FIFA World Cup Finals: Winners and Runners-up

The 2026 FIFA World Cup opens on Thursday, June 11th with Mexico facing South Africa in Mexico City and concludes on Sunday, July 19th with the Final in East Rutherford, NJ.

Below you'll find the list of past winners and runners-up of the World Cup from 1930 to present.

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YearWinnersScorePKRunners-upLocation
1930Uruguay4-2ArgentinaMontevideo, Uruguay
1934Italy2-1 *CzechoslovakiaRome, Italy
1938Italy4-2HungaryParis, France
1950Uruguay2-1BrazilRio de Janeiro, Brazil
1954West Germany3-2HungaryBern, Switzerland
1958Brazil5-2SwedenSolna, Sweden
1962Brazil3-1CzechoslovakiaSantiago, Chile
1966England4-2 *West GermanyLondon, England
1970Brazil4-1ItalyMexico City, Mexico
1974West Germany2-1NetherlandsMunich, West Germany
1978Argentina3-1 *NetherlandsBuenos Aires, Argentina
1982Italy3-1West GermanyMadrid, Spain
1986Argentina3-2West GermanyMexico City, Mexico
1990West Germany1-0ArgentinaRome, Italy
1994Brazil0-0 *3-2ItalyPasadena, CA (USA)
1998France3-0BrazilSaint-Denis, France
2002Brazil2-0GermanyYokohama, Japan
2006Italy1-1 *5-3FranceBerlin, Germany
2010Spain1-0 *NetherlandsJohannesburg, South Africa
2014Germany1-0 *ArgentinaRio de Janeiro, Brazil
2018France4-2CroatiaMoscow, Russia
2022Argentina3-3 *4-2FranceLusail, Qatar
2026World Cup FixturesEast Rutherford, NJ (USA)

* Denotes the match needed extra time.