<P> As of the 2018 FIFA World Cup , 79 national teams have competed at the final tournaments . Brazil are the only team to have appeared in all 21 tournaments to date , with Germany having participated in 19 , Italy in 18 , Argentina in 17 and Mexico in 16 . To date , eight nations have won the tournament . The inaugural winners in 1930 were Uruguay ; the current champions are France . The most successful nation in the competition are currently Brazil , who have won the cup on five occasions . Five teams have appeared in FIFA World Cup finals without winning , while twelve more have appeared in semi-finals . </P>
<P> As of the 2018 FIFA World Cup , 79 national teams have competed at the final tournaments . Brazil are the only team to have appeared in all 21 tournaments to date , with Germany having participated in 19 , Italy in 18 , Argentina in 17 and Mexico in 16 . To date , eight nations have won the tournament . The inaugural winners in 1930 were Uruguay ; the current champions are France . The most successful nation in the competition are currently Brazil , who have won the cup on five occasions . Five teams have appeared in FIFA World Cup finals without winning , while twelve more have appeared in semi-finals . </P>
who has competed in the most world cups
who has competed in the most world cups
Brazil
Brazil