FIFA World Cup Winners List from 1930 to 2022 is discussed here. The FIFA World Cup is the most prestigious soccer tournament in the world and it is organised every four years. FIFA World Cup 2022 was the 22nd Edition of the FIFA World Cup and Qatar was the hosting country. It is an international association football tournament contested by the members of men's national teams of FIFA associations and the 22nd FIFA World Cup. The full list of FIFA Football World Cup Winners from 1930 to 2022 is discussed below.

FIFA World Cup Winners List from 1930 to 2022

Argentina won the FIFA World Cup 2022. Argentina defeated two-time champions France 4-2 on penalties in FIFA World Cup 2022 final tournament for the first time after 36 years and the third time overall.  The first FIFA World Cup was played between 13 teams and Uruguay won the first-ever FIFA World Cup in 1930. Uruguay defeated Argentina in the final match. Till now 22 FIFA world cups are organised from 1930 to 2022 and Brazil became the most successful team in FIFA World Cup history with 5 titles. The year-wise FIFA World Cup Winners List from 1930 to 2022 is given below.

YearWinner
2022Argentina (4-2)
2018France
2014Germany
2010Spain
2006Italy
2002Brazil
1998France
1994Brazil
1990Germany
1986Argentina
1982Italy
1978Argentina
1974Germany
1970Brazil
1966England
1962Brazil
1958Brazil
1954Germany
1950Uruguay
1938Italy
1934Italy
1930Uruguay

FIFA Football World Cup Winners List

The FIFA Football World Cup takes place once every four years. The FIFA World Cup winners list will help you to increase your sports general knowledge. The detailed analysis of the FIFA World Cup winners list, Runner Up, Hosting Country, Total Teams, Highest Goal Scorer, and Matches details are given below. Let's have a look at the List of FIFA World Cup Winners List from 1930 to 2022.

FIFA Football World Cup Winners List (1930-2022)

YearWinnerRunners-upHost countryTotal TeamsMatches
1930UruguayArgentinaUruguay1316
1934ItalyCzechiaItaly1617
1938ItalyHungaryFrance1518
1942Not Held
1946Not Held
1950UruguayBrazilBrazil1322
1954GermanyHungarySwitzerland1626
1958BrazilSwedenSweden1635
1962BrazilCzechiaChile1632
1966EnglandGermanyEngland1632
1970BrazilItalyMexico1632
1974GermanyNetherlandsWest Germany1638
1978ArgentinaNetherlandsArgentina1638
1982ItalyGermanySpain2452
1986ArgentinaGermanyMexico2452
1990GermanyArgentinaItaly2452
1994BrazilItalyUnited States2452
1998FranceBrazilFrance3264
2002BrazilGermanySouth Korea, Japan3264
2006ItalyFranceGermany3264
2010SpainNetherlandsSouth Africa3264
2014GermanyArgentinaBrazil3264
2018FranceCroatiaRussia3264
2022ArgentinaFranceQatar 3264

Argentina won FIFA World Cup 2022

Argentina defeated France 4-2 on penalties to win FIFA World Cup 2022 title. Kylian Mbappe from France was the top goal scorer in FIFA World Cup 2022, he scored 7 goals. France forward Kylian Mbappe became the first footballer to score a hat-trick in a FIFA World Cup final since the 1966 edition when England's Geoff Hurst netted a hat-trick against West Germany. Mbappe scored in the 80th, 81st and 118th minutes to net a hat-trick against Argentina in the 2022 FIFA World Cup final. 

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FIFA World Cup Winners List- Country-wise

 If we talk about the most successful or best football team in the FIFA World Cup, Brazil is the most successful soccer team so far. Brazil is the only country that won the FIFA football World Cup 5 times followed by Italy and Germany 4 times and Argentina 3 times. The FIFA World Cup has been won by just eight teams from its inception in 1930 to 2022. The 8 teams who got a place in the FIFA World Cup winners list namely Brazil, Italy, Germany, Uruguay, France, Argentina, England, and Spain. Let's have a look at the country-wise FIFA World Cup winners list from 1930 to 2022. 

