Group A:

1. Russia:
   1. Fifa Ranking: 65
   2. Total Appearances: 10
   3. First FWC: 1958
   4. Best Achievement: 4th place in 1966
2. Saudi Arabia:
   1. Fifa Ranking: 63
   2. Total Appearances: 4
   3. First FWC: 1994
   4. Best Achievement: Round of 16, 1994
3. Egypt
   1. Fifa Ranking: 31
   2. Total Appearances: 2
   3. First FWC: 1934
   4. Best Achievement: First Stage 1934, 1990
4. Uruguay
   1. Fifa Ranking: 21
   2. Total Appearances: 12
   3. First FWC: 1930
   4. Best Achievement: Champion 1930, 1950

Group B

1. Portugal
   1. Fifa Ranking: 3
   2. Total Appearances: 6 (2 Semi-finals)
   3. First FWC: 1966
   4. Best Achievement: 3rd Place, 1966
2. Spain
   1. Fifa Ranking: 6
   2. Total Appearances: 14
   3. First FWC: 1934
   4. Best Achievement: Champion 2010
3. Morocco
   1. Fifa Ranking: 40
   2. Total Appearances: 4
   3. First FWC: 1970
   4. Best Achievement: Round of 16, 1986
4. IR Iran
   1. Fifa Ranking: 32
   2. Total Appearances: 4
   3. First FWC: 1978
   4. Best Achievement: First Stage 1978, 1998, 2006, 2014

Group C

1. France
   1. Fifa Ranking: 9
   2. Total Appearances: 14
   3. First FWC: 1930
   4. Best Achievement: Champion 1998
2. Australia
   1. Fifa Ranking: 39
   2. Total Appearances: 4
   3. First FWC: 1974
   4. Best Achievement: Round of 16, 2006
3. Peru
   1. Fifa Ranking: 11
   2. Total Appearances: 4
   3. First FWC: 1930
   4. Best Achievement: Quarter-finals 1970, 1978
4. Denmark
   1. Fifa Ranking: 12
   2. Total Appearances: 4
   3. First FWC: 1986
   4. Best Achievement: Quarter-finals 1998

Group D

1. Argentina
   1. Fifa Ranking: 4
   2. Total Appearances: 16
   3. First FWC: 1930
   4. Best Achievement: Champion 1978, 1986
2. Iceland
   1. Fifa Ranking: 22
   2. Total Appearances: 0
   3. First FWC: 2018
   4. Best Achievement: -
3. Croatia
   1. Fifa Ranking: 17
   2. Total Appearances: 4
   3. First FWC: 1998
   4. Best Achievement: 3rd place 1998
4. Nigeria
   1. Fifa Ranking: 50
   2. Total Appearances: 5
   3. First FWC: 1994
   4. Best Achievement: Round of 16 1994, 1998, 2014

Group E

1. Brazil:
   1. Fifa Ranking: 02
   2. Total Appearances: 20
   3. First FWC: 1930
   4. Best Achievement: Champion 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
2. Switzerland
   1. Fifa Ranking: 8
   2. Total Appearances: 10
   3. First FWC: 1934
   4. Best Achievement: Quarter-finals 1934, 1938, 1954
3. Costa Rica
   1. Fifa Ranking: 26
   2. Total Appearances: 4
   3. First FWC: 1990
   4. Best Achievement: Quarter-finals 2014
4. Serbia
   1. Fifa Ranking: 37
   2. Total Appearances: 11
   3. First FWC: 1930
   4. Best Achievement: 4th place 1930, 1962

Group F

1. Germany:
   1. Fifa Ranking: 1
   2. Total Appearances: 18
   3. First FWC: 1934
   4. Best Achievement: Champion 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
2. Mexico
   1. Fifa Ranking: 16
   2. Total Appearances: 15
   3. First FWC: 1930
   4. Best Achievement: Quarter-finals 1970, 1986
3. Sweden
   1. Fifa Ranking: 18
   2. Total Appearances: 11
   3. First FWC: 1934
   4. Best Achievement: Runners-up 1958
4. Korea Rep.
   1. Fifa Ranking: 59
   2. Total Appearances: 9
   3. First FWC: 1954
   4. Best Achievement: 4th place 2002

Group G

1. Belgium
   1. Fifa Ranking: 5
   2. Total Appearances: 12
   3. First FWC: 1930
   4. Best Achievement: 4th place 1986
2. Panama
   1. Fifa Ranking: 56
   2. Total Appearances: 0
   3. First FWC: 2018
   4. Best Achievement: -
3. Tunisia
   1. Fifa Ranking: 27
   2. Total Appearances: 4
   3. First FWC: 1978
   4. Best Achievement: Group stage 1978, 1998, 2002, 2006
4. England
   1. Fifa Ranking: 15
   2. Total Appearances: 14
   3. First FWC: 1950
   4. Best Achievement: Champion 1966

Group H

1. Poland
   1. Fifa Ranking: 7
   2. Total Appearances: 7
   3. First FWC: 1938
   4. Best Achievement: 3rd place 1974, 1982
2. Senegal
   1. Fifa Ranking: 23
   2. Total Appearances: 1
   3. First FWC: 2002
   4. Best Achievement: Quarter-finals 2002
3. Colombia
   1. Fifa Ranking: 13
   2. Total Appearances: 5
   3. First FWC: 1962
   4. Best Achievement: Quarter-finals 2014
4. Japan
   1. Fifa Ranking: 55
   2. Total Appearances: 5
   3. First FWC: 1998
   4. Best Achievement: Round of 16 2002, 2010