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{{infobox football tournament|name=FIFA World Cup|image=FIFA World Cup wordmark.svg|imagesize=200|caption=|organiser=FIFA|founded=1930|region=International|number of teams={{nowrap|32 (finals)<br>170 (eligible)}}|current champions=Yugoslavia (3rd title)<br>(2022)|most successful team=Brazil (4 titles)|current=[[2022 FIFA World Cup (Future)|2022 FIFA World Cup]]}}The '''FIFA World Cup''', often simply called the '''World Cup''', is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The reigning champions are Yugoslavia, who won their third title at the 2018 tournament.
== Results ==
 
The format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over about a month. The host nation(s) automatically qualify to the group stage of the tournament.
 
As of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 21 final tournaments have been held and more than 80 national teams have competed. The trophy has been won by eleven national teams. Brazil, with four wins, are the only team to have played in every tournament. Yugoslavia and inaugural winner Argentina have three wins each. Uruguay, Poland, and the United Kingdom each have two titles. The Netherlands, France, Anatolia (then as the Ottoman Empire), the United States, and Portugal all have one title each.
 
The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed single sporting event in the world. The viewership of the 2018 World Cup was estimated to be 3.23 billion (half of the global population) with an estimated 1.01 billion people watching the final match.
 
Twenty four countries have hosted the World Cup, most recently Russia, who hosted the 2018 edition. The 2022 tournament will be jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia, and the 2026 tournament is set to be held in Morocco.
 
==Results==
{| class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center; width:100%; color:#404040;"
|-
! rowspan="2" style="width:6%; background:#c1d8ff;" |Year
! rowspan="2" style="width:1213%; background:#c1d8ff;" |Host
! rowspancolspan="53" style="width:1%; background:#fffC1D8FF;" |Final
!colspan rowspan=3"5" style="width:1%; background:#C1D8FFfff;" |Final
! rowspancolspan="53" style="width:1%; background:#fffC1D8FF;" |Third-place play-off
|-
! style="width:15%; background:gold;" |Champions
! style="width:105%; background:#fff;" |Score
! style="width:15%; background:silver;" |Runners-Up
! style="width:15%; background:#cc9966;" |Third
! style="width:5%; background:#fff;" |Score
! style="width:15%" |Fourth
|- style="background:#F5FAFF;"
| 1930
| [[File: Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|25px|border]] Empire of Brazil
| [[File:SublimeFlag Ottomanof StateArgentine Republic exordium.png|border35px|35x35pxborder]]<br>'''Sublime Ottoman StateArgentina'''
| 4-2
| '''[[File:Flag of Argentine Republic exordiumFlag_of_the_United_States_(1912-1959).pngsvg|35px|border]]<br>Argentine'''United RepublicStates
|[[File:Flag of Egypt (1922–1953).svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Egypt
|3-1
|'''[[File:Sublime Ottoman State.png|border|35x35px]]'''<br>Ottomans
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
| 1934
| [[File:Flag of Italy Exordium.png|25px|border]] Kingdom of Italy
| [[File:Flag of Italythe ExordiumKingdom of Yugoslavia (state).png|35pxsvg|border|35x35px]]<br>'''Kingdom of ItalyYugoslavia'''
| 2-1<br>(a.e.t)
| [[File:Flag ofCzech the Ethiopian EmpireRepublic.pngsvg|35pxborder|border35x35px]]<br>Ethiopian EmpireCzechoslovakia
|[[File:Flag of Austria.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Austria
|2-0
|[[File:Flag of Italy Exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>Italy
|- style="background:#F5FAFF;"
| 1938
| [[File:Flag_of_Germany_(1935–1945).svg|25px|border]] Third German ReichGermany
| '''[[File:Flag of EmpirePoland of Brazil exordium(1927–1980).jpgsvg|35pxborder|border35x35px]]<br>Poland'''
'''Empire of Brazil'''
| 6-0
| [[File:Flag_of_Germany_(1935–1945).svg|35px|border]]<br>Third German ReichGermany
|'''[[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|35px|border]]<br>'''Brazil
|1-0
|[[File:Flag of Hungary (1915-1918; angels).svg|border|35x35px]]'''<br>'''Hungary
|- style="background:white;"
| 1942
| colspan="68" |<font color="black">''cancelled due to World War II''</font>
|- style="background:white;"
| 1946
| colspan="68" |<font color="black">''cancelled due to World War II''</font>
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
| 1950
| [[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|25px|border]] Empire of Brazil
|[[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|border|35px]]<br> '''Uruguay'''
| rowspan="43" style="width:1%; background:#fff;" |
|[[File:Sublime Ottoman State.png|border|35x35px]]
 
