Five-star Brazil has reached the semifinals 11 times, but not the most. Who will it be? This team has reached the semifinals 13 times

The World Cup has always been the most dream stage for professional players. However, as one of the highest-level events in the world football world, World Cup competitions are often very difficult. Even world-class teams like Germany and Spain have failed in the World Cup competition. Germany, which has won four World Cup championships, has even missed the group qualifying for two consecutive World Cups, which shows the intensity of the game. Looking at the history of the World Cup, the teams that can rank among the top in this event are all teams from Europe and South America without exception. Today, let’s take a look at who is the team that has entered the semi-finals of the World Cup.

Argentina World Cup Final Four 6 times

Defensive World Cup champion Argentina has reached the World Cup semi-final four 6 times in the history of the World Cup in nearly a hundred years, and all reached the final without exception, and finally won three World Cup championships. In the first World Cup in 1930, Argentina reached the semi-finals, and after a big victory over the United States, it reached the final, but lost to Uruguay in the final and missed the World Cup championship. After 48 years, Argentina reached the semi-finals again in the 1978 World Cup and finally defeated the Netherlands 3-0 in the final to win the first World Cup championship in the country. In the 1986 World Cup, Maradona led Argentina, Uruguay and Argentina successfully reached the semi-finals in the knockout stage. After defeating Belgium 2-0, Argentina reached the final again and won the second World Cup championship. In the 1990 World Cup, Argentina and Germany met again in the final, but the winner of this game became Germany. Messi led Argentina to the semi-finals of the World Cup in 2014 and successfully reached the final, but the team lost to Germany again to finish second. Argentina reached the World Cup semi-finals for the 6th time in the 2022 World Cup, and also advanced to the finals for the sixth time, and finally won the third Hercules Cup in team history.

France World Cup semi-finals 7 times

France has reached the semi-finals 7 times in World Cup history and finally won two Hercules Cups. France eliminated Northern Ireland in the 1958 World Cup quarterfinals and reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time. Finally won the third place in the World Cup, and the team's top scorer Fang Dan scored 13 goals in this World Cup. France reached the semi-finals of the World Cup after many years of World Cup finals, but lost to Germany in the penalty shootout, and France finally finished fourth. France reached the semi-finals for two consecutive World Cups in 1986, and finally lost to his old rival Germany 0-2 in the semi-finals, and stopped in the semi-finals again. France finally ushered in a breakthrough in the 1998 World Cup. France finally reached the final in the World Cup competition held in the local area, and defeated Brazil in the final, winning the World Cup for the first time. France met in the final of the 2006 World Cup, but eventually lost the penalty kick, France finished second. Then there were the 2018 World Cup and the 2022 World Cup. France reached the finals for two consecutive times, winning one championship and one AFC, and reached the semi-finals seven times to win two championships.

Italy World Cup Final Four 8 times

Four-star Italy has been away from the World Cup for many years. After the 2014 World Cup, they have never reached the World Cup and missed two consecutive World Cups. However, Italy has reached the semi-final Four 8 times in the history of the World Cup. Italy won two consecutive World Cups in 1934 and 1938 World Cups, and they defeated Czechoslovakia and Hungary respectively in the finals. Italy reached the finals after many years in the 1970 World Cup and finally finished second. Italy reached the semi-finals in the 1978 World Cup and finally won fourth place in the World Cup. Italy successfully reached the semi-finals in the 1982 World Cup and defeated Germany in the final to win the World Cup. Italy reached the semi-finals in the 1990 World Cup and the 1994 World Cup for two consecutive times, winning the runner-up and the third place respectively. Italy reached the World Cup semi-finals for the 8th time in the 2006 World Cup, and defeated Germany in the semi-finals and France in the finals, successfully won the fourth World Cup championship.

Brazil World Cup Final Four 11 times

As the most successful team in World Cup history, Brazil has reached the World Cup Final Four 11 times, and 5 of them finally won the championship. Brazil reached the semi-finals for the first time in the 1938 World Cup and finally won the third place in the World Cup. Brazil won the runner-up in the 1950 World Cup, and then in the 1958 World Cup and the 1962 World Cup, Brazil finally ushered in a breakthrough, and they won two consecutive World Cup championships. He even won the championship again in the 1970 World Cup and completed his third win. In the 1974 World Cup and the 1978 World Cup, Brazil reached the semi-finals in a row, but unfortunately they fell in the semi-finals twice. In the 1994 World Cup, Brazil defeated Italy in the final penalty shootout and won the fourth World Cup championship. In 1998, Brazil reached the final again, but unfortunately it lost to the host France and ranked second. In the 2002 World Cup, Brazil successfully defeated Germany in the final and won the fifth World Cup championship. In the 2014 Brazilian Domestic World Cup, Brazil successfully reached the semi-finals, but was 7-1 battered by Germany in the semi-finals, becoming an eternal pain for Brazilian fans. Brazil has reached the semi-finals 11 times, second only to Germany.

Germany World Cup semi-finals 13 times

Germany even reached the semi-finals of the World Cup in history than Brazil. They reached the semi-finals of the World Cup 13 times and finally won four World Cup championships. In 1934, Germany reached the semi-finals of the World Cup for the first time and finally won the third place. Germany, which once again reached the semi-finals in the 1954 World Cup, finally won the championship as he wished. Germany reached the semi-finals twice in a row in the 1958 World Cup, but this time it fell outside the finals. In the 1966 World Cup, Germany lost to England in the final and watched his opponent win the championship. Germany won the third place in the 1970 World Cup and Germany won the second championship in the 1974 World Cup. In the 1982, 1986 and 1990 World Cups, Germany reached the World Cup final three times and won one championship and two Asian Cups. Germany entered the finals again in 2002 and finally finished second. In the 2006 World Cup, Germany was defeated by Italy 2-0 in the semi-finals and finally won the third place. In 2010, Germany reached the semi-finals again and fell to the semi-finals again. In the 2014 World Cup, Germany defeated Brazil in the semi-finals and defeated Argentina in the finals, winning the fourth World Cup championship in team history. He reached the semi-finals of the World Cup 13 times and is also the team with the most recent 4 times in World Cup history.