Argentina is the richest in history
La Nacion newspaper lists the most successful teams in history, in terms of the group of teams that have won the World Cup. The titles covered by this Argentine daily are the continental championships, the World Cup, the FIFA Confederations Cup and the Olympic Games.
The Intercontinental Super Cup (Finalissima) - the Cup that Argentina won when they beat Italy at Wembley in the summer of 2022 - was not considered. This is a title jointly awarded by the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) and UEFA, but has not been recognized by FIFA.
Behind Argentina is Brazil with 20 titles. Brazil holds the record for winning the World Cup five times, but has won the Copa America six times less than Argentina. Specifically, Brazil won five World Cup titles (1959, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002), 9 Copa Americas (1919, 1922, 1949, 1989, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2007, 2019), 4 Confederations Cups ( 1997, 2005, 2009 and 2019). 2013) and two Olympic gold medals (2016 and 2021).
In third place is Uruguay with 19 titles. They have 15 Copa America titles like Argentina, but fewer World Cups. Specifically, Uruguay won two World Cup titles (1930, 1950), 15 Copa America (1916, 1917, 1920, 1923, 1924, 1926, 1935, 1942, 1956, 1959, 1967, 1983, 1987, 1995, 2011). ) and two Olympic gold medals (1924, 1928).
Meanwhile, Germany - the most successful team in Europe - has only 9 titles, including 4 World Cups (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014), three Euros (1972, 1980, 1996), an Olympic gold medal (1976) ) with the 2017 Confederations Cup. Italy and France have 7 titles together, while Spain has won 5 times, including the 2010 World Cup, three Euros (1964, 2008, 2012) and the 1992 Olympic gold medal. England have four titles. , including the 1966 World Cup and three Olympic gold medals (1900, 1908 and 1912 as part of Great Britain).
If only in North, Central America and the Caribbean (CONCACAF), Mexico has the most achievements with 13 titles, including 11 Gold Cups (1965, 1971, 1977, 1993, 1996, 1998, 2003, 2009, 2011, 2015). , 2019), a Confederations Cup (1999) and an Olympic gold medal (2012). The United States is behind with seven Gold Cup winners (1991, 2002, 2005, 2007, 2013, 2017, 2021), while Costa Rica has won this tournament three times in 1963, 1969 and 1989.
In Africa, Egypt is the most successful with seven African Cup winners (1957, 1959, 1986, 1998, 2006, 2008, 2010). Following is Cameroon with 5 Africa Cups (1984, 1988, 2000, 2002, 2017) and 2000 Olympic gold medals. In Asia, Japan is the most successful with 4 Asian Cup championships in 1992, 2000, 2004, 2011, while Saudi Arabia and Iran jointly had 3 crowns.
Despite winning the 2022 World Cup and becoming the most successful team in history, Argentina is only second on the FIFA rankings updated on December 22. Brazil leads with 1840.77 points, while Argentina reaches 1838.38 points. Of the teams attending the 2022 World Cup, Morocco increased the most with 108.85 points, to jump from 22nd to 11.