'''Sublime Ottoman State'''
|2-1
| '''[[File:Flag of GreeceEmpire of Brazil exordium.pngjpg|35px|border]]<br>Hellenic Kingdom'''Brazil
|! rowspan="4318" style="width:1%; background:#fff;" |
|[[File:Flag of Switzerland (Pantone).svg|border|25x25px]]<br>Switzerland
|2-1
|[[File:Flag of Empire of Exordium Japan.png|35px|border]]<br> Japan
|- style="background:#F5FAFF;"
| 1954
| [[File:FlagGrand Duchy of Yugoslavia ExordiumLuxembourg.png|25pxborder|border25x25px]] SFR YugoslaviaLuxembourg
| [[File:Flag of SwedenUruguay.svg|35px|border|35x35px]]<br> '''Kingdom of SwedenUruguay'''
| 3-2
| [[File:Flag of Yugoslavia ExordiumSweden.pngsvg|35px|border]]<br>SFR YugoslaviaSweden
|[[File:Flag of New Granada.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>New Granada
|4-2
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Ecuador
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
| 1958
| [[File:Flag of Israel.svg|border|25x25px]] State of Israel
| [[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|35px|border]]<br>'''Empire of Brazil'''
| 2-1 <br>(a.e.t)
| [[File:Flag of Argentinethe Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic exordium(1954–1991).png|35pxsvg|border|35x35px]]<br> Argentine RepublicRussia
|[[File:Flag of Norway.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Norway
|1-0 <br>(a.e.t)
|[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|border|34x34px]]<br> Israel
|- style="background:#F5FAFF;"
| 1962
| [[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px|border]] Chilean RepublicChile
| [[File:carlistFlag exordiumof SpainYugoslavia flag(1946-1992).jpg|35pxsvg|border|35x35px]]<br>'''Kingdom of SpainYugoslavia'''
| 1-0
| [[File:Flagcarlist ofexordium ItalySpain Exordiumflag.pngjpg|35px|border]]<br>Kingdom of ItalySpain
|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Chile
|2-1
|[[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|35px|border]]<br>Brazil
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
| 1966
| [[File: Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg |25px|border]] United Kingdom
| [[File: Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg |35px|border]]<br>'''United Kingdom'''
| 4-2<br>(a.e.t)
| [[File:Flag of the German Federal Republic.png|35px|border]]<br>Federal Republic of Germany
|[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Portugal
|5-3
|[[File:Flag of the Soviet Union.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Soviet Union
|- style="background:#F5FAFF;"
| 1970
|
| [[File:Flag of China Exordium.png|25px|border]] Republic of China
| [[File:Flag of HollandChina Exordium.png|35px25px|border]]<br>'''Kingdom of the Netherlands'''China
|[[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|35px|border]]<br>'''Brazil'''
| 4-1
|4-1
| [[File:Flag of Italy Exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>Kingdom of Italy
|[[File:Flag of Argentine Republic exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>Argentina
|[[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|border|35x35px]]<br> Uruguay
|3-0
|[[File:Royal Flag of Morocco.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Morocco
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
| 1974
| [[File:Flag of ItalyArgentine ExordiumRepublic exordium.png|25px|border]] Kingdom of ItalyArgentina
| '''[[File:Flag of Polandthe Netherlands.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>'''Polish RepublicNetherlands'''
| 3-0
| [[File:Flag of the Ethiopian EmpirePeru.pngsvg|35pxborder|border35x35px]]<br>Ethiopian EmpirePeru
|[[File:Flag of Australia (converted).svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Australia
|2-0
|[[File:Flag of the German Federal Republic.png|35px|border]]<br>Germany
|- style="background:#F5FAFF;"
| 1978
| [[File:Flag of ArgentineSouth RepublicAfrica exordium(1928–1994).pngsvg|25pxborder|border25x25px]] ArgentineSouth RepublicAfrica
| [[File: Flag of Argentine RepublicFrance exordium.pngPng|35px|border]]<br> '''Argentine RepublicFrance'''
| 2-1<br>(a.e.t)
| [[File:Flag of Empire of Exordium JapanBelgium.pngsvg|35pxborder|border25x25px]]<br>Empire of JapanBelgium
|[[File:United States of Africa (two stars).png|border|35x35px]]'''<br>'''United States of Africa
|1-0
|[[File:State flag of the Imperial State of Iran (with standardized lion and sun).svg|border|35x35px]]<br> Iran
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
| 1982
| [[File:Possible 52-star U.S. flag.svg |25px|border]] <small>United States of America</small> & <br>[[File: Commonwealth of Canada Flag.jpg|25px|border]] <small>Commonwealth of Canada</small>
|'''[[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordiumPoland.jpgsvg|35pxborder|border35x35px]]<br>'''Empire of BrazilPoland'''
| 3-1
| [[File:Flag of ArgentineEmpire Republicof Brazil exordium.pngjpg|35px|border]]<br>Argentine RepublicBrazil
|[[File:Flag of Italy Exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>Italy
|1-0
|[[File:carlist exordium Spain flag.jpg|35px|border]]<br>Spain
|- style="background:#F5FAFF;"
| 1986
| [[File:carlist exordium Spain flag.jpg |25px|border]] <small>Kingdom of Spain</small> & <br>[[File: exordium kingdomFlag of portugal FlagPortugal.pngsvg|25pxborder|border25x25px]] <small>Kingdom of Portugal</small>
