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History of FIFA World Cup Winners: List of all champions by years

Throughout history there have been 21 editions of the World Cup, the last being Qatar 2022. Here we tell you who the champions have been in each of the 21 World Cups.

Detail of a replica FIFA World Cup Trophy
© Richard Heathcote/Getty ImagesDetail of a replica FIFA World Cup Trophy

Throughout history, 21 editions of the World Cup have been held, the first being in Uruguay 1930 and the last in Qatar 2022. Here we will tell you who the winners of the previous editions have been while we wait to find out who will be the winner this year. You can watch the final in the United States on FuboTV (free trial).

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Only one team has qualified for all the editions of the World Cup: Brazil, who are also the top winners with 5 editions. They are followed by two European teams, Italy and Germany with 4 editions each, although sadly for these two historical teams their last years have been very bad.

With two titles are Argentina, France (one of the two will add their third in the final on Sunday) and Uruguay, the first champions in history. Finally, with a single edition are England and the most recent of the countries to join the list of champions, Spain. Only 8 teams were able to win this tournament, which is an example of how difficult it is to achieve it.

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Champions by year

These are the champions of each of the editions of the World Cup.The 1942 and 1946 editions were suspended due to World War II.

World Cup Champion
Uruguay 1930 Uruguay
Italy 1934 Italy
France 1938 Italy
Brazil 1950 Uruguay
Switzerland 1954 Germany
Sweden 1958 Brazil
Chile 1962 Brazil
England 1966 England
Mexico 1970 Brazil
Germany 1974 Germany
Argentina 1978 Argentina
Spain 1982 Italy
Mexico 1986 Argentina
Italy 1990 Germany
USA 1994 Brazil
France 1998 France
Korea-Japan 2002 Brazil
Germany 2006 Italy
South Africa 2010 Spain
Brazil 2014 Germany
Russia 2018 France
Qatar 2022 Argentina or France
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