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Organiser(s)
FIFA
Founded
1930
; 96 years ago
Region
International
Teams
48
Related competitions
FIFA Women's World Cup
Current champions
Argentina
(3rd title)
Most championships
Brazil
(5 titles)
Website
fifa.com/worldcup
2026 FIFA World Cup
The
FIFA World Cup
, often called the
World Cup
, is an international
association football
competition among the senior
men's national teams
of the members of the
Fédération Internationale de Football Association
(FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every four years since the
inaugural tournament in 1930
, with the exception of 1942 and 1946 due to the
Second World War
. The reigning champions are
Argentina
, who won their third title at the
2022 World Cup
by defeating
France
.
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The contest starts with the
qualification phase
, which takes place over the preceding three years to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over the course of about a month. The host nation(s) automatically qualify for the group stage of the tournament. The competition is scheduled to expand to 48 teams, starting with the
2026 World Cup
.
As of the 2022 World Cup, 22 final tournaments have been held since the event's inception in 1930, and a total of 80 national teams have competed.
The trophy
has been won by eight national teams. With five wins,
Brazil
is the only team to have played in every tournament. The other World Cup winners are
Germany
and
Italy
, with four titles each; Argentina, with three titles; France and inaugural winner
Uruguay
, each with two titles; and
England
and
Spain
, with one title each.
The World Cup is globally regarded as the most prestigious association football competition, as well as the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world.
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The viewership of the
2018 World Cup
was estimated to be 3.57 billion, close to half of the global population,
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while the engagement with the 2022 World Cup was estimated to be 5 billion, with about 1.5 billion people watching
the final match
.
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Eighteen countries have hosted the World Cup, most recently
Qatar
, who hosted the 2022 event. The 2026 tournament will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, which will give Mexico the distinction of being the first country to host games in three World Cups.
History
Previous international competitions
The world's first international football match was a challenge match played in
Glasgow
in 1872 between
Scotland
and
England
.
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The first international tournament for nations, the inaugural
British Home Championship
, took place in 1884 and included games between England, Scotland,
Wales
, and
Ireland
.
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As football grew in popularity in other parts of the world at the start of the 20th century, it was held as a
demonstration sport
with no medals awarded at the
1900
and
1904 Summer Olympics
; however, the
International Olympic Committee
has retroactively upgraded their status to official events, as well as the
1906 Intercalated Games
.
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After
FIFA
was founded in 1904, it tried to arrange an international football tournament between nations outside the Olympic framework in Switzerland in 1906. These were very early days for international football, and the official history of FIFA describes the competition as having been unsuccessful.
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Team of Great Britain that won the Olympic tournament in 1908
At the
1908 Summer Olympics
in
London
, football became an official Olympic sport. Planned by
the Football Association
(the FA), England's football governing body, the event was for
amateur
players only and was regarded suspiciously as a show rather than a competition. Great Britain (represented by the
England national amateur football team
) won the
gold medals
. They repeated the feat at the
1912 Summer Olympics
in
Stockholm
.
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With the Olympic event continuing to be a contest between amateur teams only,
Sir Thomas Lipton
organised the
Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy
tournament in
Turin
in 1909. The Lipton tournament was a championship between individual clubs (not national teams) from different nations, each of which represented an entire nation. The competition is sometimes described as
The First World Cup
,
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and featured the most prestigious professional club sides from Italy, Germany and Switzerland, but the FA of England refused to be associated with the competition and declined the offer to send a professional team. Lipton invited
West Auckland
, an amateur side from
County Durham
, to represent England instead. West Auckland won the tournament and returned in 1911 to successfully defend their title.
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Prior to the Lipton competition, from 1876 to 1904, games that were considered to be the "
football world championship
" were meetings between leading English and Scottish clubs, such as the
1895 game
between
Sunderland A.F.C.
and the
Heart of Midlothian F.C.
, which Sunderland won.
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In 1914, FIFA agreed to recognise the
Olympic tournament
as a "world football championship for amateurs", and took responsibility for managing the event.
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This paved the way for the world's first intercontinental football competition for nations, at the
1920 Summer Olympics
, contested by
Egypt
and 13 European teams, and won by
Belgium
.
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Uruguay
won the next two Olympic football tournaments in
1924
and
1928
. Those were also the first two
open
world championships, as 1924 was the start of FIFA's professional era, and is the reason why
Uruguay is allowed to wear 4 stars
.
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World Cups before World War II
FIFA president
Jules Rimet
convinced the
confederations
to promote an international football tournament
Due to the success of the Olympic football tournaments, FIFA, with
President
Jules Rimet
as the driving force, again started looking at staging its own international tournament outside of the Olympics. On 28 May 1928, the FIFA Congress in
Amsterdam
decided to stage a world championship.
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With Uruguay now two-time official football world champions and to celebrate their
centenary
of
independence
in 1930, FIFA named
Uruguay
as the host country of the
inaugural World Cup tournament
.
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The national associations of selected nations were invited to send a team, but the choice of Uruguay as a venue for the competition meant a long and costly trip across the Atlantic Ocean for European sides, especially in the midst of the
Great Depression
. As such, no European country pledged to send a team until two months before the start of the competition. Rimet eventually persuaded teams from
Belgium
,
France
,
Romania
, and
Yugoslavia
to make the trip.
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In total, 13 nations took part: seven from South America, four from Europe, and two from North America.
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Estadio Centenario
, the location of the first World Cup final in 1930 in
Montevideo
, Uruguay
The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously on 13 July 1930, and were won by France and the
United States
, who defeated
Mexico
4–1 and Belgium 3–0 respectively. The first goal in World Cup history was scored by
Lucien Laurent
of France.
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In the
final
,
Uruguay
defeated
Argentina
4–2 in front of 93,000 spectators in
Montevideo
, and became the first nation to win the World Cup.
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After the creation of the World Cup, FIFA and the
IOC
disagreed over the status of amateur players; football was dropped from the
1932 Summer Olympics
.
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After the IOC and FIFA worked out their differences, Olympic football returned at the
1936 Summer Olympics
, but was now overshadowed by the more prestigious World Cup.
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The issues facing the early World Cup tournaments were the difficulties of intercontinental travel and war. Few South American teams were willing to travel to Europe for the
1934 World Cup
and all North and South American nations except
Brazil
and
Cuba
boycotted the
1938
tournament. Brazil was the only South American team to compete in both. The 1942 and 1946 competitions, which
Germany
and
Brazil
sought to host,
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were cancelled due to
World War II
.
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World Cups after World War II
The opening game of the
Maracanã Stadium
in
Rio de Janeiro
, Brazil, shortly before the
1950 FIFA World Cup
The
1950 World Cup
, held in
Brazil
, was the first to include British football associations.
Scotland
,
England
,
Wales
, and
Northern Ireland
had withdrawn from FIFA in 1920, partly out of unwillingness to play against the countries they had been at war with, and partly as a protest against foreign influence on football.
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The teams rejoined in 1946 following FIFA's invitation.
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The tournament also saw the return of 1930 champions
Uruguay
, who had boycotted the previous two World Cups. Uruguay won the tournament again after defeating the host nation Brazil, in the match called "
Maracanazo
" (Portuguese:
Maracanaço
).
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In the tournaments between 1934 and
1978
, 16 teams competed in each tournament, except in 1938, when
Austria
was
absorbed
into
Germany
after qualifying, leaving the tournament with 15 teams, and in 1950, when
India
, Scotland, and
Turkey
withdrew, leaving the tournament with 13 teams.
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Most of the participating nations were from Europe and South America, with a small minority from North America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. These teams were usually defeated easily by the European and South American teams. Until 1982, the only teams from outside Europe and South America to advance out of the first round were:
United States
, semi-finalists in 1930;
Cuba
, quarter-finalists in 1938;
North Korea
, quarter-finalists in
1966
; and
Mexico
, quarter-finalists in
1970
.
Expansion to 24 and 32 teams
Inside
Soccer City
in
Johannesburg
, South Africa, during a match at the
2010 FIFA World Cup
The tournament was expanded to 24 teams in
1982
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and then to 32 in
1998
,
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allowing more teams from Africa, Asia and North America to take part. Since then, teams from these regions have enjoyed more success, with several having reached the quarter-finals:
Mexico
, quarter-finalists in
1986
;
Cameroon
, quarter-finalists in
1990
;
South Korea
, finishing in fourth place in
2002
;
Senegal
, along with
USA
, both quarter-finalists in 2002;
Ghana
, quarter-finalists in 2010;
Costa Rica
, quarter-finalists in 2014; and
Morocco
, finishing in fourth place in 2022. European and South American teams continue to dominate, e.g., the quarter-finalists in 1994, 1998, 2006 and 2018 were all from Europe or South America and so were the finalists of all tournaments so far.
Two hundred teams entered the
2002 FIFA World Cup
qualification rounds. 198 nations attempted to qualify for the
2006 FIFA World Cup
. A record 204 countries entered qualification for the
2010 FIFA World Cup
.
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Expansion to 48 teams
In October 2013, Sepp Blatter spoke of guaranteeing the
Caribbean Football Union
's region a position in the World Cup.
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In the edition of 25 October 2013 of the
FIFA Weekly
Blatter wrote that: "From a purely sporting perspective, I would like to see globalisation finally taken seriously, and the African and Asian national associations accorded the status they deserve at the FIFA World Cup. It cannot be that the European and South American confederations lay claim to the majority of the berths at the World Cup."
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Those two remarks suggested to commentators that Blatter could be putting himself forward for re-election to the FIFA Presidency.
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Following the magazine's publication, Blatter's would-be opponent for the FIFA Presidency,
UEFA
President
Michel Platini
, responded that he intended to extend the World Cup to 40 national associations, increasing the number of participants by eight. Platini said that he would allocate an additional berth to UEFA, two each to the
Asian Football Confederation
and the
Confederation of African Football
, two shared between
CONCACAF
and
CONMEBOL
, and a guaranteed place for the
Oceania Football Confederation
.
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Platini was clear about why he wanted to expand the World Cup. He said: "[The World Cup is] not based on the quality of the teams because you don't have the best 32 at the World Cup ... but it's a good compromise. ... It's a political matter so why not have more Africans? The competition is to bring all the people of all the world. If you don't give the possibility to participate, they don't improve."
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In October 2016, FIFA president
Gianni Infantino
stated his support for a 48-team World Cup in 2026.
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On 10 January 2017, FIFA confirmed the 2026 World Cup will have 48 finalist teams.
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2015 FIFA corruption case
By May 2015, the games were under a particularly dark cloud because of the 2015 FIFA corruption case, allegations and criminal charges of bribery, fraud and money laundering to corrupt the issuing of media and marketing rights (rigged bids) for FIFA games,
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with FIFA officials accused of taking bribes totaling more than $150 million over 24 years. In late May, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a 47-count indictment with charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy against 14 people. Arrests of over a dozen FIFA officials were made since that time, particularly on 29 May and 3 December.
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By the end of May 2015, a total of nine FIFA officials and five executives of sports and broadcasting markets had already been charged on corruption. At the time, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced he would relinquish his position in February 2016.
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On 4 June 2015,
Chuck Blazer
while co-operating with the
FBI
and the Swiss authorities admitted that he and the other members of FIFA's then-executive committee were bribed in order to promote the 1998 and 2010 World Cups.
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On 10 June 2015, Swiss authorities seized computer data from the offices of
Sepp Blatter
.
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The same day, FIFA postponed the bidding process for the
2026 FIFA World Cup
in light of the
allegations surrounding bribery
in the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. Then-secretary general
Jérôme Valcke
stated, "Due to the situation, I think it's nonsense to start any bidding process for the time being."
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On 28 October 2015, Blatter and FIFA VP Michel Platini, a potential candidate for presidency, were suspended for 90 days; both maintained their innocence in statements made to the news media.
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On 3 December 2015 two FIFA vice-presidents were arrested on suspicion of bribery in the same Zurich hotel where seven FIFA officials had been arrested in May.
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An additional 16 indictments by the US Department of Justice were announced on the same day.
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Biennial World Cup proposition
A biennial World Cup plan was first proposed by the
Saudi Arabian Football Federation
at the 71st
FIFA Congress
on 21 May 2021 and prominently backed by former Arsenal manager
Arsène Wenger
and national federations in Africa and Asia.
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Continental confederations such as UEFA and CONMEBOL are not on board with the plan
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but, in total, the idea is supported by 166 of the 210 member associations of FIFA.
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Other FIFA tournaments
BC Place
in
Vancouver
hosting a
2015 Women's World Cup
match
An equivalent tournament for
women's football
, the
FIFA Women's World Cup
, was first held in
1991
in
China
.
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The women's tournament is smaller in scale and profile than the men's, but is growing; the number of entrants for the 2007 tournament was 120, more than double that of 1991.
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Men's football has been included in every
Summer Olympic Games
except 1896 and 1932. Unlike many other sports, the men's
football tournament at the Olympics
is not a top-level tournament, and since 1992, an under-23 tournament with each team allowed three over-age players.
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Women's football made its
Olympic debut in 1996
.
The
FIFA Confederations Cup
was a tournament held one year before the World Cup at the World Cup host nation(s) as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming World Cup. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships, along with the FIFA World Cup champion and the host country.
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The first edition took place in
1992
and the last edition was played in
2017
. In March 2019, FIFA confirmed that the tournament would no longer be active owing to an expansion of the
FIFA Club World Cup
in 2021.
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FIFA also organises international tournaments for youth football (
FIFA U-20 World Cup
,
FIFA U-17 World Cup
,
FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup
,
FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup
), club football (
FIFA Club World Cup
,
FIFA Women's Club World Cup
(starting in
2028
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),
FIFA Intercontinental Cup
,
FIFA Women's Champions Cup
), and football variants such as
futsal
(
FIFA Futsal World Cup
,
FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup
) and
beach soccer
(
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
), the latter not having a women's version.
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is held biannually, including the year before each Women's World Cup. Both tournaments were awarded in a single bidding process on three occasions, with the U-20 tournament serving as a dress rehearsal for the larger competition each time (
2010
,
2014
and
2018
).
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Trophy
The Jules Rimet trophy, awarded from 1930 to 1970
The current trophy, designed by Italian Silvio Gazzaniga and first awarded in 1974
From 1930 to 1970, the
Jules Rimet Trophy
was awarded to the World Cup winning team. It was originally simply known as the
World Cup
or
Coupe du Monde
, but in 1946 it was renamed after the FIFA president
Jules Rimet
who set up the first tournament. In
1970
,
Brazil
's third victory in the tournament entitled them to keep the trophy permanently. However, the trophy was stolen in 1983 and has never been recovered, apparently melted down by the thieves.
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After 1970, a new trophy, known as the FIFA World Cup Trophy, was designed. The experts of FIFA, coming from seven countries, evaluated the 53 presented models, finally opting for the work of the Italian designer
Silvio Gazzaniga
. The new trophy is 36 cm (14.2 in) high, made of solid 18
carat
(75%) gold and weighs 6.175 kg (13.6 lb).
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The base contains two layers of semi-precious
malachite
while the bottom side of the trophy bears the engraved year and name of each FIFA World Cup winner since
1974
.
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The description of the trophy by Gazzaniga was: "The lines spring out from the base, rising in spirals, stretching out to receive the world. From the remarkable dynamic tensions of the compact body of the sculpture rise the figures of two athletes at the stirring moment of victory."
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This new trophy is not awarded to the winning nation permanently. World Cup winners retain the trophy only until the post-match celebration is finished. They are awarded a gold-plated replica rather than the solid gold original immediately afterwards.
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All members (players, coaches, and managers) of the top three teams receive medals with an insignia of the World Cup Trophy; winners' (gold), runners-up' (silver), and third-place (bronze). In the
2002 edition
, fourth-place medals were awarded to hosts
South Korea
. Before the 1978 tournament, medals were only awarded to the eleven players on the pitch at the end of the final and the match for third place. In November 2007, FIFA announced that all members of World Cup-winning squads between 1930 and 1974 were to be retroactively awarded winners' medals.
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Since 2006, winners of the competition are also awarded the right to wear the
FIFA Champions Badge
, up until the time at which the winner of the next competition is decided.
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Format
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Qualification
Since the second World Cup in
1934
, qualifying tournaments have been held to thin the field for the final tournament.
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They are held within the six FIFA continental zones (
Africa
,
Asia
,
North and Central America and Caribbean
,
South America
,
Oceania
, and
Europe
), overseen by their respective confederations. For each tournament, FIFA decides the number of places awarded to each of the continental zones beforehand, generally based on the relative strength of the confederations' teams.
The qualification process can start as early as almost three years before the final tournament and last over a two-year period. The formats of the qualification tournaments differ between confederations. Usually, one or two places are awarded to winners of intercontinental
play-offs
. For example, the winner of the Oceanian zone and the fifth-placed team from the Asian zone entered a play-off for a spot in the
2010 World Cup
.
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From the
1938 World Cup
onwards, host nations receive automatic qualification to the final tournament. This right was also granted to the defending champions between 1938 and 2002, but was withdrawn from the
2006 FIFA World Cup
onward, requiring the champions to qualify, as previous defending champions had uncompetitive performances at subsequent editions of the FIFA World Cup.
Brazil
, winners in
2002
, were the first defending champions to play qualifying matches.
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Final tournament
The final tournament format since 1998 has had 32 national teams competing over the course of a month in the host nations. There are two stages: the group stage, followed by the knockout stage.
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In the group stage, teams compete within eight groups of four teams each. Eight teams are seeded, including the hosts, with the other seeded teams selected using a formula based on the
FIFA World Rankings
or performances in recent World Cups, and drawn to separate groups.
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The other teams are assigned to different "pots", usually based on geographical criteria, and teams in each pot are drawn at random to the eight groups. Since
1998
, constraints have been applied to the draw to ensure that no group contains more than two European teams or more than one team from any other confederation.
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Each group plays a
round-robin tournament
in which each team is scheduled for three matches against other teams in the same group. This means that a total of six matches are played within a group. The last round of matches of each group is scheduled at the same time to preserve fairness among all four teams.
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The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage. Points are used to rank the teams within a group. Since
1994
,
three points have been awarded for a win
, one for a draw and none for a loss (before, winners received two points).
