| team EL SALVADOR | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 15 | |
| FIFA world cup appearances: | 2 | |
| Tournament | Result | |
| FIFA world cup 1930 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1934 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1934 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1938 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1938 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1950 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1950 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1954 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1954 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1958 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1958 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1962 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1962 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1966 | did not participate | |
| FIFA world cup 1966 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1970 | 10: + 7; = 0; - 3: 19 - 12 14 | |
| FIFA world cup 1970 | 3: + 0; = 0; - 3: 0 - 9 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1974 | 2: + 0; = 0; - 2: 0 - 2 0 | |
| FIFA world cup 1974 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1978 | 11: + 4; = 4; - 3: 18 - 16 12 | |
| FIFA world cup 1978 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1982 | 12: + 6; = 4; - 2: 12 - 6 16 | |
| FIFA world cup 1982 | 3: + 0; = 0; - 3: 1 - 13 0 | |
| Qualifiers 1986 | 6: + 4; = 1; - 1: 15 - 2 9 | |
| FIFA world cup 1986 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1990 | 8: + 2; = 2; - 4: 8 - 8 6 | |
| FIFA world cup 1990 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1994 | 14: + 8; = 1; - 5: 28 - 18 17 | |
| FIFA world cup 1994 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 1998 | 16: + 5; = 5; - 6: 23 - 22 20 | |
| FIFA world cup 1998 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2002 | 10: + 6; = 1; - 3: 23 - 15 19 | |
| FIFA world cup 2002 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2006 | 8: + 2; = 2; - 4: 6 - 14 8 | |
| FIFA world cup 2006 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2010 | 20: + 8; = 3; - 9: 39 - 21 27 | |
| FIFA world cup 2010 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2014 | 12: + 7; = 2; - 3: 28 - 16 23 | |
| FIFA world cup 2014 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2018 | 10: + 3; = 3; - 4: 12 - 16 12 | |
| FIFA world cup 2018 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2022 | 20: + 7; = 5; - 8: 27 - 19 26 | |
| FIFA world cup 2022 | did not participate | |
| Qualifiers 2026 | 10: + 3; = 2; - 5: 9 - 13 11 | |
| FIFA world cup 2026 | did not participate | |
| Best achievement: | The 4th place in group FIFA World Cup (1970, 1982) | |
| Indicators | ||
| MP: + W; =D; -L; GF‒ GA Pts (3 points for each win) | ||
| Qualifying campaigns | 169: +72: =35; -62; 267 ‒ 200 251 | |
| Percentage indicators | +42,60%; =20,71%; -36,69%; 1,58 ‒ 1,18 49,51% | |
| FIFA world cup | 6: +0: =0; -6; 1 ‒ 22 0 | |
| Percentage indicators | +0,00%; =0,00%; -100,00%; 0,17 ‒ 3,67 0,00% | |
| Total: | 175: +72: =35; -68; 268 ‒ 222 251 | |
| Percentage indicators | +41,14%; =20,00%; -38,86%; 1,53 ‒ 1,27 47,81% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 175 (21) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 268 | |
| - home: | 166 (61,94%) | |
| - away: | 78 (29,1%) | |
| - neutral field: | 24 (8,96%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 222 | |
| - home: | 82 (36,94%) | |
| - away: | 110 (49,55%) | |
| - neutral field: | 30 (13,51%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,53 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,27 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 141/234 (60,26%) | |
| - away: | 79/228 (34,65%) | |
| - neutral field: | 31/63 (49,21%) | |
| Biggest win: | 12:0 - Anguilla | |
| Biggest defeat: | 1:10 - Hungary | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 55 (31,43%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 63 (36%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 29 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 15 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 4 / 1 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 287 (1,64) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 15 (0,09) | |
| - second yellow cards | 12 | |
| - straight red cards | 3 | |
| Players acted | 339 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 4 084 194 (24 753) | |
| Top scorer: | Raul DIAZ ARCE (94 98 02) - 18 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Darwin CEREN (14 18 22 26) - 35 games | |