The word FIFA stands for ‘Fédération Internationale de Football Association’. FIFA world cup started in 1930. It was not help in 1942 and 1946 because of World War – II. The Championship has been awarded every 4 years since 1930.
The qualification phase of the present structure determines which teams advance to the tournament phase, and it occurs over the previous three years. 32 teams fight for the championship over the course of around a month in the tournament phase at locations in the host nation or nations. The host country(ies) are eligible by default.
Twenty-one championship matches, with 79 national teams, have been played as of the 2018 FIFA World Cup. Eight national teams have claimed the prize as their own. Brazil is the only team to have competed in every event and has won five times. Germany and Italy are the other World Cup champions, each with four championships; Argentina, France, and Uruguay, first-place finisher, each with two titles; and England and Spain, each with one trophy.
The World Cup has been held by 17 nations. While Uruguay, Switzerland, Sweden, Chile, England, Argentina, Spain, the United States, Japan and South Korea (jointly), South Africa, and Russia have each hosted once, Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, and Mexico have each hosted twice. The 2022 World Cup will be held in Qatar, and the 2026 World Cup will be co-hosted by Canada, the United States, and Mexico, making Mexico the first nation to host matches in three World Cups.
Event No. | Year | Host | Champion | Runner-up | Score |
1 | 1930 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Argentina | 4–2 |
2 | 1934 | Italy | Italy | Czechoslovakia | 2–1 (a.e.t.) |
3 | 1938 | France | Italy | Hungary | 4–2 |
- | 1942 | (Not held because of World War II) |
- | 1946 | (Not held because of World War II) |
4 | 1950 | Brazil | Uruguay | Brazil | 2-1 |
5 | 1954 | Switzerland | West Germany | Hungary | 3–2 |
6 | 1958 | Sweden | Brazil | Sweden | 5–2 |
7 | 1962 | Chile | Brazil | Czechoslovakia | 3–1 |
8 | 1966 | England | England | West Germany | 4–2 (a.e.t.) |
9 | 1970 | Mexico | Brazil | Italy | 4–1 |
10 | 1974 | West Germany | West Germany | Netherlands | 2–1 |
11 | 1978 | Argentina | Argentina | Netherlands | 3–1 (a.e.t.) |
12 | 1982 | Spain | Italy | West Germany | 3–1 |
13 | 1986 | Mexico | Argentina | West Germany | 3–2 |
14 | 1990 | Italy | West Germany | Argentina | 1–0 |
15 | 1994 | United States | Brazil | Italy | 0–0 (a.e.t.) |
16 | 1998 | France | France | Brazil | 3–0 |
17 | 2002 | South Korea Japan | Brazil | Germany | 2–0 |
18 | 2006 | Germany | Italy | France | 1–1 (a.e.t.) |
19 | 2010 | South Africa | Spain | Netherlands | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
20 | 2014 | Brazil | Germany | Argentina | 1–0 (a.e.t.) |
21 | 2018 | Russia | France | Croatia | 4–2 |
22 | 2022 | Qatar | TBD | TBD | TBD |
23 | 2026 | Canada Mexico United States | TBD | TBD | TBD |