Men’s Football World Cup Winners Stats


Football World Cup Winners List ⚽ Statistics & Awards

Brazil tops the mens all-time football world cup winners table with 5 world cup wins followed by Italy and Germany with 4 wins each. England has managed just one win in 1966 and the USA reached the quarter-finals in 2002 before losing 0:1 to Germany. We’ve included the World Cup Golden Boot Award[1] for the top goal scorer/s in each tournament, one of 5 post competition World Cup Awards.

  • ADDucation’s list of football world cup winners was compiled by Robert Junker, last updated 18 Aug 2024

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Year World Champions World Cup Final Result Semi Final Result World Cup Hosts Teams Total Goals Golden Boot / Golden Shoe Award Goals Country
1930 🇺🇾 Uruguay URUGUAY v Argentina 4:2 League Table:
3rd USA, 4th Yugoslavia		 🇺🇾 Uruguay 13 70 Guillemo Stable 8 🇦🇷 Argentina
1934 🇮🇹 Italy ITALY v Czechoslovakia 2:1
(after extra time)		 GERMANY v Austria 3:2 🇮🇹 Italy 16 70 Oldřich Nejedlý 5 Czechoslovakia
1938 🇮🇹 Italy ITALY v Hungary 4:2 BRAZIL v Sweden 4:2 🇫🇷 France 15 84 Leonidas 8 🇧🇷 Brazil
1950 🇺🇾 Uruguay URUGUAY v Brazil 2:1 League Table:
3rd Sweden, 4th Spain		 🇧🇷 Brazil 13 88 Ademir 8 🇧🇷 Brazil
1954 🇩🇪 Germany GERMANY v Hungary 3:2 AUSTRIA v Uruguay 3:1 🇨🇭 Switzerland 16 140 Sandor Kocsis 11 🇭🇺 Hungary
1958 🇧🇷 Brazil BRAZIL v Sweden 5:2 FRANCE v Germany 6:3 🇸🇪 Sweden 16 126 Just Fontaine 13 🇫🇷 France
1962 🇧🇷 Brazil BRAZIL v Czechoslovakia 3:1 CHILE v Yugoslavia 1:0 🇨🇱 Chile 16 89 Flórián Albert,
Valentin Ivanov,
Garrincha,
Vavá,
Dražan Jerković,
Leonel Sánchez		 4 Hungary,
Soviet Union,
Brazil,
Brazil,
Yugoslavia,
Chile
1966 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England ENGLAND v Germany 4:2
(after extra time)		 PORTUGAL v USSR 2:1 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England 16 89 Eusebio 9 🇵🇹 Portugal
1970 🇧🇷 Brazil BRAZIL v Italy 4:1 GERMANY v Uruguay 1:0 🇲🇽 Mexico 16 95 Gerd Müller 10 🇩🇪 Germany
1974 🇩🇪 Germany GERMANY v Netherlands 2:1 POLAND v Brazil 1:0 🇩🇪 Germany 16 97 Grzegorz Lato 7 🇵🇱 Poland
1978 🇦🇷 Argentina ARGENTINA v Netherlands 3:1
(after extra time)		 BRAZIL v Italy 1:0 🇦🇷 Argentina 16 102 Mario Kempes 6 🇦🇷 Argentina
1982 🇮🇹 Italy ITALY v Germany 3:1 POLAND v France 3:2 🇪🇸 Spain 24 146 Paolo Rossi 6 🇮🇹 Italy
1986 🇦🇷 Argentina ARGENTINA v Germany 3:2 FRANCE v Belgium 4:2
(after extra time)		 🇲🇽 Mexico 24 132 Gary Lineker 6 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
1990 🇩🇪 Germany GERMANY v Argentina 1:0 ITALY v England 2:1 🇮🇹 Italy 24 115 Salvatore Schillaci 6 🇮🇹 Italy
1994 🇧🇷 Brazil BRAZIL v Italy 3:2
(after extra time)		 SWEDEN v Bulgaria 4:0 🇺🇸 USA 24 141 Oleg Salenko
Hristo Stoichkov		 6 Russia
Bulgaria
1998 🇫🇷 France FRANCE v Brazil 3:0 CROATIA v Holland 2:1 🇫🇷 France 32 171 Davor Suker 6 🇭🇷 Croatia
2002 🇧🇷 Brazil BRAZIL v Germany 2:0 TURKEY v South Korea 3:2 Korea & Japan 32 161 Ronaldo 8 🇧🇷 Brazil
2006 🇮🇹 Italy ITALY v France 5:3
(after extra time)		 GERMANY v Portugal 3:1 🇩🇪 Germany 32 147 Miroslav Klose 5 🇩🇪 Germany
2010 🇪🇸 Spain SPAIN v Netherlands 1:0
(after extra time)		 GERMANY v Uruguay 3:2 🇿🇦 South Africa 32 145 Thomas Müller 5 🇩🇪 Germany
2014 🇩🇪 Germany GERMANY vs Argentina 1:0
(after extra time)		 NETHERLANDS v Brazil 3:0 🇧🇷 Brazil 32 172 James Rodríguez 6 🇨🇴 Colombia
2018 🇫🇷 France FRANCE vs Croatia 4:2 BELGIUM v England 2:0 🇷🇺 Russia 32 169 Harry Kane 6 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 England
2022 🇶🇦 Qatar 32
2026 USA, Canada, Mexico 48

See also: World Cup all-time league table…

[1] Formerly called the World Cup Golden Shoe Award between 1982-2006. Prior to 1982 there was no award for the top goalscorer but we have included them in our list.  Important! This ADDucation UEFA european football championship list is published for information only and we acknowledge all registered marks and trademarks belong to their respective organizations including FIFATM, UEFATM and The FATM.
FIFA™ World Cup Tournament Awards

After the tournament 5 World Cup Awards are made:

  • Best Young Player Award for best under 21 player, first awarded 2006
  • Fair Play Trophy Award for the team with the best fair play record, first awarded 1970
  • 2022 Golden Ball Award for best player, first awarded 1982
  • Golden Boot Award for top goal scorer, first awarded 1982
  • Golden Glove Award for best goalkeeper, first awarded 1994.

There’s also a Man of the Match Award during each World Cup game for outstanding performance, first awarded 2002.

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