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List of FIFA World Cup finals
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The FIFA World Cup is a global association football tournament held every four years by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), except during World War II. The competition’s final is a decisive one-off match, with extra time and a penalty shoot-out if needed. Only European (UEFA) and South American (CONMEBOL) teams have reached the final, with Brazil holding five titles. Other multiple winners include Italy, Germany, and current champion Argentina, who won the 2022 final at Qatar’s Lusail Stadium.

List of final matches

London(1966)Paris(1938, 1998)Berlin(2006)Rome(1934, 1990)Madrid(1982)Stockholm(1958)Bern(1954)Munich(1974)Moscow(2018)class=notpageimage| Locations of finals held in EuropeMontevideo (1930)Buenos Aires(1978)Rio de Janeiro(1950, 2014)Santiago (1962)Yokohama(2002)Mexico City(1970, 1986)Johannesburg(2010)Pasadena(1994)Lusail(2022)East Rutherford(2026)class=notpageimage| Locations of finals held in the rest of the world
Key to the list
a.e.t.Match went to extra time
pen.Match was won on a penalty shoot-out
List of FIFA World Cup finals
YearWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueLocationAttendanceRef.
1930Uruguay 4–2 ArgentinaEstadio CentenarioMontevideo, Uruguay68,34678
1934Italy 2–1 (a.e.t.) CzechoslovakiaStadio Nazionale PNFRome, Italy55,000910
1938Italy 4–2 HungaryStade Olympique de ColombesParis, France45,0001112
1950Uruguay 2–113 BrazilMaracanã StadiumRio de Janeiro, Brazil173,8501415
1954West Germany 3–2 HungaryWankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland62,5001617
1958Brazil 5–2 SwedenRåsunda StadiumSolna, Sweden49,7371819
1962Brazil 3–1 CzechoslovakiaEstadio NacionalSantiago, Chile68,6792021
1966England 4–2 (a.e.t.) West GermanyWembley StadiumLondon, England96,9242223
1970Brazil 4–1 ItalyEstadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico107,4122425
1974West Germany 2–1 NetherlandsOlympiastadionMunich, West Germany78,2002627
1978Argentina 3–1 (a.e.t.) NetherlandsEstadio MonumentalBuenos Aires, Argentina71,4832829
1982Italy 3–1 West GermanySantiago BernabéuMadrid, Spain90,0003031
1986Argentina 3–2 West GermanyEstadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico114,6003233
1990West Germany 1–0 ArgentinaStadio OlimpicoRome, Italy73,6033435
1994Brazil 0–0 (a.e.t.)(3–2 pen.) ItalyRose BowlPasadena, California, United States94,1943637
1998France 3–0 BrazilStade de FranceSaint-Denis, France80,0003839
2002Brazil 2–0 GermanyInternational StadiumYokohama, Japan69,0294041
2006Italy 1–1 (a.e.t.)(5–3 pen.) FranceOlympiastadionBerlin, Germany69,0004243
2010Spain 1–0 (a.e.t.) NetherlandsSoccer CityJohannesburg, South Africa84,4904445
2014Germany 1–0 (a.e.t.) ArgentinaMaracanã StadiumRio de Janeiro, Brazil74,7384647
2018France 4–2 CroatiaLuzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia78,0114849
2022Argentina 3–3 (a.e.t.)(4–2 pen.) FranceLusail StadiumLusail, Qatar88,96650
2026MetLife StadiumEast Rutherford, New Jersey, United States

Results

Results by nation
TeamWinnersRunners-upTotal finalsYears wonYears runners-up
 Brazil5271958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 20021950, 1998
 Germany4481954, 1974, 1990, 20141966, 1982, 1986, 2002
 Italy4261934, 1938, 1982, 20061970, 1994
 Argentina3361978, 1986, 20221930, 1990, 2014
 France2241998, 20182006, 2022
 Uruguay2021930, 1950—
 England1011966—
 Spain1012010—
 Netherlands033—1974, 1978, 2010
 Hungary022—1938, 1954
 Czechoslovakia022—1934, 1962
 Sweden011—1958
 Croatia011—2018
Results by confederation
ConfederationAppearancesWinnersRunners-up
UEFA291217
CONMEBOL15105

See also

Notes

General

  • "World Cup 1930–2018". Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). 9 August 2018. Archived from the original on 13 December 2022. Retrieved 2 February 2023.

Specific

References

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  2. The 1962 and 1966 finals had provisions for only a single replay, and then a drawing of lots. For knockout matches other than the finals, penalty shoot-outs had been adopted from 1978, while lots would have been drawn between 1962 and 1974.[2] ↩

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  6. The team's totals include the records of West Germany (1954–1990).[6] ↩

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  13. Decisive match of a final stage; technically not a final but often regarded as such. ↩

  14. "1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 17 October 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20131017171553/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=7/results/matches/match=1190/report.html ↩

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  18. "1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101092626/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D15/results/matches/match%3D1343/report.html ↩

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  20. "1962 FIFA World Cup Chile". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 1 November 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20131101090825/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=21/results/matches/match=1463/report.html ↩

  21. "World Cup history – Chile 1962". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4849820.stm ↩

  22. "1966 FIFA World Cup England". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 4 December 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20131204035558/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/results/matches/match=1633/report.html ↩

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  24. "1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090125100710/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D32/results/matches/match%3D1765/report.html ↩

  25. "World Cup history – Mexico 1970". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Archived from the original on 20 June 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4850280.stm ↩

  26. "1974 FIFA World Cup Germany". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 2 October 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20131002174855/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=39/results/matches/match=2063/report.html ↩

  27. "World Cup history – Germany 1974". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Archived from the original on 27 March 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4850426.stm ↩

  28. "1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090212153626/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D50/results/matches/match%3D2198/report.html ↩

  29. "World Cup history – Argentina 1978". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Archived from the original on 2 February 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4850710.stm ↩

  30. "1982 FIFA World Cup Spain". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090130055822/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D59/results/matches/match%3D923/report.html ↩

  31. "World Cup history – Spain 1982". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4850926.stm ↩

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  33. "World Cup history – Mexico 1986". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Archived from the original on 19 February 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4851052.stm ↩

  34. "1990 FIFA World Cup Italy". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20131115172134/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D76/results/matches/match%3D27/report.html ↩

  35. "World Cup history – Italy 1990". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Archived from the original on 24 January 2008. Retrieved 26 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4851148.stm ↩

  36. "1994 FIFA World Cup USA". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090202050557/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D84/results/matches/match%3D3104/report.html ↩

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  39. "World Cup history – France 1998". BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Archived from the original on 3 February 2020. Retrieved 26 January 2009. http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/4851296.stm ↩

  40. "2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan". FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. https://web.archive.org/web/20090130065850/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D4395/results/matches/match%3D43950064/report.html ↩

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