22 editions 1930 — 2022
TOURNAMENTS
From the 13-team affair in Uruguay 1930 to the desert stage of Qatar 2022 — every World Cup, with hosts, formats, finals, and the names that defined them.
1930
Host
Uruguay
Champion
Uruguay
4-2
Top scorer
Guillermo Stábile
Teams
13
1934
Host
Italy
Champion
Italy
2-1
Top scorer
Oldřich Nejedlý
Teams
16
1938
Host
France
Champion
Italy
4-2
Top scorer
Leônidas
Teams
15
1950
Host
Brazil
Champion
Uruguay
2-1
Top scorer
Ademir
Teams
13
1954
Host
Switzerland
Champion
West Germany
3-2
Top scorer
Sándor Kocsis
Teams
16
1958
Host
Sweden
Champion
Brazil
5-2
Top scorer
Just Fontaine
Teams
16
1962
Host
Chile
Champion
Brazil
3-1
Top scorer
Six players tied
Teams
16
1966
Host
England
Champion
England
4-2
Top scorer
Eusébio
Teams
16
1970
Host
Mexico
Champion
Brazil
4-1
Top scorer
Gerd Müller
Teams
16
1974
Host
West Germany
Champion
West Germany
2-1
Top scorer
Grzegorz Lato
Teams
16
1978
Host
Argentina
Champion
Argentina
3-1
Top scorer
Mario Kempes
Teams
16
1982
Host
Spain
Champion
Italy
3-1
Top scorer
Paolo Rossi
Teams
24
1986
Host
Mexico
Champion
Argentina
3-2
Top scorer
Gary Lineker
Teams
24
1990
Host
Italy
Champion
West Germany
1-0
Top scorer
Salvatore Schillaci
Teams
24
1994
Host
United States
Champion
Brazil
0-0
Top scorer
Stoichkov & Salenko
Teams
24
1998
Host
France
Champion
France
3-0
Top scorer
Davor Šuker
Teams
32
2002
Host
South Korea & Japan
Champion
Brazil
2-0
Top scorer
Ronaldo
Teams
32
2006
Host
Germany
Champion
Italy
1-1
Top scorer
Miroslav Klose
Teams
32
2010
Host
South Africa
Champion
Spain
1-0
Top scorer
Thomas Müller
Teams
32
2014
Host
Brazil
Champion
Germany
1-0
Top scorer
James Rodríguez
Teams
32
2018
Host
Russia
Champion
France
4-2
Top scorer
Harry Kane
Teams
32
2022
Host
Qatar
Champion
Argentina
3-3
Top scorer
Kylian Mbappé
Teams
32