Fifa world cup final winners list

The 2018 FIFA World Cup final in Russia final took place on July 15 at Moscow's Luzhniki Stadium. It was the 21st time a champion was crowned and just the 12th time the FIFA World Cup trophy was awarded. From 1930-1970, the Jules Rimet trophy, which depicted the Greek goddess of victory Nike, was awarded to the winner. Only South American and European nations have been crowned champs, let alone participated in the final. Here's a breakdown of winners by continent: More World Cup • • • Europe (UEFA): 28 appearances; 12 championships; 16 runners-up • South America (CONMEBOL): 14 appearances; 9 championships; 5 runners-up For the 13th time, a European champion was crowned on Sunday. France knocked off Croatia, 4-2, in the final to capture its second World Cup title and its first since 1998. It was a historic day for Les Bleus. Speaking of history, below you will find the winner and loser of every World Cup final played since the days of the inaugural tournament in Uruguay to Pele's three Brazilian titles to Maradona's historic run for Argentina in 1986 and to this year's final in Russia. Here's a list of every World Cup final results and scores broken down by year and each country: World Cup final results broken down by each year YEAR WINNER SCORE RUNNER-UP ATTENDANCE VENUE HOST 1930 Uruguay 4-2 Argentina 80,000 Estadio Centenario Uruguay 1934 Italy 2-1 (a.e.t.) Czechoslovakia 50,000 Stadio Nazionale PNF Italy 1938 Italy 4-2 Hungary 45,000 Stade Olympique de Colombes France 1...

View Gallery: FIFA World Cup: Every tournament winner from the men's competition While the world awaits a winner, fans should be reminded that only eight nations have won a World Cup. Three countries — Brazil, Germany and Italy — have won 13 of the previous 21 World Cups. EVERYTHING YOU NEED: MEET THE TEAMS: Take a trip through thhistory,includinga wild bit of U.S. soccer trivia. 2018 World Cup winner:France Location: Russia Final: France over Croatia, 4-2 Two years after falling on home soil in the final of UEFA Euro 2016 to Portugal, France entered the World Cup as heavy favorites. This time, Les Bleus delivered on that promise and 2014 World Cup winner: Germany Location: Brazil Final: Germany over Argentina, 1-0 (extra time) After knocking on the door of greatness for nearly a decade (two third-place World Cup finishes, one runner-up finish in the Euro), Germany finally earned that elusive championship. A stunner of a semifinal against Brazil — 2010World Cup winner: Spain Location: South Africa Final: Spain over Netherlands, 1-0 (extra time) This is the crowning achievement of an incredible run of success for Spain. Over a four-year span, Spain won the 2008 Euro, 2010 World Cup and 2012 Euro. The only blemish for Spain was losing to the U.S. in the 2009 Confederations Cup. Spain's win also marked the first time a European nation had won the World Cup when it was hosted outside of Europe, a feat matched four years later by Germany. 2006World Cup winner: Italy Location: G...

Year Host Country/Countries Winners 1930 Uruguay Uruguay 1934 Italy Italy 1938 France Italy 1950 Brazil Uruguay 1954 Switzerland West Germany 1958 Sweden Brazil 1962 Chile Brazil 1966 England England 1970 Mexico Brazil 1974 West Germany West Germany 1978 Argentina Argentina 1982 Spain Italy 1986 Mexico Argentina 1990 Italy West Germany 1994 USA Brazil 1998 France France 2002 South Korea/Japan Brazil 2006 Germany Italy 2010 South Africa Spain 2014 Brazil Germany 2018 Russia France 2022 Qatar TBD Brazil icon Ronaldo Nazario predicts France to defend FIFA World Cup crown Ronaldo thinks Mbappe could be the best player at the World Cup. France will win the FIFA World Cup for the second time in a row, according to legendary Brazilian striker Ronaldo Nazario. Les Bleus are widely fancied to prevail over the tournament's underdogs Morocco in Wednesday's (December 14) semi-final. If they do so, they will face either Argentina or Croatia, who battle on Tuesday (December 13). 1160 Kylian Mbappe won't be holding back against Morocco 😈 Ronaldo backed his home nation of Brazil to win the World Cup before Croatia eliminated them on penalties in the quarterfinals. He had tipped the Selecao to go up against France in the final, but now it's just Didier Deschamps' side who remain alive in the competition. The "My prediction was always a Brazil-France final. Brazil is gone, and France right now are the big favourite." Ronaldo alluded to the form of France forward Kylian Mbappe, who is the to...

The FIFA World Cup is the most prestigious competition in world football, with the best national teams from across the globe competing for the honour every four years. Initially, only men’s teams competed at the quadrennial showpiece. The women’s FIFA World Cup was introduced in 1991. Since the inaugural competition in 1930, when it was called the Jules Rimet Trophy, the men’s FIFA World Cup has produced eight different Brazil, Germany, Italy, Argentina, France, Uruguay, England and Spain have won the Uruguay won the first World Cup held in 1930, beating Argentina 4-2 in the final. (Getty Images) The men’s Brazil football team has the most FIFA World Cup wins. Brazil have lifted the World Cup a record five times – 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002. They are also the only team to compete in all 21 editions. Nicknamed ‘ La Selecao’, Brazil are also the most successful men’s team in the World Cup in terms of matches played (109), matches won (73) and goals scored (229). When Brazil won the title for the first time in 1958, legendary striker Pele came to the fore. He scored six goals in that edition, including two in the final against Sweden. During his illustrious career, Pele went on to win three FIFA World Cups – 1958, 1962 and 1970 – and remains the only player to achieve this feat to date. Hot on the heels of Brazil in the list of most FIFA World Cup wins are Germany and Italy, winning the trophy four times each. While Germany won it in 1954, 1974, 1990 and 2014, Italy were...