Football (or soccer as some may call it) has been around since ages and while there are a number of top division franchise leagues being played right through the year, it’s only once in four years that players get together to play in their national jerseys in the biggest global event on the football calendar – the very historic and always entertaining, FIFA World Cup.
It has a long and rich history with the first edition of the FIFA World Cup taking place all the way back in 1930, where Uruguay defeated Argentina at home to become the first champions of this competition. Today, we’re going to dive into the tournament’s history a little bit more and present to you our complete FIFA World Cup winners list, from that first edition in 1930, till date.
When the tournament first took place in 1930, a total of just 13 teams participated in it, and it went up to as many as 16 teams for the next few editions. As time passed and the tournament got a little bit of more global support, the participation increased to 24 teams per edition in 1982, followed by a further increase to 32 teams from 1998, and this remains the number of teams even today.
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We’ve created this FIFA World Cup winners list at the start of the much anticipated 2022 FIFA World Cup tournament which is scheduled to be played in Qatar. The list is updated as of 19th November 2022 and has a lot of details about every edition from start till date, including the winner and runner-up, score of the final, venue, the number of teams in each edition, and so on.
Complete FIFA World Cup winners list
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Score / Venue | Total teams |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Argentina | 4-2 Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay | 13 |
| 1934 | Italy | Czechoslovakia | 2-1 (a.e.t.) Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome, Italy | 16 |
| 1938 | Italy (2) | Hungary | 4-2 Stade de Colombes, Paris, France | 15 |
| 1950 | Uruguay (2) | Brazil | 2-1 Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 13 |
| 1954 | West Germany | Hungary | 3-2 Wankdorfstadion, Bern, Switzerland | 16 |
| 1958 | Brazil | Sweden | 5-2 Råsundastadion, Solna, Sweden | 16 |
| 1962 | Brazil (2) | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 Estadio Nacional, Santiago, Chile | 16 |
| 1966 | England | West Germany | 4-2 (a.e.t.) Wembley Stadium, London, England | 16 |
| 1970 | Brazil (3) | Italy | 4-1 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | 16 |
| 1974 | West Germany (2) | Netherlands | 2-1 Olympiastadion, Munich, West Germany | 16 |
| 1978 | Argentina | Netherlands | 3-1 (a.e.t.) Monumental de Núñez, Buenos Aires, Argentina | 16 |
| 1982 | Italy (3) | West Germany | 3-1 Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain | 24 |
| 1986 | Argentina (2) | West Germany | 3-2 Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico | 24 |
| 1990 | West Germany (3) | Argentina | 1-0 Stadio Olimpico, Rome, Italy | 24 |
| 1994 | Brazil (4) | Italy | 0-0 (a.e.t.) | (3-2 penalties) Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California, USA | 24 |
| 1998 | France | Brazil | 3-0 Stade de France, Saint-Denis, France | 32 |
| 2002 | Brazil (5) | Germany | 2-0 International Stadium, Yokohama, Japan | 32 |
| 2006 | Italy (4) | France | 1-1 (a.e.t.) | (5–3 penalties) Olympiastadion, Berlin, Germany | 32 |
| 2010 | Spain | Netherlands | 1-0 (a.e.t.) Soccer City, Johannesburg, South Africa | 32 |
| 2014 | Germany (4) | Argentina | 1-0 (a.e.t.) Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 32 |
| 2018 | France (2) | Croatia | 4-2 Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia | 32 |
| 2022 | TBD | TBD | TBD Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar | 32 |
| 2026 | TBD | TBD | TBD | 32 |
| 2030 | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
While the tournament has had different homes and host venues over the years, the first stadium to host two different FIFA World Cup finals was Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico, hosting the final of both the 1970 World Cup as well as the 1986 World Cup. The second and third editions of the competition (1934 and 1938) were both won by Italy, making them the first country to win a second FIFA World Cup title.
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They were soon overtaken though as Brazil won three out of four successive FIFA World Cup trophies with the first being in 1958, and becoming the first to three titles by 1970. They’re currently also the most successful team in FIFA World Cup history, with as many as five titles to their name. The fifth came in the 2002 FIFA World Cup when they beat Germany 2-0 in Japan.
Ever since inception in 1930, the tournament takes place every four years and it was only on two occasions that the tournament didn’t end up taking place. Both of these editions of 1942 and 1946 had to be cancelled because of the World War II. As many as 32 teams are now participating in the 2022 FIFA World Cup and we think there could be a new winner altogether. What do you think?! Leave your comments.
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