Considering six matches in a group each with three possible outcomes (win, draw, loss), there are 729 (= 3
6
) possible final table outcomes for the 40 possible combinations of the four teams' points.
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However, 14 of the 40 points combinations (or 207 of the 729 possible outcomes) lead to ties between the second and third places. In such case, the ranking among these teams is determined by:
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Greatest combined goal difference in all group matches
Greatest combined number of goals scored in all group matches
If more than one team remain level after applying the above criteria, their ranking will be determined as follows:
Greatest number of points in head-to-head matches among those teams
Greatest goal difference in head-to-head matches among those teams
Greatest number of goals scored in head-to-head matches among those teams
Fair play points, defined by the number of yellow and red cards received in the group stage:
Yellow card: minus 1 point
Indirect red card (as a result of a second yellow card): minus 3 points
Direct red card: minus 4 points
Yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
If any of the teams above remain level after applying the above criteria, their ranking will be determined by the drawing of lots
The knockout stage is a
single-elimination tournament
in which teams play each other in one-off matches, with
extra time
and
penalty shootouts
used to decide the winner if necessary. It begins with the round of 16 (or the second round) in which the winner of each group plays against the runner-up of another group. This is followed by the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, the
match for third place
(contested by the losing semi-finalists), and the final.
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On 10 January 2017, FIFA approved a new format, the 48-team World Cup (to accommodate more teams), which was to consist of 16 groups of three teams each, with two teams qualifying from each group, to form a round of 32 knockout stage, to be implemented by 2026.
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On 14 March 2023, FIFA approved a revised format of the 2026 tournament, which features 12 groups of four teams each, with the top 8 third-placed teams joining the group winners and runners-up in a new round of 32.
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In March 2025, it was reported that FIFA was considering a one-off expansion to 64 teams for the
2030 FIFA World Cup
, the centennial anniversary of the FIFA World Cup.
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Hosts
Selection process
A map of FIFA World Cup final hosts, 1930–2022. Green: once; dark green: twice; light green: planned
Early World Cups were given to countries at meetings of FIFA's congress. The locations were controversial because South America and Europe were by far the two centres of strength in football and travel between them required three weeks by boat. The decision to hold the
first World Cup
in Uruguay, for example, led to only four European nations competing.
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The next two World Cups were both held in Europe. The decision to hold the second of these in France was disputed, as the South American countries understood that the location would alternate between the two continents. Both Argentina and Uruguay thus boycotted the
1938 FIFA World Cup
.
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Since the
1958 FIFA World Cup
, to avoid future boycotts or controversy, FIFA began a pattern of alternating the hosts between the Americas and Europe, which continued until the
1998 FIFA World Cup
. The
2002 FIFA World Cup
, hosted jointly by South Korea and Japan, was the first one held in Asia, and the first tournament with multiple hosts.
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South Africa became the first African nation to host the World Cup in
2010
. The
2014 FIFA World Cup
was hosted by Brazil, the first held in South America since
Argentina 1978
,
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and was the first occasion where consecutive World Cups were held outside Europe.
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Russian delegates celebrate being chosen as the host of the
2018 FIFA World Cup
The host country is now chosen in a vote by FIFA's Council. This is done under an
exhaustive ballot
system. The national football association of a country desiring to host the event receives a "Hosting Agreement" from FIFA, which explains the steps and requirements that are expected from a strong bid. The bidding association also receives a form, the submission of which represents the official confirmation of the candidacy. After this, a FIFA designated group of inspectors visit the country to identify that the country meets the requirements needed to host the event and a report on the country is produced. The decision on who will host the World Cup is usually made six or seven years in advance of the tournament. There have been occasions where the hosts of multiple future tournaments were announced at the same time, as was the case for the
2018 and 2022 World Cups
, which were awarded to
Russia
and
Qatar
, with Qatar becoming the first Middle Eastern country to host the tournament.
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For the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, the final tournament was rotated between confederations, allowing only countries from the chosen confederation (Africa in 2010, South America in 2014) to bid to host the tournament. The rotation policy was introduced after the
controversy
surrounding Germany's victory over South Africa in the vote to host the
2006 tournament
. However, the policy of continental rotation did not continue beyond 2014, so any country, except those belonging to confederations that hosted the two preceding tournaments, can apply as hosts for World Cups starting from
2018
.
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This is partly to avoid a similar scenario to the bidding process for the 2014 tournament, where Brazil was the only official bidder.
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The
2026 FIFA World Cup
was chosen to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, marking the first time a World Cup has been shared by three host nations.
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The 2026 tournament will be the biggest World Cup ever held, with 48 teams playing 104 matches. Sixty matches will take place in the US, including all matches from the quarter-finals onward, while Canada and Mexico will host 10 games each.
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Summary by confederation
Confederation
Times hosted
Hosts
Upcoming hosts
UEFA
(Europe)
11
1934
, Italy
;
1938
, France
;
1954
, Switzerland
;
1958
, Sweden
;
1966
, England
;
1974
, West Germany
;
1982
, Spain
;
1990
, Italy
;
1998
, France
;
2006
, Germany
;
2018
, Russia
2030
, Spain & Portugal
CONMEBOL
(South America)
5
1930
, Uruguay
;
1950
, Brazil
;
1962
, Chile
;
1978
, Argentina
;
2014
, Brazil
CONCACAF
(North and Central America
and Caribbean)
3
1970
, Mexico
;
1986
, Mexico
;
1994
, United States
2026
, Canada, Mexico & United States
AFC
(Asia)
2
2002
, South Korea & Japan
;
2022
, Qatar
2034
, Saudi Arabia
CAF
(Africa)
1
2010
, South Africa
2030
, Morocco
OFC
(Oceania)
0
none
Performances
Six of the eight champions have won one of their titles while playing in their own homeland, the exceptions being
Brazil
, who finished as runners-up after losing the
deciding match
on home soil in 1950 and lost their
semi-final
against Germany in 2014, and
Spain
, which reached the second round on home soil in 1982.
England
(1966) won its only title while playing as a host nation.
Uruguay
(1930),
Italy
(1934),
Argentina
(1978), and
France
(1998) won their first titles as host nations but have gone on to win again, while
Germany
(1974) won their second title on home soil.
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Other nations have also been successful when hosting the tournament.
Switzerland
(quarter-finals 1954),
Sweden
(runners-up in 1958),
Chile
(third place in 1962),
South Korea
(fourth place in 2002),
Russia
(quarter-finals 2018), and
Mexico
(quarter-finals in 1970 and 1986) all have their best results when serving as hosts.
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So far,
South Africa
(2010) and
Qatar
(2022) failed to advance beyond the first round.
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A
Coca-Cola
bottle promoting the
2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan
The World Cup was first televised in
1954
and as of 2006
is the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world. The cumulative viewership of all matches of the 2006 World Cup was estimated to be 26.29 billion.
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715.1 million individuals watched the final match of the tournament, almost a ninth of the entire population of the planet. The
2006 World Cup
draw, which decided the distribution of teams into groups, was watched by 300 million viewers.
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The World Cup attracts major sponsors such as
Coca-Cola
,
McDonald's
and
Adidas
. For these companies and many more, being a sponsor strongly impacts their global brands. Host countries typically experience a multimillion-dollar revenue increase from the month-long event.
The governing body of the sport,
FIFA
, generated $4.8 billion in revenue from the
2014 tournament
,
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and $6.1 billion from the
2018 tournament
.
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Manufactured by
Adidas
since the
1970 World Cup
, official match balls displayed at
FIFA headquarters
in
Zürich
Each FIFA World Cup since
1966
has its own
mascot
or logo.
World Cup Willie
, the mascot for the 1966 competition, was the first
World Cup mascot
.
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World Cups feature
official match balls
specially designed for each tournament. After
Slazenger
produced the ball for the 1966 World Cup, Adidas became the official supplier to FIFA.
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Each World Cup also has an
official song
, which have been performed by artists ranging from
Shakira
to
Will Smith
.
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Other songs, such as "
Nessun dorma
", performed by
The Three Tenors
at four World Cup concerts, have also become identified with the tournament.
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Forming a partnership with FIFA in 1970,
Panini
published its first
sticker album
for the 1970 World Cup.
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Since then, collecting and trading stickers and
cards
has become part of the World Cup experience, especially for the younger generation.
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FIFA has licensed World Cup
video games
since
1986
, sponsored by
Electronic Arts
.
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Results
Key
a.e.t.: result/match won
after extra time
p: match won after
penalty shoot-out
v
t
e
Ed.
Year
Host
First place game
Third place game
Teams
Champion
Score
Runner-up
Third place
Score
Fourth place
1
1930
Uruguay
Uruguay
4–2
Argentina
United States
—
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n 1
]
Yugoslavia
13
2
1934
Italy
Italy
2–1
(
a.e.t.
)
Czechoslovakia
Germany
3–2
Austria
16
3
1938
France
Italy
4–2
Hungary
Brazil
4–2
Sweden
15
–
1942
Not held due to
World War II
1946
4
1950
Brazil
Uruguay
2–1
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Brazil
Sweden
3–1
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]
Spain
13
5
1954
Switzerland
West Germany
3–2
Hungary
Austria
3–1
Uruguay
16
6
1958
Sweden
Brazil
5–2
Sweden
France
6–3
West Germany
16
7
1962
Chile
Brazil
3–1
Czechoslovakia
Chile
1–0
Yugoslavia
16
8
1966
England
England
4–2
(
a.e.t.
)
West Germany
Portugal
2–1
Soviet Union
16
9
1970
Mexico
Brazil
4–1
Italy
West Germany
1–0
Uruguay
16
10
1974
West Germany
West Germany
2–1
Netherlands
Poland
1–0
Brazil
16
11
1978
Argentina
Argentina
3–1
(
a.e.t.
)
Netherlands
Brazil
2–1
Italy
16
12
1982
Spain
Italy
3–1
West Germany
Poland
3–2
France
24
13
1986
Mexico
Argentina
3–2
West Germany
France
4–2
(
a.e.t.
)
Belgium
24
14
1990
Italy
West Germany
1–0
Argentina
Italy
2–1
England
24
15
1994
United States
Brazil
0–0
(
a.e.t.
)
(3–2
p
)
Italy
Sweden
4–0
Bulgaria
24
16
1998
France
France
3–0
Brazil
Croatia
2–1
Netherlands
32
17
2002
South Korea
Japan
Brazil
2–0
Germany
Turkey
3–2
South Korea
32
18
2006
Germany
Italy
1–1
(
a.e.t.
)
(5–3
p
)
France
Germany
3–1
Portugal
32
19
2010
South Africa
Spain
1–0
(
a.e.t.
)
Netherlands
Germany
3–2
Uruguay
32
20
2014
Brazil
Germany
1–0
(
a.e.t.
)
Argentina
Netherlands
3–0
Brazil
32
21
2018
Russia
France
4–2
Croatia
Belgium
2–0
England
32
22
2022
Qatar
Argentina
3–3
(
a.e.t.
)
(4–2
p
)
France
Croatia
2–1
Morocco
32
23
2026
Canada
Mexico
United States
48
24
2030
Morocco
Portugal
Spain
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n 3
]
48
25
2034
Saudi Arabia
48
In all, 80 nations have
played in at least one World Cup
.
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Of these, eight national teams have won the World Cup,
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and they have added
stars to their badges
, with each star representing a World Cup victory. Uruguay, however, chose to display
four stars on their badge
, representing their two gold medals at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, which are recognized by FIFA as World Championships, and their two World Cup titles in 1930 and 1950.
With five titles, Brazil are the most successful World Cup team and also the only nation to have
played in every World Cup
(22) to date.
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Brazil were also the first team to win the World Cup for the third (1970), fourth (1994) and fifth (2002) time. Italy (1934 and 1938) and Brazil (1958 and 1962) are the only nations to have won consecutive titles. West Germany (1982–1990) and Brazil (1994–2002) are the only nations to appear in three consecutive World Cup finals. Germany has made the most top-four finishes (13), medals (12), as well as the most finals (8).
Map of countries' best results
Teams reaching the top four
Teams reaching the top four
Team
Titles
Runners-up
Third place
Fourth place
Top 4
total
Brazil
5
(
1958
,
1962
,
1970
,
1994
,
2002
)
2 (
1950
*
,
1998
)
2 (
1938
,
1978
)
2 (
1974
,
2014
*
)
11
Germany
1
4 (
1954
,
1974
*
,
1990
,
2014
)
4
(
1966
,
1982
,
1986
,
2002
)
4
(
1934
,
1970
,
2006
*
,
2010
)
1 (
1958
)
13
Italy
4 (
1934
*
,
1938
,
1982
,
2006
)
2 (
1970
,
1994
)
1 (
1990
*
)
1 (
1978
)
8
Argentina
3 (
1978
*
,
1986
,
2022
)
3 (
1930
,
1990
,
2014
)
6
France
2 (
1998
*
,
2018
)
2 (
2006
,
2022
)
2 (
1958
,
1986
)
1 (
1982
)
7
Uruguay
2 (
1930
*
,
1950
)
3
(
1954
,
1970
,
2010
)
5
England
1 (
1966
*
)
2 (
1990
,
2018
)
3
Spain
1 (
2010
)
1 (
1950
)
2
Netherlands
3 (
1974
,
1978
,
2010
)
1 (
2014
)
1 (
1998
)
5
Hungary
2 (
1938
,
1954
)
2
Czech Republic
2
2 (
1934
,
1962
)
2
Sweden
1 (
1958
*
)
2 (
1950
,
1994
)
1 (
1938
)
4
Croatia
1 (
2018
)
2 (
1998
,
2022
)
3
Poland
2 (
1974
,
1982
)
2
Austria
1 (
1954
)
1 (
1934
)
2
Portugal
1 (
1966
)
1 (
2006
)
2
Belgium
1 (
2018
)
1 (
1986
)
2
United States
1 (
1930
)
1
Chile
1 (
1962
*
)
1
Turkey
1 (
2002
)
1
Serbia
3
2 (
1930
,
1962
)
2
Russia
4
1 (
1966
)
1
Bulgaria
1 (
1994
)
1
South Korea
1 (
2002
*
)
1
Morocco
1 (
2022
)
1
*
hosts
1
includes results representing
West Germany
(1954–1990)
2
includes results representing
Czechoslovakia
(1934–1990)
4
includes results representing the
Soviet Union
(1958–1990)
Best performances by confederations
South Koreans watching their nation on the big screens in
Seoul Plaza
during the 2002 World Cup when they became the first Asian country to reach the semi-finals
To date, the final of the World Cup has only been contested by teams from the
UEFA
(Europe) and
CONMEBOL
(South America) confederations. European nations have won twelve titles, while South American nations have won ten. Only three teams from outside these two continents have ever reached the semi-finals of the competition:
United States
(
North, Central America and Caribbean
) in 1930;
South Korea
(
Asia
) in 2002; and
Morocco
(
Africa
) in 2022. Only one
Oceanian
qualifier,
Australia
in 2006, has advanced to the second round, a feat they later reaccomplished in 2022.
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Brazil
,
Argentina
,
Spain
and
Germany
are the only teams to win a World Cup hosted outside their continental confederation; Brazil came out victorious in
Europe
(
1958
),
North America
(
1970
and
1994
) and
Asia
(
2002
). Argentina won a World Cup in North America in
1986
and in Asia in
2022
. Spain won in
Africa
in
2010
. In
2014
, Germany became the first and so far the only European team to win in the Americas. Only on five occasions have consecutive World Cups been won by teams from the same continent; the longest streak of tournaments won by a single confederation is four, with the
2006
,
2010
,
2014
, and
2018
tournaments all won by UEFA teams (Italy, Spain, Germany, and France, respectively).
Total times teams qualified by confederation
Confederation
AFC
CAF
CONCACAF
CONMEBOL
OFC
UEFA
Total
Teams
43
49
46
89
4
258
489
Top 16
9
11
15
37
1
99
172
Top 8
2
4
5
36
0
105
152
Top 4
1
1
1
23
0
62
88
Top 2
0
0
0
15
0
29
44
4th
1
1
0
5
0
15
22
3rd
0
0
1
3
0
18
22
2nd
0
0
0
5
0
17
22
1st
0
0
0
10
0
12
22
Records and statistics
Argentina's
Lionel Messi
has played a record 26 World Cup matches across a joint-record five tournaments.
Cristiano Ronaldo
is the first and only player to score in five tournaments.
Six players share the record for
playing in the most World Cups
;
Mexico
's
Antonio Carbajal
(1950–1966),
Rafael Márquez
(2002–2018), and
Andrés Guardado
(2006–2022);
Germany
's
Lothar Matthäus
(1982–1998);
Argentina
's
Lionel Messi
(2006–2022); and
Portugal
's
Cristiano Ronaldo
(2006–2022) all played in five tournaments, with Ronaldo also being the first and only player to score in five tournaments.
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Messi has played the most World Cup matches overall, with 26 appearances.
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Brazil
's
Djalma Santos
(1954–1962), West Germany's
Franz Beckenbauer
(1966–1974), and Germany's
Philipp Lahm
(2006–2014) are the only players to be named to three World Cup
All-Star Teams
.
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Miroslav Klose
of Germany (2002–2014) is the all-time top scorer at the World Cup with 16 goals. He broke
Ronaldo
of Brazil's record of 15 goals (1998–2006) during the
2014 semi-final match against Brazil
. West Germany's
Gerd Müller
(1970–1974) is third, with 14 goals.
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The fourth-placed goalscorer,
France
's
Just Fontaine
, holds the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup; all his 13 goals were scored in the 1958 tournament.
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Pelé
is the only person to win the World Cup three times as a player.
In November 2007, FIFA announced that all members of World Cup-winning squads between 1930 and 1974 were to be retroactively awarded winners' medals.
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This made Brazil's
Pelé
the only player to have won three World Cup winners' medals (1958, 1962, and 1970, although he did not play in the 1962 final due to injury),
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with
20 other players who have won two winners' medals
. Seven players have collected all three types of World Cup medals (winners', runner- ups', and third-place); five players were from West Germany's squad of 1966–1974: Franz Beckenbauer,
Jürgen Grabowski
,
Horst-Dieter Höttges
,
Sepp Maier
, and
Wolfgang Overath
(1966–1974), Italy's
Franco Baresi
(1982, 1990, 1994) and the most recent has been
Miroslav Klose
of Germany (2002–2014) with four consecutive medals.
