Federation de International Football Association (FIFA) organizes world cup tournament in every four-year time period.
First football world cup was hosted in 1930 by Uruguay which was claimed by the hosts itself. Since then 22 world cups have been organized successfully and next world cup is scheduled to play in 2026 in United States, Canada and Mexico.
32 teams take participation in this prestigious FIFA world cup competition. From 2026 world cup, 48 teams are set to contest in the event.
Brazil is the most successful nation in world cups as they are the 5-time world champions. Germany has played the most number of FIFA world cup finals (8 times). Argentina football team is the current champion of FIFA world cup as they beat France in 2022 final.
Let’s have a look at the complete list of football world cup winners and runner-ups.
FIFA World Cup Winners
| Year | Hosts | Winner | Runner-up | Final Match Score |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Argentina | Uruguay won by 4-2 |
| 1934 | Italy | Italy | Czechoslovakia | Italy won by 2-1 |
| 1938 | France | Italy | Hungary | Italy won by 4-2 |
| 1950 | Brazil | Uruguay | Brazil | Uruguay won by 2-1 |
| 1954 | Switzerland | Germany | Hungary | Germany won by 3-2 |
| 1958 | Sweden | Brazil | Sweden | Brazil won by 5-2 |
| 1962 | Chile | Brazil | Czechoslovakia | Brazil won by 3-1 |
| 1966 | England | England | Germany | England won by 4-2 |
| 1970 | Mexico | Brazil | Italy | Brazil won by 4-1 |
| 1974 | Germany | Germany | Netherlands | Germany won by 2-1 |
| 1978 | Argentina | Argentina | Netherlands | Argentina won by 3-1 |
| 1982 | Spain | Italy | Germany | Italy won by 3-1 |
| 1986 | Mexico | Argentina | Germany | Argentina by 3-2 |
| 1990 | Italy | Germany | Argentina | Germany won by 1-0 |
| 1994 | USA | Brazil | Italy | Brazil won by 3-2 in penalties after 0-0 draw |
| 1998 | France | France | Brazil | France won by 3-0 |
| 2002 | Japan/South Korea | Brazil | Germany | Brazil won by 2-0 |
| 2006 | Germany | Italy | France | Italy won by 5-3 in penalties after 1-1 draw |
| 2010 | South Africa | Spain | Netherlands | Spain won by 1-0 |
| 2014 | Brazil | Germany | Argentina | Germany won by 1-0 |
| 2018 | Russia | France | Croatia | France won by 4-2 |
| 2022 | Qatar | Argentina | France | Argentina won by 4-2 in penalties after 3-3 draw |
| 2026 | USA, Mexico, Canada | TBC | TBC | TBC |
Checkout: FIFA World Cup Winners Infographic
World Cup Final Appearances
| Country | Total Finals | Winner (Years) | Runners-up (Years) |
| Brazil | 7 | 5 (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) | 2 (1950, 1998) |
| Germany | 8 | 4 (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) | 4 (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002) |
| Italy | 6 | 4 (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) | 2 (1970, 1994) |
| Argentina | 6 | 3 (1978, 1986, 2022) | 3 (1930, 1990, 2014) |
| Uruguay | 2 | 2 (1930, 1950) | 0 |
| France | 4 | 2 (1998, 2018) | 1 (2006, 2022) |
| England | 1 | 1 (1966) | 0 |
| Spain | 1 | 1 (2010) | 0 |
| Netherlands | 3 | 0 | 3 (1974, 1978, 2010) |
| Czechoslovakia | 2 | 0 | 2 (1934, 1962) |
| Hungary | 2 | 0 | 2 (1938, 1954) |
| Sweden | 1 | 0 | 1 (1958) |
| Croatia | 1 | 0 | 1 (2018) |
