FIFA World Cup previous winners 16-July-2018, 05:22 15-May-2018, 05:25

Russia World Cup 2018 is finally over and France landed this famous trophy for the second time in their history. It was the 21st editions of footballs most prestigious tournament. In 2018 Russia editions 32 teams competed for this famous trophy. Over the course of World Cups tournaments history, only 8 countries crowned champions. Who are those past world champions and when did they achieve their famous victory? Let's take a journey at previous tournaments and refresh our memory for the past FIFA World Cup winners:

Continent Wise FIFA World Cup Winners:

All of previous 21 champions coming from only two continents: South America and Europe. European countries were crowned champions 12 times and South American countries claimed FIFA World Cup 9 times.

Continent FIFA World Cup winners Years

South America 9 1930, 1950, 1958, 1962, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1994, 2002 Europe 12 1934, 1938, 1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 1990, 1998, 2006, 2010, 2014, 2018



Country Wise FIFA World Cup Winners:

In 21 editions of FIFA World Cup, eight countries were able to lift footballs most iconic and prestigious trophy. Brazil leads the way, winning it record five times. 2014 world champions Germany and 2006 champions Italy placed second in terms of World Cup trophy, winning it 4 times each. Two South American giants Argentina and Uruguay lift this trophy twice each. England, Spain, and France, all lifted this trophy once.

Country FIFA World Cup winners Years

Brazil 5 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 Germany 4 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014 Italy 4 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 Argentina 2 1978, 1986 Uruguay 2 1930, 1950 France 2 1998, 2018

England 1 1966 Spain 1 2010

Year wise FIFA World Cup Champions:

Football World Cup was first organized in 1930 and has held every 4 years since its debut, except 1942 & 1946 because of World War 2. Uruguay was the first country to lift this trophy in its inaugural tournament. Here is the breakdown of each year's champions and runner's up:

Host Total Teams FIFA World Cup winners Runners-up Final Score 2018 Russia 32 France Croatia France 4-2 Croatia 2014 Brazil 32 Germany Argentina Germany 1-0 Argentina (AET) 2010 South Africa 32 Spain Netherlands Spain 1-0 Netherlands (AET) 2006 Germany 32 Italy France Italy 1-1 France (AET) (5-3 PSO) 2002 Japan / South Korea 32 Brazil Germany Brazil 2-0 Germany 1998 France 32 France Brazil France 3-0 Brazil 1994 USA 24 Brazil Italy Brazil 0-0 Italy (3-2 PSO) 1990 Italy 24 Germany Argentina Germany 1-0 Argentina 1986 Mexico 24 Argentina Germany Argentina 3-2 Germany 1982 Spain 24 Italy Germany Italy 3-1 Germany 1978 Argentina 16 Argentina Netherlands Argentina 3-1 Netherlands (AET) 1974 Germany 16 Germany Netherlands Germany 2-1 Netherlands 1970 Mexico 16 Brazil Italy Brazil 4-1 Italy 1966 England 16 England Germany England 4-2 Germany (AET) 1962 Chile 16 Brazil Czechoslovakia Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia 1958 Sweden 16 Brazil Sweden Brazil 5-2 Sweden 1954 Switzerland 16 Germany Hungary Germany 3-2 Hungary 1950 Brazil 13 Uruguay Brazil Uruguay 2-1 Brazil 1938 France 15 Italy Hungary Italy 4-2 Hungary 1934 Italy 16 Italy Czechoslovakia Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia (AET) 1930 Uruguay 13 Uruguay Argentina Uruguay 4-2 Argentina

Note: AET: After Extra Time, PSO: Penalty Shoot-Out

Apart from 8 winners in 21 editions, 5 additional countries played world cup finals. Netherlands played 3 finals, Czechoslovakia & Hungary played 2 finals and Sweden & Croatia played one final but all of them unable to land this famous trophy.