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Brazil's
Mário Zagallo
, West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer and France's
Didier Deschamps
are the only people to date to win the World Cup as both player and head coach. Zagallo won in 1958 and 1962 as a player and in 1970 as head coach.
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Beckenbauer won in 1974 as captain and in 1990 as head coach,
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and Deschamps repeated the feat in 2018, after having won in 1998 as captain.
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Italy
's
Vittorio Pozzo
is the only head coach to ever win two World Cups (1934 and 1938).
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All World Cup-winning head coaches were natives of the country they coached to victory.
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Among the national teams, Brazil has played the most World Cup matches (114), Germany appeared in the most finals (8), semi-finals (13), and quarter-finals (16), while Brazil has appeared in the most World Cups (22), has the most wins (76) and has scored the most goals (237).
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The two teams have played each other twice in the World Cup, in the
2002 final
and in the
2014 semi-final
.
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Top goalscorers
Individual
Players in
bold
are still active.
Miroslav Klose
scored a record 16 goals across four World Cups.
Rank
Player
Goals
Matches
Goals per game
1
Miroslav Klose
16
24
0.67
2
Ronaldo
15
19
0.84
3
Gerd Müller
14
13
1.08
4
Just Fontaine
13
6
2.17
Lionel Messi
13
26
0.50
6
Kylian Mbappé
12
14
0.86
Pelé
12
14
0.86
8
Sándor Kocsis
11
5
2.20
Jürgen Klinsmann
11
17
0.65
10
Helmut Rahn
10
10
1.00
Gabriel Batistuta
10
12
0.83
Gary Lineker
10
12
0.83
Teófilo Cubillas
10
13
0.77
Thomas Müller
10
19
0.53
Grzegorz Lato
10
20
0.50
Country
Rank
National team
Goals scored
1
Brazil
237
2
Germany
232
3
Argentina
152
4
France
136
5
Italy
128
6
Spain
108
7
England
104
8
Netherlands
96
9
Uruguay
89
10
Hungary
87
Awards
At the end of each World Cup, awards are presented to the players and teams for accomplishments other than their final team positions in the tournament.
There are five post-tournament awards from the FIFA Technical Study Group:
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Diego Maradona
(holding the World Cup) received the Golden Ball for best player at the 1986 World Cup.
the
Golden Ball
(named for its sponsor "
Adidas
Golden Ball") for best player, first awarded in
1982
;
the
Golden Boot
(named for its sponsor "Adidas Golden Boot", formerly known as the "adidas Golden Shoe" from 1982 to 2006) for top goalscorer, first awarded in 1982;
the
Golden Glove
(named for its sponsor "Adidas Golden Glove", formerly known as the "
Lev Yashin
Award" from 1994 to 2006) for best goalkeeper, first awarded in
1994
;
the
FIFA Young Player Award
(formerly known as the "Best Young Player Award" from 2006 to 2010) for best player under 21 years of age at the start of the calendar year, first awarded in
2006
;
the
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
for the team that advanced to the second round with the best record of fair play, first awarded in
1970
.
There is currently one award voted on by fans during the tournament:
the
Player of the Match
(currently commercially termed "
Budweiser
Player of the Match", formerly known as the "Man of the Match" from 2002 to 2018) for outstanding performance during each match of the tournament, first awarded in
2002
.
There are two awards voted on by fans after the conclusion of the tournament:
the
Goal of the Tournament
(currently commercially termed "
Hyundai
Goal of the Tournament") for the fans' best goal scored during the tournament, first awarded in
2006
;
the
Most Entertaining Team
during the World Cup final tournament, as determined by a poll of the general public.
One other award was given between 1994 and 2006:
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an
All-Star Team
comprising the best players of the tournament chosen by the FIFA Technical Study Group. From 2010 onwards, all Dream Teams or Statistical Teams are unofficial, as reported by FIFA itself.
World Cup
Golden Ball
Golden Boot
Goals
Golden Glove
Clean sheets
FIFA Young Player Award
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
1930 Uruguay
Not Awarded
Guillermo Stábile
8
Not Awarded
N/A
Not Awarded
Not Awarded
1934 Italy
Oldřich Nejedlý
5
1938 France
Leônidas
7
1950 Brazil
Ademir
9
1954 Switzerland
Sándor Kocsis
11
1958 Sweden
Just Fontaine
13
Pelé
1962 Chile
Flórián Albert
Garrincha
Vavá
Valentin Ivanov
Dražan Jerković
Leonel Sánchez
4
Flórián Albert
1966 England
Eusébio
9
Franz Beckenbauer
1970 Mexico
Gerd Müller
10
Teófilo Cubillas
Peru
1974 West Germany
Grzegorz Lato
7
Władysław Żmuda
West Germany
1978 Argentina
Mario Kempes
6
Antonio Cabrini
Argentina
1982 Spain
Paolo Rossi
Paolo Rossi
6
Manuel Amoros
Brazil
1986 Mexico
Diego Maradona
Gary Lineker
6
Enzo Scifo
Brazil
1990 Italy
Salvatore Schillaci
Salvatore Schillaci
6
Robert Prosinečki
England
1994 United States
Romário
Oleg Salenko
Hristo Stoichkov
6
Michel Preud'homme
2
Marc Overmars
Brazil
1998 France
Ronaldo
Davor Šuker
6
Fabien Barthez
5
Michael Owen
England
France
2002 South Korea/Japan
Oliver Kahn
Ronaldo
8
Oliver Kahn
5
Landon Donovan
Belgium
2006 Germany
Zinedine Zidane
Miroslav Klose
5
Gianluigi Buffon
5
Lukas Podolski
Brazil
Spain
2010 South Africa
Diego Forlán
Thomas Müller
5
Iker Casillas
5
Thomas Müller
Spain
2014 Brazil
Lionel Messi
James Rodríguez
6
Manuel Neuer
4
Paul Pogba
Colombia
2018 Russia
Luka Modrić
Harry Kane
6
Thibaut Courtois
3
Kylian Mbappé
Spain
2022 Qatar
Lionel Messi
Kylian Mbappé
8
Emiliano Martínez
3
Enzo Fernández
England
See also
List of FIFA World Cup finals
FIFA World Cup records and statistics
FIFA World Cup awards
FIFA U-20 World Cup
FIFA U-17 World Cup
FIFA Club World Cup
FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
FIFA Futsal World Cup
FIFA Confederations Cup
List of association football competitions
Notes
References
^
"Argentina Campeón Mundial: A 100 días de levantar la tercera – CONMEBOL"
.
www.conmebol.com
(in European Spanish). 28 March 2023
. Retrieved
25 April
2024
.
^
a
b
Stephen Dobson and John Goddard,
The Economics of Football
, page 407, quote "The World Cup is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world: the estimated cumulative television audience for the 2006 World Cup in Germany was 26.2 billion, an average of 409 million viewers per match."
^
Glenn M. Wong,
The Comprehensive Guide to Careers in Sports
, page 144, quote "The World Cup is the most-watched sporting event in the world. In 2006, more than 30 billion viewers in 214 countries watched the World Cup on television, and more than 3.3 million spectators attended the 64 matches of the tournament."
^
"2018 FIFA World Cup Russia Global broadcast and audience summary"
(PDF)
. FIFA.
Archived
(PDF)
from the original on 11 July 2021
. Retrieved
20 December
2022
.
^
Tom Dunmore,
Historical Dictionary of Soccer
, page 235, quote "The World Cup is now the most-watched sporting event in the world on television, above even the Olympic Games."
^
"One Month On: 5 billion engaged with the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022"
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## Contents
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- [1 History](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#History)
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- [1\.1 Previous international competitions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Previous_international_competitions)
- [1\.2 World Cups before World War II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#World_Cups_before_World_War_II)
- [1\.3 World Cups after World War II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#World_Cups_after_World_War_II)
- [1\.4 Expansion to 24 and 32 teams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Expansion_to_24_and_32_teams)
- [1\.5 Expansion to 48 teams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Expansion_to_48_teams)
- [1\.6 2015 FIFA corruption case](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#2015_FIFA_corruption_case)
- [1\.7 Biennial World Cup proposition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Biennial_World_Cup_proposition)
- [1\.8 Other FIFA tournaments](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Other_FIFA_tournaments)
- [2 Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Trophy)
- [3 Format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Format)
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- [3\.1 Qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Qualification)
- [3\.2 Final tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Final_tournament)
- [4 Hosts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Hosts)
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- [4\.1 Selection process](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Selection_process)
- [4\.2 Summary by confederation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Summary_by_confederation)
- [4\.3 Performances](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Performances)
- [5 Broadcasting and promotion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Broadcasting_and_promotion)
- [6 Results](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Results)
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- [6\.1 Teams reaching the top four](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Teams_reaching_the_top_four)
- [6\.2 Best performances by confederations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Best_performances_by_confederations)
- [7 Records and statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Records_and_statistics)
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- [7\.1 Top goalscorers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Top_goalscorers)
- [8 Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Awards)
- [9 See also](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#See_also)
- [10 Notes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Notes)
- [11 References](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#References)
- [12 Bibliography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#Bibliography)
- [13 External links](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#External_links)
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# FIFA World Cup
152 languages
- [Afrikaans](https://af.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sokker-W%C3%AAreldbeker "Sokker-Wêreldbeker – Afrikaans")
- [Alemannisch](https://als.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu%C3%9Fball-Weltmeisterschaft "Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft – Alemannic")
- [አማርኛ](https://am.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%8B%A8%E1%8B%93%E1%88%88%E1%88%9D_%E1%8B%8B%E1%8A%95%E1%8C%AB "የዓለም ዋንጫ – Amharic")
- [Aragonés](https://an.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Mundial_de_F%C3%BAtbol "Copa Mundial de Fútbol – Aragonese")
- [العربية](https://ar.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A3%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85 "كأس العالم – Arabic")
- [الدارجة](https://ary.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85 "كاس لعالم – Moroccan Arabic")
- [مصرى](https://arz.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%83%D8%A7%D8%B3_%D8%A7%D9%84%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85_%D9%84%D9%83%D9%88%D8%B1%D8%A9_%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%82%D8%AF%D9%85 "كاس العالم لكورة القدم – Egyptian Arabic")
- [অসমীয়া](https://as.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA "ফিফা বিশ্বকাপ – Assamese")
- [Asturianu](https://ast.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Mundial_Masculina_de_F%C3%BAtbol "Copa Mundial Masculina de Fútbol – Asturian")
- [Azərbaycanca](https://az.wikipedia.org/wiki/F%C4%B0FA_D%C3%BCnya_Kuboku "FİFA Dünya Kuboku – Azerbaijani")
- [تۆرکجه](https://azb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%81%D8%A7_%D8%AF%D9%88%D9%86%DB%8C%D8%A7_%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%BE%DB%8C "فیفا دونیا کاپی – South Azerbaijani")
- [Башҡортса](https://ba.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB_%D0%B1%D1%83%D0%B9%D1%8B%D0%BD%D1%81%D0%B0_%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%BD%D1%8A%D1%8F_%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B "Футбол буйынса донъя чемпионаты – Bashkir")
- [Basa Bali](https://ban.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piala_Jagat_FIFA "Piala Jagat FIFA – Balinese")
- [Boarisch](https://bar.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fua%C3%9Fboi-Wejtmoastaschaft "Fuaßboi-Wejtmoastaschaft – Bavarian")
- [Беларуская (тарашкевіца)](https://be-tarask.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D1%8D%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%96%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82_%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%83_%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5 "Чэмпіянат сьвету па футболе – Belarusian (Taraškievica orthography)")
- [Беларуская](https://be.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D1%8D%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%96%D1%8F%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82_%D1%81%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%83_%D0%BF%D0%B0_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5 "Чэмпіянат свету па футболе – Belarusian")
- [Betawi](https://bew.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A8ker_Dunia_FIFA "Bèker Dunia FIFA – Betawi")
- [Български](https://bg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%BD%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D1%8A%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D0%BE_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB "Световно първенство по футбол – Bulgarian")
- [भोजपुरी](https://bh.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%AC%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B8%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AA "फीफा बिस्वकप – Bhojpuri")
- [ပအိုဝ်ႏဘာႏသာႏ](https://blk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%96%E1%80%AE%E1%80%96%E1%80%AC_%E1%80%80%E1%80%99%E1%80%B9%E1%80%98%E1%80%AC%E1%82%8F%E1%80%96%E1%80%9C%E1%80%AC%E1%80%B8_%E1%80%97%E1%80%B1%E1%80%AC%E1%80%BA%E1%80%9C%E1%80%AF%E1%80%B6%E1%80%B8%E1%80%95%E1%80%BD%E1%80%9A%E1%80%BA%EA%A9%BB "ဖီဖာ ကမ္ဘာႏဖလား ဗော်လုံးပွယ်ꩻ – Pa'O")
- [বাংলা](https://bn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%AB%E0%A6%BE_%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%BF%E0%A6%B6%E0%A7%8D%E0%A6%AC%E0%A6%95%E0%A6%BE%E0%A6%AA "ফিফা বিশ্বকাপ – Bangla")
- [བོད་ཡིག](https://bo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%9B%E0%BD%98%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%82%E0%BE%B3%E0%BD%B2%E0%BD%84%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%96%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%98%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%94%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BE%90%E0%BD%84%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A2%E0%BE%A9%E0%BD%BA%E0%BD%91%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A6%E0%BE%A4%E0%BD%BC%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A3%E0%BD%BC%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%B2%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%A0%E0%BD%82%E0%BE%B2%E0%BD%93%E0%BC%8B%E0%BD%96%E0%BD%A6%E0%BE%A1%E0%BD%B4%E0%BD%A2%E0%BC%8B "འཛམ་གླིང་བུམ་པའི་རྐང་རྩེད་སྤོ་ལོའི་འགྲན་བསྡུར་ – Tibetan")
- [Brezhoneg](https://br.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kib_vell-droad_ar_bed "Kib vell-droad ar bed – Breton")
- [Bosanski](https://bs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svjetsko_prvenstvo_u_nogometu "Svjetsko prvenstvo u nogometu – Bosnian")
- [Català](https://ca.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_del_M%C3%B3n_de_Futbol "Copa del Món de Futbol – Catalan")
- [閩東語 / Mìng-dĕ̤ng-ngṳ̄](https://cdo.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Si%C3%A9-g%C3%A1i_Bu%C5%8Fi "FIFA Sié-gái Buŏi – Mindong")
- [Нохчийн](https://ce.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B5%D1%85_%D0%BB%D0%BE%D0%B2%D0%B7%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D1%83%D1%8C%D0%BD%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82 "Футболех ловзаран дуьненан чемпионат – Chechen")
- [کوردی](https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85%DB%8C_%D8%AC%DB%8C%DA%BE%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%81%D8%A7 "جامی جیھانیی فیفا – Central Kurdish")
- [Corsu](https://co.wikipedia.org/wiki/Squadre_naziunali_campione_di_u_mondu "Squadre naziunali campione di u mondu – Corsican")
- [Čeština](https://cs.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistrovstv%C3%AD_sv%C4%9Bta_ve_fotbale "Mistrovství světa ve fotbale – Czech")
- [Cymraeg](https://cy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cwpan_y_Byd_P%C3%AAl-droed "Cwpan y Byd Pêl-droed – Welsh")
- [Dansk](https://da.wikipedia.org/wiki/VM_i_fodbold_\(m%C3%A6nd\) "VM i fodbold (mænd) – Danish")
- [Deutsch](https://de.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fu%C3%9Fball-Weltmeisterschaft "Fußball-Weltmeisterschaft – German")
- [Zazaki](https://diq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kupaya_D%C4%B1nya_FIFA "Kupaya Dınya FIFA – Dimli")
- [Ελληνικά](https://el.wikipedia.org/wiki/%CE%A0%CE%B1%CE%B3%CE%BA%CF%8C%CF%83%CE%BC%CE%B9%CE%BF_%CE%9A%CF%8D%CF%80%CE%B5%CE%BB%CE%BB%CE%BF_%CE%A0%CE%BF%CE%B4%CE%BF%CF%83%CF%86%CE%B1%CE%AF%CF%81%CE%BF%CF%85 "Παγκόσμιο Κύπελλο Ποδοσφαίρου – Greek")
- [Emiliàn e rumagnòl](https://eml.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campiun%C3%A2_mundi%C3%A0i_%27d_f%C3%B3lbar "Campiunâ mundiài 'd fólbar – Emiliano-Romagnolo")
- [Esperanto](https://eo.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futbala_Mondpokalo "Futbala Mondpokalo – Esperanto")
- [Español](https://es.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Mundial_de_F%C3%BAtbol "Copa Mundial de Fútbol – Spanish")
- [Eesti](https://et.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalgpalli_maailmameistriv%C3%B5istlused "Jalgpalli maailmameistrivõistlused – Estonian")
- [Euskara](https://eu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Munduko_Futbol_Txapelketa "Munduko Futbol Txapelketa – Basque")
- [فارسی](https://fa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AC%D8%A7%D9%85_%D8%AC%D9%87%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D9%81%D9%88%D8%AA%D8%A8%D8%A7%D9%84 "جام جهانی فوتبال – Persian")
- [Suomi](https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jalkapallon_maailmanmestaruuskilpailut "Jalkapallon maailmanmestaruuskilpailut – Finnish")
- [Føroyskt](https://fo.wikipedia.org/wiki/HM_f%C3%B3tb%C3%B3ltur "HM fótbóltur – Faroese")
