Question: who has won the world cup the most times
Answer: Team Titles Runners - up Third Place Fourth Place Top 4 Finishes Top 3 Finishes Top 2 Finishes Brazil 5 ( 1958 , 1962 , 1970 , 1994 , 2002 ) 2 ( 1950 * , 1998 ) 2 ( 1938 , 1978 ) 2 ( 1974 , 2014 * ) 11 9 7 Germany ^ 4 ( 1954 , 1974 * , 1990 , 2014 ) 4 ( 1966 , 1982 , 1986 , 2002 ) 4 ( 1934 , 1970 , 2006 * , 2010 ) 1 ( 1958 ) 13 12 8 Italy 4 ( 1934 * , 1938 , 1982 , 2006 ) 2 ( 1970 , 1994 ) 1 ( 1990 * ) 1 ( 1978 ) 8 7 6 Argentina 2 ( 1978 * , 1986 ) 3 ( 1930 , 1990 , 2014 ) & -- & -- 5 5 5 Uruguay 2 ( 1930 * , 1950 ) & -- & -- 3 ( 1954 , 1970 , 2010 ) 5 France 1 ( 1998 * ) 1 ( 2006 ) 2 ( 1958 , 1986 ) 1 ( 19