World Cup 2026
48 nations · 12 groups · Top 2 advance
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Fixtures for the next three days in your local timezone. Live scores update automatically once each match kicks off.
Every edition since the inaugural 1930 tournament in Uruguay — the historical baseline for every record on the brink in 2026.
5Eight nations have lifted the trophy. Winning years are marked below — Brazil leads with five.
Brazil
Germany
Italy
Argentina
France
Uruguay
England
Spain
From Montevideo 1930 to Qatar 2022 — 22 finals of World Cup history.
5| Year | Host | Champion | Runner-up | Final | Top scorer | Goals |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Qatar | Argentina | France | 3–3 (4–2 pen) | Kylian Mbappé (8) | 172 |
| 2018 | Russia | France | Croatia | 4–2 | Harry Kane (6) | 169 |
| 2014 | Brazil | Germany | Argentina | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | James Rodríguez (6) | 171 |
| 2010 | South Africa | Spain | Netherlands | 1–0 (a.e.t.) | Forlán / Müller / Villa / Sneijder (5) | 145 |
| 2006 | Germany | Italy | France | 1–1 (5–3 pen) | Miroslav Klose (5) | 147 |
| 2002 | South Korea / Japan | Brazil | Germany | 2–0 | Ronaldo (8) | 161 |
| 1998 | France | France | Brazil | 3–0 | Davor Šuker (6) | 171 |
| 1994 | United States | Brazil | Italy | 0–0 (3–2 pen) | Salğenko / Stoichkov (6) | 141 |
| 1990 | Italy | West Germany | Argentina | 1–0 | Salvatore Schillaci (6) | 115 |
| 1986 | Mexico | Argentina | West Germany | 3–2 | Gary Lineker (6) | 132 |
| 1982 | Spain | Italy | West Germany | 3–1 | Paolo Rossi (6) | 146 |
| 1978 | Argentina | Argentina | Netherlands | 3–1 (a.e.t.) | Mario Kempes (6) | 102 |
| 1974 | West Germany | West Germany | Netherlands | 2–1 | Grzegorz Lato (7) | 97 |
| 1970 | Mexico | Brazil | Italy | 4–1 | Gerd Müller (10) | 95 |
| 1966 | England | England | West Germany | 4–2 (a.e.t.) | Eusébio (9) | 89 |
| 1962 | Chile | Brazil | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 | Six players tied (4) | 89 |
| 1958 | Sweden | Brazil | Sweden | 5–2 | Just Fontaine (13) | 126 |
| 1954 | Switzerland | West Germany | Hungary | 3–2 | Sándor Kocsis (11) | 140 |
| 1950 | Brazil | Uruguay | Brazil | 2–1 | Ademir (8) | 88 |
| 1938 | France | Italy | Hungary | 4–2 | Le ônidas (7) | 84 |
| 1934 | Italy | Italy | Czechoslovakia | 2–1 (a.e.t.) | Oldřich Nejedlý (5) | 70 |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Argentina | 4–2 | Guillermo Stábile (8) | 70 |
