bora Milutinović 8 Group stage lost 0–1 , lost 0–2 , lost 0–2 Tony Waiters1990Italy24116 16 2 10 Round of 16 won 1–0 , lost 0–1 , won 2–1 R16: lost 1–4 Bora Milutinović 10 Group stage lost 1–5 , lost 0–1 , lost 1–2 Bob Gansler1994United States24147 23 1 12 Round of 16 lost 0–1 , won 2–1 , drew 1–1 R16: lost 1–1 Miguel Mejía Barón 0 Round of 16 drew 1–1 , won 2–1 , lost 0–1 R16: lost 0–1 Bora Milutinović1998France32174 30 1 16 Round of 16 won 3–1 , drew 2–2 , drew 2–2 R16: lost 1–2 Manuel Lapuente 20 Group stage lost 0–1 , lost 0–5 , won 2–1 Renê Simões 16 Group stage lost 0–2 , lost 1–2 , lost 0–1 Steve Sampson2002South KoreaJapan32199 35 1 17 Group stage won 2–0 , drew 1–1 , lost 2–5 Alexandre Guimarães 16 Round of 16 won 1–0 , won 2–1 , drew 1–1 R16: lost 0–2 Javier Aguirre 16 Quarter-finals won 3–2 , drew 1–1 , lost 1–3 R16: won 2–0 QF: lost 0–1 Bruce Arena2006Germany32197 35 1 18 Group stage lost 2–4 , lost 0–3 , lost 1–2 Alexandre Guimarães 20 Group stage drew 0–0 , lost 0–2 , lost 0–2 Leo Beenhakker 18 Round of 16 won 3–1 , drew 0–0 , lost 1–2 R16: lost 1–2 Ricardo Lavolpe 18 Group stage lost 0–3 , drew 1–1 , lost 1–2 Bruce Arena2010South Africa32205 35 0 18 Group stage lost 0–1 , lost 0–2 , drew 0–0 Reinaldo Rueda 18 Round of 16 drew 1–1 , won 2–0 , lost 0–1 R16: lost 1–3 Javier Aguirre 18 Round of 16 drew 1–1 , drew 2–2 , won 1–0 R16: lost 1–2 Bob Bradley2014Brazil32203 35 1 16 Quarter-finals won 3–1 , won 1–0 , drew 0–0 R16: won 1–1 QF: lost 0–0 Jorge Luis Pinto 16 Group stage lost 0–3 , lost 1–2 , lost 0–3 Luis Fernando Suárez 16 Round of 16 won 2–0 , drew 2–2 , lost 0–1 R16: lost 1–2 Jürgen Klinsmann 18 Round of 16 won 1–0 , drew 0–0 , won 3–1 R16: lost 1–2 Miguel Herrera2018Russia32210 35 0 16 Group stage lost 0–1 , lost 0–2 , drew 2–2 Óscar Ramírez 16 Round of 16 won 1–0 , won 2–1 , lost 0–3 R16: lost 0–2 Juan Carlos Osorio 16 Group stage lost 0–3 , lost 1–6 , lost 1–2 Hernán Darío Gómez2022Qatar32206 35 1 20 Group stage lost 0–1 , lost 1–4 , lost 1–2 John Herdman 15 Group stage lost 0–7 , won 1–0 , lost 2–4 Luis Fernando Suárez 14 Group stage drew 0–0 , lost 0–2 , won 2–1 Gerardo Martino 14 Round of 16 drew 1–1 , drew 0–0 , won 1–0 R16: lost 1–3 Gregg Berhalter2026CanadaMexicoUnited States48208 32 0 0 Round of 16 drew 1–1 , won 6–0 , lost 1–2 R32: won 1–0 R16: lost 0–3 Jesse Marsch 10 Group stage lost 1–7 , drew 0–0 , lost 0–2 Dick Advocaat 10 Group stage lost 0–1 , lost 0–3 , lost 2–4 Sébastien Migné 0 Round of 16 won 2–0 , won 1–0 , won 3–0 R32: won 2–0 R16: lost 2–3 Javier Aguirre 10 Group stage lost 0–1 , lost 0–1 , lost 0–2 Thomas Christiansen 0 Round of 16 won 4–1 , won 2–0 , lost 2–3 R32: won 2–0 R16: lost 1–4 Mauricio Pochettino

Competitive record

1930s: The best US performance at the FIFA World Cup

Two teams from North America entered the tournament. Mexico was seeded in Group 1, and took part of the first World Cup match ever, losing 4–1 to France. Defeats to Chile and Argentina followed, with Mexico finishing last overall.

The United States dominated Group 4, winning both games 3–0. The first, against Belgium, had American goalkeeper Jimmy Douglas to be the first with an official "clean sheet" in the tournament. The ease of the victory was unexpected; Uruguayan newspaper Imparcial wrote that "the large score of the American victory has really surprised the experts". The second match, played in windy conditions,Freddi, p. 9 witnessed the first tournament hat-trick, scored by Bert Patenaude against Paraguay.

Qualified for the semi-finals, the US played Argentina. A Monti goal halfway through the first half gave Argentina a 1–0 half-time lead. In the second half the strength of the United States team was overwhelmed by the pace of the Argentinian attacks, and lost 6–1.

The now-traditional match for third place was not established until 1934. A FIFA technical committee report on the 1986 World Cup included full retrospective rankings of all teams at all previous World Cup finals; this report ranked the United States third.

1934: The only one World Cup match