FIFA World Cup Winners List- Country-wise

Country Name No. of times WinnerWinning Year
Brazil 51958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002
Italy41934, 1938, 1982, 2006
Germany 41954, 1974, 1990, 2014
Uruguay21920, 1950
France21998, 2018
Argentina31978, 1986, 2022
England11966
Spain12010

FIFA World Cup Winners List (1930 to 2022)

A detailed discussion of year wise FIFA World Cup winners list from 1930 to 2022 is provided below. 

FIFA World Cup 2022 Winner

The FIFA World Cup 2022 tournament is the first World Cup to be held in the Arab world and also it is the second world cup to be held in Asia after the 2002 tournament. This event has begun on 20 November 2022 and ended on 18 December 2022.  A total of 32 teams are participating in this tournament. The stage is set to witness the exhilarating performance of luminous stars. A fight between 32 teams to secure a place in the FIFA World Cup winners List through a total of 64 matches. The first semifinal match was played between Croatia and Argentina and Argentina won this match by 3-0. The second semi-final match was played between France and Morocco and France won this match by 2-0. The match for third place was played between Croatia and Morocc. Argentina won the Final Title defeated France by 4-2 in penalty shootout.

FIFA World Cup 2018 Winner- France

The last FIFA World Cup 2018 was won by France. This was the second FIFA World Cup for France, They won the final, defeating Croatia by 4-2 at Moscow’s Luznikhi Stadium in Russia. Luka Modric of Croatia received the Golden Ball as FIFA’s best player of the tournament, and Antoine Griezmann from France was voted the game’s MVP in FIFA World Cup 2018. With this, France became the 2nd time FIFA football world cup winner. The 2018 FIFA world cup was hosted by Russia. Kylian Mbappe from France won the FIFA World Cup 2018 Young Player of the tournament award

FIFA World Cup 2014 Winner- Germany

Germany won the FIFA World Cup 2014. The final match was played between Germany and Argentina. With this, Germany ended their World Cup drought of 24 years. Germany won the final match with a 1-0 win over Argentina in the final which went to extra time with Mario Goetze netting the all-important winner at the Maracana Stadium in Rio de Janeiro. Paul Pogba won the FIFA World Cup 2014 Young Player of the tournament award. This was the 4th FIFA world cup title for Germany.

FIFA World Cup 2010 Winner- Spain 

FIFA World Cup 2010 was hosted by South Africa. Spain won the FIFA Football World Cup in 2010 and defeated the Netherlands by 1-0. This was the first FIFA football title for Spain and Netherlands missed their first FIFA world cup title. 

FIFA World Cup 2006 Winner- Italy

In FIFA World Cup 2006, Italy beat France 5-3 on penalties in the final in Berlin after the two sides were level at 1-1 at the end of 90-minute regulation time as well 30-minute extra time. FIFA World Cup 2006 was held in Germany. The final will be remembered for the infamous Zinedine Zidane's head-butt on Matteo Materazzi which resulted in the French star being given the marching orders. It was Italy's fourth overall. 

FIFA World Cup 1930 Winner- Uruguay

Uruguay won the inaugural edition of the FIFA football world cup, defeating Argentina 4–2 in front of a crowd of 68,346 crowds. Uruguay was the host country in this world cup. All the matches were played in the Uruguayan capital, Montevideo the majority at the Estadio Centenario. 

FIFA World Cup Winners List- FAQ's

Ans. The winner of FIFA World Cup 2022 has been decided on 18th December when the two best teams of the tournament Argentina and France played the final match. Argentina won the FIFA World Cup 2022 by 4-2.

France won the FIFA World Cup 2018. With this France won the FIFA Football World Cup after 20 years and defeated Croatia by 4-2.

Ans. The full form of FIFA is International Federation of Association Football.

The adidas Golden Ball is presented to the best player at each FIFA World Cup finals. Those who finish as runners-up in the vote receive the adidas Silver Ball and Bronze Ball awards as the second and third most outstanding players in the tournament respectively.

Ans. Brazil won the FIFA Football World Cup 5 times in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002. The hold the most time FIFA world Cup winning record.

Ans. FIFA World Cup was not held on 1942 and 1946 because of the cecond world war.

Ans. Germany won the FIFA World Cup 4 times in 1954, 1974, 1990, and 2014.

Ans. Brazil, Germany, Italy, Uruguay, France, Argentina, Spain, and England have won the the FIFA World Cup till now.

Ans. As per the latest world rankings of the international men's football, the top 3 teams are Brazil, Belgium, and Argentina.

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