El Salvador
North & Central America, Caribbean (CONCACAF) · No major trophy yet
Still waiting for a first title
North & Central America, Caribbean (CONCACAF) · No major trophy yet
El Salvador are one of 160 national teams who have never won a FIFA World Cup or their confederation's continental championship — the same two-tier standard tracked for every team on this site. Best result: two World Cup appearances (1970, 1982) without a win, including a 10-1 loss to Hungary in 1982, still the tournament's biggest defeat.
To join the 51 nations already tracked here, El Salvador would need to win either the FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup — the top continental honor in the North & Central America, Caribbean (CONCACAF) region. Both remain fully open: there's no ranking or seeding that rules a team out permanently, only qualification and results on the pitch.
No. El Salvador has never won a FIFA World Cup or the CONCACAF Gold Cup. Best result: two World Cup appearances (1970, 1982) without a win, including a 10-1 loss to Hungary in 1982, still the tournament's biggest defeat.
Best result: two World Cup appearances (1970, 1982) without a win, including a 10-1 loss to Hungary in 1982, still the tournament's biggest defeat.
The FIFA World Cup and the CONCACAF Gold Cup are the two competitions tracked on this site — both remain open to El Salvador.
