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World Cup History

Every FIFA World Cup champion, finalist and record holder from 1930 to 2022

All Tournaments

Year Host Champion Runner-up 3rd Place 4th Place Final 3rd Place Match
2022 Qatar Argentina France Croatia Morocco 3–3 (4–2 pen.) 2–1
2018 Russia France Croatia Belgium England 4–2 2–0
2014 Brazil Germany Argentina Netherlands Brazil 1–0 (a.e.t.) 3–0 (pen.)
2010 South Africa Spain Netherlands Germany Uruguay 1–0 (a.e.t.) 3–2
2006 Germany Italy France Germany Portugal 1–1 (5–3 pen.) 3–1
2002 South Korea / Japan Brazil Germany Turkey South Korea 2–0 3–2
1998 France France Brazil Croatia Netherlands 3–0 2–1
1994 USA Brazil Italy Sweden Bulgaria 0–0 (3–2 pen.) 4–0
1990 Italy West Germany Argentina Italy England 1–0 2–1
1986 Mexico Argentina West Germany France Belgium 3–2 4–2 (a.e.t.)
1982 Spain Italy West Germany Poland France 3–1 3–2
1978 Argentina Argentina Netherlands Brazil Italy 3–1 (a.e.t.) 2–1
1974 West Germany West Germany Netherlands Poland Brazil 2–1 1–0
1970 Mexico Brazil Italy West Germany Uruguay 4–1 1–0
1966 England England West Germany Portugal Soviet Union 4–2 (a.e.t.) 2–1
1962 Chile Brazil Czechoslovakia Chile Yugoslavia 3–1 1–0
1958 Sweden Brazil Sweden France West Germany 5–2 6–3
1954 Switzerland West Germany Hungary Austria Uruguay 3–2 3–1
1950 Brazil Uruguay Brazil Sweden Spain 2–1 N/A
1938 France Italy Hungary Brazil Sweden 4–2 4–2
1934 Italy Italy Czechoslovakia Germany Austria 2–1 (a.e.t.) 3–2
1930 Uruguay Uruguay Argentina USA Yugoslavia 4–2 N/A

All-Time Top Scorers

# Player Country Goals Tournaments
1 Miroslav Klose Germany 16 2002–2014
2 Ronaldo Brazil 15 1998–2006
3 Gerd Müller Germany 14 1970–1974
4 Just Fontaine France 13 1958
5 Pelé Brazil 12 1958–1970
6 Kylian Mbappé France 12 2018–2022
7 Sándor Kocsis Hungary 11 1954
8 Jürgen Klinsmann Germany 11 1990–1998
9 Gabriel Batistuta Argentina 10 1994–2002
10 Thomas Müller Germany 10 2010–2022
11 Grzegorz Lato Poland 10 1974–1982
12 Gary Lineker England 10 1986–1990

All-Time Records

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Most Titles

  1. Brazil 5
  2. Italy 4
  3. Germany 4
  4. Argentina 3
  5. Uruguay 2
  6. France 2
  7. England 1
  8. Spain 1
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Most Finals

  1. Germany 8
  2. Brazil 7
  3. Argentina 6
  4. Italy 6
  5. France 4
  6. Netherlands 3
  7. Uruguay 2
  8. Czechoslovakia 2
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Most Podiums (Top 3)

  1. Germany 12
  2. Brazil 9
  3. Italy 7
  4. Argentina 6
  5. France 6
  6. Netherlands 4
  7. Sweden 3
  8. Croatia 3
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Most Top-4 Finishes

  1. Germany 13
  2. Brazil 11
  3. Italy 8
  4. France 7
  5. Argentina 6
  6. Uruguay 5
  7. Netherlands 5
  8. Sweden 4