FIFA World Cup is an international football competition conducted by FIFA in every four years since 1930. FIFA was not able to conduct the 1938 and 1942 editions of the World Cup due to World War II. It has been conducted 20 times since then and Brazil is leading with five cups till now. Germany is the defending champion, having won the fourth title in 2014 and has the 2nd highest number along with Italy.
Here is the List of World Cup Winners and Runner-Ups with Final Score, Host nations, and Highest Scorers of every Editions:
Year | Winner | Runner-up | Final Score | Host | Highest Scorer |
1930 | Uruguay | Argentina | 4-2 | Uruguay | Guillermo Stábile |
1934 | Italy | Czechoslovakia | 2-1 | Italy | Oldrich Nejedlý |
1938 | Italy | Hungary | 4-2 | France | Leônidas |
1942 | canceled due to world war ii | - | - | - | - |
1946 | canceled due to world war ii | - | - | - | - |
1950 | Uruguay | Brazil | 2-1 | Brazil | Ademir |
1954 | West Germany | Hungary | 3-2 | Switzerland | Sándor Kocsis |
1958 | Brazil | Sweden | 5-2 | Sweden | Just Fontaine |
1962 | Brazil | Czechoslovakia | 3-1 | Chile | Garrincha, Vavá, Leonel Sánchez, Flórián Albert, Valentin Ivanov and Dražan Jerkovic |
1966 | England | West Germany | 4-2 | England | Eusébio |
1970 | Brazil | Italy | 4-1 | Mexico | Gerd Müller |
1974 | West Germany | Netherlands | 2-1 | Germany | Grzegorz Lato |
1978 | Argentina | Netherlands | 3-1 | Argentina | Mario Kempes |
1982 | Italy | West Germany | 3-1 | Spain | Paolo Rossi |
1986 | Argentina | West Germany | 3-2 | Mexico | Gary Lineker |
1990 | West Germany | Argentina | 1-0 | Italy | Salvatore Schillaci |
1994 | Brazil | Italy | 0-0 | United States | Hristo Stoichkov |
1998 | France | Brazil | 3-0 | France | Oleg Salenko |
2002 | Brazil | Germany | 2-0 | Japan and S. Korea | Davor Suker |
2006 | Italy | France | 1-1 | Germany | Ronaldo |
2010 | Spain | Netherlands | 1-0 | South Africa | Miroslav Klose |
2014 | Germany | Argentina | 1-0 | Brazil | Thomas Müller |
2018 | To be held | - | - | Russia | - |