The World Cup, is an international association football competition organized by Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not contested because of World War II.
| Year | Host | Final | Third Place Match | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third Place | Score | Fourth Place | ||||
| 1930 Details |
Uruguay | Uruguay | 4–2 | Argentina | United States | Note1 | Yugoslavia | ||
| 1934 Details |
Italy | Italy | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
Czechoslovakia | Germany | 3–2 | Austria | ||
| 1938 Details |
France | Italy | 4–2 | Hungary | Brazil | 4–2 | Sweden | ||
| 1950 Details |
Brazil | Uruguay | [note 2] | Brazil | Sweden | Note2 | Spain | ||
| 1954 Details |
Switzerland | West Germany | 3–2 | Hungary | Austria | 3–1 | Uruguay | ||
| 1958 Details |
Sweden | Brazil | 5–2 | Sweden | France | 6–3 | West Germany | ||
| 1962 Details |
Chile | Brazil | 3–1 | Czechoslovakia | Chile | 1–0 | Yugoslavia | ||
| 1966 Details |
England | England | 4–2 (a.e.t.) |
West Germany | Portugal | 2–1 | Soviet Union | ||
| 1970 Details |
Mexico | Brazil | 4–1 | Italy | West Germany | 1–0 | Uruguay | ||
| 1974 Details |
West Germany | West Germany | 2–1 | Netherlands | Poland | 1–0 | Brazil | ||
| 1978 Details |
Argentina | Argentina | 3–1 (a.e.t.) |
Netherlands | Brazil | 2–1 | Italy | ||
| 1982 Details |
Spain | Italy | 3–1 | West Germany | Poland | 3–2 | France | ||
| 1986 Details |
Mexico | Argentina | 3–2 | West Germany | France | 4–2 (a.e.t.) |
Belgium | ||
| 1990 Details |
Italy | West Germany | 1–0 | Argentina | Italy | 2–1 | England | ||
| 1994 Details |
United States | Brazil | 0–0 (a.e.t.) (3–2 pens.) |
Italy | Sweden | 4–0 | Bulgaria | ||
| 1998 Details |
France | France | 3–0 | Brazil | Croatia | 2–1 | Netherlands | ||
| 2002 Details |
Korea Republic & Japan |
Brazil | 2–0 | Germany | Turkey | 3–2 | Korea Republic | ||
| 2006 Details |
Germany | Italy | 1–1 (a.e.t.) (5–3 pens.) |
France | Germany | 3–1 | Portugal | ||
Note 1
There was no official World Cup Third Place match in 1930; The United States and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. FIFA now recognizes the United States as the third-placed team and Yugoslavia as the fourth-placed team, using the overall records of the teams in the tournament
Note 2
There was no official World Cup final match in 1950. The tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by four teams (Uruguay, Brazil, Sweden, and Spain). However, Uruguay's 2–1 victory over Brazil was the decisive match (and also coincidentally one of the last two matches of the tournament) which put them ahead on points and ensured that they finished top of the group as world champions. Therefore, this match is often considered the final of the 1950 World Cup. Likewise, Sweden's 3–1 victory over Spain (played at the same time as Uruguay vs Brazil) ensured that they finished third.
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