List of FIFA World Cup finals

The World Cup final match is the last of the competition, and the result determines which country will be the world champions. If after 90 minutes of normal play the score is a draw, an additional 30-minutes, called extra time, is added. If the 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. 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. Brazil have won the most titles with five and are also the only nation to have taken part 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, together with the 1986, 1990 and 2014 games are to date the only matches competed by the same teams (Brazil–Italy and Argentina–Germany). As of 2018, the 1934 final remains the only finals to have been between two teams playing their first final. The final match of the most recent tournament in Russia took place at the country's biggest sports complex, the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.;|date=20 October 2014|website=www.telegraph.co.uk 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 2022, only nations from Europe and South America have competed in a World Cup final. Six nations have won the final as host: Uruguay, Italy, England, Germany, Argentina and France. Two nations have lost the final as host: Brazil and Sweden.

List of final matches


+Key to the list a.e.t. Match was won during extra time pen. Match was won on a penalty shoot-out

+List of finals of the FIFA World Cup Year Winners Score Runners-up Venue Location Attendance Ref. 1930  4–2    68,346  1934  2–1     55,000  1938  4–2    45,000  1950  2–1  Maracanã Stadium  173,850  1954  3–2  Wankdorf Stadium  62,500  1958  5–2    49,737  1962  3–1    68,679  1966  4–2   Wembley Stadium  96,924  1970  4–1    107,412  1974  2–1  Olympiastadion  78,200  1978  3–1     71,483  1982  3–1    90,000  1986  3–2    114,600 1990  1–0    73,603  1994  0–0 (3–2 pen.)  Rose Bowl  94,194  1998  3–0    80,000  2002  2–0  International Stadium  69,029  2006  1–1 (5–3 pen.)  Olympiastadion  69,000  2010  1–0   Soccer City  84,490  2014  1–0     74,738  2018  4–2  Luzhniki Stadium  78,011  2022  3–3 (4–2 pen.)  Lusail
Stadium  88,966  2026     

Results
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+Results by nationNational teamWinsRunners-upTotal finalsYears wonYears runners-up5271958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 20021950, 19984481954, 1974, 1990, 20141966, 1982, 1986, 20024261934, 1938, 1982, 20061970, 19943361978, 1986, 20221930, 1990, 20142241998, 20182006, 20222021930, 1950–1011966–1012010–033–1974, 1978, 2010022–1938, 1954022–1934, 1962011–1958011–2018

+Results by confederationConfederationAppearancesWinnersRunners-upUEFA281216CONMEBOL1495

Footnotes

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