| FIFA World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
| 1930 | 
Uruguay
|
Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as invitees | |||||||
| 1934 | 
Italy
|
Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
| 1938 | 
France
|
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1950 to 1954 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 1958 | 
Sweden
|
Did not qualify | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1962 | 
Chile
|
2nd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1966 | 
England
|
2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1970 | 
Mexico
|
Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | Squad | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1974 | 
West Germany
|
Did not qualify | Play-off | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1978 | 
Argentina
|
Quarter-finals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | Squad | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | |
| 1982 | 
Spain
|
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Squad | 1st | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1986 |
Mexico
|
Did not qualify | Play-offs | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1990 | 
Italy
|
3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1994 | 
United States
|
4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1998 |
France
|
5th | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | |||||||||
| 2002 | 
South Korea
Japan
|
8th | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | |||||||||
| 2006 |
Germany
|
9th | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | |||||||||
| 2010 | 
South Africa
|
10th | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 34 | |||||||||
| 2014 | 
Brazil
|
7th | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | |||||||||
| 2018 | 
Russia
|
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Squad | Play-off | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 26 | |
| 2022 | 
Qatar
|
Did not qualify | Play-off | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 22 | ||||||||
| 2026 | 
Canada
Mexico
United States
|
To be determined | In progress | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2030 | 
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
|
To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| 2034 | 
Saudi Arabia
| ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 33 | — | 5/22 | 174 | 50 | 43 | 81 | 184 | 241 | ||
| FIFA World Cup | Qualification | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Year | Host | Round | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | Squad | Pos. | Pld | W | D | L | F | A | |
| 1930 |
Uruguay
|
Group stage | 2 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 4 | Squad | Qualified as invitees | |||||||
| 1934 |
Italy
|
Withdrew | Withdrew | ||||||||||||||
| 1938 |
France
|
Did not enter | Did not enter | ||||||||||||||
| 1950 to 1954 | Withdrew | Withdrew | |||||||||||||||
| 1958 |
Sweden
|
Did not qualify | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | ||||||||
| 1962 |
Chile
|
2nd | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 2 | |||||||||
| 1966 |
England
|
2nd | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 6 | |||||||||
| 1970 |
Mexico
|
Quarter-finals | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 9 | 9 | Squad | 1st | 4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 7 | 4 | |
| 1974 |
West Germany
|
Did not qualify | Play-off | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 3 | 4 | ||||||||
| 1978 |
Argentina
|
Quarter-finals | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 7 | 12 | Squad | 2nd | 6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 13 | 3 | |
| 1982 |
Spain
|
Group stage | 3 | 0 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 6 | Squad | 1st | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 5 | 2 | |
| 1986 |
Mexico
|
Did not qualify | Play-offs | 8 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 10 | 9 | ||||||||
| 1990 |
Italy
|
3rd | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 2 | 8 | |||||||||
| 1994 |
United States
|
4th | 6 | 0 | 1 | 5 | 4 | 12 | |||||||||
| 1998 |
France
|
5th | 16 | 7 | 4 | 5 | 19 | 20 | |||||||||
| 2002 |
South Korea
Japan
|
8th | 18 | 4 | 4 | 10 | 14 | 25 | |||||||||
| 2006 |
Germany
|
9th | 18 | 4 | 6 | 8 | 20 | 28 | |||||||||
| 2010 |
South Africa
|
10th | 18 | 3 | 4 | 11 | 11 | 34 | |||||||||
| 2014 |
Brazil
|
7th | 16 | 4 | 3 | 9 | 17 | 26 | |||||||||
| 2018 |
Russia
|
Group stage | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | Squad | Play-off | 20 | 8 | 6 | 6 | 29 | 26 | |
| 2022 |
Qatar
|
Did not qualify | Play-off | 19 | 7 | 4 | 8 | 19 | 22 | ||||||||
| 2026 |
Canada
Mexico
United States
|
To be determined | In progress | 6 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 8 | ||||||||
| 2030 |
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
|
To be determined | |||||||||||||||
| 2034 |
Saudi Arabia
| ||||||||||||||||
| Total | Quarter-finals | 18 | 5 | 3 | 10 | 21 | 33 | — | 5/22 | 174 | 50 | 43 | 81 | 184 | 241 | ||