- [Français](https://fr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupe_du_monde_de_football "Coupe du monde de football – French")
- [Furlan](https://fur.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cope_dal_mont_di_balon "Cope dal mont di balon – Friulian")
- [Frysk](https://fy.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wr%C3%A2ldkampioenskip_fuotbal "Wrâldkampioenskip fuotbal – Western Frisian")
- [Gaeilge](https://ga.wikipedia.org/wiki/Corn_Sacair_an_Domhain "Corn Sacair an Domhain – Irish")
- [Galego](https://gl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_do_Mundo_de_F%C3%BAtbol "Copa do Mundo de Fútbol – Galician")
- [Avañe'ẽ](https://gn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mangapy_Tembiesar%C3%A1i_Yvypav%E1%BA%BD "Mangapy Tembiesarái Yvypavẽ – Guarani")
- [ગુજરાતી](https://gu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AA%AB%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%AB%E0%AA%BE_%E0%AA%B5%E0%AA%BF%E0%AA%B6%E0%AB%8D%E0%AA%B5_%E0%AA%95%E0%AA%AA "ફિફા વિશ્વ કપ – Gujarati")
- [Hausa](https://ha.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kofin_kwallon_kafa_na_FIFA_na_duniya "Kofin kwallon kafa na FIFA na duniya – Hausa")
- [客家語 / Hak-kâ-ngî](https://hak.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_S%E1%B9%B3-kie_P%C3%AE "FIFA Sṳ-kie Pî – Hakka Chinese")
- [עברית](https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%92%D7%91%D7%99%D7%A2_%D7%94%D7%A2%D7%95%D7%9C%D7%9D_%D7%91%D7%9B%D7%93%D7%95%D7%A8%D7%92%D7%9C "גביע העולם בכדורגל – Hebrew")
- [हिन्दी](https://hi.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A5%80%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AA "फीफा विश्व कप – Hindi")
- [Fiji Hindi](https://hif.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup "FIFA World Cup – Fiji Hindi")
- [Hrvatski](https://hr.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svjetsko_prvenstvo_u_nogometu "Svjetsko prvenstvo u nogometu – Croatian")
- [Magyar](https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Labdar%C3%BAg%C3%B3-vil%C3%A1gbajnoks%C3%A1g "Labdarúgó-világbajnokság – Hungarian")
- [Հայերեն](https://hy.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%96%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%BF%D5%A2%D5%B8%D5%AC%D5%AB_%D5%A1%D5%B7%D5%AD%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B0%D5%AB_%D5%A1%D5%BC%D5%A1%D5%BB%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%B5%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%B6 "Ֆուտբոլի աշխարհի առաջնություն – Armenian")
- [Արեւմտահայերէն](https://hyw.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D5%96%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%BA%D5%B8%D5%AC%D5%AB_%D4%B1%D5%B7%D5%AD%D5%A1%D6%80%D5%B0%D5%AB_%D4%B1%D5%AD%D5%B8%D5%B5%D5%A5%D5%A1%D5%B6%D5%B8%D6%82%D5%A9%D5%AB%D6%82%D5%B6%D5%A8 "Ֆութպոլի Աշխարհի Ախոյեանութիւնը – Western Armenian")
- [Interlingua](https://ia.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuppa_del_Mundo_de_Football "Cuppa del Mundo de Football – Interlingua")
- [Jaku Iban](https://iba.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trofi_Dunya_FIFA "Trofi Dunya FIFA – Iban")
- [Bahasa Indonesia](https://id.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piala_Dunia_FIFA "Piala Dunia FIFA – Indonesian")
- [Interlingue](https://ie.wikipedia.org/wiki/Championatu_mundal_de_Football "Championatu mundal de Football – Interlingue")
- [Ido](https://io.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mondala_Kupo_di_Futbalo "Mondala Kupo di Futbalo – Ido")
- [Íslenska](https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heimsmeistaram%C3%B3t_landsli%C3%B0a_%C3%AD_knattspyrnu_karla "Heimsmeistaramót landsliða í knattspyrnu karla – Icelandic")
- [Italiano](https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campionato_mondiale_di_calcio "Campionato mondiale di calcio – Italian")
- [日本語](https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA%E3%83%AF%E3%83%BC%E3%83%AB%E3%83%89%E3%82%AB%E3%83%83%E3%83%97 "FIFAワールドカップ – Japanese")
- [Jawa](https://jv.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A8ker_Donya_FIFA "Bèker Donya FIFA – Javanese")
- [ქართული](https://ka.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%83%9B%E1%83%A1%E1%83%9D%E1%83%A4%E1%83%9A%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D_%E1%83%A1%E1%83%90%E1%83%A4%E1%83%94%E1%83%AE%E1%83%91%E1%83%A3%E1%83%A0%E1%83%97%E1%83%9D_%E1%83%A9%E1%83%94%E1%83%9B%E1%83%9E%E1%83%98%E1%83%9D%E1%83%9C%E1%83%90%E1%83%A2%E1%83%98 "მსოფლიო საფეხბურთო ჩემპიონატი – Georgian")
- [Qaraqalpaqsha](https://kaa.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_j%C3%A1h%C3%A1n_chempionat%C4%B1 "FIFA jáhán chempionatı – Kara-Kalpak")
- [Taqbaylit](https://kab.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taqbuct_n_dunnit_\(ddabex_u%E1%B8%8Dar\) "Taqbuct n dunnit (ddabex uḍar) – Kabyle")
- [Gĩkũyũ](https://ki.wikipedia.org/wiki/G%C4%A9kombe_k%C4%A9a_Th%C4%A9%C4%A9_\(FIFA_World_Cup\) "Gĩkombe kĩa Thĩĩ (FIFA World Cup) – Kikuyu")
- [Қазақша](https://kk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D0%B4%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D3%99%D0%BB%D0%B5%D0%BC_%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B "Футболдан әлем чемпионаты – Kazakh")
- [ភាសាខ្មែរ](https://km.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%9E%80%E1%9E%B6%E1%9E%9A%E1%9E%94%E1%9F%92%E1%9E%9A%E1%9E%80%E1%9E%BD%E1%9E%8F%E1%9E%94%E1%9E%B6%E1%9E%9B%E1%9F%8B%E1%9E%91%E1%9E%B6%E1%9E%8F%E1%9F%8B%E1%9E%96%E1%9E%B7%E1%9E%97%E1%9E%96%E1%9E%9B%E1%9F%84%E1%9E%80 "ការប្រកួតបាល់ទាត់ពិភពលោក – Khmer")
- [ಕನ್ನಡ](https://kn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%BF%E0%B2%B6%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%B5%E0%B2%95%E0%B2%AA%E0%B3%8D_%E0%B2%AB%E0%B3%81%E0%B2%9F%E0%B3%8D%E0%B2%AC%E0%B2%BE%E0%B2%B2%E0%B3%8D "ವಿಶ್ವಕಪ್ ಫುಟ್ಬಾಲ್ – Kannada")
- [한국어](https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_%EC%9B%94%EB%93%9C%EC%BB%B5 "FIFA 월드컵 – Korean")
- [Kurdî](https://ku.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kasa_C%C3%AEhan%C3%AE_ya_FIFA "Kasa Cîhanî ya FIFA – Kurdish")
- [Кыргызча](https://ky.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB_%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%8E%D0%BD%D1%87%D0%B0_%D0%B4%D2%AF%D0%B9%D0%BD%D3%A9_%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B "Футбол боюнча дүйнө чемпионаты – Kyrgyz")
- [Latina](https://la.wikipedia.org/wiki/Certamen_mundanum_pedilusorium "Certamen mundanum pedilusorium – Latin")
- [Lëtzebuergesch](https://lb.wikipedia.org/wiki/Foussball-Weltmeeschterschaft "Foussball-Weltmeeschterschaft – Luxembourgish")
- [Limburgs](https://li.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wereldkampioensjap_hierevoetbal "Wereldkampioensjap hierevoetbal – Limburgish")
- [ລາວ](https://lo.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%BB%80%E0%BA%95%E0%BA%B0%E0%BA%9A%E0%BA%B2%E0%BA%99%E0%BB%82%E0%BA%A5%E0%BA%81 "ເຕະບານໂລກ – Lao")
- [Lietuvių](https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_pasaulio_%C4%8Dempionatas "FIFA pasaulio čempionatas – Lithuanian")
- [Latviešu](https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Pasaules_kauss "FIFA Pasaules kauss – Latvian")
- [मैथिली](https://mai.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AA "फिफा विश्वकप – Maithili")
- [Олык марий](https://mhr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB_%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D0%B5_%D1%82%D3%B1%D0%BD%D1%8F%D0%BC%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB_%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82 "Футбол дене тӱнямбал чемпионат – Eastern Mari")
- [Minangkabau](https://min.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piala_Dunia_FIFA "Piala Dunia FIFA – Minangkabau")
- [Македонски](https://mk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D1%84%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB "Светско првенство во фудбал – Macedonian")
- [മലയാളം](https://ml.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B4%B2%E0%B5%8B%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%95%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AA%E0%B5%8D%E2%80%8C_%E0%B4%AB%E0%B5%81%E0%B4%9F%E0%B5%8D%E0%B4%AC%E0%B5%8B%E0%B5%BE "ലോകകപ്പ് ഫുട്ബോൾ – Malayalam")
- [Монгол](https://mn.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A5%D3%A9%D0%BB%D0%B1%D3%A9%D0%BC%D0%B1%D3%A9%D0%B3%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D1%8D%D0%BB%D1%85%D0%B8%D0%B9%D0%BD_%D0%B0%D0%B2%D0%B0%D1%80%D0%B3%D0%B0_%D1%88%D0%B0%D0%BB%D0%B3%D0%B0%D1%80%D1%83%D1%83%D0%BB%D0%B0%D1%85_%D1%82%D1%8D%D0%BC%D1%86%D1%8D%D1%8D%D0%BD "Хөлбөмбөгийн дэлхийн аварга шалгаруулах тэмцээн – Mongolian")
- [मराठी](https://mr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%9A%E0%A4%B7%E0%A4%95 "फिफा विश्वचषक – Marathi")
- [Bahasa Melayu](https://ms.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piala_Dunia_FIFA "Piala Dunia FIFA – Malay")
- [Malti](https://mt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tazza_tad-Dinja_tal-Futbol "Tazza tad-Dinja tal-Futbol – Maltese")
- [မြန်မာဘာသာ](https://my.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%80%96%E1%80%AE%E1%80%96%E1%80%AC_%E1%80%80%E1%80%99%E1%80%B9%E1%80%98%E1%80%AC%E1%80%B7%E1%80%96%E1%80%9C%E1%80%AC%E1%80%B8 "ဖီဖာ ကမ္ဘာ့ဖလား – Burmese")
- [Napulitano](https://nap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campionato_munniale_%27e_pallone "Campionato munniale 'e pallone – Neapolitan")
- [नेपाली](https://ne.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%B6%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AA "फिफा विश्वकप – Nepali")
- [नेपाल भाषा](https://new.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BF%E0%A4%AB%E0%A4%BE_%E0%A4%B5%E0%A4%B0%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%B2%E0%A5%8D%E0%A4%A1_%E0%A4%95%E0%A4%AA "फिफा वर्ल्ड कप – Newari")
- [Nederlands](https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wereldkampioenschap_voetbal "Wereldkampioenschap voetbal – Dutch")
- [Norsk bokmål](https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Verdensmesterskapet_i_fotball_for_menn "Verdensmesterskapet i fotball for menn – Norwegian Bokmål")
- [Chi-Chewa](https://ny.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Mpira_Wadziko_Lonse_Lapansi "FIFA Mpira Wadziko Lonse Lapansi – Nyanja")
- [ଓଡ଼ିଆ](https://or.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AC%AB%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%AB%E0%AC%BE_%E0%AC%AC%E0%AC%BF%E0%AC%B6%E0%AD%8D%E0%AD%B1%E0%AC%95%E0%AC%AA "ଫିଫା ବିଶ୍ୱକପ – Odia")
- [ਪੰਜਾਬੀ](https://pa.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%A8%AB%E0%A9%80%E0%A8%AB%E0%A8%BE_%E0%A8%B5%E0%A8%BF%E0%A8%B8%E0%A8%BC%E0%A8%B5_%E0%A8%95%E0%A9%B1%E0%A8%AA "ਫੀਫਾ ਵਿਸ਼ਵ ਕੱਪ – Punjabi")
- [Papiamentu](https://pap.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kopa_Mundial_di_Futb%C3%B2l "Kopa Mundial di Futbòl – Papiamento")
- [Naijá](https://pcm.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup "FIFA World Cup – Nigerian Pidgin")
- [Polski](https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistrzostwa_%C5%9Bwiata_w_pi%C5%82ce_no%C5%BCnej_m%C4%99%C5%BCczyzn "Mistrzostwa świata w piłce nożnej mężczyzn – Polish")
- [پنجابی](https://pnb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%81%D8%A7_%D9%88%D8%B1%D9%84%DA%88_%DA%A9%D9%BE "فیفا ورلڈ کپ – Western Punjabi")
- [Nawat](https://ppl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copaj_pal_ne_Taltikpak "Copaj pal ne Taltikpak – Nawat")
- [Português](https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_do_Mundo_FIFA "Copa do Mundo FIFA – Portuguese")
- [Runa Simi](https://qu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Piluta_Hayt%27ay_Pachantin_Kupa "Piluta Hayt'ay Pachantin Kupa – Quechua")
- [Română](https://ro.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campionatul_Mondial_de_Fotbal "Campionatul Mondial de Fotbal – Romanian")
- [Русский](https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82_%D0%BC%D0%B8%D1%80%D0%B0_%D0%BF%D0%BE_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83 "Чемпионат мира по футболу – Russian")
- [Русиньскый](https://rue.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A8%D0%B0%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%96%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82_%D1%81%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%82%D1%83_%D1%83_%D1%84%D0%BE%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%96 "Шампіонат світу у фотбалі – Rusyn")
- [Саха тыла](https://sah.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%90%D0%B0%D0%BD_%D0%B4%D0%BE%D0%B9%D0%B4%D1%83_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB_%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D0%B0 "Аан дойду футбол чемпионата – Yakut")
- [ᱥᱟᱱᱛᱟᱲᱤ](https://sat.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E1%B1%AF%E1%B1%B7%E1%B1%A4%E1%B1%AF%E1%B1%B7%E1%B1%9F_%E1%B1%9A%E1%B1%A3%E1%B1%9F%E1%B1%9D_%E1%B1%A0%E1%B1%B3%E1%B1%AF "ᱯᱷᱤᱯᱷᱟ ᱚᱣᱟᱝ ᱠᱳᱯ – Santali")
- [Sicilianu](https://scn.wikipedia.org/wiki/Campiunatu_munniali_di_palluni "Campiunatu munniali di palluni – Sicilian")
- [Scots](https://sco.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Warld_Cup "FIFA Warld Cup – Scots")
- [Davvisámegiella](https://se.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sp%C3%A1bba%C4%8Diek%C4%8Dama_m%C3%A1ilmmimea%C5%A1ttirgilvvut "Spábbačiekčama máilmmimeašttirgilvvut – Northern Sami")
- [Srpskohrvatski / српскохрватски](https://sh.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Svjetsko_prvenstvo "FIFA Svjetsko prvenstvo – Serbo-Croatian")
- [සිංහල](https://si.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B7%86%E0%B7%93%E0%B7%86%E0%B7%8F_%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%9D%E0%B6%9A_%E0%B6%9A%E0%B7%94%E0%B7%83%E0%B6%BD%E0%B7%8F%E0%B6%B1 "ෆීෆා ලෝක කුසලාන – Sinhala")
- [Simple English](https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup "FIFA World Cup – Simple English")
- [Slovenčina](https://sk.wikipedia.org/wiki/Majstrovstv%C3%A1_sveta_vo_futbale "Majstrovstvá sveta vo futbale – Slovak")
- [Slovenščina](https://sl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Svetovno_prvenstvo_v_nogometu "Svetovno prvenstvo v nogometu – Slovenian")
- [ChiShona](https://sn.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup "FIFA World Cup – Shona")
- [Soomaaliga](https://so.wikipedia.org/wiki/Koobka_Adduunka "Koobka Adduunka – Somali")
- [Shqip](https://sq.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kampionati_Bot%C3%ABror_i_Futbollit "Kampionati Botëror i Futbollit – Albanian")
- [Српски / srpski](https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A1%D0%B2%D0%B5%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%BE_%D0%BF%D1%80%D0%B2%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%81%D1%82%D0%B2%D0%BE_%D1%83_%D1%84%D1%83%D0%B4%D0%B1%D0%B0%D0%BB%D1%83 "Светско првенство у фудбалу – Serbian")
- [Svenska](https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/V%C3%A4rldsm%C3%A4sterskapet_i_fotboll_f%C3%B6r_herrar "Världsmästerskapet i fotboll för herrar – Swedish")
- [Kiswahili](https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kombe_la_Dunia_la_FIFA "Kombe la Dunia la FIFA – Swahili")
- [தமிழ்](https://ta.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%AE%89%E0%AE%B2%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%95%E0%AF%8B%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AF%88_%E0%AE%95%E0%AE%BE%E0%AE%B1%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%AA%E0%AE%A8%E0%AF%8D%E0%AE%A4%E0%AF%81 "உலகக்கோப்பை காற்பந்து – Tamil")
- [తెలుగు](https://te.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B0%AB%E0%B0%BF%E0%B0%AB%E0%B0%BE_%E0%B0%AA%E0%B1%8D%E0%B0%B0%E0%B0%AA%E0%B0%82%E0%B0%9A_%E0%B0%95%E0%B0%AA%E0%B1%8D "ఫిఫా ప్రపంచ కప్ – Telugu")
- [Тоҷикӣ](https://tg.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D2%B6%D0%BE%D0%BC%D0%B8_%D2%B7%D0%B0%D2%B3%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B8%D0%B8_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB "Ҷоми ҷаҳонии футбол – Tajik")
- [ไทย](https://th.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E0%B8%9F%E0%B8%B8%E0%B8%95%E0%B8%9A%E0%B8%AD%E0%B8%A5%E0%B9%82%E0%B8%A5%E0%B8%81 "ฟุตบอลโลก – Thai")
- [Türkmençe](https://tk.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_D%C3%BCn%C3%BD%C3%A4_kubogy "FIFA Dünýä kubogy – Turkmen")
- [Tagalog](https://tl.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup "FIFA World Cup – Tagalog")
- [Türkçe](https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_D%C3%BCnya_Kupas%C4%B1 "FIFA Dünya Kupası – Turkish")
- [Татарча / tatarça](https://tt.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A4%D0%98%D0%A4%D0%90_%D0%94%D3%A9%D0%BD%D1%8C%D1%8F_%D1%87%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BF%D0%B8%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82%D1%8B "ФИФА Дөнья чемпионаты – Tatar")
- [ئۇيغۇرچە / Uyghurche](https://ug.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D8%AF%DB%87%D9%86%D9%8A%D8%A7_%D9%84%D9%88%DA%AD%D9%82%D9%89%D8%B3%D9%89_%D9%BE%DB%87%D8%AA%D8%A8%D9%88%D9%84_%D9%85%DB%87%D8%B3%D8%A7%D8%A8%D9%89%D9%82%D9%89%D8%B3%D9%89 "دۇنيا لوڭقىسى پۇتبول مۇسابىقىسى – Uyghur")
- [Українська](https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%A7%D0%B5%D0%BC%D0%BF%D1%96%D0%BE%D0%BD%D0%B0%D1%82_%D1%81%D0%B2%D1%96%D1%82%D1%83_%D0%B7_%D1%84%D1%83%D1%82%D0%B1%D0%BE%D0%BB%D1%83 "Чемпіонат світу з футболу – Ukrainian")
- [اردو](https://ur.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D9%81%DB%8C%D9%81%D8%A7_%D8%B9%D8%A7%D9%84%D9%85%DB%8C_%DA%A9%D9%BE "فیفا عالمی کپ – Urdu")
- [Oʻzbekcha / ўзбекча](https://uz.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futbol_bo%CA%BByicha_jahon_chempionati "Futbol boʻyicha jahon chempionati – Uzbek")
- [Vèneto](https://vec.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canpionato_mondia%C5%82e_de_ba%C5%82on "Canpionato mondiałe de bałon – Venetian")
- [Tiếng Việt](https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gi%E1%BA%A3i_v%C3%B4_%C4%91%E1%BB%8Bch_b%C3%B3ng_%C4%91%C3%A1_th%E1%BA%BF_gi%E1%BB%9Bi "Giải vô địch bóng đá thế giới – Vietnamese")
- [West-Vlams](https://vls.wikipedia.org/wiki/Weireldkampioenschap_foetbol "Weireldkampioenschap foetbol – West Flemish")
- [Winaray](https://war.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup "FIFA World Cup – Waray")
- [吴语](https://wuu.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9B%BD%E9%99%85%E8%B6%B3%E8%81%94%E4%B8%96%E7%95%8C%E6%9D%AF "国际足联世界杯 – Wu")
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This article is about the men's association football tournament. For the women's tournament, see [FIFA Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA Women's World Cup"). For the competition among club teams, see [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup"). For the video games, see [FIFA World Cup video games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_video_games "FIFA World Cup video games"). For the most recent World Cup, see [2022 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup").
