Team Appearances
| Team | 1971 | 1973 | 1975 | 1978 | 1982 | 1986 | 1990 | 1994 | 1998 | 2002 | 2006 | 2010 | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Argentina | 10th | 9th | 11th | 8th | 12th | 6th | 9th | 7th | - | 6th | 10th | 7th | 11 |
| Australia | 8th | - | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 1st | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 2nd | 1st | 11 |
| Belarus | - | 12th | - | - | - | - | 1 | ||||||
| Belgium | - | 8th | - | 14th | - | - | - | 11th | - | 14th | - | - | 4 |
| Canada | - | - | - | 11th | - | 10th | 11th | - | 8th | - | - | 11th | 5 |
| Cuba | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 16th | - | - | 1 |
| England | - | 6th | 6th | 7th | 8th | 2nd | 5th | 6th | 6th | 7th | 5th | 4th | 11 |
| France | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | 7th | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Germany^ | 5th | 3rd | 3rd | 4th | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 4th | 3rd | 1st | 1st | 2nd | 12 |
| Ghana | - | - | 12th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| India | 3rd | 2nd | 1st | 6th | 5th | 12th | 10th | 5th | 9th | 10th | 11th | 8th | 12 |
| Ireland | - | - | - | 12th | - | - | 12th | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Italy | - | - | - | 13th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 1 |
| Japan | 9th | 10th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 12th | 9th | - | 4 |
| Kenya | 4th | 12th | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 2 |
| Korea | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 8th | 7th | 4th | 4th | 6th | 5 |
| Malaysia | - | 11th | 4th | 10th | 10th | - | - | - | 11th | 8th | - | - | 6 |
| Netherlands | 6th | 5th | 9th | 2nd | 4th | 7th | 1st | 2nd | 1st | 3rd | 7th | 3rd | 12 |
| New Zealand | - | 7th | 7th | - | 7th | 9th | - | - | 10th | 9th | 8th | 9th | 8 |
| Pakistan | 1st | 4th | 2nd | 1st | 1st | 11th | 2nd | 1st | 5th | 5th | 6th | 12th | 12 |
| Poland | - | - | 10th | 9th | 8th | 8th | - | - | 12th | 15th | - | - | 6 |
| South Africa | - | - | - | - | - | - | - | 10th | - | 13th | 12th | 10th | 4 |
| Soviet Union# | - | - | - | - | 6th | 4th | 6th | - | 3 | ||||
| Spain | 2nd | 5th | 8th | 5th | 11th | 5th | 8th | 9th | 2nd | 11th | 3rd | 5th | 12 |
| Total | 10 | 12 | 12 | 14 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 12 | 16 | 12 | 12 | 148 |
- ^ = includes results representing West Germany between 1971 and 1990
- # = states that have since split into two or more independent nations
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