| [[File: Flag of FranceArgentine Republic exordium.Pngpng|35px|border]]<br>'''French Seventh RepublicArgentina'''
| 3-2-1
| [[File:Flag of MexicoFlag_of_Great_Britain_(1707–1800).svg|35px|border|35x35px]]<br>United Mexican StatesKingdom
|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Mexico
|2-2 <br>(a.e.t) <br>(6-5p)
|[[File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Yugoslavia
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
| 1990
| [[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|border|25x25px]] United Mexican States
| [[File:Flag of theEmpire Germanof FederalBrazil Republicexordium.pngjpg|35px|border]]<br>'''Federal Republic of GermanyBrazil'''
| 1-0
(a.e.t)
| [[File:FlagUnited States of Italy ExordiumAfrica.png|35px|border|35x35px]]'''<br>Kingdom'''United States of ItalyAfrica
|[[File:Flag of the German Federal Republic.png|35px|border]]<br>Germany
|2-1
|[[File:Flag of Liberia.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Liberia
|- style="background:#F5FAFF;"
| 1994
| [[File:Flag of the Andes Flag.png|25px|border]] <small>Andean Plurinational Union</small>Andes
| '''[[File:FlagSublime ofOttoman Caribbean CommuntiyState.png|35px|border|35x35px]]<br>'''Caribbean CommunityOttomans'''
| 0-0<br>(a.e.t)<br>(5-4p)
| [[File: Flag of the Andes FlagChile.pngsvg|35pxborder|border35x35px]]<br>Andean Plurinational UnionChile
|[[File:Flag of Caribbean Communtiy.png|35px|border]]<br>Caribbean Community
|3-2 <br>(a.e.t)
|[[File:Flag of Greece exordium.png|border|35x35px]]<br>Hellas
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
| [[1998 FIFA World Cup|1998]]
| [[File:Flag_of_Great_Britain_(1707–1800).svg|25px|border]] United Kingdom
| [[File:Flag_of_Great_Britain_(1707–1800).svg|35px|border]]<br>'''United Kingdom'''
| 2-0
| [[File: Flag of France exordium.Png|35px|border]]<br> French Seventh RepublicFrance
|[[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg |35px|border]]<br>Brazil
|4-3
|[[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Netherlands
|- style="background:#F5FAFF;"
| 2002
| [[File:Flag of Empire of Exordium Japan.png|25px|border]] Empire of Japan
| [[File: Possible 52-star U.S. flag.svg |35px|border]]<br>'''United States of America'''
|[[2002 FIFA World Cup final|3-2]]<br>(a.e.t)
| [[File:Flag of Empire of Exordium Japan.png|35px|border]] <br>Japan Empire of Japan
|[[File:Flag of Korea.png|border|35x35px]]<br>Korea
|1-0
|[[File:Flag of Ireland.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Ireland
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
| 2006
| [[File:Flag of Syria Exordium fix.png|25px|border]] Syrian ARSyria & <br>[[File:Flag of Egypt fix exordium .png|25px|border]] Egyptian AREgypt
| [[File:Flag of ArgentineEmpire Republicof Brazil exordium.pngjpg |35px|border]]<br>'''Argentine RepublicBrazil'''
|2-1<br>(a.eg.tg)
| [[File:Flag of Caribbean CommuntiyUruguay.pngsvg|35pxborder|border35x35px]]<br>Caribbean CommunityUruguay
|[[File:Soviet Flag.png|border|35x35px]]<br>Soviet Union
|3-1
|[[File:Flag of Caribbean Communtiy.png|35px|border]]<br>Caribbean Community
|- style="background:#F5FAFF;"
| 2010
| [[File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1994)Uruguay.svg|border|25x25px]] RepublicUruguay of& South[[File:Paraguay Flag.png|border|25x25px]] AfricaParaguay
| [[File:Flag of Ashanti KingdomPortugal.png|35pxsvg|border|35x35px]]<br>'''Ashanti KingdomPortugal'''
| 13-12<br>(a.eg.t)<br>(4-3pg)
| [[File:Flag of UruguayArgentine Republic exordium.svgpng|35px|border|35x35px]]<br> Oriental Republic of UruguayArgentina
|[[File:Paraguay Flag.png|border|35x35px]]<br>Paraguay
|1-1<br>(a.e.t)<br>(4-2p)
|[[File:carlist exordium Spain flag.jpg|35px|border]]<br>Spain
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
| 2014
| [[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|25px|border]] Empire of Brazil
| [[File:Flag of theArgentine GermanRepublic Federal Republicexordium.png|35px|border]]<br>'''Federal Republic of GermanyArgentina'''
|7-1
| [[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg |35px|border]]<br>Empire of Brazil
|[[File:Flag of Ecuador.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Ecuador
|1-0<br> (a.e.t)
|[[File:Federal Republic of New Granada.png|border|35x35px]]<br>New Granada
|- style="background:#F5FAFF;"
| 2018
| [[File:Flag of Russian SFSR.png|25px|border]] Russian SFSRRussia
| [[File:Flag of Yugoslavia Exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>'''SFR Yugoslavia'''
| 4-3
| [[File:French IvoryFlag Coastof FlagFrance exordium.pngPng|40px35px|border]]<br><small>Franco-African Republic of the Ivory Coast</small>France
|[[File:Flag of Poland.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Poland
|2-1
|[[File:Flag_of_Great_Britain_(1707–1800).svg|35px|border]]<br>United Kingdom
|- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
|[[2022 FIFA World Cup (Future)|2022]]
|2022
|[[File:Flag of Petitthe TasmanieAustralian converted)Commonwealth.png|25pxborder|border25x25px]] <small>Republic of Petit Tasmanie</small>Australia & [[File:Flag of the New Zealand Commonwealth.png|25px|border]] <small>Commonwealth of New Zealand</small>
| colspan="37" |''T.B.A.''
|- <br>'''-'''
|-
|- <br>-
|}
 
