List of FIFA World Cup finals explained
The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, when it was not held because of World War II.
The World Cup final match is the last of the competition, played by the only two teams remaining in contention, and the result determines which country is declared the world champion. It is a one-off match decided in regulation time. In case of a draw, extra time is used. If scores are then still level, a penalty shoot-out determines the winner,[1] under the rules in force since 1986; prior to that, finals still tied after extra time would have been replayed, though this never proved necessary. The golden goal rule would have applied during extra time in 1998 and 2002, but was not put in practice either.
The only exception to this type of format was the 1950 World Cup, which featured a final round-robin group of four teams; the decisive match of that group is often regarded as the de facto final of that tournament, including by FIFA itself.[2]
The team that wins the final receives the FIFA World Cup Trophy, and its name is engraved on the bottom side of the trophy.[3] Of 80 different nations that have appeared in the tournament, 13 have made it to the final, and 8 have won. Brazil, the only team that has participated in every World Cup, is also the most successful team in the competition, having won five titles and finished second twice.[4] Italy and Germany have four titles each, with Germany having reached more finals than any other team, eight. Current champion Argentina has three titles, Uruguay and France have two each, while England and Spain have one each. Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Sweden, the Netherlands and Croatia have played in the final without winning. Only teams from Europe (UEFA) and South America (CONMEBOL) have ever competed in the final.
Argentina defeated France on penalties in the latest final, staged at Qatar's Lusail Stadium in 2022.
List of final matches
Key to the lista.e.t. | Match went to extra time |
pen. | Match was won on a penalty shoot-out | |
Results
See also
References
General
- Web site: World Cup 1930–2018 . Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF) . 9 August 2018 . 2 February 2023 . 13 December 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221213025041/https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/worldcup.html . live .
Specific
External links
Notes and References
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- Web site: FIFA World Cup finals since 1930 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110514092024/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-301_09a_wc-finals_alltime_8864.pdf . 14 May 2011 . 3 February 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association).
- News: Taça da Copa do Mundo chega ao Brasil (World Cup trophy arrives in Brazil) . Globo TV . 22 April 2014 . 21 April 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140606205424/http://globotv.globo.com/rede-globo/jornal-da-globo/t/edicoes/v/taca-da-copa-do-mundo-chega-ao-brasil/3296190/ . 6 June 2014 . live .
- Web site: World Cup Spotlight on Brazil . . 29 January 2007 . https://web.archive.org/web/20130401141133/http://sportsillustrated.cnn.com/soccer/world/2002/world_cup/teams/brazil/ . 1 April 2013 . live .
- Web site: 1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017173019/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1/results/matches/match=1087/report.html . 17 October 2013.
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- Web site: 1934 FIFA World Cup Italy . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130310051209/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=3/results/matches/match=1134/report.html . 10 March 2013.
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- Web site: 1938 FIFA World Cup France . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090121132948/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D5/results/matches/match%3D1174/report.html . 21 January 2009 .
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- Web site: 1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . https://web.archive.org/web/20131017171553/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=7/results/matches/match=1190/report.html . 17 October 2013. dead .
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- Web site: 1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20120720061301/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D9/results/matches/match%3D1278/report.html . 20 July 2012 .
- News: World Cup history – Switzerland 1954 . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 4 May 2006 . 26 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200202170358/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4849414.stm . 2 February 2020 . live .
- Web site: 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131101092626/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D15/results/matches/match%3D1343/report.html . 1 November 2013.
- News: World Cup history – Sweden 1958 . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 4 May 2006 . 26 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200218191136/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4849640.stm . 18 February 2020 . live .
- Web site: 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131101090825/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=21/results/matches/match=1463/report.html . 1 November 2013.
- News: World Cup history – Chile 1962 . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 4 May 2006 . 26 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080124005337/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4849820.stm . 24 January 2008 . live .
- Web site: 1966 FIFA World Cup England . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131204035558/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=26/results/matches/match=1633/report.html . 4 December 2013.
- News: World Cup history – England 1966 . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 4 May 2006 . 26 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20071227042010/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4850090.stm . 27 December 2007 . live .
- Web site: 1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090125100710/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D32/results/matches/match%3D1765/report.html . 25 January 2009 .
- News: World Cup history – Mexico 1970 . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 4 May 2006 . 26 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20060620044944/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4850280.stm . 20 June 2006 . live .
- Web site: 1974 FIFA World Cup Germany . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131002174855/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=39/results/matches/match=2063/report.html. 2 October 2013.
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- Web site: 1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090212153626/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D50/results/matches/match%3D2198/report.html . 12 February 2009 .
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- Web site: 1982 FIFA World Cup Spain . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090130055822/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D59/results/matches/match%3D923/report.html . 30 January 2009 .
- News: World Cup history – Spain 1982 . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 4 May 2006 . 26 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200203153017/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4850926.stm . 3 February 2020 . live .
- Web site: 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090129112333/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D68/results/matches/match%3D393/report.html . 29 January 2009 .
- News: World Cup history – Mexico 1986 . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 4 May 2006 . 26 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200219004024/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4851052.stm . 19 February 2020 . live .
- Web site: 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20131115172134/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D76/results/matches/match%3D27/report.html . 15 November 2013 .
- News: World Cup history – Italy 1990 . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 4 May 2006 . 26 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20080124005342/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4851148.stm . 24 January 2008 . live .
- Web site: 1994 FIFA World Cup USA . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090202050557/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D84/results/matches/match%3D3104/report.html . 2 February 2009 .
- News: World Cup history – USA 1994 . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 4 May 2006 . 26 January 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200202100646/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport1/hi/football/world_cup_2006/4851230.stm . 2 February 2020 . live .
- Web site: 1998 FIFA World Cup France . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20130426042307/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition=1013/results/matches/match=8788/report.html . 26 April 2013.
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- Web site: 2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090130065850/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/edition%3D4395/results/matches/match%3D43950064/report.html . 30 January 2009 .
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- Web site: 2006 FIFA World Cup Germany . 26 January 2009 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . https://web.archive.org/web/20110830094534/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/archive/germany2006/results/matches/match=97410064/report.html . 30 August 2011 . dead .
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- Web site: 2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa . 12 May 2012 . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . https://web.archive.org/web/20100711141857/http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/round=249721/match=300061509/report.html . 11 July 2010 . dead .
- News: Netherlands 0–1 Spain (aet) . BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation) . 12 May 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190511232334/http://news.bbc.co.uk/sport2/hi/football/world_cup_2010/matches/match_64 . 11 May 2019 . live .
- Web site: Estadio Do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . 18 January 2012 . 4 June 2014 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190516061226/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/destination/stadiums/stadium=214/index.html . 16 May 2019 . dead .
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- Web site: Formidable France secure second title . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . 15 July 2018 . 4 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20180715175006/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/matches/match/300331552/#france-v-croatia-2018-fifa-world-cup-russia-final-81 . 15 July 2018 . dead .
- Web site: More than half the world watched record-breaking 2018 World Cup . FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association) . 21 December 2018 . 4 June 2019 . https://web.archive.org/web/20190604094144/https://www.fifa.com/worldcup/news/more-than-half-the-world-watched-record-breaking-2018-world-cup . 4 June 2019 . live .
- Web site: Argentina and Messi spot on for World Cup glory. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). 18 December 2022. 18 December 2022. 18 December 2022. https://web.archive.org/web/20221218183107/https://www.fifa.com/fifaplus/en/articles/france-argentina-lionel-messi-kylian-mbappe-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022. live.