1930 – 2022 · 22 tournaments
FIFA World Cup Football History
Every football champion since Uruguay 1930, the nations with the most titles, and the records that still stand going into the 2026 tournament.
Roll of honour
FIFA World Cup Football Titles by Nation
Final by final
Every FIFA World Cup Football Champion
Argentinabeat France · hosted by Qatar
3–3 (4–2 pens)Francebeat Croatia · hosted by Russia
4–2Germanybeat Argentina · hosted by Brazil
1–0 (aet)Spainbeat Netherlands · hosted by South Africa
1–0 (aet)Italybeat France · hosted by Germany
1–1 (5–3 pens)Brazilbeat Germany · hosted by South Korea / Japan
2–0Francebeat Brazil · hosted by France
3–0Brazilbeat Italy · hosted by United States
0–0 (3–2 pens)West Germanybeat Argentina · hosted by Italy
1–0Argentinabeat West Germany · hosted by Mexico
3–2Italybeat West Germany · hosted by Spain
3–1Argentinabeat Netherlands · hosted by Argentina
3–1 (aet)West Germanybeat Netherlands · hosted by West Germany
2–1Brazilbeat Italy · hosted by Mexico
4–1Englandbeat West Germany · hosted by England
4–2 (aet)Brazilbeat Czechoslovakia · hosted by Chile
3–1Brazilbeat Sweden · hosted by Sweden
5–2West Germanybeat Hungary · hosted by Switzerland
3–2Uruguaybeat Brazil · hosted by Brazil
2–1Italybeat Hungary · hosted by France
4–2Italybeat Czechoslovakia · hosted by Italy
2–1 (aet)Uruguaybeat Argentina · hosted by Uruguay
4–2The record books
FIFA World Cup All-Time Records
Most career goalsMiroslav Klose · Germany16 goals across 2002–2014
Most goals in one tournamentJust Fontaine · France13 goals in 1958
Most matches playedLionel Messi · Argentina26 matches across 2006–2022
Most goals in one matchOleg Salenko · Russia5 vs Cameroon in 1994
Youngest goalscorerPelé · Brazil17 years old vs Wales in 1958
Youngest playerNorman Whiteside · N. Ireland17 years 41 days in 1982
Fastest goalHakan Şükür · Turkey10.8 seconds vs South Korea in 2002
Biggest winHungary 10–1 El SalvadorGroup stage, 1982
Highest-scoring matchAustria 7–5 SwitzerlandQuarter-final, 1954
Highest attendanceUruguay vs Brazil · Maracanã~173,850 in the 1950 decider