Introduction
The Fifa World Cup, also known as the World Cup, is an international football tournament contested by men’s national football teams. The World Cup happens every four years and has been doing so since its beginning in 1930 – except in 1942 and 1946 due to World War Two. The international tournament is held in host nations every four years, these nations have included: Brazil, Italy, France, Uruguay, Switzerland, Mexico, and Germany both of which have hosted twice, Chile, England, Sweden, Japan, and South Korea jointly hosting the tournament, Spain, the United States, Argentina, South Africa, Russia, and Qatar for the 2022 World Cup currently happening.
The World Cup is structured by a qualification stage that takes place three years prior to the actual tournament to determine who qualifies for the competition. The next stage is selected by a group formation, where thirty-two teams are put into eight groups, followed by a round of sixteen, the quarter-final, the semi-final, and then a final. The nation that is hosting the World Cup automatically qualifies for the competition.
The tournament’s final, the World Cup final, is one of the most popular matches carried out throughout the whole competition. According to FIFA, the 2018 tournament final saw an average live audience of 517 million viewers with 1.1 billion tuning into the match over 90 minutes.
Number of World Cup Finals by Country
[shield-db-table]World Cup Finals
The World Cup final is an international event to remember with billions tuning in to catch a glimpse of sporting history being played. Throughout the years there have been 32 World Cup Finals, seeing 79 teams competing in finals, and only 8 teams who have ever won the trophy.
List of World Cup Finals by year:
1930 – Uruguay vs Argentina (4-2)
1934 – Italy vs Czechoslovakia (2-1)
1938 – Italy vs Hungary (4-2)
1950 – Uruguay vs Brazil (2-1)
1954 – West Germany vs Hungary (3-2)
1958 – Brazil vs Sweden (5-2)
1962 – Brazil vs Czechoslovakia (3-1)
1966 – England vs West Germany (4-2)
1970 – Brazil vs Italy (4-1)
1974 – West Germany vs the Netherlands (2-1)
1978 – Argentina vs the Netherlands (3-1)
1982 – Italy vs West Germany (3-1)
1986 – Argentina vs West Germany (3-2)
1990 – West Germany vs Argentina (1-0)
1994 – Brazil vs Italy (3-2 penalties)
1998 – France vs Brazil (3-0)
2002 – Brazil vs Germany (2-0)
2006 – Italy vs France (5-3 penalties)
2010 – Spain vs the Netherlands (1-0)
2014 – Germany vs Argentina (1-0)
2018 – France vs Croatia (4-2)
2002 – Brazil vs Germany (2-0)
History of World Cup Winners
Brazil has the most World Cup wins, holding five world titles, which they won in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002. Italy and Germany have both won four titles. France, the current champions, Uruguay and Argentina, all have two titles each. England and Spain have won one title each.
List of the 8 World Cup Winners:
Brazil has won the most titles, taking home the trophy five times: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002
Italy has won four titles: 1934, 1938, 1982, and 2006
Germany has also won four titles: 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014
France has won twice: 1998 and 2018
Uruguay has won the world title two times: 1930 and 1950
Argentina has also won three times: 1978, 1986, and 2022
England has only won once in 1966
Spain has also only won one world title in 2010
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