FIFA World Cup Winners List from 1930 to 2022

The FIFA World Cup is an international soccer tournament organized by the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA). It is the most prestigious and widely followed soccer competition in the world. The World Cup is held every four years, and national teams from countries around the world compete to be crowned world champions. The tournament consists of a series of elimination games, culminating in the final match, which is played by the two teams that have advanced the furthest in the tournament. The team that wins the final match are crowned as the FIFA World Cup winners. The World Cup is one of the most widely viewed and followed sporting events in the world, with billions of people tuning in to watch the games on television and online. The 2022 FIFA Club World Cup was such a success that fans cannot wait for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. 

The 2022 FIFA World Cup took place in Qatar from November 21 to December 18, 2022. Qatar has worked hard to prepare for the World Cup, building several new stadiums and other infrastructure to accommodate the event. It was a significant cultural event, with Qatar and the surrounding region offering a unique and exciting blend of traditional and modern elements. The finals took place between the FIFA World Cup 2018 winner, France, and the two-time world cup champions Argentina. Argentina triumphed as FIFA World Cup winners over the French.

Fifa Club World Cup 2022 Winner: Argentina

The first FIFA Club World Cup to take place in an Arab nation and the second one in Asia after the 2002 tournament is the most recent 2002 edition. It started on the 20th of November and came to an end on the 18th of December this year. Argentina faced Croatia in the first semi-final and won 3-0. France and Morocco played in the other semi-final where France came out victorious 2-0.  

The 2022 FIFA World Cup Winners turned out to be Argentina. They defeated France, the FIFA world cup 2018 winner in a dramatic penalty shootout by 4 goals to 2. The match wouldn’t go to finals without the heroics of Kylian Mbappe and his tremendous hat trick. The hat trick by Mbappe was the first in the competition since the 1966 World Cup which was scored by Geoff Hurst from England. 

Lionel Messi and company made Argentina FIFA World Cup winners for the third time in their nation’s history. Messi played an important role in Argentina’s road to the final and earned himself and his nation his deserved world cup. There’s no saying for sure if he will or will not play in the 2026 FIFA World Cup given his age. The 2026 FIFA World Cup will for sure have a new generation of players filled with tremendous potential and talent

Fifa World Cup Winners From 1930 To 2022

Let us take a systematic look at the FIFA World Cup winners list from 1930 to 2022:

FIFA Football World Cup Winners List (1930-2022)
Year	Winner	Runners-up	Host country	Total Teams	Matches
1930	Uruguay	Argentina	Uruguay	13	16
1934	Italy	Czechia	Italy	16	17
1938	Italy	Hungary	France	15	18
1950	Uruguay	Brazil	Brazil	13	22
1954	Germany	Hungary	Switzerland	16	26
1958	Brazil	Sweden	Sweden	16	35
1962	Brazil	Czechia	Chile	16	32
1966	England	Germany	England	16	32
1970	Brazil	Italy	Mexico	16	32
1974	Germany	Netherlands	West Germany	16	38
1978	Argentina	Netherlands	Argentina	16	38
1982	Italy	Germany	Spain	24	52
1986	Argentina	Germany	Mexico	24	52
1990	Germany	Argentina	Italy	24	52
1994	Brazil	Italy	United States	24	52
1998	France	Brazil	France	32	64
2002	Brazil	Germany	South Korea, Japan	32	64
2006	Italy	France	Germany	32	64
2010	Spain	Netherlands	South Africa	32	64
2014	Germany	Argentina	Brazil	32	64
2018	France	Croatia	Russia	32	64
2022	Argentina	France	Qatar	32	64

FIFA World Cup Winners List- Country-wise

If we’re talking about the best or most successful football team at the FIFA World Cup, Brazil is now the most successful soccer nation. The FIFA World Cup has been won three times by Argentina, four times by Italy, four times by Germany, and five times by Brazil. Only eight teams have taken home the FIFA World Cup in its history, which began in 1930 and will end in 2022. The FIFA World Cup winners list included the eight groups of teams: Brazil, Italy, Germany, Uruguay, France, Argentina, England, and Spain. Let’s take a look at the Football World Cup winners list of countries between 1930 and 2022.

FIFA World Cup Winners List- Country-wise
Country Name	No. of times Winner	Winning Year
Brazil	5	1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
Italy	4	1934, 1938, 1982, 2006
Germany	4	1954, 1974, 1990, 2014
Uruguay	2	1920, 1950
Argentina	3	1978, 1986, 2022
France	2	1998, 2018
England	1	1966
Spain	1	2010

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Fascinating Facts about The FIFA World Cup

• The most goals scored in a single FIFA Club World Cup match was 10, by Hungary in a match against El Salvador in 1982.
  
• The largest attendance at a FIFA Club World Cup match was 199,854, which occurred during the 1950 World Cup final between Brazil and Uruguay at the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.
  
• The only player to be a FIFA World Cup winner as both a player and a coach is Brazil’s Mario Zagallo, who won the tournament as a player in 1958 and 1962, and as a coach in 1970.
  
• The youngest player to ever play in a FIFA Club World Cup was Norman Whiteside of Northern Ireland, who was 17 years and 41 days old when he played in the 1982 World Cup.
  
• The oldest player to ever play in a FIFA Club World Cup was Cameroon’s Roger Milla, who was 42 years old when he played in the 1994 World Cup.

• The only player to have scored in four different World Cups is Brazil’s Pelé, who scored in 1958, 1962, 1966, and 1970.
  
• The only team to have won the FIFA Club World Cup while playing as the host country is Uruguay, who won the inaugural World Cup in 1930.

FIFA Club World Cup 2022 Awards

Lionel Messi won the  Adidas Golden Ball Award for his spectacular contributions to his team throughout the FIFA Club World Cup 2022 tournament, and for providing for his nation especially when they needed him the most!

Kylian Mbappe beat Lionel Messi by 1 goal to win the Golden Boot Award by bagging himself a hat-trick in the France vs Argentina FIFA Club World Cup final. Mbappe scored a total of 8 goals throughout the entire tournament to get his total FIFA Club World Cup 2022 goals to 12, which is not very far away from the all-time record goal scorer, Miroslav Klose.

Emi Martinez from Argentina pulled off several crucial saves to keep his country in the competition until the very end. His last-minute save against Randal Kolo Muani will never be forgotten! For these incredible feats, he earned himself the Golden Glove Award!

The Young Player of the Tournament was given to yet another Argentinian. The 21-year-old Benefica midfielder claimed the award for his outstanding performances throughout the tournament. He’s been gaining a good deal of attention ever since from top football clubs around the world.

When Is the 2026 Fifa World Cup Scheduled To Take Place?

A record number of groups will be played in the opening round of the 2026 FIFA World Cup, which will be held in North America. 16 groups comprise the one-of-a-kind number of no fewer than 48 nations that qualified for the global final round. The North American (potential) host cities in the US, Canada, and Mexico have a total of four separate time zones. After the announcement of the chosen 2026 FIFA World Cup host cities, the start times will be finalised.

The first game of the 2026 FIFA World Cup in North America will take place in Los Angeles (Rose Bowl), while the final championship game will take place in New York/New Jersey at the MetLife Stadium. A group match cannot finish in a tie as a result of the new and engaging format of the 2026 FIFA World Cup. After 90 minutes of play, if the score is still tied, the game will be decided by penalty kicks (without playing an extension first). 

There will be 3 countries per group, unlike the conventional 4; and nine days between the first and last match of a country. A total of 80 matches will take palace with the knockouts starting from the Round of 32 of the 2026 FIFA World Cup.