National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup a group stage, with the final 16 progressing to knockout stages to decide the winner. 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
Iran national football team results (1970–79) Cup Qualifier – Final Round 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round 1978 FIFA World Cup Qualifier – Final Round Friendly Friendly Friendly Friendly 1978 Afro-Asian Cup of Nations 1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round 1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round 1978 FIFA World Cup – Preliminary Round Friendly Iran national football team results (1970–79) This is a list of official football games played by Iran national football team between 1970 and 1979.