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FIFA World Cup
Organising body	FIFA
Founded	1930
Region	International
Number of teams	32 (finals); 170 (eligible)
Current champions	Yugoslavia (3rd title); (2022)
Most successful team(s)	Brazil (4 titles)
	2022 FIFA World Cup

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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

Year	Host	Final			Third-place play-off
Year	Host	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.

a.e.t.: after extra time
p: after penalty shoot out

Champions by wins Edit

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

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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==
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 |-
-! rowspan="2"  style="width:6%; background:#c1d8ff;"|Year
+! rowspan="2" style="width:6%; background:#c1d8ff;" |Year
-! rowspan="2"  style="width:12%; background:#c1d8ff;"|Host
+! rowspan="2" style="width:13%; background:#c1d8ff;" |Host
-! rowspan="5" style="width:1%; background:#fff;"|
+! colspan="3" style="background:#C1D8FF;" |Final
-!colspan=3 style="background:#C1D8FF;"|Final
+! rowspan="5" style="width:1%; background:#fff;" |
-! rowspan="5" style="width:1%; background:#fff;"|
+! colspan="3" style="background:#C1D8FF;" |Third-place play-off
 |-
-!  style="width:15%; background:gold;"|Champions
+! style="width:15%; background:gold;" |Champions
-!  style="width:10%; background:#fff;"|Score
+! style="width:5%; background:#fff;" |Score
-!  style="width:15%; background:silver;"|Runners-Up
+! style="width:15%; background:silver;" |Runners-Up
+! style="width:15%; background:#cc9966;" |Third
+! style="width:5%; background:#fff;" |Score
+! style="width:15%" |Fourth
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+|1930
-| [[File: Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|25px|border]] Empire of Brazil
+|[[File: Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|25px|border]] Brazil
-| [[File:Sublime Ottoman State.png|border|35x35px]]<br>'''Sublime Ottoman State'''
+|[[File:Flag of Argentine Republic exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>'''Argentina'''
-| 4-2
+|4-2
-| [[File:Flag of Argentine Republic exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>Argentine Republic
+|'''[[File:Flag_of_the_United_States_(1912-1959).svg|35px|border]]<br>'''United States
+|[[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
+|1934
-| [[File:Flag of Italy Exordium.png|25px|border]] Kingdom of Italy
+|[[File:Flag of Italy Exordium.png|25px|border]] Italy
-| [[File:Flag of Italy Exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>'''Kingdom of Italy'''
+|[[File:Flag of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia (state).svg|border|35x35px]]<br>'''Yugoslavia'''
-| 2-1<br>(a.e.t)
+|2-1<br>(a.e.t)
-| [[File:Flag of the Ethiopian Empire.png|35px|border]]<br>Ethiopian Empire
+|[[File:Flag Czech Republic.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Czechoslovakia
+|[[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
+|1938
-| [[File:Flag_of_Germany_(1935–1945).svg|25px|border]] Third German Reich
+|[[File:Flag_of_Germany_(1935–1945).svg|25px|border]] Germany
-| [[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|35px|border]]
+|'''[[File:Flag of Poland (1927–1980).svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Poland'''
-'''Empire of Brazil'''
 | 6-0
-| [[File:Flag_of_Germany_(1935–1945).svg|35px|border]]<br>Third German Reich
+|[[File:Flag_of_Germany_(1935–1945).svg|35px|border]]<br>Germany
+|'''[[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="6" |<font color=black>''cancelled due to World War II''</font>
+| colspan="8" |<font color="black">''cancelled due to World War II''</font>
 |- style="background:white;"
 | 1946
-| colspan="6" |<font color=black>''cancelled due to World War II''</font>
+| colspan="8" |<font color="black">''cancelled due to World War II''</font>
 |- style="background:#D0E6FF;"
-| 1950
+|1950
-| [[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|25px|border]] Empire of Brazil
+|[[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 Greece exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>Hellenic Kingdom
+|'''[[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|35px|border]]<br>'''Brazil
-| rowspan="43" style="width:1%; background:#fff;" |
+! rowspan="18" 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
+|1954
-| [[File:Flag of Yugoslavia Exordium.png|25px|border]] SFR Yugoslavia
+|[[File:Grand Duchy of Luxembourg.png|border|25x25px]] Luxembourg
-| [[File:Flag of Sweden.svg|35px|border]]<br>'''Kingdom of Sweden'''
+|[[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|border|35x35px]]<br> '''Uruguay'''
-| 3-2
+|3-2
-| [[File:Flag of Yugoslavia Exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>SFR Yugoslavia
+|[[File:Flag of Sweden.svg|35px|border]]<br>Sweden
