World Cup History for Group A Teams

Today we take a look at the achievements of each participating country at the upcoming World Cup in Taipei. We will begin with group A, which consists of Japan, USA, Italy, Spain, Chinese Taipei, Mexico, Panama and South Africa. The history for the group B teams will follow on Monday.

Group A

Team Japan:
14 World Cup participations
151 games
109 wins
42 losses
Best Finish: second place in 1982

Team USA:
22 World Cup participations
215 games
143 wins
72 losses
Best Finish: World Champion in 1973 and 1974

Team Chinese Taipei:
14 World Cup participations
141 games
80 wins
61 losses
Best Finish: second place in 1984

Team Panama:
24 World Cup participations
235 games
129 wins
106 losses
Best Finish: second place in 2003

Team Mexico:
22 World Cup participations
215 games
82 wins
133 losses
Best Finish: second place in 1943 and 1944

Team Italy:
15 World Cup participations
142 games
48 wins
94 losses
Best Finish: fourth place in 1984

Team Spain:
3 World Cup participations
26 games
4 wins
22 losses
Best Finish: 12th place in 1988

Team South Africa:
4 World Cup participations
30 games
2 wins
28 losses
Best Finish: 9th place in 1974