List of FIFA World Cup finals

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Founded1930;94 years ago (1930)
Current championsFlag of Argentina.svg  Argentina (3rd title)
Most successful team(s)Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil (5 titles)

The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, when it was not held because of World War II.

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The World Cup final is the last match of the competition, played by the only two teams remaining in contention, and the result determines which country is declared the world champion. It is a one-off match decided in regulation time. In case of a draw, extra time is used. If scores are then still level, a penalty shoot-out determines the winner, [1] under the rules in force since 1986; prior to that, finals still tied after extra time would have been replayed, [n 1] though this never proved necessary. The golden goal rule would have applied during extra time in 1998 and 2002, but was not put in practice either.

The only exception to this type of format was the 1950 World Cup, which featured a final round-robin group of four teams; the decisive match of that group is often regarded as the de facto final of that tournament, including by FIFA itself. [3]

The team that wins the final receives the FIFA World Cup Trophy, and its name is engraved on the bottom side of the trophy. [4] Of 80 different nations that have appeared in the tournament, 13 have made it to the final, and 8 have won. Brazil, the only team that has participated in every World Cup, is also the most successful team in the competition, having won five titles and finished second twice. [5] Italy and Germany [n 2] have four titles each, with Germany having reached more finals than any other team, eight. Current champion Argentina has three titles, Uruguay and France have two each, while England and Spain have one each. Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Sweden, the Netherlands and Croatia have played in the final without winning. Only teams from Europe (UEFA) and South America (CONMEBOL) have ever competed in the final.

Argentina defeated France on penalties in the latest final, staged at Qatar's Lusail Stadium in 2022.

List of final matches

Key to the list
a.e.t.Match went to extra time
pen.Match was won on a penalty shoot-out
List of FIFA World Cup finals
YearWinnersScoreRunners-upVenueLocationAttendanceRef.
1930 Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg 4–2 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Estadio Centenario Montevideo, Uruguay 68,346 [7] [8]
1934 Italy  Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 2–1 ( a.e.t. )Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome, Italy 55,000 [9] [10]
1938 Italy  Flag of Italy (1861-1946).svg 4–2 Flag of Hungary (1915-1918, 1919-1946).svg  Hungary Stade Olympique de Colombes Paris, France 45,000 [11] [12]
1950 Uruguay  Flag of Uruguay.svg 2–1 [n 3] Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg  Brazil Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 173,850 [13] [14]
1954 West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 3–2 Flag of Hungary (1949-1956; 1-2 aspect ratio).svg  Hungary Wankdorf Stadium Bern, Switzerland 62,500 [15] [16]
1958 Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1889-1960).svg 5–2 Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden Råsunda Stadium Solna, Sweden 49,737 [17] [18]
1962 Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1960-1968).svg 3–1 Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia Estadio Nacional Santiago, Chile 68,679 [19] [20]
1966 England  Flag of England.svg 4–2 ( a.e.t. )Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Wembley Stadium London, England 96,924 [21] [22]
1970 Brazil  Flag of Brazil (1968-1992).svg 4–1 Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico 107,412 [23] [24]
1974 West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 2–1 Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Olympiastadion Munich, West Germany 78,200 [25] [26]
1978 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 3–1 ( a.e.t. )Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires, Argentina 71,483 [27] [28]
1982 Italy  Flag of Italy.svg 3–1 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Santiago Bernabéu Madrid, Spain 90,000 [29] [30]
1986 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 3–2 Flag of Germany.svg  West Germany Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico 114,600 [31] [32]
1990 West Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 1–0 Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Stadio Olimpico Rome, Italy 73,603 [33] [34]
1994 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 0–0 ( a.e.t. )
(3–2 pen.)		Flag of Italy.svg  Italy Rose Bowl Pasadena, United States 94,194 [35] [36]
1998 France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 3–0 Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil Stade de France Saint-Denis, France 80,000 [37] [38]
2002 Brazil  Flag of Brazil.svg 2–0 Flag of Germany.svg  Germany International Stadium Yokohama, Japan 69,029 [39] [40]
2006 Italy  Flag of Italy (2003-2006).svg 1–1 ( a.e.t. )
(5–3 pen.)		Flag of France (lighter variant).svg  France Olympiastadion Berlin, Germany 69,000 [41] [42]
2010 Spain  Flag of Spain.svg 1–0 ( a.e.t. )Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands Soccer City Johannesburg, South Africa 84,490 [43] [44]
2014 Germany  Flag of Germany.svg 1–0 ( a.e.t. )Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina Maracanã Stadium Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 74,738 [45] [46]
2018 France  Flag of France (lighter variant).svg 4–2 Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia Luzhniki Stadium Moscow, Russia 78,011 [47] [48]
2022 Argentina  Flag of Argentina.svg 3–3 ( a.e.t. )
(4–2 pen.)		Flag of France.svg  France Lusail Stadium Lusail, Qatar 88,966 [49]
2026 MetLife Stadium East Rutherford, United States

Results

Map of winning countries World cup winners.png
Map of winning countries
Results by nation
TeamWinnersRunners-upTotal finalsYears wonYears runners-up
Flag of Brazil.svg  Brazil 527 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 1950, 1998
Flag of Germany.svg  Germany 448 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002
Flag of Italy.svg  Italy 426 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 1970, 1994
Flag of Argentina.svg  Argentina 336 1978, 1986, 2022 1930, 1990, 2014
Flag of France.svg  France 224 1998, 2018 2006, 2022
Flag of Uruguay.svg  Uruguay 202 1930, 1950 —
Flag of England.svg  England 101 1966 —
Flag of Spain.svg  Spain 101 2010 —
Flag of the Netherlands.svg  Netherlands 033— 1974, 1978, 2010
Flag of Hungary.svg  Hungary 022— 1938, 1954
Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia 022— 1934, 1962
Flag of Sweden.svg  Sweden 011— 1958
Flag of Croatia.svg  Croatia 011— 2018
Results by confederation
ConfederationAppearancesWinnersRunners-up
UEFA 291217
CONMEBOL 15105

See also

Footnotes

  1. ↑ The 1962 and 1966 finals had provisions for only a single replay, and then a drawing of lots. For knockout matches other than the finals, penalty shoot-outs had been adopted from 1978, while lots would have been drawn between 1962 and 1974. [2]
  2. ↑ The team's totals include the records of West Germany (1954–1990). [6]
  3. ↑ Decisive match of a final stage; technically not a final but often regarded as such.

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