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
2009 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships are conducted in a single elimination format. 2009 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships The 2009 World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships is the 2nd edition of the World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships, and was held at Baku Sports Hall in Baku, Azerbaijan from June 11 to June 14, 2009. The participating male and female teams are divided into six groups each and the top four countries at the previous championship and the host country are seeded. Top six teams and two best-record teams among the second-placed teams in the men's and women's division of the preliminary round advance to the quarterfinal