[[Category:Sports]]
 
#''a.e.t.'': after extra time
#''p'': after penalty shoot out
 
==Champions by wins==
 
The first country to win the World Cup twice was Uruguay which happened consecutively in 1950 and 1954, whilst the first country to win the World Cup three and four times was Brazil (1958, 1970, 1990, 2006). Since then both Argentina (1930, 1986, 2010) and Yugoslavia (1934, 1962, 2018) have won the tournament thrice. Brazil also has appeared in the World Cup final over seven times, and has hosted the World Cup more than any other country, having hosted it three times in 1930, 1950 and 2014.<br>
 
 
 
'''4 wins: [[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg |35px|border]]''' Brazil
 
'''3 wins:''' [[File:Flag of Argentine Republic exordium.png|35px|border]] Argentina; [[File:Flag of Yugoslavia Exordium.png|35px|border]] Yugoslavia<br>
 
'''2 wins:''' [[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|border|35px]] Uruguay; [[File:Flag of Poland.svg|border|35x35px]] Poland; [[File:Flag_of_Great_Britain_(1707–1800).svg|35px|border]] United Kingdom <br>
 
'''1 win:''' [[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|border|35x35px]] Netherlands; [[File: Flag of France exordium.Png|35px|border]] France; [[File:Anatolian Popular Republic.png|border|35x35px]] Anatolia; [[File: Possible 52-star U.S. flag.svg |35px|border]] United States; [[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|border|35x35px]] Portugal
[[Category:Sports]]

Latest revision as of 23:15, 23 June 2024

FIFA World Cup
Organising bodyFIFA
Founded1930
RegionInternational
Number of teams32 (finals)
170 (eligible)
Current championsYugoslavia (3rd title)
(2022)
Most successful team(s)Brazil (4 titles)
2022 FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The reigning champions are Yugoslavia, who won their third title at the 2018 tournament.