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| Organiser(s) | [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA") |
| Founded | 1930; 96 years ago (1930) |
| Region | International |
| Teams | 48 |
| Related competitions | [FIFA Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA Women's World Cup") |
| Current champions |  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") (3rd title) |
| Most championships |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") (5 titles) |
| Website | [fifa.com/worldcup](https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup) |
|  *[2026 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup "2026 FIFA World Cup")* | |
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| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:ARG_Line-up_-_ARG_vs_MEX_for_2022_FIFA_WC.jpg)[Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team"), the current champions |
| Tournaments |
| [1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup") [1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup") [1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup") [1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup") [1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup") [1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup") [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup") [1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup") [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup") [1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup") [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup") [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup") [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup") [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup") [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup") [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup") [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup") [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup") [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup") [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup") [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup") [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") *[2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup "2026 FIFA World Cup")* *[2030](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup "2030 FIFA World Cup")* *[2034](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup "2034 FIFA World Cup")* |
The **FIFA World Cup**, often called the **World Cup**, is an international [association football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") competition among the senior [men's national teams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_national_association_football_teams "List of men's national association football teams") of the members of the [Fédération Internationale de Football Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA") (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every four years since the [inaugural tournament in 1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup"), with the exception of 1942 and 1946 due to the [Second World War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_World_War "Second World War"). The reigning champions are [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team"), who won their third title at the [2022 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") by defeating [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team").[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-1)
The contest starts with the [qualification phase](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_qualifiers "FIFA World Cup qualifiers"), which takes place over the preceding three years to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over the course of about a month. The host nation(s) automatically qualify for the group stage of the tournament. The competition is scheduled to expand to 48 teams, starting with the [2026 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup "2026 FIFA World Cup").
As of the 2022 World Cup, 22 final tournaments have been held since the event's inception in 1930, and a total of 80 national teams have competed. [The trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_Trophy "FIFA World Cup Trophy") has been won by eight national teams. With five wins, [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") is the only team to have played in every tournament. The other World Cup winners are [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") and [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team"), with four titles each; Argentina, with three titles; France and inaugural winner [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team"), each with two titles; and [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") and [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_men%27s_national_football_team "Spain men's national football team"), with one title each.
The World Cup is globally regarded as the most prestigious association football competition, as well as the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-DobsonGoddard2006-2)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-3) The viewership of the [2018 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup") was estimated to be 3.57 billion, close to half of the global population,[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-4)[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-5) while the engagement with the 2022 World Cup was estimated to be 5 billion, with about 1.5 billion people watching [the final match](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2022 FIFA World Cup final").[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-6)
Eighteen countries have hosted the World Cup, most recently [Qatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar "Qatar"), who hosted the 2022 event. The 2026 tournament will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, which will give Mexico the distinction of being the first country to host games in three World Cups.
## History
Main article: [History of the FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_FIFA_World_Cup "History of the FIFA World Cup")
### Previous international competitions
The world's first international football match was a challenge match played in [Glasgow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow "Glasgow") in 1872 between [Scotland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team "Scotland national football team") and [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team").[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-7) The first international tournament for nations, the inaugural [British Home Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Home_Championship "British Home Championship"), took place in 1884 and included games between England, Scotland, [Wales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales_national_football_team "Wales national football team"), and [Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland_national_football_team_\(1882%E2%80%931950\) "Ireland national football team (1882–1950)").[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-8) As football grew in popularity in other parts of the world at the start of the 20th century, it was held as a [demonstration sport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonstration_sport "Demonstration sport") with no medals awarded at the [1900](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1900_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics") and [1904 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics"); however, the [International Olympic Committee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee "International Olympic Committee") has retroactively upgraded their status to official events, as well as the [1906 Intercalated Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1906_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1906 Summer Olympics").[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-9)
After [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA") was founded in 1904, it tried to arrange an international football tournament between nations outside the Olympic framework in Switzerland in 1906. These were very early days for international football, and the official history of FIFA describes the competition as having been unsuccessful.[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-10)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:London_1908_English_Amateur_Football_National_Team.jpg)
Team of Great Britain that won the Olympic tournament in 1908
At the [1908 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics") in [London](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London "London"), football became an official Olympic sport. Planned by [the Football Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Football_Association "The Football Association") (the FA), England's football governing body, the event was for [amateur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateurism "Amateurism") players only and was regarded suspiciously as a show rather than a competition. Great Britain (represented by the [England national amateur football team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_amateur_football_team "England national amateur football team")) won the [gold medals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_medal "Gold medal"). They repeated the feat at the [1912 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics") in [Stockholm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm "Stockholm").[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-11)
With the Olympic event continuing to be a contest between amateur teams only, [Sir Thomas Lipton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Lipton "Thomas Lipton") organised the [Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Thomas_Lipton_Trophy "Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy") tournament in [Turin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turin "Turin") in 1909. The Lipton tournament was a championship between individual clubs (not national teams) from different nations, each of which represented an entire nation. The competition is sometimes described as *The First World Cup*,[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-12) and featured the most prestigious professional club sides from Italy, Germany and Switzerland, but the FA of England refused to be associated with the competition and declined the offer to send a professional team. Lipton invited [West Auckland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Auckland_Town_F.C. "West Auckland Town F.C."), an amateur side from [County Durham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Durham "County Durham"), to represent England instead. West Auckland won the tournament and returned in 1911 to successfully defend their title.[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-13) Prior to the Lipton competition, from 1876 to 1904, games that were considered to be the "[football world championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_World_Championship "Football World Championship")" were meetings between leading English and Scottish clubs, such as the [1895 game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1895_World_Championship_\(football\) "1895 World Championship (football)") between [Sunderland A.F.C.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunderland_A.F.C. "Sunderland A.F.C.") and the [Heart of Midlothian F.C.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Midlothian_F.C. "Heart of Midlothian F.C."), which Sunderland won.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-14)
In 1914, FIFA agreed to recognise the [Olympic tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics "Football at the Summer Olympics") as a "world football championship for amateurs", and took responsibility for managing the event.[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-15) This paved the way for the world's first intercontinental football competition for nations, at the [1920 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1920_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics"), contested by [Egypt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_national_football_team "Egypt national football team") and 13 European teams, and won by [Belgium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team").[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-16) [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") won the next two Olympic football tournaments in [1924](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics") and [1928](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1928_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics"). Those were also the first two [open](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_\(sport\) "Open (sport)") world championships, as 1924 was the start of FIFA's professional era, and is the reason why [Uruguay is allowed to wear 4 stars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_stars_above_Uruguay%27s_football_crest "Four stars above Uruguay's football crest").[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-17)[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-18)
### World Cups before World War II
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jules_Rimet_1933.jpg)
FIFA president [Jules Rimet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Rimet "Jules Rimet") convinced the [confederations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA#Six_confederations_and_211_national_associations "FIFA") to promote an international football tournament
Due to the success of the Olympic football tournaments, FIFA, with [President](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_FIFA "List of Presidents of FIFA") [Jules Rimet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Rimet "Jules Rimet") as the driving force, again started looking at staging its own international tournament outside of the Olympics. On 28 May 1928, the FIFA Congress in [Amsterdam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam "Amsterdam") decided to stage a world championship.[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-19) With Uruguay now two-time official football world champions and to celebrate their [centenary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenary "Centenary") of [independence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Montevideo_\(1828\) "Treaty of Montevideo (1828)") in 1930, FIFA named [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay "Uruguay") as the host country of the [inaugural World Cup tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup").[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-WC_origin-20)
The national associations of selected nations were invited to send a team, but the choice of Uruguay as a venue for the competition meant a long and costly trip across the Atlantic Ocean for European sides, especially in the midst of the [Great Depression](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression "Great Depression"). As such, no European country pledged to send a team until two months before the start of the competition. Rimet eventually persuaded teams from [Belgium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team"), [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team"), [Romania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania_national_football_team "Romania national football team"), and [Yugoslavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslavia_national_football_team "Yugoslavia national football team") to make the trip.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-WC_origin-20) In total, 13 nations took part: seven from South America, four from Europe, and two from North America.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-21)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Estadio_Centenario_\(vista_a%C3%A9rea\).jpg)
[Estadio Centenario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenario_Stadium "Centenario Stadium"), the location of the first World Cup final in 1930 in [Montevideo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montevideo "Montevideo"), Uruguay
The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously on 13 July 1930, and were won by France and the [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team"), who defeated [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team") 4–1 and Belgium 3–0 respectively. The first goal in World Cup history was scored by [Lucien Laurent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucien_Laurent "Lucien Laurent") of France.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-22) In the [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1930 FIFA World Cup final"), [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") defeated [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") 4–2 in front of 93,000 spectators in [Montevideo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montevideo "Montevideo"), and became the first nation to win the World Cup.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-origin-23) After the creation of the World Cup, FIFA and the [IOC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee "International Olympic Committee") disagreed over the status of amateur players; football was dropped from the [1932 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932_Summer_Olympics "1932 Summer Olympics").[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-SR-24)[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-25) After the IOC and FIFA worked out their differences, Olympic football returned at the [1936 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1936_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics"), but was now overshadowed by the more prestigious World Cup.[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-SR-24)
The issues facing the early World Cup tournaments were the difficulties of intercontinental travel and war. Few South American teams were willing to travel to Europe for the [1934 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup") and all North and South American nations except [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") and [Cuba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba_national_football_team "Cuba national football team") boycotted the [1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup") tournament. Brazil was the only South American team to compete in both. The 1942 and 1946 competitions, which [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany "Nazi Germany") and [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") sought to host,[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-26) were cancelled due to [World War II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II "World War II").[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-27)
### World Cups after World War II
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The opening game of the [Maracanã Stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maracan%C3%A3_Stadium "Maracanã Stadium") in [Rio de Janeiro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro "Rio de Janeiro"), Brazil, shortly before the [1950 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup")
The [1950 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup"), held in [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil"), was the first to include British football associations. [Scotland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team "Scotland national football team"), [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team"), [Wales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales_national_football_team "Wales national football team"), and [Northern Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team "Northern Ireland national football team") had withdrawn from FIFA in 1920, partly out of unwillingness to play against the countries they had been at war with, and partly as a protest against foreign influence on football.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-28) The teams rejoined in 1946 following FIFA's invitation.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGlanville2005-29) The tournament also saw the return of 1930 champions [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team"), who had boycotted the previous two World Cups. Uruguay won the tournament again after defeating the host nation Brazil, in the match called "[Maracanazo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_v_Brazil_\(1950_FIFA_World_Cup\) "Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)")" (Portuguese: *Maracanaço*).[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-30)
In the tournaments between 1934 and [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup"), 16 teams competed in each tournament, except in 1938, when [Austria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria_national_football_team "Austria national football team") was [absorbed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anschluss "Anschluss") into [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany "Nazi Germany") after qualifying, leaving the tournament with 15 teams, and in 1950, when [India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_men%27s_national_football_team "India men's national football team"), Scotland, and [Turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_national_football_team "Turkey national football team") withdrew, leaving the tournament with 13 teams.[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGlanville200545-31) Most of the participating nations were from Europe and South America, with a small minority from North America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. These teams were usually defeated easily by the European and South American teams. Until 1982, the only teams from outside Europe and South America to advance out of the first round were: [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team"), semi-finalists in 1930; [Cuba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba_national_football_team "Cuba national football team"), quarter-finalists in 1938; [North Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea_national_football_team "North Korea national football team"), quarter-finalists in [1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup"); and [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team"), quarter-finalists in [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup").
### Expansion to 24 and 32 teams
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FIFA_World_Cup_2010_Uruguay_Ghana.jpg)
Inside [Soccer City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer_City "Soccer City") in [Johannesburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg "Johannesburg"), South Africa, during a match at the [2010 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup")
The tournament was expanded to 24 teams in [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup"),[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGlanville2005238-32) and then to 32 in [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"),[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGlanville2005359-33) allowing more teams from Africa, Asia and North America to take part. Since then, teams from these regions have enjoyed more success, with several having reached the quarter-finals: [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team"), quarter-finalists in [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"); [Cameroon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_national_football_team "Cameroon national football team"), quarter-finalists in [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup"); [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team "South Korea national football team"), finishing in fourth place in [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"); [Senegal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal_national_football_team "Senegal national football team"), along with [USA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team"), both quarter-finalists in 2002; [Ghana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana_national_football_team "Ghana national football team"), quarter-finalists in 2010; [Costa Rica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica_national_football_team "Costa Rica national football team"), quarter-finalists in 2014; and [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team "Morocco national football team"), finishing in fourth place in 2022. European and South American teams continue to dominate, e.g., the quarter-finalists in 1994, 1998, 2006 and 2018 were all from Europe or South America and so were the finalists of all tournaments so far.
