World Cup History

The FIFA World Cup is the most prestigious soccer competition in the world. Played every four years, the World Cup hosts the top 32 national teams in a month long tournament. The host country is selected by FIFA's Council. The full list of World Cup Winners is listed below. For a list of past World Cup individual player awards visit the World Cup Awards page.

Year	Host	Champion	Runner Up	Third Place	Teams	Matches Played	Goals Scored	Avg Goals Per Game
2018	Russia	France	Croatia	Belgium	32	64	169	2.6
2014	Brazil	Germany	Argentina	Netherlands	32	64	171	2.7
2010	South Africa	Spain	Netherlands	Germany	32	64	145	2.3
2006	Germany	Italy	France	Germany	32	64	147	2.3
2002	South Korea, Japan	Brazil	Germany	Turkey	32	64	161	2.5
1998	France	France	Brazil	Croatia	32	64	171	2.7
1994	United States	Brazil	Italy	Sweden	24	52	141	2.7
1990	Italy	West Germany	Argentina	Italy	24	52	115	2.2
1986	Mexico	Argentina	West Germany	France	24	52	132	2.5
1982	Spain	Italy	West Germany	Poland	24	52	146	2.8
1978	Argentina	Argentina	Netherlands	Brazil	16	38	102	2.7
1974	West Germany	West Germany	Netherlands	Poland	16	38	97	2.6
1970	Mexico	Brazil	Italy	West Germany	16	32	95	3.0
1966	England	England	West Germany	Portugal	16	32	89	2.8
1962	Chile	Brazil	Czechoslovakia	Chile	16	32	89	2.8
1958	Sweden	Brazil	Sweden	France	16	35	126	3.6
1954	Switzerland	West Germany	Hungary	Austria	16	26	140	5.4
1950	Brazil	Uruguay	Brazil	Sweden	13	22	88	4.0
1938	France	Italy	Hungary	Brazil	15	18	84	4.7
1934	Italy	Italy	Czechoslovakia	Germany	16	17	70	4.1
1930	Uruguay	Uruguay	Argentina	United States	13	16	70	3.6