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FIFA World Cup Winners List

The first edition of the FIFA World Cup took place in 1930. Since then, 22 editions of the tournament have taken place. This article talks about the nations who have managed to win the FIFA World Cup since it started 94 years ago. As of 2024, 80 national teams have competed in the FIFA World Cup. The first ever title was won by Uruguay in 1930. The World Cup is the most viewed sports tournament in the world. In 2022, there was a total engagement of around five Billion people with over 1.5 Billion having watched the final match.

FIFA World Cup Winners List:

Teams With The Most FIFA World Cups:

8. Spain (1 Title)

Title: 2010

Spain has won the FIFA World Cup just once. This win came in 2010 with Vicente del Bosque as the manager. After finishing on top in the group stage, Spain faced Portugal, Paraguay, and Germany on the road to the FIFA World Cup final. They faced off against Netherlands in the final. Neither team could find a goal in normal time, forcing the game into extra time. In the 116th minute, Andres Iniesta broke the deadlock. He scored to give Spain the lead in extra time. This was the winning goal, and Spain lifted the World Cup trophy for the first time in its history.

7. England (1 Title)

#OnThisDay in 1966, England won the world cup. Here's Bobby Moore celebrating, image from our SSPL pic.twitter.com/xtqtPJp1Ib

— Science Museum (@sciencemuseum) July 30, 2016

Title: 1966

England, like Spain, has won the FIFA World Cup just once since the tournament started in 1930. However, the Three Lions’ win came all the way back in 1966. England faced West Germany in the 1966 final with Bobby Moore as the captain. They conceded first, going 1-0 down in just 12 minutes after Helmut Haller managed to score, but found an equalizer just six minutes later thanks to Geoffrey Hurst.

Martin Stanford Peters scored in the 78th minute to give England the lead. It looked like they had done enough to win their first-ever World Cup, but Wolfgang Weber managed to equalize in the 89th minute, forcing the game into extra time. However, Geoffrey Hurst put the game past West Germany after scoring two goals in extra time to complete his hat trick. This gave England their first and only ever FIFA World Cup.

6. Uruguay (2 Titles)

The first team to win the Football Worldcup, Uruguay,
1930. pic.twitter.com/3NmRCVsj1G

— Football history (@r_hseena) August 13, 2023

Titles: 1930, 1950

Uruguay won the first-ever edition of the FIFA World Cup. They hosted the first edition and faced Argentina in the final. They beat La Albiceleste 4-2 in the final to win the first edition of the FIFA World Cup. Their second and final World Cup trophy came in 1950. Brazil hosted the FIFA World Cup in 1950, and it was the host nation that Uruguay played against in the final. They managed to beat Brazil 2-1 to win their second World Cup.

5. France (2 Titles)

Titles: 1998, 2018

France has found success more recently than teams like England and Uruguay. Les Bleus had never won a World Cup till 1998. Their fortunes, however, changed in the 1998 FIFA World Cup. France hosted the tournament in 1998 and made it to the final. In the final, they faced the defending champion, Brazil, and beat them 3-0 to win their first World Cup. Their second win came in 2018. France dominated the 2018 World Cup all the way to the final. They beat Croatia 4-2 to lift the World Cup trophy for a second time.

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4. Argentina (3 Titles)

A month ago today, Leo Messi and Argentina lifted the 2022 World Cup trophy. pic.twitter.com/8dVZkEuUhN

— Barça Universal (@BarcaUniversal) January 18, 2023

Titles: 1978, 1986, 2022

Argentina has won three World Cups in their history. The first two came in quick succession. They won their first-ever World Cup after beating Netherlands in the 1978 FIFA World Cup final. Eight years later, they doubled their World Cup tally after beating West Germany 3-2 in the final. Argentina’s third and final World Cup came very recently. They won the latest edition of the World Cup. They beat France on penalties to win another World Cup after 36 years.

3. Italy (4 Titles)

Credit: Eurosport

Titles: 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006

Italy is the third most successful nation in the history of the World Cup. Gli Azzurri has won four FIFA World Cup titles. They won the second and third editions of the World Cup, becoming the first team to defend the World Cup successfully. After their success at the start, it took another 44 years for Italy to win another World Cup. They won their third title in 1982 after beating West Germany 3-1 in the final. Their fourth and final World Cup came in 2006. Italy managed to beat France on penalties to clinch the World Cup title once again.

2. Germany (4 Titles)

Titles: 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014

Germany, like Italy, has won four titles, the first of which came in 1954. When they won their first World Cup, Germany was known as West Germany. In fact, three of their four titles came under the name of West Germany. They won their first title after beating Hungary 3-2 in the final. They won their second and third World Cups by beating Netherlands 2-1 and Argentina 1-0 in the 1974 and 1990 FIFA World Cups, respectively. Germany’s fourth and final World Cup came as recently as 2014. Mario Gotze scored in extra time to beat Argentina 1-0. This gave Germany their fourth and final World Cup.

1. Brazil (5 Titles)

Brazil's captain Cafu lifts the World Cup Trophy 🏆 (2002) pic.twitter.com/HOWHMU8eSW

— Mezzala#8 (@Mezzala8__) September 1, 2021

Titles: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002

Brazil is the most successful team in FIFA World Cup history. While they have won five World Cups, none have come after 2002. The Selecao won their first-ever title in 1958 after defeating Sweden 5-2 in the final. They won in 1962 again, becoming the second team to defend the World Cup successfully. No one has managed to win back-to-back World Cup titles since.

The third World Cup came when Brazil beat Italy 4-1 in 1970. A repeat of this final happened in 1994, and Brazil managed to get the better of Italy once again. They won on penalties and lifted their fourth World Cup. The fifth and final World Cup was won by Brazil in 2002. They managed to beat Germany 2-0 to clinch their fifth and final World Cup.

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