All-Time FIFA World Cup Champions (1930 → 2022)
We review the national teams that won the FIFA World Cup throughout history.
With a few days to go before the start of the XXIII Edition of the World Cup (Canada, Mexico and United States 2026), we go through the history of the most popular sports tournament on the planet since its beginnings in the 20th Century.
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The first tournament was Uruguay 1930, where a total of 13 countries took part in the championship that ended up crowning the host, who defeated Argentina 4-2.
In the following edition of Italy 1934, where participants increased to 16, once again the organizer took the trophy as the “azzurra” beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 in extra time.
Back in Europe, FIFA held the France 1938 edition with 15 national teams, with Italy being the winner for the second consecutive time after a 4-2 thrashing of Hungary in the grand final played in Paris.
After 12 years where the World Wars interrupted the activity, the Cup returned to South America (Brazil 1950) with Uruguay adding its second star with the famous “Maracanazo” (defeating the “verdeamarela” 2-1 at the Maracanã).
Switzerland 1954 was the next edition with West Germany as champion for the first time after beating Hungary 3-2, while Sweden 1958 and Chile 1962 belonged to Brazil, which became the second back-to-back champion led by Pelé and several legends like Garrincha, Zagallo, and Vavá, among others.
In England 1966, the new host was crowned in front of its crowd, and in Mexico 1970, Brazil lifted the Jules Rimet Trophy for the third time.
For West Germany 1974, the locals became the first national team to add the iconic trophy that is preserved to this day to their display cabinets, while in Argentina 1978, the “albiceleste” joined the winners’ list after defeating the Netherlands 3-1 in Buenos Aires.
In Spain 1982, the Italian national team broke a long streak without winning the tournament after beating Germany in Madrid, and Mexico 1986 saw the consecration of Diego Maradona, who guided the “albiceleste” to the second star in its history.
In Italy 1990, the same final from the previous tournament was repeated, with Germany taking revenge after winning 1-0, while for USA 1994, Brazil added its fourth star.
France 1998 once again crowned a host after two decades, and in the World Cup’s debut on Asian soil (South Korea/Japan 2002), Brazil became a five-time champion.
Italy took the Germany 2006 edition, and Spain in South Africa 2010 added its long-awaited first World Champion star.
For the championship’s return to South America in Brazil 2014, Germany prevailed with a goal by Mario Götze in extra time against Argentina in Rio de Janeiro, and in Russia 2018, France thrashed Croatia 4-2 to conquer the trophy for the second time.
The “albiceleste” had its revenge in the previous edition after drawing 3-3 with France and lifting its long-awaited third championship after penalties.
Qatar 2022 was the last time that 32 countries competed for the title, something that had been happening since 1998, because from 2026 there will be 48.
Edition by Edition (1930 → 2022)
Titles by country (1930 → 2022)
