The list of FIFA World Cup winners goes back to 1930. Brazil is the only team to play in every tournament and has won the most with five victories. All of the final’s matchups, scores, champions, and runners-up are listed for you to check out. The men’s tournament takes place every four years and only took 1942 and 1946 off due to World War II.
What Happens if the World Cup Final is Tied?
Similar to other major international soccer / football tournaments (Euros, Copa America), the same overtime rules are used in the FIFA World Cup. If the game is a draw, then extra time is used first. After that, a penalty shoot-out is used to determine the winner of the match. Fans got treated to this when Argentina defeated France in 2022 4-2 in penalties.
How Many Teams have Played in the FIFA World Cup?
There have been 80 different nations or countries that have played in the FIFA World Cup. During this timeframe, 13 of the 80 have made it to the World Cup Finals. Of these, eight teams have won the championship. Italy and Germany have the second most championships with four each. Germany has also reached the most FIFA World Cup finals of all teams with eight.
List of World Cup Winners
You can check out the list of World Cup winners below. The 2026 FIFA World Cup is the first to be hosted by North America. The U.S., Canada, and Mexico will all host matches during the tournament. The Copa America 2024 tournament is using a number of the venues that are going to be used during the 2026 World Cup.
| Host Country | Winner | Score / Result |
| 2026 North America | TBD | |
| 2022 Qatar | Argentina | 3-3, then Argentina defeated France 4-2 in penalties |
| 2018 Russia | France | France 4-2 Croatia |
| 2014 Brazil | Germany | Germany 1-0 Argentina |
| 2010 South Africa | Spain | Spain 1-0 Netherlands |
| 2006 Germany | Italy | 1-1, then Italy beat France 5-3 in penalties |
| 2002 Korea & Japan | Brazil | Brazil 2-0 Germany |
| 1998 France | France | France 3-0 Brazil |
| 1994 USA | Brazil | 0-0, then Brazil defeated Italy 3-2 in penalties |
| 1990 Italy | Germany | Germany 1-0 Argentina |
| 1986 Mexico | Argentina | Argentina 3-2 Germany |
| 1982 Spain | Italy | Italy 3-1 Germany |
| 1978 Argentina | Argentina | Argentina 3-1 Holland |
| 1974 Germany | Germany | Germany 2-1 Holland |
| 1970 Mexico | Brazil | Brazil 4-1 Italy |
| 1966 England | England | England 4-2 Germany |
| 1962 Chile | Brazil | Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia |
| 1958 Sweden | Brazil | Brazil 5-2 Sweden |
| 1954 Switzerland | Germany | Germany 3-2 Hungary |
| 1950 Brazil | Uruguay | Uruguay 2-1 Brazil |
| 1946 | not held | |
| 1942 | not held | |
| 1938 France | Italy | Italy 4-2 Hungary |
| 1934 Italy | Italy | Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia |
| 1930 Uruguay | Uruguay | Uruguay 4-2 Argentina |
Printable List of World Cup Winners
I always like to have a printable list of World Cup winners to follow. We have the list for you above in image and here in PDF format to download and print.
Teams with the Most World Cup Wins
Here is the list of World Cup winners by team. If a team was the host country for the tournament, that is annotated by an asterisk. Brazil has the most wins with 5. Germany and Italy are close behind with four victories each. We also list the years that a team won and was the runner-up in the tournament.
| Countries | Championships | Runner-UP |
| Brazil | 5 (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002) | 2 (1950 *, 1998) |
| Germany | 4 (1954, 1974 *, 1990, 2014) | 4 (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002) |
| Italy | 4 (1934 *, 1938, 1982, 2006) | 2 (1970, 1994) |
| Argentina | 3 (1978 *, 1986, 2022) | 3 (1930, 1990, 2014) |
| France | 2 (1998 *, 2018) | 2 (2006, 2022) |
| Uruguay | 2 (1930 *, 1950) | |
| England | 1 (1966 *) | |
| Spain | 1 (2010) |
