FIFA World Cup winners

Eight separate nations have lifted the World Cup
since the inaugural tournament in 1930 – all from the
football powerhouses of Europe and South America

WINNING FEELING
Lionel Messi (below) finally achieved
his dream of winning World Cup for
Argentina in 2022 – ending 36-year drought

Perennial favourites Germany
have reached most finals (8)

Brazil
Germany
Italy
Argentina
France
Uruguay
England
Spain

FIFA WORLD CUP FINALS: 1930 - 2022

1930 	Uruguay		4-2	Argentina 	Host: Uruguay
1934 	Italy		2-1* 	Czechoslovakia 	Italy
1938 	Italy 		4-2 	Hungary 		France
1950 	Uruguay 		2-1 	Brazil 		Brazil
1954 	W. Germany 	3-2 	Hungary 		Switzerland
1958 	Brazil		5-2 	Sweden		Sweden
1962 	Brazil 		3-1	Czechoslovakia 	Chile
1966 	England 		4-2* 	West Germany 	England
1970 	Brazil 		4-1 	Italy 		Mexico
1974 	West Germany 	2-1 	Netherlands 	West Germany
1978 	Argentina	3-1* 	Netherlands 	Argentina
1982 	Italy		3-1 	West Germany 	Spain
1986 	Argentina	3-2 	West Germany 	Mexico
1990 	West Germany	1-0	Argentina 	Italy
1994 	Brazil 		0-0 (penalties 3-2) Italy 	United States
1998 	France 		3-0	Brazil 		France
2002 	Brazil 		2-0	Germany 	South Korea/Japan
2006 	Italy 		1-1 (penalties 5-3) France 	Germany
2010 	Spain 		1-0* 	Netherlands 	South Africa
2014 	Germany 		1-0* 	Argentina	Brazil
2018 	France 		4-2	Croatia 		Russia
2022	Argentina	3-3 (penalties 4-2) France	Qatar

*After extra time
Source: FIFA
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