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WORLD CUP WINNER HISTORY | world cup winner
The FIFA World Cup is the most prestigious soccer competition in the world. Played every four years, the World Cup hosts the top 32 national teams in a month-long tournament. The host country is selected by FIFA’s Council. The full list of World Cup Winners is listed below. For a list of past World Cup individual player awards visit the World Cup Awards pages.world cup winner
FIFA world cup winners list
| YEAR | HOST | CHAMPION | RUNNER UP | THIRD PLACE | TEAMS | MATCHES PLAYED | GOALS SCORED | AVG GOALS PER GAME |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2018 | Russia |  France |  Croatia |  Belgium | 32 | 64 | 169 | 2.6 |
| 2014 | Brazil |  Germany |  Argentina |  Netherlands | 32 | 64 | 171 | 2.7 |
| 2010 | South Africa |  Spain | Netherlands | Germany | 32 | 64 | 145 | 2.3 |
| 2006 | Germany |  Italy | France | Germany | 32 | 64 | 147 | 2.3 |
| 2002 | South Korea, Japan |  Brazil | Germany |  Turkey | 32 | 64 | 161 | 2.5 |
| 1998 | France | France | Brazil | Croatia | 32 | 64 | 171 | 2.7 |
| 1994 | United States | Brazil | Italy |  Sweden | 24 | 52 | 141 | 2.7 |
| 1990 | Italy | West Germany | Argentina | Italy | 24 | 52 | 115 | 2.2 |
| 1986 | Mexico | Argentina | West Germany | France | 24 | 52 | 132 | 2.5 |
| 1982 | Spain | Italy | West Germany |  Poland | 24 | 52 | 146 | 2.8 |
| 1978 | Argentina | Argentina | Netherlands | Brazil | 16 | 38 | 102 | 2.7 |
| 1974 | West Germany | West Germany | Netherlands | Poland | 16 | 38 | 97 | 2.6 |
| 1970 | Mexico | Brazil | Italy | West Germany | 16 | 32 | 95 | 3.0 |
| 1966 | England |  England | West Germany |  Portugal | 16 | 32 | 89 | 2.8 |
| 1962 | Chile | Brazil |  Czechoslovakia |  Chile | 16 | 32 | 89 | 2.8 |
| 1958 | Sweden | Brazil | Sweden | France | 16 | 35 | 126 | 3.6 |
| 1954 | Switzerland | West Germany |  Hungary |  Austria | 16 | 26 | 140 | 5.4 |
| 1950 | Brazil |  Uruguay | Brazil | Sweden | 13 | 22 | 88 | 4.0 |
| 1938 | France | Italy | Hungary | Brazil | 15 | 18 | 84 | 4.7 |
| 1934 | Italy | Italy | Czechoslovakia | Germany | 16 | 17 | 70 | 4.1 |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Argentina |  United States | 13 | 16 | 70 | 3.6 |