Two hundred teams entered the [2002 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup") qualification rounds. 198 nations attempted to qualify for the [2006 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"). A record 204 countries entered qualification for the [2010 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup").[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-34)
### Expansion to 48 teams
In October 2013, Sepp Blatter spoke of guaranteeing the [Caribbean Football Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Football_Union "Caribbean Football Union")'s region a position in the World Cup.[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-35) In the edition of 25 October 2013 of the *FIFA Weekly* Blatter wrote that: "From a purely sporting perspective, I would like to see globalisation finally taken seriously, and the African and Asian national associations accorded the status they deserve at the FIFA World Cup. It cannot be that the European and South American confederations lay claim to the majority of the berths at the World Cup."[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-36) Those two remarks suggested to commentators that Blatter could be putting himself forward for re-election to the FIFA Presidency.[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-37)
Following the magazine's publication, Blatter's would-be opponent for the FIFA Presidency, [UEFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA") President [Michel Platini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Platini "Michel Platini"), responded that he intended to extend the World Cup to 40 national associations, increasing the number of participants by eight. Platini said that he would allocate an additional berth to UEFA, two each to the [Asian Football Confederation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation "Asian Football Confederation") and the [Confederation of African Football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football "Confederation of African Football"), two shared between [CONCACAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF "CONCACAF") and [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL"), and a guaranteed place for the [Oceania Football Confederation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation "Oceania Football Confederation").[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-times-28-oct-2013-38) Platini was clear about why he wanted to expand the World Cup. He said: "\[The World Cup is\] not based on the quality of the teams because you don't have the best 32 at the World Cup ... but it's a good compromise. ... It's a political matter so why not have more Africans? The competition is to bring all the people of all the world. If you don't give the possibility to participate, they don't improve."[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-times-28-oct-2013-38)
In October 2016, FIFA president [Gianni Infantino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino "Gianni Infantino") stated his support for a 48-team World Cup in 2026.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-39) On 10 January 2017, FIFA confirmed the 2026 World Cup will have 48 finalist teams.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-40)
### 2015 FIFA corruption case
Main article: [2015 FIFA corruption case](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_corruption_case "2015 FIFA corruption case")
By May 2015, the games were under a particularly dark cloud because of the 2015 FIFA corruption case, allegations and criminal charges of bribery, fraud and money laundering to corrupt the issuing of media and marketing rights (rigged bids) for FIFA games,[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-41) with FIFA officials accused of taking bribes totaling more than \$150 million over 24 years. In late May, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a 47-count indictment with charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy against 14 people. Arrests of over a dozen FIFA officials were made since that time, particularly on 29 May and 3 December.[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-42) By the end of May 2015, a total of nine FIFA officials and five executives of sports and broadcasting markets had already been charged on corruption. At the time, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced he would relinquish his position in February 2016.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-43)
On 4 June 2015, [Chuck Blazer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Blazer "Chuck Blazer") while co-operating with the [FBI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI "FBI") and the Swiss authorities admitted that he and the other members of FIFA's then-executive committee were bribed in order to promote the 1998 and 2010 World Cups.[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-44) On 10 June 2015, Swiss authorities seized computer data from the offices of [Sepp Blatter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepp_Blatter "Sepp Blatter").[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-45) The same day, FIFA postponed the bidding process for the [2026 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup "2026 FIFA World Cup") in light of the [allegations surrounding bribery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garcia_Report "Garcia Report") in the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. Then-secretary general [Jérôme Valcke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_Valcke "Jérôme Valcke") stated, "Due to the situation, I think it's nonsense to start any bidding process for the time being."[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-46) On 28 October 2015, Blatter and FIFA VP Michel Platini, a potential candidate for presidency, were suspended for 90 days; both maintained their innocence in statements made to the news media.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-47)
On 3 December 2015 two FIFA vice-presidents were arrested on suspicion of bribery in the same Zurich hotel where seven FIFA officials had been arrested in May.[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-48) An additional 16 indictments by the US Department of Justice were announced on the same day.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-49)
### Biennial World Cup proposition
A biennial World Cup plan was first proposed by the [Saudi Arabian Football Federation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_Football_Federation "Saudi Arabian Football Federation") at the 71st [FIFA Congress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Congress "FIFA Congress") on 21 May 2021 and prominently backed by former Arsenal manager [Arsène Wenger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Wenger "Arsène Wenger") and national federations in Africa and Asia.[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-50) Continental confederations such as UEFA and CONMEBOL are not on board with the plan[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-51)[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-52) but, in total, the idea is supported by 166 of the 210 member associations of FIFA.[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-53)
### Other FIFA tournaments
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Round_of_16_Canada_vs_Switzerland_\(18852958960\).jpg)
[BC Place](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place "BC Place") in [Vancouver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver "Vancouver") hosting a [2015 Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup "2015 FIFA Women's World Cup") match
An equivalent tournament for [women's football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_association_football "Women's association football"), the [FIFA Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA Women's World Cup"), was first held in [1991](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_1991 "FIFA Women's World Cup 1991") in [China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China "China").[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-54) The women's tournament is smaller in scale and profile than the men's, but is growing; the number of entrants for the 2007 tournament was 120, more than double that of 1991.[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-55)
Men's football has been included in every [Summer Olympic Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games "Summer Olympic Games") except 1896 and 1932. Unlike many other sports, the men's [football tournament at the Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics "Football at the Summer Olympics") is not a top-level tournament, and since 1992, an under-23 tournament with each team allowed three over-age players.[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-56) Women's football made its [Olympic debut in 1996](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_tournament "Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament").
The [FIFA Confederations Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Confederations_Cup "FIFA Confederations Cup") was a tournament held one year before the World Cup at the World Cup host nation(s) as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming World Cup. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships, along with the FIFA World Cup champion and the host country.[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-57) The first edition took place in [1992](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_FIFA_Confederations_Cup "1992 FIFA Confederations Cup") and the last edition was played in [2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_FIFA_Confederations_Cup "2017 FIFA Confederations Cup"). In March 2019, FIFA confirmed that the tournament would no longer be active owing to an expansion of the [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup") in 2021.[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-58)
FIFA also organises international tournaments for youth football ([FIFA U-20 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "FIFA U-20 World Cup"), [FIFA U-17 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-17_World_Cup "FIFA U-17 World Cup"), [FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup"), [FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-17_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup")), club football ([FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup"), [FIFA Women's Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Women's Club World Cup") (starting in [2028](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028 "2028")[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-59)), [FIFA Intercontinental Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Intercontinental_Cup "FIFA Intercontinental Cup"), [FIFA Women's Champions Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_Champions_Cup "FIFA Women's Champions Cup")), and football variants such as [futsal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futsal "Futsal") ([FIFA Futsal World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_World_Cup "FIFA Futsal World Cup"), [FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup")) and [beach soccer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_soccer "Beach soccer") ([FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup")), the latter not having a women's version.
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is held biannually, including the year before each Women's World Cup. Both tournaments were awarded in a single bidding process on three occasions, with the U-20 tournament serving as a dress rehearsal for the larger competition each time ([2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_U-20_Women%27s_World_Cup "2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup"), [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_U-20_Women%27s_World_Cup "2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup") and [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_U-20_Women%27s_World_Cup "2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup")).[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-60)
## Trophy
Main article: [FIFA World Cup Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_Trophy "FIFA World Cup Trophy")
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jules_rimet_trophy_at_preston_museum.jpg)
The Jules Rimet trophy, awarded from 1930 to 1970
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FIFA_World_Cup_Trophy_2015.jpg)
The current trophy, designed by Italian Silvio Gazzaniga and first awarded in 1974
From 1930 to 1970, the *[Jules Rimet Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Rimet_Trophy "Jules Rimet Trophy")* was awarded to the World Cup winning team. It was originally simply known as the *World Cup* or *Coupe du Monde*, but in 1946 it was renamed after the FIFA president [Jules Rimet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Rimet "Jules Rimet") who set up the first tournament. In [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"), [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team")'s third victory in the tournament entitled them to keep the trophy permanently. However, the trophy was stolen in 1983 and has never been recovered, apparently melted down by the thieves.[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-61)
After 1970, a new trophy, known as the FIFA World Cup Trophy, was designed. The experts of FIFA, coming from seven countries, evaluated the 53 presented models, finally opting for the work of the Italian designer [Silvio Gazzaniga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Gazzaniga "Silvio Gazzaniga"). The new trophy is 36 cm (14.2 in) high, made of solid 18 [carat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carat_\(purity\) "Carat (purity)") (75%) gold and weighs 6.175 kg (13.6 lb).[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-Trophy-62)
The base contains two layers of semi-precious [malachite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachite "Malachite") while the bottom side of the trophy bears the engraved year and name of each FIFA World Cup winner since [1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup").[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-Trophy-62) The description of the trophy by Gazzaniga was: "The lines spring out from the base, rising in spirals, stretching out to receive the world. From the remarkable dynamic tensions of the compact body of the sculpture rise the figures of two athletes at the stirring moment of victory."[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-63)
This new trophy is not awarded to the winning nation permanently. World Cup winners retain the trophy only until the post-match celebration is finished. They are awarded a gold-plated replica rather than the solid gold original immediately afterwards.[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-64)
All members (players, coaches, and managers) of the top three teams receive medals with an insignia of the World Cup Trophy; winners' (gold), runners-up' (silver), and third-place (bronze). In the [2002 edition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"), fourth-place medals were awarded to hosts [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team "South Korea national football team"). Before the 1978 tournament, medals were only awarded to the eleven players on the pitch at the end of the final and the match for third place. In November 2007, FIFA announced that all members of World Cup-winning squads between 1930 and 1974 were to be retroactively awarded winners' medals.[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-espnheroes-65)[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-66)[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-67)
Since 2006, winners of the competition are also awarded the right to wear the [FIFA Champions Badge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Champions_Badge "FIFA Champions Badge"), up until the time at which the winner of the next competition is decided.[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-68)
## Format
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### Qualification
Main article: [FIFA World Cup qualifiers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_qualifiers "FIFA World Cup qualifiers")
Since the second World Cup in [1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup"), qualifying tournaments have been held to thin the field for the final tournament.[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-69) They are held within the six FIFA continental zones ([Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football "Confederation of African Football"), [Asia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation "Asian Football Confederation"), [North and Central America and Caribbean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF "CONCACAF"), [South America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL"), [Oceania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation "Oceania Football Confederation"), and [Europe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA")), overseen by their respective confederations. For each tournament, FIFA decides the number of places awarded to each of the continental zones beforehand, generally based on the relative strength of the confederations' teams.
The qualification process can start as early as almost three years before the final tournament and last over a two-year period. The formats of the qualification tournaments differ between confederations. Usually, one or two places are awarded to winners of intercontinental [play-offs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play-off "Play-off"). For example, the winner of the Oceanian zone and the fifth-placed team from the Asian zone entered a play-off for a spot in the [2010 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup").[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-70) From the [1938 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup") onwards, host nations receive automatic qualification to the final tournament. This right was also granted to the defending champions between 1938 and 2002, but was withdrawn from the [2006 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup") onward, requiring the champions to qualify, as previous defending champions had uncompetitive performances at subsequent editions of the FIFA World Cup. [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team"), winners in [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"), were the first defending champions to play qualifying matches.[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-71)
### Final tournament
For the various formats used in previous tournaments, see [History of the FIFA World Cup § Evolution of the format](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_FIFA_World_Cup#Evolution_of_the_format "History of the FIFA World Cup").
The final tournament format since 1998 has had 32 national teams competing over the course of a month in the host nations. There are two stages: the group stage, followed by the knockout stage.[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-FIFAformat-72)
In the group stage, teams compete within eight groups of four teams each. Eight teams are seeded, including the hosts, with the other seeded teams selected using a formula based on the [FIFA World Rankings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Rankings "FIFA World Rankings") or performances in recent World Cups, and drawn to separate groups.[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-73) The other teams are assigned to different "pots", usually based on geographical criteria, and teams in each pot are drawn at random to the eight groups. Since [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"), constraints have been applied to the draw to ensure that no group contains more than two European teams or more than one team from any other confederation.[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-74)
Each group plays a [round-robin tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round-robin_tournament "Round-robin tournament") in which each team is scheduled for three matches against other teams in the same group. This means that a total of six matches are played within a group. The last round of matches of each group is scheduled at the same time to preserve fairness among all four teams.[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-75) The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage. Points are used to rank the teams within a group. Since [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup"), [three points have been awarded for a win](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_points_for_a_win "Three points for a win"), one for a draw and none for a loss (before, winners received two points).
Considering six matches in a group each with three possible outcomes (win, draw, loss), there are 729 (= 36) possible final table outcomes for the 40 possible combinations of the four teams' points.[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-76) However, 14 of the 40 points combinations (or 207 of the 729 possible outcomes) lead to ties between the second and third places. In such case, the ranking among these teams is determined by:[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-77)
1. Greatest combined goal difference in all group matches
2. Greatest combined number of goals scored in all group matches
3. If more than one team remain level after applying the above criteria, their ranking will be determined as follows:
1. Greatest number of points in head-to-head matches among those teams
2. Greatest goal difference in head-to-head matches among those teams
3. Greatest number of goals scored in head-to-head matches among those teams
4. Fair play points, defined by the number of yellow and red cards received in the group stage:
1. Yellow card: minus 1 point
2. Indirect red card (as a result of a second yellow card): minus 3 points
3. Direct red card: minus 4 points
4. Yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
4. If any of the teams above remain level after applying the above criteria, their ranking will be determined by the drawing of lots
The knockout stage is a [single-elimination tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-elimination_tournament "Single-elimination tournament") in which teams play each other in one-off matches, with [extra time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time "Extra time") and [penalty shootouts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_shootout_\(association_football\) "Penalty shootout (association football)") used to decide the winner if necessary. It begins with the round of 16 (or the second round) in which the winner of each group plays against the runner-up of another group. This is followed by the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, the [match for third place](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match_for_third_place "Match for third place") (contested by the losing semi-finalists), and the final.[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-FIFAformat-72)
On 10 January 2017, FIFA approved a new format, the 48-team World Cup (to accommodate more teams), which was to consist of 16 groups of three teams each, with two teams qualifying from each group, to form a round of 32 knockout stage, to be implemented by 2026.[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-78) On 14 March 2023, FIFA approved a revised format of the 2026 tournament, which features 12 groups of four teams each, with the top 8 third-placed teams joining the group winners and runners-up in a new round of 32.[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-79)[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-80)
In March 2025, it was reported that FIFA was considering a one-off expansion to 64 teams for the [2030 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup "2030 FIFA World Cup"), the centennial anniversary of the FIFA World Cup.[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-81)
## Hosts
Main article: [List of FIFA World Cup hosts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_hosts "List of FIFA World Cup hosts")
### Selection process
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FIFA_World_cup_hosts.png)
A map of FIFA World Cup final hosts, 1930–2022. Green: once; dark green: twice; light green: planned
Early World Cups were given to countries at meetings of FIFA's congress. The locations were controversial because South America and Europe were by far the two centres of strength in football and travel between them required three weeks by boat. The decision to hold the [first World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup") in Uruguay, for example, led to only four European nations competing.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-82) The next two World Cups were both held in Europe. The decision to hold the second of these in France was disputed, as the South American countries understood that the location would alternate between the two continents. Both Argentina and Uruguay thus boycotted the [1938 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup").[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-83)
Since the [1958 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup"), to avoid future boycotts or controversy, FIFA began a pattern of alternating the hosts between the Americas and Europe, which continued until the [1998 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"). The [2002 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"), hosted jointly by South Korea and Japan, was the first one held in Asia, and the first tournament with multiple hosts.[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-84) South Africa became the first African nation to host the World Cup in [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"). The [2014 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup") was hosted by Brazil, the first held in South America since [Argentina 1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup"),[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-85) and was the first occasion where consecutive World Cups were held outside Europe.[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-86)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Russia_2018_World_Cup.jpeg)
Russian delegates celebrate being chosen as the host of the [2018 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup")
The host country is now chosen in a vote by FIFA's Council. This is done under an [exhaustive ballot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhaustive_ballot "Exhaustive ballot") system. The national football association of a country desiring to host the event receives a "Hosting Agreement" from FIFA, which explains the steps and requirements that are expected from a strong bid. The bidding association also receives a form, the submission of which represents the official confirmation of the candidacy. After this, a FIFA designated group of inspectors visit the country to identify that the country meets the requirements needed to host the event and a report on the country is produced. The decision on who will host the World Cup is usually made six or seven years in advance of the tournament. There have been occasions where the hosts of multiple future tournaments were announced at the same time, as was the case for the [2018 and 2022 World Cups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids "2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids"), which were awarded to [Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia "Russia") and [Qatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar "Qatar"), with Qatar becoming the first Middle Eastern country to host the tournament.[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-87)[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-88)
For the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, the final tournament was rotated between confederations, allowing only countries from the chosen confederation (Africa in 2010, South America in 2014) to bid to host the tournament. The rotation policy was introduced after the [controversy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_hosts#2006_FIFA_World_Cup "FIFA World Cup hosts") surrounding Germany's victory over South Africa in the vote to host the [2006 tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"). However, the policy of continental rotation did not continue beyond 2014, so any country, except those belonging to confederations that hosted the two preceding tournaments, can apply as hosts for World Cups starting from [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup").[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-89) This is partly to avoid a similar scenario to the bidding process for the 2014 tournament, where Brazil was the only official bidder.[\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-90)
The [2026 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup "2026 FIFA World Cup") was chosen to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, marking the first time a World Cup has been shared by three host nations.[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-World_Cup26-91) The 2026 tournament will be the biggest World Cup ever held, with 48 teams playing 104 matches. Sixty matches will take place in the US, including all matches from the quarter-finals onward, while Canada and Mexico will host 10 games each.[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-World_Cup26-91)
### Summary by confederation
| Confederation | Times hosted | Hosts | Upcoming hosts |
|---|---|---|---|
| [UEFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA") (Europe) | 11 | [1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup"), Italy; [1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup"), France; [1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup"), Switzerland; [1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup"), Sweden; [1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup"), England; [1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup"), West Germany; [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup"), Spain; [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup"), Italy; [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"), France; [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"), Germany; [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup"), Russia | [2030](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup "2030 FIFA World Cup"), Spain & Portugal |
| [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL") (South America) | 5 | [1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup"), Uruguay; [1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup"), Brazil; [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup"), Chile; [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup"), Argentina; [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"), Brazil | |
| [CONCACAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF "CONCACAF") (North and Central America and Caribbean) | 3 | [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"), Mexico; [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"), Mexico; [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup"), United States | [2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup "2026 FIFA World Cup"), Canada, Mexico & United States |
| [AFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation "Asian Football Confederation") (Asia) | 2 | [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"), South Korea & Japan; [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup"), Qatar | [2034](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup "2034 FIFA World Cup"), Saudi Arabia |
| [CAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football "Confederation of African Football") (Africa) | 1 | [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"), South Africa | [2030](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup "2030 FIFA World Cup"), Morocco |
| [OFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation "Oceania Football Confederation") (Oceania) | 0 | none | |
### Performances
See also: [Results of host nations in the FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_team_appearances_in_the_FIFA_World_Cup#Hosts "National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup")
Six of the eight champions have won one of their titles while playing in their own homeland, the exceptions being [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team"), who finished as runners-up after losing the [deciding match](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_v_Brazil_\(1950_FIFA_World_Cup\) "Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)") on home soil in 1950 and lost their [semi-final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_v_Germany_\(2014_FIFA_World_Cup\) "Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)") against Germany in 2014, and [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_men%27s_national_football_team "Spain men's national football team"), which reached the second round on home soil in 1982. [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") (1966) won its only title while playing as a host nation. [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") (1930), [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") (1934), [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") (1978), and [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") (1998) won their first titles as host nations but have gone on to win again, while [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") (1974) won their second title on home soil.[\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-92)[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-host-93)
Other nations have also been successful when hosting the tournament. [Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland_national_football_team "Switzerland national football team") (quarter-finals 1954), [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_football_team "Sweden men's national football team") (runners-up in 1958), [Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") (third place in 1962), [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team "South Korea national football team") (fourth place in 2002), [Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_football_team "Russia national football team") (quarter-finals 2018), and [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team") (quarter-finals in 1970 and 1986) all have their best results when serving as hosts.[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-host-93)[\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-94) So far, [South Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_national_football_team "South Africa national football team") (2010) and [Qatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_national_football_team "Qatar national football team") (2022) failed to advance beyond the first round.[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-95)[\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-96)
## Broadcasting and promotion
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coca_cola_world_cup_2002.jpg)
A [Coca-Cola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola "Coca-Cola") bottle promoting the [2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup")
The World Cup was first televised in [1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup") and as of 2006[\[update\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=FIFA_World_Cup&action=edit) is the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world. The cumulative viewership of all matches of the 2006 World Cup was estimated to be 26.29 billion.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-DobsonGoddard2006-2) 715.1 million individuals watched the final match of the tournament, almost a ninth of the entire population of the planet. The [2006 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup") draw, which decided the distribution of teams into groups, was watched by 300 million viewers.[\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-97) The World Cup attracts major sponsors such as [Coca-Cola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola "Coca-Cola"), [McDonald's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s "McDonald's") and [Adidas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas "Adidas"). For these companies and many more, being a sponsor strongly impacts their global brands. Host countries typically experience a multimillion-dollar revenue increase from the month-long event.
