South American nations at the FIFA World Cup

This article is about the men's teams at the FIFA World Cup. For the women's teams at the FIFA Women's World Cup, see South American nations at the FIFA Women's World Cup.
Best performance of South American countries at the FIFA World Cup

Nine of ten members of the South American Football Confederation (CONMEBOL) have competed in the men's FIFA World Cup finals. National association football teams from CONMEBOL have won the tournament ten times, including Brazil's record five championships. CONMEBOL countries have hosted the finals five times.