Winning a World Cup is undoubtedly a difficult task. But doing it in two consecutive editions is even more complicated. Something reserved for few teams in history. Here we will tell you how many times it happened in history. And to get ready for the World Cup Qatar 2022, try the simulator.
Only 8 teams in history have managed to win this championship. The last country to join this list was Spain, who won the 2010 edition. They and England were winners on 1 occasion, so the remaining titles are distributed among the remaining 6 teams, and among them could be those that have successfully defended your title.
Winning World Cups consecutively is very difficult because there are 4 years’ difference between each edition, and in that time many things can happen. For example, that the best player on the team no longer has the same level and is not as decisive as when the title was won.
Successfully defending the title
As mentioned before, England and Spain have only won 1 edition of the World Cup, so of the 8 winning countries in history, only 6 could have achieved this feat. These teams are Brazil, Germany, Italy, France, Argentina and Uruguay. Of the six, three of them could have achieved it on a single occasion.
Argentina, France and Uruguay have two titles, so they could have done it once. However, none of the three won their titles consecutively (although Argentina came very close, winning in 1986 and being runners-up in 1990). Of the remaining three, only two made it: Brazil and Italy.
Germany were close as well as Argentina, since they were runners-up in 1986 and champions in 1990. However, this achievement could only be obtained by the Italians in 1934 and 1938; and the Brazilians, who were champions in 1958 and 1962. In other words, since Chile 1962 no team has successfully defended the title.