The governing body of the sport, [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA"), generated \$4.8 billion in revenue from the [2014 tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"),[\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-98) and \$6.1 billion from the [2018 tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup").[\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-99)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FIFA_-_world_cup_ballen.JPG)
Manufactured by [Adidas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas "Adidas") since the [1970 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"), official match balls displayed at [FIFA headquarters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_headquarters "FIFA headquarters") in [Zürich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurich "Zurich")
Each FIFA World Cup since [1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup") has its own [mascot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascot "Mascot") or logo. *World Cup Willie*, the mascot for the 1966 competition, was the first [World Cup mascot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_mascots "FIFA World Cup mascots").[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-100) World Cups feature [official match balls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_official_match_balls "List of FIFA World Cup official match balls") specially designed for each tournament. After [Slazenger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slazenger "Slazenger") produced the ball for the 1966 World Cup, Adidas became the official supplier to FIFA.[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-101) Each World Cup also has an [official song](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_anthems_and_songs "List of FIFA World Cup anthems and songs"), which have been performed by artists ranging from [Shakira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakira "Shakira") to [Will Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Smith "Will Smith").[\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-102)[\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-103) Other songs, such as "[Nessun dorma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nessun_dorma "Nessun dorma")", performed by [The Three Tenors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Tenors "The Three Tenors") at four World Cup concerts, have also become identified with the tournament.[\[104\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-104)
Forming a partnership with FIFA in 1970, [Panini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panini_Group "Panini Group") published its first [sticker album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticker_album "Sticker album") for the 1970 World Cup.[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-Brand-105) Since then, collecting and trading stickers and [cards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football_trading_card "Association football trading card") has become part of the World Cup experience, especially for the younger generation.[\[106\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-106) FIFA has licensed World Cup [video games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_video_games "FIFA World Cup video games") since [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"), sponsored by [Electronic Arts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts "Electronic Arts").[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-Brand-105)
## Results
See also: [List of FIFA World Cup finals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_finals "List of FIFA World Cup finals")
Key
- a.e.t.: result/match won [after extra time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtime_\(sports\) "Overtime (sports)")
- p: match won after [penalty shoot-out](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_\(association_football\) "Penalty shoot-out (association football)")
| Ed. | Year | Host | First place game | Third place game | Teams | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Champion | Score |  Runner-up |  Third place | Score | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pewter_medal_icon.svg) Fourth place | | | | |
| 1 | [1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup") |  [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay "Uruguay") | ** [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team")** | **[4–2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1930 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") |  [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team") | **—** [\[n 1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-nothirdmatch-108) |  [Yugoslavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslavia_national_football_team "Yugoslavia national football team") | 13 |
| 2 | [1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy "Italy") [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy "Kingdom of Italy") | ** [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team")** | **[2–1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1934 FIFA World Cup final")** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) |  [Czechoslovakia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia_national_football_team "Czechoslovakia national football team") |  [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") | **3–2** |  [Austria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria_national_football_team "Austria national football team") | 16 |
| 3 | [1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup") |  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France "France") | ** [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team")** | **[4–2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1938 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Hungary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") | **4–2** |  [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_football_team "Sweden men's national football team") | 15 |
| – | [1942](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_FIFA_World_Cup#Hiatus_due_to_World_War_II "History of the FIFA World Cup") | *Not held due to [World War II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II "World War II")* | | | | | | | |
| 1946 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | [1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup") |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") | ** [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team")** | **[2–1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_v_Brazil_\(1950_FIFA_World_Cup\) "Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)")** [\[n 2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-wc1950-111) |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") |  [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_football_team "Sweden men's national football team") | **3–1** [\[n 2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-wc1950-111) |  [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") | 13 |
| 5 | [1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup") |  [Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland "Switzerland") | ** [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team")** | **[3–2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1954 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Hungary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") |  [Austria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria_national_football_team "Austria national football team") | **3–1** |  [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") | 16 |
| 6 | [1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup") |  [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden "Sweden") | ** [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team")** | **[5–2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1958 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_football_team "Sweden men's national football team") |  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") | **6–3** |  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") | 16 |
| 7 | [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup") |  [Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile "Chile") | ** [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team")** | **[3–1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1962 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Czechoslovakia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia_national_football_team "Czechoslovakia national football team") |  [Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") | **1–0** |  [Yugoslavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslavia_national_football_team "Yugoslavia national football team") | 16 |
| 8 | [1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup") |  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England "England") | ** [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team")** | **[4–2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1966 FIFA World Cup final")** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) |  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") |  [Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") | **2–1** |  [Soviet Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_national_football_team "Soviet Union national football team") | 16 |
| 9 | [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup") |  [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico "Mexico") | ** [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team")** | **[4–1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1970 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") |  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") | **1–0** |  [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") | 16 |
| 10 | [1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup") |  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germany "West Germany") | ** [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team")** | **[2–1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1974 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") |  [Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") | **1–0** |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") | 16 |
| 11 | [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup") |  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") | ** [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team")** | **[3–1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1978 FIFA World Cup final")** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) |  [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") | **2–1** |  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") | 16 |
| 12 | [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup") |  [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") | ** [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team")** | **[3–1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1982 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") |  [Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") | **3–2** |  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") | 24 |
| 13 | [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup") |  [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico "Mexico") | ** [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team")** | **[3–2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1986 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") |  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") | **4–2** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) |  [Belgium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") | 24 |
| 14 | [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup") |  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy "Italy") | ** [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team")** | **[1–0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1990 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") |  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") | **2–1** |  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") | 24 |
| 15 | [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup") |  [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States "United States") | ** [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team")** | **[0–0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1994 FIFA World Cup final")** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) (3–2 [p](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_\(association_football\) "Penalty shoot-out (association football)")) |  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") |  [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_football_team "Sweden men's national football team") | **4–0** |  [Bulgaria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_national_football_team "Bulgaria national football team") | 24 |
| 16 | [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup") |  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France "France") | ** [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team")** | **[3–0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1998 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") |  [Croatia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") | **2–1** |  [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") | 32 |
| 17 | [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup") |  [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea "South Korea")  [Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan "Japan") | ** [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team")** | **[2–0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2002 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") |  [Turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_national_football_team "Turkey national football team") | **3–2** |  [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team "South Korea national football team") | 32 |
| 18 | [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup") |  [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany "Germany") | ** [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team")** | **[1–1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2006 FIFA World Cup final")** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) (5–3 [p](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_\(association_football\) "Penalty shoot-out (association football)")) |  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") |  [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") | **3–1** |  [Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") | 32 |
| 19 | [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup") |  [South Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa "South Africa") | ** [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team")** | **[1–0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2010 FIFA World Cup final")** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) |  [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") |  [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") | **3–2** |  [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") | 32 |
| 20 | [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup") |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") | ** [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team")** | **[1–0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2014 FIFA World Cup final")** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) |  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") |  [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") | **3–0** |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") | 32 |
| 21 | [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup") |  [Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia "Russia") | ** [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team")** | **[4–2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2018 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Croatia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") |  [Belgium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") | **2–0** |  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") | 32 |
| 22 | [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") |  [Qatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar "Qatar") | ** [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team")** | **[3–3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2022 FIFA World Cup final")** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) (4–2 [p](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_\(association_football\) "Penalty shoot-out (association football)")) |  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") |  [Croatia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") | **2–1** |  [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team "Morocco national football team") | 32 |
| *23* | *[2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup "2026 FIFA World Cup")* | * [Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada "Canada")* * [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico "Mexico")* * [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States "United States")* | | | | | | | 48 |
| *24* | *[2030](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup "2030 FIFA World Cup")* | * [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco "Morocco")* * [Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal "Portugal")* * [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain")*[\[n 3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-hosts2030-112) | | | | | | | 48 |
| *25* | *[2034](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup "2034 FIFA World Cup")* | * [Saudi Arabia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia "Saudi Arabia")* | | | | | | | 48 |
In all, 80 nations have [played in at least one World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_team_appearances_in_the_FIFA_World_Cup "National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup").[\[n 4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-successor-117) Of these, eight national teams have won the World Cup,[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-118) and they have added [stars to their badges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_\(football_badge\) "Star (football badge)"), with each star representing a World Cup victory. Uruguay, however, chose to display [four stars on their badge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_stars_above_Uruguay%27s_football_crest "Four stars above Uruguay's football crest"), representing their two gold medals at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, which are recognized by FIFA as World Championships, and their two World Cup titles in 1930 and 1950.
With five titles, Brazil are the most successful World Cup team and also the only nation to have [played in every World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_team_appearances_in_the_FIFA_World_Cup#Finals_records_by_team "National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup") (22) to date.[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-119) Brazil were also the first team to win the World Cup for the third (1970), fourth (1994) and fifth (2002) time. Italy (1934 and 1938) and Brazil (1958 and 1962) are the only nations to have won consecutive titles. West Germany (1982–1990) and Brazil (1994–2002) are the only nations to appear in three consecutive World Cup finals. Germany has made the most top-four finishes (13), medals (12), as well as the most finals (8).
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:World_cup_countries_best_results.png)
Map of countries' best results
### Teams reaching the top four
See also: [FIFA World Cup records and statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_records_and_statistics "FIFA World Cup records and statistics") and [National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_team_appearances_in_the_FIFA_World_Cup "National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup")
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Top 4 total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") | **5** ([1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup"), [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup"), [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"), [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup"), [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 ([1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*), [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 ([1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup"), [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 ([1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup"), [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*)) | 11 |
|  [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team")[1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#1) | 4 ([1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup"), [1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*), [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup"), [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup")) | **4** ([1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup"), [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup"), [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"), [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup")) | **4** ([1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup"), [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"), [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*), [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup")) | 13 |
|  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") | 4 ([1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*), [1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup"), [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup"), [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 ([1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"), [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*)) | 1 ([1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup")) | 8 |
|  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") | 3 ([1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*), [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"), [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup")) | 3 ([1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup"), [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup"), [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup")) | | | 6 |
|  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") | 2 ([1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*), [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 ([2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"), [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 ([1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup"), [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup")) | 7 |
|  [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") | 2 ([1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*), [1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup")) | | | **3** ([1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup"), [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"), [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup")) | 5 |
|  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") | 1 ([1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*)) | | | 2 ([1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup"), [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup")) | 3 |
|  [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") | 1 ([2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup")) | | | 1 ([1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 |
|  [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") | | 3 ([1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup"), [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup"), [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup")) | 5 |
|  [Hungary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") | | 2 ([1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup"), [1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup")) | | | 2 |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic "Czech Republic") [Czech Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic_national_football_team "Czech Republic national football team")[2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#2) | | 2 ([1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup"), [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup")) | | | 2 |
|  [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_football_team "Sweden men's national football team") | | 1 ([1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*)) | 2 ([1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup"), [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup")) | 4 |
|  [Croatia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") | | 1 ([2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 ([1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"), [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup")) | | 3 |
|  [Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") | | | 2 ([1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup"), [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup")) | | 2 |
|  [Austria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria_national_football_team "Austria national football team") | | | 1 ([1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 |
|  [Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") | | | 1 ([1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 |
|  [Belgium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") | | | 1 ([2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 |
|  [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team") | | | 1 ([1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup")) | | 1 |
|  [Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") | | | 1 ([1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*)) | | 1 |
|  [Turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_national_football_team "Turkey national football team") | | | 1 ([2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup")) | | 1 |
|  [Serbia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia_national_football_team "Serbia national football team")[3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#3) | | | | 2 ([1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup"), [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 |
|  [Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_football_team "Russia national football team")[4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#4) | | | | 1 ([1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 |
|  [Bulgaria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_national_football_team "Bulgaria national football team") | | | | 1 ([1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 |
|  [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team "South Korea national football team") | | | | 1 ([2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*)) | 1 |
|  [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team "Morocco national football team") | | | | 1 ([2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 |
\* *hosts*
1 *includes results representing [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team#Three_German_national_teams_\(1945%E2%80%931990\) "Germany national football team") (1954–1990)*
2 *includes results representing [Czechoslovakia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia_national_football_team "Czechoslovakia national football team") (1934–1990)*
3 *includes results representing [Yugoslavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslavia_national_football_team "Yugoslavia national football team") (1930–1990) and [FR Yugoslavia / Serbia and Montenegro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro_national_football_team "Serbia and Montenegro national football team") (1998–2006)*
4 *includes results representing the [Soviet Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_national_football_team "Soviet Union national football team") (1958–1990)*
### Best performances by confederations
See also: [FIFA World Cup results by confederation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_team_appearances_in_the_FIFA_World_Cup#Results_by_confederation "National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup")
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seoul_Plaza_2002_FIFA_World_Cup.jpg)
South Koreans watching their nation on the big screens in [Seoul Plaza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul_Plaza "Seoul Plaza") during the 2002 World Cup when they became the first Asian country to reach the semi-finals
To date, the final of the World Cup has only been contested by teams from the [UEFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA") (Europe) and [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL") (South America) confederations. European nations have won twelve titles, while South American nations have won ten. Only three teams from outside these two continents have ever reached the semi-finals of the competition: [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team") ([North, Central America and Caribbean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF "CONCACAF")) in 1930; [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team "South Korea national football team") ([Asia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation "Asian Football Confederation")) in 2002; and [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team "Morocco national football team") ([Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football "Confederation of African Football")) in 2022. Only one [Oceanian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation "Oceania Football Confederation") qualifier, [Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_soccer_team "Australia men's national soccer team") in 2006, has advanced to the second round, a feat they later reaccomplished in 2022.[\[n 5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-120)
[Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team"), [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team"), [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_men%27s_national_football_team "Spain men's national football team") and [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") are the only teams to win a World Cup hosted outside their continental confederation; Brazil came out victorious in [Europe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA") ([1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup")), [North America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF "CONCACAF") ([1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup") and [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup")) and [Asia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation "Asian Football Confederation") ([2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup")). Argentina won a World Cup in North America in [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup") and in Asia in [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup"). Spain won in [Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football "Confederation of African Football") in [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"). In [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"), Germany became the first and so far the only European team to win in the Americas. Only on five occasions have consecutive World Cups been won by teams from the same continent; the longest streak of tournaments won by a single confederation is four, with the [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"), [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"), [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"), and [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup") tournaments all won by UEFA teams (Italy, Spain, Germany, and France, respectively).
| Confederation | [AFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation "Asian Football Confederation") | [CAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football "Confederation of African Football") | [CONCACAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF "CONCACAF") | [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL") | [OFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation "Oceania Football Confederation") | [UEFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA") | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 43 | 49 | 46 | 89 | 4 | 258 | 489 |
| Top 16 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 99 | 172 |
| Top 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 105 | 152 |
| Top 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 62 | 88 |
| Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 44 |
| 4th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
| 3rd | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 22 |
| 2nd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 22 |
| 1st | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 22 |
## Records and statistics
Main articles: [FIFA World Cup records and statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_records_and_statistics "FIFA World Cup records and statistics") and [National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_team_appearances_in_the_FIFA_World_Cup "National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup")
See also: [List of players who have appeared in the most FIFA World Cups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_players_who_have_appeared_in_the_most_FIFA_World_Cups "List of players who have appeared in the most FIFA World Cups"), [List of FIFA World Cup winning players](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_winning_players "List of FIFA World Cup winning players"), and [List of FIFA World Cup winning managers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_winning_managers "List of FIFA World Cup winning managers")
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lionel-Messi-Argentina-2022-FIFA-World-Cup_\(cropped\).jpg)
Argentina's [Lionel Messi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi") has played a record 26 World Cup matches across a joint-record five tournaments.
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cristiano_Ronaldo_20120609.jpg)
[Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") is the first and only player to score in five tournaments.
Six players share the record for [playing in the most World Cups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_players_who_have_appeared_in_multiple_FIFA_World_Cups "List of players who have appeared in multiple FIFA World Cups"); [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team")'s [Antonio Carbajal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Carbajal "Antonio Carbajal") (1950–1966), [Rafael Márquez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_M%C3%A1rquez "Rafael Márquez") (2002–2018), and [Andrés Guardado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Guardado "Andrés Guardado") (2006–2022); [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team")'s [Lothar Matthäus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar_Matth%C3%A4us "Lothar Matthäus") (1982–1998); [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team")'s [Lionel Messi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi") (2006–2022); and [Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team")'s [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") (2006–2022) all played in five tournaments, with Ronaldo also being the first and only player to score in five tournaments.[\[116\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-121)[\[117\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-122) Messi has played the most World Cup matches overall, with 26 appearances.[\[118\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-123) [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team")'s [Djalma Santos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djalma_Santos "Djalma Santos") (1954–1962), West Germany's [Franz Beckenbauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Beckenbauer "Franz Beckenbauer") (1966–1974), and Germany's [Philipp Lahm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Lahm "Philipp Lahm") (2006–2014) are the only players to be named to three World Cup [All-Star Teams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#All-Star_Team "FIFA World Cup awards").[\[119\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-124)
[Miroslav Klose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Klose "Miroslav Klose") of Germany (2002–2014) is the all-time top scorer at the World Cup with 16 goals. He broke [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") of Brazil's record of 15 goals (1998–2006) during the [2014 semi-final match against Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_v_Germany_\(2014_FIFA_World_Cup\) "Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)"). West Germany's [Gerd Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller") (1970–1974) is third, with 14 goals.[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-125) The fourth-placed goalscorer, [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team")'s [Just Fontaine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Fontaine "Just Fontaine"), holds the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup; all his 13 goals were scored in the 1958 tournament.[\[121\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-126)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pel%C3%A9_%C3%A0_la_Coupe_du_monde_de_football_1970,_%27Mexico_70_-_World_Cup_Story%27,_Panini_figurina_n%C2%B038.jpg)
[Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") is the only person to win the World Cup three times as a player.
