National Teams with the Most Finals Played in the Olympic Games
Full list of national soccer teams that played finals in the Olympic Games, ordered from those who played the most to those who played at least one final.
Which national team has played in the most finals?
Brazil and Spain are the national teams with the most finals played in the history of the Olympic Games with 5 appearances each in definitions with final game format. That means that each of them have been present in the 17.9% of a total of 28 finals.
Most Finals Played
5 finals
2 national teams
Brazil and Spain
A total of 26 national teams played at least once in one of the 28 finals disputed in the Olympic Games. Of them, 14 national teams did it 2 or more times and only 2 did it in 5 opportunities or more. Here you can see the full list of these national teams ordered by finals played.
National Teams with the Most Finals Played - Full List
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| National Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 1. |  | Brazil | 5 | 1984, 1988, 2012, 2016, 2020 | 17.9% | 2 | 3 | 40.0% |
 | Spain | 5 | 1920, 1992, 2000, 2020, 2024 | 17.9% | 2 | 3 | 40.0% | |
| 3. |  | Hungary | 4 | 1952, 1964, 1968, 1972 | 14.3% | 3 | 1 | 75.0% |
 | Argentina | 4 | 1928, 1996, 2004, 2008 | 14.3% | 2 | 2 | 50.0% | |
 | Serbia | 4 | 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960 | 14.3% | 1 | 3 | 25.0% | |
| 6. |  | England | 3 | 1900, 1908, 1912 | 10.7% | 3 | - | 100.0% |
 | France | 3 | 1900, 1984, 2024 | 10.7% | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | |
 | Poland | 3 | 1972, 1976, 1992 | 10.7% | 1 | 2 | 33.3% | |
 | Denmark | 3 | 1908, 1912, 1960 | 10.7% | - | 3 | 0.0% | |
| National Team | Finals Played | Years | % of Total Finals | Finals Won | Finals Lost | % of Finals Won | ||
| 10. |  | Russia | 2 | 1956, 1988 | 7.1% | 2 | - | 100.0% |
 | Uruguay | 2 | 1924, 1928 | 7.1% | 2 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Czech Republic | 2 | 1964, 1980 | 7.1% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | East Germany | 2 | 1976, 1980 | 7.1% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
 | Nigeria | 2 | 1996, 2008 | 7.1% | 1 | 1 | 50.0% | |
| 15. |  | Belgium | 1 | 1920 | 3.6% | 1 | - | 100.0% |
 | Cameroon | 1 | 2000 | 3.6% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Canada | 1 | 1904 | 3.6% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Italy | 1 | 1936 | 3.6% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Mexico | 1 | 2012 | 3.6% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Sweden | 1 | 1948 | 3.6% | 1 | - | 100.0% | |
 | Austria | 1 | 1936 | 3.6% | - | 1 | 0.0% | |
 | Bulgaria | 1 | 1968 | 3.6% | - | 1 | 0.0% | |
 | Germany | 1 | 2016 | 3.6% | - | 1 | 0.0% | |
 | Paraguay | 1 | 2004 | 3.6% | - | 1 | 0.0% | |
 | Switzerland | 1 | 1924 | 3.6% | - | 1 | 0.0% | |
 | USA | 1 | 1904 | 3.6% | - | 1 | 0.0% | |