+|[[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
+|1958
-| [[File:Flag of Israel.svg|border|25x25px]] State of Israel
+|[[File:Flag of Israel.svg|border|25x25px]] Israel
-| [[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|35px|border]]<br>'''Empire of Brazil'''
+|[[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|35px|border]]<br>'''Brazil'''
-| 2-1
+| 2-1 <br>(a.e.t)
-| [[File:Flag of Argentine Republic exordium.png|35px|border]]<br> Argentine Republic
+|[[File:Flag of the Russian Soviet Federative Socialist Republic (1954–1991).svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Russia
+|[[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
+|1962
-| [[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px|border]] Chilean Republic
+|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|25px|border]] Chile
-| [[File:carlist exordium Spain flag.jpg|35px|border]]<br>'''Kingdom of Spain'''
+|[[File:Flag of Yugoslavia (1946-1992).svg|border|35x35px]]<br>'''Yugoslavia'''
 | 1-0
-| [[File:Flag of Italy Exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>Kingdom of Italy
+|[[File:carlist exordium Spain flag.jpg|35px|border]]<br>Spain
+|[[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
+|1966
-| [[File: Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg |25px|border]] United Kingdom
+|[[File: Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg |25px|border]] United Kingdom
-| [[File: Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg |35px|border]]<br>'''United Kingdom'''
+|[[File: Flag_of_the_United_Kingdom.svg |35px|border]]<br>'''United Kingdom'''
-| 4-2<br>(a.e.t)
+|4-2<br>(a.e.t)
-| [[File:Flag of the German Federal Republic.png|35px|border]]<br>Federal Republic of Germany
+|[[File:Flag of the German Federal Republic.png|35px|border]]<br>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
+|1970
+|
-| [[File:Flag of China Exordium.png|25px|border]] Republic of China
-| [[File:Flag of Holland Exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>'''Kingdom of the Netherlands'''
+[[File:Flag of China Exordium.png|25px|border]] 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
+|1974
-| [[File:Flag of Argentine Republic exordium.png|25px|border]] Argentine Republic
+|[[File:Flag of Argentine Republic exordium.png|25px|border]] Argentina
-| [[File:Flag of Poland.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>'''Polish Republic'''
+|'''[[File:Flag of the Netherlands.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Netherlands'''
-| 3-0
+|3-0
-| [[File:Flag of the Ethiopian Empire.png|35px|border]]<br>Ethiopian Empire
+|[[File:Flag of Peru.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Peru
+|[[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 Italy Exordium.png|25px|border]] Kingdom of Italy
+|[[File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1994).svg|border|25x25px]] South Africa
-| [[File:Flag of Argentine Republic exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>'''Argentine Republic'''
+|[[File: Flag of France exordium.Png|35px|border]]<br> '''France'''
-| 2-1<br>(a.e.t)
+|2-1<br>(a.e.t)
-| [[File:Flag of Empire of Exordium Japan.png|35px|border]]<br>Empire of Japan
+|[[File:Flag of Belgium.svg|border|25x25px]]<br>Belgium
+|[[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
+|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:Possible 52-star U.S. flag.svg |25px|border]] United States & <br>[[File: Commonwealth of Canada Flag.jpg|25px|border]] Canada
-|[[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|35px|border]]<br>'''Empire of Brazil'''
+|'''[[File:Flag of Poland.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Poland'''
-| 3-1
+|3-1
-| [[File:Flag of Argentine Republic exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>Argentine Republic
+|[[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|35px|border]]<br>Brazil
+|[[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
+|1986
-| [[File:carlist exordium Spain flag.jpg |25px|border]] <small>Kingdom of Spain</small> & <br>[[File: exordium kingdom of portugal Flag.png|25px|border]] <small>Kingdom of Portugal</small>
+|[[File:carlist exordium Spain flag.jpg |25px|border]] Spain &<br>[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|border|25x25px]] Portugal
-| [[File: Flag of France exordium.Png|35px|border]]<br>'''French Seventh Republic'''
+|[[File:Flag of Argentine Republic exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>'''Argentina'''
-| 3-2
+|2-1
-| [[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>United Mexican States
+|[[File:Flag_of_Great_Britain_(1707–1800).svg|35px|border]]<br>United Kingdom
+|[[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
+|1990
-| [[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|border|25x25px]] United Mexican States
+|[[File:Flag of Mexico.svg|border|25x25px]] United Mexican States
