A List Of Every Country That Has Won The FIFA World Cup

Argentina and France contested the 2022 World Cup final, after a month-long tournament in Qatar. In what many have described as one of the best World Cup matches yet, Argentina prevailed 4-2 on penalties after level at 3-3 after extra time.

It was the first time the competition has been held during winter in the Northern hemisphere due to the Arab country’s high summer temperatures. 

Les Bleus blew the chance to become only the third country to defend its 2018 crown after Italy won back-to-back tournaments in 1934 and 1938 and Brazil in 1958 and 1962.

Lionel Messi and co overcame the French on Sunday and became only the fourth country to win the World Cup despite losing their first game. Saudi Arabia shocked the South Americans 2-1 in their first match.

We look at which countries appeared in the final and who won the event. The quadrennial event attracted over three billion viewers four years ago.

1930 – Uruguay 4-2 Argentina 

1934 – Italy 2-1 (aet) Czechoslovakia

1938 – Italy 4-2 Hungary

1950 – Uruguay 2-1 Brazil

1954 – West Germany 3-2 Hungary

1958 – Brazil 5-2 Sweden

1962 – Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia

1966 – England 4-2 West Germany

1970 – Brazil 4-1 Italy

1974 – West Germany 2-1 Netherlands

1978 – Argentina 3-1 (aet) Netherlands

1982 – Italy 3-1 West Germany

1986 – Argentina 3-2 West Germany

1990 – West Germany 1-0 Argentina

1994 – Brazil 0-0 (3-2 pen) Italy

1998 – France 3-0 Brazil

2002 – Brazil 2-0 Germany

2006 – Italy 1-1 (5-3 pen) France

2010 – Spain 1-0 Netherlands

2014 – Germany 1-0 (aet) Argentina

2018 – France 4-2 Croatia 

2022 – Argentina 3-3 (aet) (4-2 pen) France 

88 966 fans packed the Lusail Stadium to see Messi win the only trophy he hasn’t collected. The diminutive Argentine’s maverick performance saw him score two goals and convert one of the coolest penalties in a shootout saw him named the player of the tournament award.