How many different countries have won the FIFA World Cup?

The FIFA World Cup is regarded as the number one tournament worldwide. The competition has brought together 32 countries for over nine decades to showcase their soccer prowess. Read on to discover more about the history of the tournament and how many different countries have won the FIFA World Cup.

Which countries won the World Cup from 1930 to 2018? This article gives a detailed summary of all the countries that have won the FIFA World Cup and the runners-up, as well as their scores and host nations.

Every four years, qualifying teams from all FIFA confederations in Africa, Europe, Asia, the Caribbean, Oceania, and North, Central, and South America participate in the biggest soccer tournament in the world. Over the history of the games, 21 tournaments have been held. However, only eight countries have dominated the games.

What countries have won the World Cup?

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We have used verified information by FIFA to bring you detailed reports from the first tournaments in 1930 to the most recent in 2018. Here are all the World Cup winners, runners-up, and the location of all 21 tournaments.

Which country has won the FIFA World Cup?

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Who was the first World Cup winner?

Ten years after the first Olympic football tournaments, FIFA's first international championship for association football was held in 1930 in Uruguay's capital city, Montevideo. The host nation proceeded to the finals after beating Yugoslavia 6-1 and later dominated the finals after defeating Argentina (4-2).

How many World Cups has each country won?

Which country has won the most FIFA World Cups?

In addition to hosting the most World Cup tournaments, Brazil has won the global cup five times, the most victories in the history of the games. In 1958, Brazil won its first Jules Rimet Trophy and made history by producing the best young soccer player, Pelé, one of the all-time highest goal scorers globally.

In 1962, Brazil became the second country to win the most consecutive FIFA World Cups. The Brazilian national football team managed a 3-1 victory over Czechoslovakia, retaining their throne.

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In the finals of the 1970 games held in Mexico, Brazil made history with a 4-1 score over Italy, earning the squad its third trophy. After missing out on the action in the following five tournaments, the Seleção returned to their winning ways in the 1994 and 2002 games.

Germany and Italy have the second most World Cup trophy wins, with each country dominating in four tournaments. France and Argentina have two each, while Spain and England only have one trophy each.

How many times have the hosts won the World Cup?

Out of seventeen host countries, six nations have remained triumphant in their home grounds. These include France in 1998, Argentina in 1978, Germany in 1974, England in 1966, Italy in 1934 and Uruguay in 1930.

What is the biggest World Cup win ever?

Although Hungary has never won the cup, it recorded the most impressive win after scoring ten goals over El Salvador's single goal at the España 82. While South Korea and Zaire suffered the second biggest defeats after El Salvador in World Cup football history, their 9-0 goal loss does not compare to American Samoa's phenomenal 31-0 loss to Australia in the 2001 qualifiers.

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Who has not won a World Cup?

Only eight of the 32 countries participating in the global games have emerged victorious. Some of the finalists who have been defeated since the start of the tournament include the Netherlands, Croatia, Czechoslovakia, Sweden, and Hungary.

The Jules Rimet Trophy has eluded the Netherlands on multiple occasions, including 1974, 1978 and 2010 tourneys. The Dutch team have lost the most World Cup finals after Germany. However, Holland fans have their fingers crossed for the 2022 Netherlands World Cup team to win.

After finishing third place in the 2014 Games, Louis Van Gaal, the Netherlands national football team head coach, revealed his hope for a 2022 victory, saying,

“I have won prizes at all the clubs where I have worked. Why shouldn’t that be possible with the Dutch national team? My belief is that in 2022 we will become stronger with a different way of playing.”

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The Hungarian squad is one of the best national football teams yet to win the cup. The three-time Olympians qualified for nine tournaments between 1934 and 1986 but exited in the finals stage in 1938 and 1954.

Although Hungary is among the countries missing the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the Netherlands has another chance at the global trophy. However, it is too early to predict if the European football giants will emerge victorious in the upcoming tournaments.

How many different countries have won the FIFA World Cup? While regulations to ensure fair play are always observed, fans, players and critics from underrepresented countries find it unfair that only eight countries have won the global trophy.

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