FIFA World Cup 2014 Qualified Teams List

Team	Method of qualification	Date of qualification	Finals appearance	Last appearance	Previous best performance	FIFA Ranking[nb 1]
Brazil	Host	30 October 2007	20th	2010	Winners (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)	11
Japan	AFC Fourth Round Group B Winners	4 June 2013	5th	2010	Round of 16 (2002, 2010)	44
Australia	AFC Fourth Round Group B Runners-up	18 June 2013	4th	2010	Round of 16 (2006)	57
Iran	AFC Fourth Round Group A Winners	18 June 2013	4th	2006	Group stage (1978, 1998, 2006)	49
South Korea	AFC Fourth Round Group A Runners-up	18 June 2013	9th	2010	Fourth place (2002)	56
Netherlands	UEFA Group D Winners	10 September 2013	10th	2010	Runners-up (1974, 1978, 2010)	8
Italy	UEFA Group B Winners	10 September 2013	18th	2010	Winners (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)	9
Costa Rica	CONCACAF Fourth Round Runners-up	10 September 2013	4th	2006	Round of 16 (1990)	31
United States	CONCACAF Fourth Round Winners	10 September 2013	10th	2010	Third place (1930)	13
Argentina	CONMEBOL Round Robin Winners	10 September 2013	16th	2010	Winners (1978, 1986)	3
Belgium	UEFA Group A Winners	11 October 2013	12th	2002	Fourth place (1986)	5
Switzerland	UEFA Group E Winners	11 October 2013	10th	2010	Quarterfinals (1934, 1938, 1954)	7
Germany	UEFA Group C Winners	11 October 2013	18th	2010	Winners (1954, 1974, 1990)	2
Colombia	CONMEBOL Round Robin Runners-up	11 October 2013	5th	1998	Round of 16 (1990)	4
Russia	UEFA Group F Winners	15 October 2013	10th[nb 2]	2002	Fourth place (1966)[nb 3]	19
Bosnia and Herzegovina	UEFA Group G Winners	15 October 2013	1st	—	—	16
England	UEFA Group H Winners	15 October 2013	14th	2010	Winners (1966)	10
Spain	UEFA Group I Winners	15 October 2013	14th	2010	Winners (2010)	1
Chile	CONMEBOL Round Robin 3rd place	15 October 2013	9th	2010	Third place (1962)	12
Ecuador	CONMEBOL Round Robin 4th place	15 October 2013	3rd	2006	Round of 16 (2006)	22
Honduras	CONCACAF Fourth Round 3rd place	15 October 2013	3rd	2010	Group stage (1982, 2010)	34
Nigeria	CAF Third Round Winners	16 November 2013	5th	2010	Round of 16 (1994, 1998)	33
Ivory Coast	CAF Third Round Winners	16 November 2013	3rd	2010	Group stage (2006, 2010)	17
Cameroon	CAF Third Round Winners	17 November 2013	7th	2010	Quarter-finals (1990)	59
Ghana	CAF Third Round Winners	19 November 2013	3rd	2010	Quarter-finals (2010)	23
Algeria	CAF Third Round Winners	19 November 2013	4th	2010	Group stage (1982, 1986, 2010)	32
Greece	UEFA Play-off Winners	19 November 2013	3rd	2010	Group stage (1994, 2010)	15
Croatia	UEFA Play-off Winners	19 November 2013	4th	2006	Third place (1998)	18
Portugal	UEFA Play-off Winners	19 November 2013	6th	2010	Third place (1966)	14
France	UEFA Play-off Winners	19 November 2013	14th	2010	Winners (1998)	21
Mexico	CONCACAF v OFC play-off Winners	20 November 2013	15th	2010	Quarter-finals (1970, 1986)	24
Uruguay	AFC v CONMEBOL play-off Winners	20 November 2013	12th	2010	Winners (1930, 1950)	6