Football World cup Winners
| Source | The Rec.Sport.Soccer Statistics Foundation |
| FIFA.com | |
| Last Updated | 15 Jul 2018 |
The first FIFA World Cup was held in 1930. The tournament has taken place every four years, except in 1942 and 1946, when it was cancelled due to second World War. The most recent World Cup 2018 was won by France, who beat Croatia 4-2.
Out of 20 football world cups held so far, 17 countries has hosted the tournament. Brazil, France, Germany, Italy and Mexico has hosted two times each. Uruguay hosted the inaugural FIFA World Cup. World Cup 2018 was hosted by Russia. Next World Cup will held in Qatar in 2022.
Brazil has won most five titles in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. Italy and Germany have won four titles each. Argentina, Uruguay and France has won 2 times. England and Spain became world champions once. Six Hosts has won the tournament. World Cup Football has been won by eight different teams, five teams from Europe and three teams from South America. 12 titles has been won by European teams, while 9 has been won by South American teams.
Five world cup final match was won during extra time and two was won on a penalty shoot-out. Most 7 goals was scored in 1958 final, where Brazil defeated Sweden by 5-2. In 1994 final between Brazil and Italy, no goal was scored and score was 0-0 after 120 minutes of play.
1986, 1990 and 1994 final matches was competed by the same teams, Argentina and Germany. 1970 and 1994 final matches was played between Brazil and Italy.
13 different teams has played world cup finals. Netherlands, Hungary, Czechoslovakia, Croatia and Sweden has lost all final matches they played. Germany was runner up most four times, followed by Argentina and Netherlands three times each. Brazil, Czechoslovakia, Hungary and Italy has lost 2 World Cup finals. France, Croatia and Sweden were runner up one time each.
24 different teams has entered in semifinals and 42 different teams has entered in quarterfinals. Germany has played most 13 semifinals followed by Brazil with 12 semifinals. Italy has played 8 world cup football semifinals. Brazil entered in Quarterfinal 18 times, followed by Germany 17 times.
| No | Country | Winners | Finalists | semifinals | quarterfinals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Brazil | 5 | 7 | 12 | 18 |
| 2 | Germany | 4 | 8 | 13 | 17 |
| 3 | Italy | 4 | 6 | 8 | 10 |
| 4 | Argentina | 2 | 5 | 5 | 10 |
| 6 | Uruguay | 2 | 2 | 5 | 7 |
| 5 | France | 2 | 3 | 6 | 8 |
| 7 | England | 1 | 1 | 3 | 11 |
| 8 | Spain | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 |
| 9 | Netherlands | 0 | 3 | 5 | 6 |
| 10 | Hungary | 0 | 2 | 2 | 5 |
| 11 | Czechoslovakia | 0 | 2 | 2 | 4 |
| 12 | Sweden | 0 | 1 | 4 | 7 |
| 13 | Croatia | 0 | 1 | 2 | 2 |
| 14 | Yugoslavia | 0 | 0 | 2 | 7 |
| 15 | Austria | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 |
| 16 | Poland | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
| 17 | Portugal | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 18 | Belgium | 0 | 0 | 2 | 2 |
| 19 | Soviet Union | 0 | 0 | 1 | 5 |
| 20 | Chile | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 21 | USA | 0 | 0 | 1 | 2 |
| 22 | Bulgaria | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 23 | South Korea | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 24 | Turkey | 0 | 0 | 1 | 1 |
| 25 | Switzerland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
| 26 | Mexico | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 27 | Paraguay | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 28 | Peru | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 29 | Romania | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 |
| 30 | Bolivia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 31 | Cameroon | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 32 | Cuba | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 33 | Denmark | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 34 | East Germany | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 35 | Ghana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 36 | Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 37 | Northern Ireland | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 38 | North Korea | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 39 | Senegal | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 40 | Ukraine | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 41 | Wales | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| 42 | Russia | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-up | Final Result | Third | Fourth | Total Teams | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Full Time | extra time/penalty | |||||||
| 1930 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Argentina | 4-2 | - | USA | Yugoslavia | 13 |
| 1934 | Italy | Italy | Czechoslovakia | 2-1 | 1-1 after 90 m. | Germany | Austria | 16 |
| 1938 | France | Italy | Hungary | 4-2 | - | Brazil | Sweden | 15 |
| 1950 | Brazil | Uruguay | Brazil | 2-1 | - | Sweden | Spain | 13 |
| 1954 | Switzerland | Germany | Hungary | 3-2 | - | Austria | Uruguay | 16 |
| 1958 | Sweden | Brazil | Sweden | 5-2 | - | France | Germany | 16 |
| 1962 | Chile | Brazil | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | - | Chile | Yugoslavia | 16 |
| 1966 | England | England | Germany | 4-2 | 2-2 after 90 m. | Portugal | Soviet Union | 13 |
| 1970 | Mexico | Brazil | Italy | 4-1 | - | Germany | Uruguay | 16 |
| 1974 | Germany | Germany | Netherlands | 2-1 | - | Poland | Brazil | 16 |
| 1978 | Argentina | Argentina | Netherlands | 3-1 | 1-1 after 90 m. | Brazil | Italy | 16 |
| 1982 | Spain | Italy | Germany | 3-1 | - | Poland | France | 24 |
| 1986 | Mexico | Argentina | Germany | 3-2 | - | France | Belgium | 24 |
| 1990 | Italy | Germany | Argentina | 1-0 | - | Italy | England | 24 |
| 1994 | USA | Brazil | Italy | 0-0 | 0-0 after 120 m., 3-2 on penalties | Sweden | Bulgaria | 24 |
| 1998 | France | France | Brazil | 3-0 | - | Croatia | netherlands | 32 |
| 2002 | Korea/Japan | Brazil | Germany | 2-0 | - | Turkey | Korea | 32 |
| 2006 | Germany | Italy | France | 1-1 | 1-1 after 120 m., 5-3 on penalties | Germany | Portugal | 32 |
| 2010 | South Africa | Spain | Netherlands | 1-0 | 0-0 after 90 m. | Germany | Uruguay | 32 |
| 2014 | Brazil | Germany | Argentina | 1-0 | 0-0 after 90 m. | Netherlands | Brazil | 32 |
| 2018 | Russia | France | Croatia | 4-2 | - | Belgium | Brazil | 32 |