FIFA Men's World Cup โ€ข 1930โ€“2026

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# Country Goals / 1M pop. โ–ผ Goals โ–ผ MP โ–ผ Population โ–ผ
1๐Ÿ‡บ๐Ÿ‡พ Uruguay1.94142593.4M
2๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡บ Hungary1.41126329.6M
3๐Ÿ‡ธ๐Ÿ‡ช Sweden1.231215110.5M
4๐Ÿ‡ญ๐Ÿ‡ท Croatia1.1847304.0M
5๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ท Brazil1.12237114214M
6๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡ท Argentina1.021448845.8M
7๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ช Germany0.9823211283.2M
8๐Ÿ‡ณ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Netherlands0.96895517.8M
9๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ญ Switzerland0.9255378.7M
10๐Ÿ‡ฆ๐Ÿ‡น Austria0.8943299.0M
11๐Ÿ‡ท๐Ÿ‡ธ Serbia0.8666466.7M
12๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡น Portugal0.84613510.3M
13๐Ÿ‡ซ๐Ÿ‡ท France0.811367367.8M
14๐Ÿ‡ฎ๐Ÿ‡น Italy0.791288358.9M
15๐Ÿ‡ง๐Ÿ‡ช Belgium0.76695111.6M
16๐Ÿด๓ ง๓ ข๓ ฅ๓ ฎ๓ ง๓ ฟ England0.731047456.5M
17๐Ÿ‡ฉ๐Ÿ‡ฐ Denmark0.7131205.9M
18๐Ÿ‡จ๐Ÿ‡ฑ Chile0.68423319.5M
19๐Ÿ‡ต๐Ÿ‡ฑ Poland0.65493837.7M
20๐Ÿ‡ช๐Ÿ‡ธ Spain0.621086747.4M
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How Bilardo Water Rankings Work

Traditional football tables count gross wins and goals, heavily favoring mega-nations with massive populations. Bilardo Water normalizes World Cup historical performance against population and economic output.

๐Ÿ‘ฅ Population Normalization

Stats are divided by the nation's historical population at the time of the tournament (per 1,000,000 residents), highlighting demographic over-performers like Uruguay and Croatia.

๐Ÿ’ฐ GDP Normalization

Performance is adjusted per 1 Billion USD of gross domestic product, measuring which countries produce elite sporting returns relative to financial resources.

๐Ÿ† 23 World Cups (1930โ€“2026)

Every single FIFA Men's World Cup match is compiled with retroactive 3-1-0 points using data from FIFA, Maddison Project, and World Bank archives.

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This site ranks countries by their FIFA Men's World Cup performance, adjusted for population and economic output (GDP).

Small nations that punch above their weight rise to the top. Large nations that underperform relative to their size fall in the rankings.

Who This Is For

Anyone who likes football/soccer! Especially useful if you want to win arguments on social media or bars worldwide, or if you're a sports journalist who needs solid data to back your work.

Methodology

  • All 23 FIFA Men's World Cups (1930โ€“2026) are included.
  • Points use the modern 3-1-0 system applied retroactively.
  • Population and GDP data are historical โ€” matched to the year of each tournament.
  • Adjusted stats show the metric per million people (or per billion USD GDP).

Data Sources

  • Match data: Fjelstul World Cup Database, Wikipedia
  • Population: Maddison Project, World Bank, UN
  • GDP: Maddison Project, World Bank, IMF
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