List of FIFA World Cup finals - wikipedia List of FIFA World Cup finals For a list of FIFA Women 's World Cup finals, see List of FIFA Women 's World Cup finals. List of FIFA World Cup finals Germany celebrating after their win against Argentina in the 2014 FIFA World Cup Final Founded 1930 Region International ( FIFA ) Number of teams 204 ( qualifiers ) 32 ( finals ) Current champions France ( 2nd title ) Most successful team ( s ) Brazil ( 5 titles ) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition established in 1930. It is contested by the men 's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ), the sport 's global governing body. The tournament has taken place every four years, except in 1942 and 1946, when the competition was cancelled due to World War II. The most recent World Cup, hosted by Russia in 2018, was won by France, who beat Croatia 4 -- 2 in regulation time. The World Cup final match is the last of the competition, and the result determines which country is declared world champions. If after 90 minutes of regular play the score is a draw, an additional 30 - minute period of play, called extra time, is added. If such a game is still tied after extra time, it is then decided by a penalty shoot - out. The team winning the penalty shoot - out are then declared champions. The tournament has been decided by a one - off match on every occasion except 1950, when the tournament winner was decided by a final round - robin group contested by four teams ( Uruguay, Brazil, Sweden, and Spain ). Uruguay 's 2 -- 1 victory over Brazil was the decisive match ( and one of the last two matches of the tournament ) which put them ahead on points and ensured that they finished top of the group as world champions. Therefore, this match is regarded by FIFA as the de facto final of the 1950 World Cup. In the 21 tournaments held, 79 nations have appeared at least once. Of these, 13 have made it to the final match, and eight have won. With five titles, Brazil is the most successful World Cup team and also the only nation to have participated in every World Cup finals tournament. Italy and Germany have four titles. Current champion France, along with past champions Uruguay and Argentina, have two titles each, while England and Spain have one each. The team that wins the finals receive the FIFA World Cup Trophy, and their name is engraved on the bottom side of the trophy. The 1970 and 1994, along with the 1986, 1990 and 2014 games are to date the only matches competed by the same teams ( Brazil -- Italy and Argentina -- Germany respectively ). As of 2018, the 1934 final remains the latest final to have been between two teams playing their first final. The final match of the most recent 2018 World Cup in Russia took place at the country 's biggest sports complex, the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow. The 1930 and the 1966 games are the only ones that did not take place on a Sunday. The former did on a Wednesday and the latter on a Saturday. As of 2018, only nations from Europe and South America have competed in a World Cup final. Contents 1 List of finals 2 Results 3 Footnotes 4 See also 5 References 6 External links List of finals 1930 1978 1950, 2014 1962 1966 1938, 1998 2006 1934, 1990 2002 1970, 1986 1982 1958 1954 1994 2018 2022 2026 Locations of FIFA World Cup finals Key to the list of finals Match was won during extra time Match was won on a penalty shoot - out The `` Year '' column refers to the year the World Cup was held, and wikilinks to the article about that tournament. The wikilinks in the `` Final score '' column point to the article about that tournament 's final game. Links in the `` Winners '' and `` Runners - up '' columns point to the articles for the national football teams of the countries, not the articles for the countries. List of finals matches, their venues and locations, the finalists, and final scores Year Winners Final score Runners - up Venue Location Attendance References 1930 Uruguay 4 -- 2 Argentina Estadio Centenario Montevideo, Uruguay 80,000 1934 Italy 2 -- 1 Czechoslovakia Stadio Nazionale PNF Rome, Italy 50,000 1938 Italy 4 -- 2 Hungary Stade Olympique de Colombes Paris, France 45,000 1950 Uruguay 2 -- 1 Brazil Estádio do Maracanã Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 199,854 1954 West Germany 3 -- 2 Hungary Wankdorf Stadium Bern, Switzerland 60,000 1958 Brazil 5 -- 2 Sweden Råsunda Stadium Solna, Sweden 51,800 1962 Brazil 3 -- 1 Czechoslovakia Estadio Nacional Santiago, Chile 69,000 1966 England 4 -- 2 West Germany Wembley Stadium London, England 93,000 1970 Brazil 4 -- 1 Italy Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico 107,412 West Germany 2 -- 1 Netherlands Olympiastadion Munich, West Germany 75,200 1978 Argentina 3 -- 1 Netherlands Estadio Monumental Buenos Aires, Argentina 71,483 1982 Italy 3 -- 1 West Germany Santiago Bernabéu Madrid, Spain 90,000 1986 Argentina 3 -- 2 West Germany Estadio Azteca Mexico City, Mexico 114,600 1990 West Germany 1 -- 0 Argentina Stadio Olimpico Rome, Italy 73,603 1994 Brazil 0 -- 0 Italy Rose Bowl Pasadena, United States 94,194 1998 France 3 -- 0 Brazil Stade de France Saint - Denis, France 80,000 2002 Brazil 2 -- 0 Germany International Stadium Yokohama, Japan 69,029 2006 Italy 1 -- 1 France Olympiastadion Berlin, Germany 69,000 Spain 1 -- 0 Netherlands Soccer City Johannesburg, South Africa 84,490 2014 Germany 1 -- 0 Argentina Estádio do Maracanã Rio de Janeiro, Brazil 74,738 2018 France 4 -- 2 Croatia Luzhniki Stadium Moscow, Russia 78,011 Upcoming finals Year Team 1 Team 2 Venue Location Attendance References 2022 Lusail Iconic Stadium Lusail, Qatar 2026 TBD United States Results Map of winning countries Results by nation National team Wins Runners - up Total finals Years won Years runners - up Brazil 5 7 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 1950, 1998 Germany 8 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014 1966, 1982, 1986, 2002 Italy 6 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 1970, 1994 Argentina 5 1978, 1986 1930, 1990, 2014 France 1998, 2018 2006 Uruguay 0 1930, 1950 -- England 0 1966 -- Spain 0 -- Netherlands 0 -- 1974, 1978, 2010 Czechoslovakia 0 -- 1934, 1962 Hungary 0 -- 1938, 1954 Sweden 0 -- 1958 Croatia 0 -- 2018 Results by confederation Confederation Appearances Winners Runners - up UEFA 28 12 16 CONMEBOL 14 9 5 Footnotes Jump up ^ This follows FIFA 's consideration that the national teams of West Germany / Germany, Czechoslovakia / Czech Republic, Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro / Serbia, and USSR / Russia are combined respectively for record - keeping. Jump up ^ Technically the 1958 final was also between two first timers, but Brazil 's 1950 group game defeat is generally counted as a previous `` final '' appearance for the team. Jump up ^ Score was 1 -- 1 after 90 minutes. Jump up ^ The 1950 FIFA World Cup did not have a final, rather, the tournament was decided by a 4 - team round robin phase. Jump up ^ Not the final but the decisive match of the final group stage. Jump up ^ Score was 2 -- 2 after 90 minutes. Jump up ^ Score was 1 -- 1 after 90 minutes. Jump up ^ Score was 0 -- 0 after 120 minutes. Brazil won 3 -- 2 on penalties. Jump up ^ Score was 1 -- 1 after 120 minutes. Italy won 5 -- 3 on penalties. Jump up ^ Score was 0 -- 0 after 90 minutes. Jump up ^ Score was 0 -- 0 after 90 minutes. See also List of FIFA World Cup opening matches FIFA World Cup referees References Book : FIFA World Cup General `` World Cup 1930 -- 2014 ''. Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation ( RSSSF ). 17 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014. Specific Jump up ^ `` Laws of the Game '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Retrieved 9 February 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` FIFA World Cup Finals since 1930 '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Retrieved 3 February 2009. Jump up ^ `` All - time FIFA World Cup Ranking 1930 - 2010 '' ( PDF ). FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Retrieved 30 January 2013. Jump up ^ `` World Cup Spotlight on Brazil ''. CNN. Retrieved 29 January 2007. Jump up ^ `` Taça da Copa do Mundo chega ao Brasil ( World Cup trophy arrives in Brazil ) ''. Globo TV. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014. Jump up ^ https://www.telegraph.co.uk/sport/football/11174070/Russias-Luzhniki-Stadium-ahead-of-schedule-for-2018-World-Cup-Final.html Jump up ^ `` 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` World Cup history -- Uruguay 1930 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` 1934 FIFA World Cup Italy ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Archived from the original on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` World Cup history -- Italy 1934 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` 1938 FIFA World Cup France ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` World Cup history -- France 1938 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ Janela, Mike ( June 12, 2018 ). `` World Cup Rewind : Largest attendance at a match in the 1950 Brazil final ''. Guinness World Records. Retrieved June 27, 2018. Jump up ^ `` 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` World Cup history -- Brazil 1950 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` World Cup history -- Switzerland 1954 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Archived from the original on 17 February 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` World Cup history -- Sweden 1958 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Archived from the original on 17 February 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` World Cup history -- Chile 1962 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` 1966 FIFA World Cup England ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` World Cup history -- England 1966 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` World Cup history -- Mexico 1970 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` World Cup history -- West Germany 1974 