| team EL SALVADOR | ||
| World cup history | ||
| Appearances: | 14 | |
| 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 | |
| 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 | 159: +69: =33; -57; 258 ‒ 187 240 | |
| Percentage indicators | +43,40%; =20,75%; -35,85%; 1,62 ‒ 1,18 50,31% | |
| 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: | 165: +69: =33; -63; 259 ‒ 209 240 | |
| Percentage indicators | +41,82%; =20,00%; -38,18%; 1,57 ‒ 1,27 48,48% | |
| Matches played (on neutral field): | 165 (20) | |
| Goals scored - total: | 259 | |
| - home: | 164 (63,32%) | |
| - away: | 74 (28,57%) | |
| - neutral field: | 21 (8,11%) | |
| Goals against: - total: | 209 | |
| - home: | 77 (36,84%) | |
| - away: | 103 (49,28%) | |
| - neutral field: | 29 (13,88%) | |
| Average goals scored per match: | 1,57 | |
| Average goals against per match: | 1,27 | |
| Points scored (3 points for each win): - home: | 139/219 (63,47 %) | |
| - away: | 73/216 (33,8 %) | |
| - neutral field: | 28/60 (46,67%) | |
| Biggest win: | 12:0 - Anguilla | |
| Biggest defeat: | 1:10 - Hungary | |
| Games without conceding goals: | 52 (31,52%) | |
| Games without goals scored: | 58 (35,15%) | |
| Wins with a big score: | 28 | |
| Defeats with a big score: | 13 | |
| Own goals (is scored/is passed) | 3 / 1 | |
| Cautions (on average per match) | 267 (1,62) | |
| Expulsions (on average per match) | 15 (0,09) | |
| - second yellow cards | 12 | |
| - straight red cards | 3 | |
| Players acted | 316 | |
| Attendance: in total (average) | 3 937 755 (24 307) | |
| Top scorer: | Raul DIAZ ARCE (94 98 02) - 18 goals scored | |
| The greatest number of matches: | Jorgе GONZALEZ (78 82 86 90 94) - 33 games | |