FIFA World Cup Football – Winners

Diego Maradona of Argentina with FIFA World Cup trophy in 1986
Diego Maradona of Argentina with FIFA World Cup trophy in 1986 - IMAGO / Laci Perenyi

Following table shows the list of FIFA World Cup Football winners from 1930 to 2018.

The table also includes the other semi-finalists for each of the tournaments.

YearHost CountryWinnerRunner upThirdFourthNumber of Countries
1930UruguayUruguayArgentinaUnited StatesYugoslavia13
1934ItalyItalyCzechoslovakiaGermanyAustria16
1938FranceItalyHungaryBrazil Sweden15
1950BrazilUruguayBrazilSwedenSpain13
1954SwitzerlandWest GermanyHungaryAustriaUruguay16
1958SwedenBrazilSwedenFrannceWest Germany16
1962ChileBrazilCzechoslovakiaChileYugoslavia16
1966EnglandEnglandWest GermanyPortugalSoviet Union16
1970MexicoBrazilItalyWest GermanyUruguay16
1974West GermanyWest GermanyNetherlandsPolandBrazil16
1978ArgentinaArgentinaNetherlandsBrazil Italy16
1982SpainItalyWest GermanyPolandFrance24
1986MexicoArgentinaWest GermanyFranceBelgium24
1990ItalyWest GermanyArgentinaItalyEngland24
1994USABrazilItalySwedenBulgaria24
1998FranceFranceBrazilCroatiaNetherlands32
2002South Korea/JapanBrazilGermanyTurkeySouth Korea32
2006GermanyItalyFranceGermanyPortugal32
2010South AfricaSpainNetherlandsGermanyUruguay32
2014BrazilGermanyArgentinaNetherlandsBrazil32
2018RussiaFranceCroatiaBelgiumEngland32
2022QatarNot played yetNot played yetNot played yetNot played yet32
2026USA, Canada, MexicoNot played yetNot played yetNot played yetNot played yet48