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` World Cup history -- Argentina 1978 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` World Cup history -- Spain 1982 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` World Cup history -- Mexico 1986 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` World Cup history -- Italy 1990 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` 1994 FIFA World Cup USA ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Archived from the original on 2 February 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` World Cup history -- USA 1994 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` 1998 FIFA World Cup France ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` World Cup history -- France 1998 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea / Japan ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009. Jump up ^ `` World Cup history -- Japan & South Korea 2002 ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Retrieved 26 January 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` Zidane off as Italy win World Cup ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009. ^ Jump up to : `` 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). Retrieved 12 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Netherlands 0 -- 1 Spain ( aet ) ''. BBC Sport ( British Broadcasting Corporation ). Retrieved 12 May 2012. ^ Jump up to : `` Estadio Do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro ''. FIFA.com ( Fédération Internationale de Football Association ). 18 January 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2014. ^ Jump up to : McNulty, Phil ( 13 July 2014 ). `` Germany 1 -- 0 Argentina ''. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 July 2014. External links Official website FIFA World Cup champions 1930 : Uruguay 1934 : Italy 1938 : Italy 1950 : Uruguay 1954 : West Germany 1958 : Brazil 1962 : Brazil 1966 : England 1970 : Brazil 1974 : West Germany 1978 : Argentina 1982 : Italy 1986 : Argentina 1990 : West Germany 1994 : Brazil 1998 : France 2002 : Brazil 2006 : Italy 2010 : Spain 2014 : Germany 2018 : France FIFA World Cup Tournaments Uruguay 1930 Italy 1934 France 1938 Brazil 1950 Switzerland 1954 Sweden 1958 Chile 1962 England 1966 Mexico 1970 West Germany 1974 Argentina 1978 Spain 1982 Mexico 1986 Italy 1990 United States 1994 France 1998 South Korea -- Japan 2002 Germany 2006 South Africa 2010 Brazil 2014 Russia 2018 Qatar 2022 Canada -- Mexico -- United States 2026 2030 2034 Qualification 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Finals 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Squads 1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Seedings 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Broadcasters 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Bids 2014 2018 and 2022 2026 2030 Statistics 2002 2006 2014 2018 Disciplinary record 1994 1998 2002 2006 2014 2018 Team appearances AFC CAF CONCACAF CONMEBOL OFC UEFA Teams with no appearances Overall records All - time table Goalscorers top goalscorers finals goalscorers hat - tricks own goals Penalty shoot - outs Player appearances Red cards Referees Winners Miscellaneous Openings Stadiums Awards Balls Economics Final draw History Hosts Mascots Official films Official anthems & songs Organisers Trophy Video games Notes : There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. In 1950, there was no final ; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage. FIFA World Cup Final venues Estadio Centenario ( 1930 ) Stadio Nazionale PNF ( 1934 ) Stade Olympique Yves - du - Manoir ( 1938 ) Maracanã Stadium ( 1950 ) Wankdorf Stadium ( 1954 ) Råsunda Stadium ( 1958 ) Estadio Nacional Julio Martínez Prádanos ( 1962 ) Wembley Stadium ( 1966 ) Estadio Azteca ( 1970 ) Olympiastadion ( 1974 ) Estadio Monumental Antonio Vespucio Liberti ( 1978 ) Santiago Bernabéu Stadium ( 1982 ) Estadio Azteca ( 1986 ) Stadio Olimpico ( 1990 ) Rose Bowl ( 1994 ) Stade de France ( 1998 ) International Stadium Yokohama ( 2002 ) Olympiastadion ( 2006 ) FNB Stadium ( 2010 ) Maracanã Stadium ( 2014 ) Luzhniki Stadium ( 2018 ) Lusail Iconic Stadium ( 2022 ) TBA ( 2026 ) Retrieved from `` https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_finals&oldid=850537277 '' Categories : FIFA World Cup finals FIFA World Cup - related lists FIFA World Cup - winning countries Lists of FIFA World Cup matches Hidden categories : Wikipedia pages semi-protected against vandalism Use dmy dates from November 2012 Pages using deprecated image syntax Featured lists Talk View source Contents About Wikipedia বাংলা Беларуская Eesti Ελληνικά Español فارسی Français 한국어 Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Bahasa Melayu Polski Português Română Русский Suomi Türkçe Українська اردو Tiếng Việt 中文 13 more Edit links This page was last edited on 16 July 2018, at 14 : 09 ( UTC ). 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Question: who are the defending champions in the world cup
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