The most popular soccer tournament of all time, the FIFA World Cup is held every four years where some of the best soccer nations from around the world come together to showcase their talent among all soccer lovers in the world. The league is the toughest competition in football as players from all countries play for their country with full aggression and skill. Every four years, even if only one country can lift the much-coveted World Cup, all the other countries will be equally unfair if we don't talk about their playing ability and tactics.
The final match of the World Cup is the end of the competition and the result will determine which country will be declared the world champion. If the score is tied after 90 minutes of normal play, an additional 30 minutes of play, called extra time, are added. If such a match is tied even after extra time, it will be decided in a penalty shootout. The team that wins the penalty shootout is declared the FIFA World Cup Winner.
List of FIFA World Cup Winners
The FIFA World Cup is a quadrennial football tournament involving men's football teams in international associations. The first edition of the tournament was held in 1930 and since then it has been played every four years (with the exception of 1942 and 1946 due to the World War). While Uruguay won in 1930, Germany is the current FIFA World Cup winner. Below is a list of all previous World Cup winners.
FIFA World Cup Winners |
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Year |
Winner |
Score |
Runners-up |
Venue |
| 1930 | Uruguay | 4-2 | Argentina | Estadio Centenario Montevideo |
| 1934 | Italy | 2-1 | Czechoslovakia | Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome |
| 1938 | Italy | 4-2 | Hungary | Stade Olympique de Colombes Colombes (Paris) |
| 1950 | Uruguay | 2-1 | Brazil | Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro |
| 1954 | West Germany | 3-2 | Hungary | Wankdorf Stadium Bern |
| 1958 | Brazil | 5-2 | Sweden | Råsunda Stadium Solna (Stockholm) |
| 1962 | Brazil | 3-1 | Czechoslovakia | Estadio Nacional Santiago |
| 1966 | England | 4-2 | West Germany | Wembley Stadium London |
| 1970 | Brazil | 4-1 | Italy | Estadio Azteca Mexico City |
| 1974 | West Germany | 2-1 | Netherlands | Olympiastadion Munich |
| 1978 | Argentina | 3-1 | Netherlands | Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires |
| 1982 | Italy | 3-1 | West Germany | Santiago Bernabéu Madrid |
| 1986 | Argentina | 3-2 | West Germany | Estadio Azteca Mexico City |
| 1990 | West Germany | 1-0 | Argentina | Stadio Olimpico Rome |
| 1994 | Brazil | 0-0 | Italy | Rose Bowl Pasadena (Los Angeles) |
| 1998 | France | 3-0 | Brazil | Stade de France Saint-Denis (Paris) |
| 2002 | Brazil | 2-0 | Germany | International Stadium Yokohama |
| 2006 | Italy | 1-1 | France | Olympiastadion Berlin |
| 2010 | Spain | 1-0 | Netherlands | Soccer City Johannesburg |
| 2014 | Germany | 1-0 | Argentina | Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro |
| 2018 | France | 4-2 | Croatia | Luzhniki Stadium Moscow |
| 2022 | TBA | Score | TBA | Lusail Iconic Stadium Lusail (Doha) Qatar |
| 2026 | TBA | Score | TBA | TBA |
Most Successful Teams in FIFA World Cup History
While some teams can overcome all obstacles in the world cup tournament and show exceptional skills in the game, other teams may perform very well in other FIFA tournaments but fail to show their skills in the world cup games. Thus, it is unfair to label the most successful teams in FIFA history based solely on the number of World Cup titles each team has won. Some of the most successful teams in FIFA World Cup history are Brazil, Germany, Italy, and Argentina. Brazil lifted the World Cup trophy five times in -1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002 while Italy and Germany won the World Cup titles 4 times. While Germany won the World Cup finals in 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014, Italy won the tournament finals in 1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006.
When was the first FIFA World Cup held?
The first World Cup was held in the year 1930, Uruguay becomes the first FIFA World Cup Winner. Argentina was the Runners-up team in the First FIFA World Cup.
Who is the current FIFA World Cup Winner?
France is the current Football World Cup Winner which was held in 2018 at Russia. France defeated Croatia 4-2 in the final to lift their FIFA World Cup Trophy.
When is the next FIFA World Cup?
The World Cup 2022 will be the next FIFA World Cup and will be hosted by Qatar in the year 2022. 2022 FIFA World Cup will be the 22nd edition of the tournament and is officially known as Qatar World Cup.
Who has won the most FIFA World Cups?
Brazil team has won the FIFA World Cup five times with the latest win in 2002. They won the FIFA World Cup in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002.
FIFA 2022 World Cup is Upcoming Football World Cup, 22nd edition of the FIFA World Cup which is the quadrennial global men’s football tournament contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. It is going to take place in Qatar in 2022. On 19 May 2022, FIFA announced the list of 36 referees, 69 assistant referees, and 24 video assistant referees for the tournament. Of the 36 referees, FIFA included two each from Argentina, Brazil, England, and France. For the first time, women referees will referee games at a major men's tournament.
Also see FIFA World Cup 2022 Fixtures
Four-time world champions and reigning European champions Italy failed to qualify for a second consecutive World Cup for the first time in history, losing in the semi-finals of the qualifying play-off. The Italians were the only former champions not to qualify. Italy is also the fourth team not to qualify for a future World Cup after winning the previous UEFA European Championship, following Czechoslovakia in 1978, Denmark in 1994, and Greece in 2006.