The format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over about a month. The host nation(s) automatically qualify to the group stage of the tournament.

As of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 21 final tournaments have been held and more than 80 national teams have competed. The trophy has been won by eleven national teams. Brazil, with four wins, are the only team to have played in every tournament. Yugoslavia and inaugural winner Argentina have three wins each. Uruguay, Poland, and the United Kingdom each have two titles. The Netherlands, France, Anatolia (then as the Ottoman Empire), the United States, and Portugal all have one title each.

The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed single sporting event in the world. The viewership of the 2018 World Cup was estimated to be 3.23 billion (half of the global population) with an estimated 1.01 billion people watching the final match.

Twenty four countries have hosted the World Cup, most recently Russia, who hosted the 2018 edition. The 2022 tournament will be jointly hosted by New Zealand and Australia, and the 2026 tournament is set to be held in Morocco.

Results[edit | edit source]

Year Host Final Third-place play-off
Champions Score Runners-Up Third Score Fourth
1930 Brazil
Argentina
4-2
United States

Egypt
3-1
Ottomans
1934 Italy
Yugoslavia
2-1
(a.e.t)

Czechoslovakia

Austria
2-0
Italy
1938 Germany
Poland
6-0
Germany

Brazil
1-0
Hungary
1942 cancelled due to World War II
1946 cancelled due to World War II
1950 Empire of Brazil
Uruguay
2-1
Brazil

Switzerland
2-1
Japan
1954 Luxembourg
Uruguay
3-2
Sweden

New Granada
4-2
Ecuador
1958 Israel
Brazil
2-1
(a.e.t)

Russia

Norway
1-0
(a.e.t)

Israel
1962 Chile
Yugoslavia
1-0
Spain

Chile
2-1
Brazil
1966 United Kingdom
United Kingdom
4-2
(a.e.t)

Germany

Portugal
5-3
Soviet Union
1970

China


Brazil
4-1
Argentina

Uruguay
3-0
Morocco
1974 Argentina
Netherlands
3-0
Peru

Australia
2-0
Germany
1978 South Africa
France
2-1
(a.e.t)

Belgium

United States of Africa
1-0
Iran
1982 United States &
Canada

Poland
3-1
Brazil

Italy
1-0
Spain
1986 Spain &
Portugal

Argentina
2-1
United Kingdom

Mexico
2-2
(a.e.t)
(6-5p)

Yugoslavia
1990 United Mexican States
Brazil
1-0

(a.e.t)


United States of Africa

Germany
2-1
Liberia
1994 Andes
Ottomans
0-0
(a.e.t)
(5-4p)

Chile

Caribbean Community
3-2
(a.e.t)

Hellas
1998 United Kingdom
United Kingdom
2-0
France

Brazil
4-3
Netherlands
2002 Japan
United States
3-2
(a.e.t)

Japan

Korea
1-0
Ireland
2006 Syria &
Egypt

Brazil
2-1
(a.g.g)

Uruguay

Soviet Union
3-1
Caribbean Community
2010 Uruguay & Paraguay
Portugal
3-2
(a.g.g)

Argentina

Paraguay
1-1
(a.e.t)
(4-2p)

Spain
2014 Brazil
Argentina
7-1
Brazil

Ecuador
1-0
(a.e.t)

New Granada
2018 Russia
Yugoslavia
4-3
France

Poland
2-1
United Kingdom
2022 Australia & New Zealand T.B.A.
  1. a.e.t.: after extra time
  2. p: after penalty shoot out

Champions by wins[edit | edit source]

The first country to win the World Cup twice was Uruguay which happened consecutively in 1950 and 1954, whilst the first country to win the World Cup three and four times was Brazil (1958, 1970, 1990, 2006). Since then both Argentina (1930, 1986, 2010) and Yugoslavia (1934, 1962, 2018) have won the tournament thrice. Brazil also has appeared in the World Cup final over seven times, and has hosted the World Cup more than any other country, having hosted it three times in 1930, 1950 and 2014.


4 wins: Brazil

3 wins: Argentina; Yugoslavia

2 wins: Uruguay; Poland; United Kingdom

1 win: Netherlands; France; Anatolia; United States; Portugal