-| [[File:Flag of the German Federal Republic.png|35px|border]]<br>'''Federal Republic of Germany'''
+|[[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|35px|border]]<br>'''Brazil'''
-| 1-0
+|1-0
 (a.e.t)
-| [[File:Flag of Italy Exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>Kingdom of Italy
+|[[File:United States of Africa.png|border|35x35px]]'''<br>'''United States of Africa
+|[[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>
+|[[File:Flag of the Andes Flag.png|25px|border]] Andes
-| [[File:Flag of Caribbean Communtiy.png|35px|border]]<br>'''Caribbean Community'''
+|'''[[File:Sublime Ottoman State.png|border|35x35px]]<br>Ottomans'''
-| 0-0<br>(a.e.t)<br>(5-4p)
+|0-0<br>(a.e.t)<br>(5-4p)
-| [[File: Flag of the Andes Flag.png|35px|border]]<br>Andean Plurinational Union
+|[[File:Flag of Chile.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Chile
+|[[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]]
+|[[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|25px|border]] United Kingdom
-| [[File:Flag_of_Great_Britain_(1707–1800).svg|35px|border]]<br>'''United Kingdom'''
+|[[File:Flag_of_Great_Britain_(1707–1800).svg|35px|border]]<br>'''United Kingdom'''
-| 2-0
+|2-0
-| [[File: Flag of France exordium.Png|35px|border]]<br> French Seventh Republic
+|[[File: Flag of France exordium.Png|35px|border]]<br> France
+|[[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
+|2002
-| [[File:Flag of Empire of Exordium Japan.png|25px|border]] Empire of Japan
+|[[File:Flag of Empire of Exordium Japan.png|25px|border]]  Japan
-| [[File: Possible 52-star U.S. flag.svg |35px|border]]<br>'''United States of America'''
+|[[File: Possible 52-star U.S. flag.svg |35px|border]]<br>'''United States'''
-|3-2<br>(a.e.t)
+|[[2002 FIFA World Cup final|3-2]]<br>(a.e.t)
-|  [[File:Flag of Empire of Exordium Japan.png|35px|border]] <br> Empire of Japan
+|[[File:Flag of Empire of Exordium Japan.png|35px|border]]<br>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 AR & <br>[[File:Flag of Egypt fix exordium .png|25px|border]] Egyptian AR
+|[[File:Flag of Syria Exordium fix.png|25px|border]] Syria &<br>[[File:Flag of Egypt fix exordium .png|25px|border]] Egypt
-| [[File:Flag of Argentine Republic exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>'''Argentine Republic'''
+|[[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg |35px|border]]<br>'''Brazil'''
-|2-1<br>(a.e.t)
+|2-1<br>(a.g.g)
-| [[File:Flag of Caribbean Communtiy.png|35px|border]]<br>Caribbean Community
+|[[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>Uruguay
+|[[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
+|2010
-| [[File:Flag of South Africa (1928–1994).svg|border|25x25px]] Republic of South Africa
+|[[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|border|25x25px]] Uruguay & [[File:Paraguay Flag.png|border|25x25px]] Paraguay
-| [[File:Flag of Ashanti Kingdom.png|35px|border]]<br>'''Ashanti Kingdom'''
+|[[File:Flag of Portugal.svg|border|35x35px]]<br>'''Portugal'''
-| 1-1<br>(a.e.t)<br>(4-3p)
+|3-2<br>(a.g.g)
-| [[File:Flag of Uruguay.svg|border|35x35px]]<br> Oriental Republic of Uruguay
+|[[File:Flag of Argentine Republic exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>Argentina
+|[[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
+|2014
-| [[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|25px|border]] Empire of Brazil
+|[[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg|25px|border]] Brazil
-| [[File:Flag of the German Federal Republic.png|35px|border]]<br>'''Federal Republic of Germany'''
+|[[File:Flag of Argentine Republic exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>'''Argentina'''
 |7-1
-| [[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg |35px|border]]<br>Empire of Brazil
+|[[File:Flag of Empire of Brazil exordium.jpg |35px|border]]<br>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
+|2018
-| [[File:Flag of Russian SFSR.png|25px|border]] Russian SFSR
+|[[File:Flag of Russian SFSR.png|25px|border]] Russia
-| [[File:Flag of Yugoslavia Exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>'''SFR Yugoslavia'''
+|[[File:Flag of Yugoslavia Exordium.png|35px|border]]<br>'''Yugoslavia'''
-| 4-3
+|4-3
-| [[File:French Ivory Coast Flag.png|40px|border]]<br><small>Franco-African Republic of the Ivory Coast</small>
+|[[File: Flag of France exordium.Png|35px|border]]<br> 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]]
-|[[File:Flag of Petit Tasmanie converted).png|25px|border]] <small>Republic of Petit Tasmanie</small> &
+|[[File:Flag of the Australian Commonwealth.png|border|25x25px]] Australia & [[File:Flag of the New Zealand Commonwealth.png|25px|border]] New Zealand
+| colspan="7" |''T.B.A.''
-[[File:Flag of the New Zealand Commonwealth.png|25px|border]] <small>Commonwealth of New Zealand</small>
-| colspan="3" |''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]]