In November 2007, FIFA announced that all members of World Cup-winning squads between 1930 and 1974 were to be retroactively awarded winners' medals.[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-espnheroes-65) This made Brazil's [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") the only player to have won three World Cup winners' medals (1958, 1962, and 1970, although he did not play in the 1962 final due to injury),[\[122\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-127) with [20 other players who have won two winners' medals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_players_who_have_won_multiple_FIFA_World_Cups "List of players who have won multiple FIFA World Cups"). Seven players have collected all three types of World Cup medals (winners', runner- ups', and third-place); five players were from West Germany's squad of 1966–1974: Franz Beckenbauer, [Jürgen Grabowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Grabowski "Jürgen Grabowski"), [Horst-Dieter Höttges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst-Dieter_H%C3%B6ttges "Horst-Dieter Höttges"), [Sepp Maier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepp_Maier "Sepp Maier"), and [Wolfgang Overath](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Overath "Wolfgang Overath") (1966–1974), Italy's [Franco Baresi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Baresi "Franco Baresi") (1982, 1990, 1994) and the most recent has been [Miroslav Klose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Klose "Miroslav Klose") of Germany (2002–2014) with four consecutive medals.[\[123\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-128)
Brazil's [Mário Zagallo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1rio_Zagallo "Mário Zagallo"), West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer and France's [Didier Deschamps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Deschamps "Didier Deschamps") are the only people to date to win the World Cup as both player and head coach. Zagallo won in 1958 and 1962 as a player and in 1970 as head coach.[\[124\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-129) Beckenbauer won in 1974 as captain and in 1990 as head coach,[\[125\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-130) and Deschamps repeated the feat in 2018, after having won in 1998 as captain.[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-131) [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team")'s [Vittorio Pozzo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittorio_Pozzo "Vittorio Pozzo") is the only head coach to ever win two World Cups (1934 and 1938).[\[127\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-132) All World Cup-winning head coaches were natives of the country they coached to victory.[\[128\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-133)
Among the national teams, Brazil has played the most World Cup matches (114), Germany appeared in the most finals (8), semi-finals (13), and quarter-finals (16), while Brazil has appeared in the most World Cups (22), has the most wins (76) and has scored the most goals (237).[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-134)[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-135) The two teams have played each other twice in the World Cup, in the [2002 final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_Final "2002 FIFA World Cup Final") and in the [2014 semi-final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_v_Germany_\(2014_FIFA_World_Cup\) "Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)").[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-136)
### Top goalscorers
Main article: [List of FIFA World Cup top goalscorers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_top_goalscorers "List of FIFA World Cup top goalscorers")
Individual
Players in **bold** are still active.
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Miroslav_Klose_Portrait.JPG)
[Miroslav Klose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Klose "Miroslav Klose") scored a record 16 goals across four World Cups.
| Rank | Player | Goals | Matches | Goals per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Miroslav Klose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Klose "Miroslav Klose") | 16 | 24 | 0\.67 |
| 2 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") | 15 | 19 | 0\.84 |
| 3 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Gerd Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller") | 14 | 13 | 1\.08 |
| 4 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Just Fontaine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Fontaine "Just Fontaine") | 13 | 6 | 2\.17 |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") **[Lionel Messi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi")** | 13 | 26 | 0\.50 | |
| 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") **[Kylian Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé")** | 12 | 14 | 0\.86 |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") | 12 | 14 | 0\.86 | |
| 8 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") [Sándor Kocsis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1ndor_Kocsis "Sándor Kocsis") | 11 | 5 | 2\.20 |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Jürgen Klinsmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klinsmann "Jürgen Klinsmann") | 11 | 17 | 0\.65 | |
| 10 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Helmut Rahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Rahn "Helmut Rahn") | 10 | 10 | 1\.00 |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Gabriel Batistuta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Batistuta "Gabriel Batistuta") | 10 | 12 | 0\.83 | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Gary Lineker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lineker "Gary Lineker") | 10 | 12 | 0\.83 | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Teófilo Cubillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te%C3%B3filo_Cubillas "Teófilo Cubillas") | 10 | 13 | 0\.77 | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Thomas Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M%C3%BCller "Thomas Müller") | 10 | 19 | 0\.53 | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Grzegorz Lato](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grzegorz_Lato "Grzegorz Lato") | 10 | 20 | 0\.50 | |
Country
| Rank | National team | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") | 237 |
| 2 |  [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") | 232 |
| 3 |  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") | 152 |
| 4 |  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") | 136 |
| 5 |  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") | 128 |
| 6 |  [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") | 108 |
| 7 |  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") | 104 |
| 8 |  [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") | 96 |
| 9 |  [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") | 89 |
| 10 |  [Hungary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") | 87 |
## Awards
Main article: [FIFA World Cup awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards "FIFA World Cup awards")
At the end of each World Cup, awards are presented to the players and teams for accomplishments other than their final team positions in the tournament.
- There are five post-tournament awards from the FIFA Technical Study Group:[\[132\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-137)[\[133\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-138)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Argentina_celebrando_copa_\(cropped\).jpg)
[Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") (holding the World Cup) received the Golden Ball for best player at the 1986 World Cup.
- - the **Golden Ball** (named for its sponsor "[Adidas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas "Adidas") Golden Ball") for best player, first awarded in [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup");
- the **Golden Boot** (named for its sponsor "Adidas Golden Boot", formerly known as the "adidas Golden Shoe" from 1982 to 2006) for top goalscorer, first awarded in 1982;
- the **Golden Glove** (named for its sponsor "Adidas Golden Glove", formerly known as the "[Lev Yashin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Yashin "Lev Yashin") Award" from 1994 to 2006) for best goalkeeper, first awarded in [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup");
- the **FIFA Young Player Award** (formerly known as the "Best Young Player Award" from 2006 to 2010) for best player under 21 years of age at the start of the calendar year, first awarded in [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup");
- the **FIFA Fair Play Trophy** for the team that advanced to the second round with the best record of fair play, first awarded in [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup").
- There is currently one award voted on by fans during the tournament:
- the **Player of the Match** (currently commercially termed "[Budweiser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budweiser "Budweiser") Player of the Match", formerly known as the "Man of the Match" from 2002 to 2018) for outstanding performance during each match of the tournament, first awarded in [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup").
- There are two awards voted on by fans after the conclusion of the tournament:
- the **Goal of the Tournament** (currently commercially termed "[Hyundai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Motor_Company "Hyundai Motor Company") Goal of the Tournament") for the fans' best goal scored during the tournament, first awarded in [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup");
- the **Most Entertaining Team** during the World Cup final tournament, as determined by a poll of the general public.
- One other award was given between 1994 and 2006:[\[134\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-139)
- an **All-Star Team** comprising the best players of the tournament chosen by the FIFA Technical Study Group. From 2010 onwards, all Dream Teams or Statistical Teams are unofficial, as reported by FIFA itself.
| World Cup | Golden Ball | Golden Boot | Goals | Golden Glove | Clean sheets | FIFA Young Player Award | FIFA Fair Play Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay "Uruguay") [1930 Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup") | *Not Awarded* | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Guillermo Stábile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_St%C3%A1bile "Guillermo Stábile") | 8 | *Not Awarded* | *N/A* | *Not Awarded* | *Not Awarded* |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy "Italy") [1934 Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia_national_football_team "Czechoslovakia national football team") [Oldřich Nejedlý](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%C5%99ich_Nejedl%C3%BD "Oldřich Nejedlý") | 5 | | | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France "France") [1938 France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Leônidas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_\(footballer,_born_1913\) "Leônidas (footballer, born 1913)") | 7 | | | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") [1950 Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ademir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ademir_Marques_de_Menezes "Ademir Marques de Menezes") | 9 | | | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland "Switzerland") [1954 Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") [Sándor Kocsis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1ndor_Kocsis "Sándor Kocsis") | 11 | | | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden "Sweden") [1958 Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Just Fontaine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Fontaine "Just Fontaine") | 13 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") | | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile "Chile") [1962 Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") [Flórián Albert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fl%C3%B3ri%C3%A1n_Albert "Flórián Albert") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Garrincha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrincha "Garrincha") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Vavá](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vav%C3%A1 "Vavá") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_national_football_team "Soviet Union national football team") [Valentin Ivanov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Kozmich_Ivanov "Valentin Kozmich Ivanov") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslavia_national_football_team "Yugoslavia national football team") [Dražan Jerković](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dra%C5%BEan_Jerkovi%C4%87 "Dražan Jerković") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Leonel Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonel_S%C3%A1nchez "Leonel Sánchez") | 4 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") [Flórián Albert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fl%C3%B3ri%C3%A1n_Albert "Flórián Albert") | | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England "England") [1966 England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Eusébio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eus%C3%A9bio "Eusébio") | 9 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Franz Beckenbauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Beckenbauer "Franz Beckenbauer") | | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico "Mexico") [1970 Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Gerd Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller") | 10 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Teófilo Cubillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te%C3%B3filo_Cubillas "Teófilo Cubillas") |  [Peru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germany "West Germany") [1974 West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Grzegorz Lato](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grzegorz_Lato "Grzegorz Lato") | 7 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Władysław Żmuda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_%C5%BBmuda "Władysław Żmuda") |  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") [1978 Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Mario Kempes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kempes "Mario Kempes") | 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Antonio Cabrini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Cabrini "Antonio Cabrini") |  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [1982 Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Paolo Rossi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Rossi "Paolo Rossi") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Paolo Rossi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Rossi "Paolo Rossi") | 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Manuel Amoros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Amoros "Manuel Amoros") |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico "Mexico") [1986 Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Gary Lineker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lineker "Gary Lineker") | 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Enzo Scifo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Scifo "Enzo Scifo") |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy "Italy") [1990 Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Salvatore Schillaci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore_Schillaci "Salvatore Schillaci") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Salvatore Schillaci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore_Schillaci "Salvatore Schillaci") | 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslavia_national_football_team "Yugoslavia national football team") [Robert Prosinečki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Prosine%C4%8Dki "Robert Prosinečki") |  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States "United States") [1994 United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Romário](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom%C3%A1rio "Romário") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_football_team "Russia national football team") [Oleg Salenko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Salenko "Oleg Salenko") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_national_football_team "Bulgaria national football team") [Hristo Stoichkov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hristo_Stoichkov "Hristo Stoichkov") | 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Michel Preud'homme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Preud%27homme "Michel Preud'homme") | 2 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Marc Overmars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Overmars "Marc Overmars") |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France "France") [1998 France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia "Croatia") [Davor Šuker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davor_%C5%A0uker "Davor Šuker") | 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Fabien Barthez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabien_Barthez "Fabien Barthez") | 5 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Michael Owen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Owen "Michael Owen") |  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team")  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea "South Korea")[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan "Japan") [2002 South Korea/Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Oliver Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Kahn "Oliver Kahn") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") | 8 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Oliver Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Kahn "Oliver Kahn") | 5 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team") [Landon Donovan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landon_Donovan "Landon Donovan") |  [Belgium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany "Germany") [2006 Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Zinedine Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Miroslav Klose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Klose "Miroslav Klose") | 5 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Gianluigi Buffon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi_Buffon "Gianluigi Buffon") | 5 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Lukas Podolski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lukas_Podolski "Lukas Podolski") |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team")  [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa "South Africa") [2010 South Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Diego Forlán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Forl%C3%A1n "Diego Forlán") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Thomas Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M%C3%BCller "Thomas Müller") | 5 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Iker Casillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iker_Casillas "Iker Casillas") | 5 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Thomas Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M%C3%BCller "Thomas Müller") |  [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") [2014 Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [James Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rodr%C3%ADguez "James Rodríguez") | 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Manuel Neuer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Neuer "Manuel Neuer") | 4 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Paul Pogba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba "Paul Pogba") |  [Colombia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia "Russia") [2018 Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Luka Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Harry Kane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kane "Harry Kane") | 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Thibaut Courtois](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thibaut_Courtois "Thibaut Courtois") | 3 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Kylian Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") |  [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar "Qatar") [2022 Qatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Kylian Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") | 8 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Emiliano Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Mart%C3%ADnez "Emiliano Martínez") | 3 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Enzo Fernández](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Fern%C3%A1ndez "Enzo Fernández") |  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") |
## See also
- [List of FIFA World Cup finals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_finals "List of FIFA World Cup finals")
- [FIFA World Cup records and statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_records_and_statistics "FIFA World Cup records and statistics")
- [FIFA World Cup awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards "FIFA World Cup awards")
- [FIFA U-20 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "FIFA U-20 World Cup")
- [FIFA U-17 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-17_World_Cup "FIFA U-17 World Cup")
- [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup")
- [FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup")
- [FIFA Futsal World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_World_Cup "FIFA Futsal World Cup")
- [FIFA Confederations Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Confederations_Cup "FIFA Confederations Cup")
- [List of association football competitions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_association_football_competitions "List of association football competitions")
## Notes
1. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_ref-nothirdmatch_108-0)** There was no third place match in 1930; the two losing semi-finalists are ranked according to their overall records in the tournament.[\[107\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-107)
2. ^ [***a***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_ref-wc1950_111-0) [***b***](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_ref-wc1950_111-1) The final stage in 1950 was a round-robin group of four teams. Coincidentally, one of the last two matches pitted together the top two teams (and the only two who could win the title), and the other was between the bottom two teams. Uruguay v Brazil is often considered the de facto final of the 1950 World Cup.[\[108\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-wc1950-109)[\[109\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-110)
3. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_ref-hosts2030_112-0)** **Centenary three games hosts**:
 [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina")
 [Paraguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay "Paraguay")
 [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay "Uruguay")
4. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_ref-successor_117-0)** FIFA considers that the national team of [Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_football_team "Russia national football team") succeeds the [Soviet Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_national_football_team "Soviet Union national football team"), the national team of [Serbia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia_national_football_team "Serbia national football team") succeeds the [Yugoslavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslavia_national_football_team "Yugoslavia national football team")/[Serbia and Montenegro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro_national_football_team "Serbia and Montenegro national football team"), and the national teams of the [Czech Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic_national_football_team "Czech Republic national football team") and [Slovakia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia_national_football_team "Slovakia national football team") succeed the [Czechoslovakia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia_national_football_team "Czechoslovakia national football team").[\[110\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-113)[\[111\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-114)[\[112\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-115)[\[113\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-116)
5. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_ref-120)** Australia's qualification in 2006 was through the Oceanian zone as they were a member of the [OFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation "Oceania Football Confederation") member during qualifying. However, on 1 January 2006, they left the Oceania Football Confederation and joined the [Asian Football Confederation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation "Asian Football Confederation"). In 2022, they again reached the second round, albeit representing Asia.
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Previously, due to there being fewer finals places and a bigger ratio of European finalists, there had been several occasions where three European teams were in a single group, for example, 1986 (West Germany, Scotland, and Denmark), 1990 (Italy, Czechoslovakia, and Austria), and 1994 (Italy, Republic of Ireland, and Norway). (
["History of the World Cup Final Draw"](https://web.archive.org/web/20091123034518/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-201_10e-fwcdraw-history_52560.pdf) (PDF). *FIFA.com*. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-201_10e-fwcdraw-history_52560.pdf) (PDF) on 23 November 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
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75. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_ref-75)**
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## Bibliography
- Glanville, Brian (2005). *The Story of the World Cup*. Faber. [ISBN](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISBN_\(identifier\) "ISBN (identifier)")
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| Tournaments | [Uruguay 1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup") [Italy 1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup") [France 1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup") [Brazil 1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup") [Switzerland 1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup") [Sweden 1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup") [Chile 1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup") [England 1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup") [Mexico 1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup") [West Germany 1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup") [Argentina 1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup") [Spain 1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup") [Mexico 1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup") [Italy 1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup") [United States 1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup") [France 1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup") [South Korea / Japan 2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup") [Germany 2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup") [South Africa 2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup") [Brazil 2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup") [Russia 2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup") [Qatar 2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") *[Canada / Mexico / United States 2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup "2026 FIFA World Cup")* *[Morocco / Portugal / Spain 2030](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup "2030 FIFA World Cup")*1 *[Saudi Arabia 2034](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup "2034 FIFA World Cup")* |
| [Qualification](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_qualifiers "FIFA World Cup qualifiers") | 19302 [1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "1934 FIFA World Cup qualification") [1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "1938 FIFA World Cup qualification") [1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "1950 FIFA World Cup qualification") [1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "1954 FIFA World Cup qualification") [1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "1958 FIFA World Cup qualification") [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "1962 FIFA World Cup qualification") [1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "1966 FIFA World Cup qualification") [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "1970 FIFA World Cup qualification") [1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "1974 FIFA World Cup qualification") [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "1978 FIFA World Cup qualification") [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "1982 FIFA World Cup qualification") [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "1986 FIFA World Cup qualification") [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "1990 FIFA World Cup qualification") [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "1994 FIFA World Cup qualification") [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "1998 FIFA World Cup qualification") [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2002 FIFA World Cup qualification") [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2006 FIFA World Cup qualification") [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2010 FIFA World Cup qualification") [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2014 FIFA World Cup qualification") [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2018 FIFA World Cup qualification") [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2022 FIFA World Cup qualification") [2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_qualification "2026 FIFA World Cup qualification") |
| [Finals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_finals "List of FIFA World Cup finals") | [1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1930 FIFA World Cup final") [1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1934 FIFA World Cup final") [1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1938 FIFA World Cup final") [1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_v_Brazil_\(1950_FIFA_World_Cup\) "Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)")3 [1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1954 FIFA World Cup final") [1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1958 FIFA World Cup final") [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1962 FIFA World Cup final") [1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1966 FIFA World Cup final") [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1970 FIFA World Cup final") [1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1974 FIFA World Cup final") [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1978 FIFA World Cup final") [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1982 FIFA World Cup final") [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1986 FIFA World Cup final") [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1990 FIFA World Cup final") [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1994 FIFA World Cup final") [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1998 FIFA World Cup final") [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2002 FIFA World Cup final") [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2006 FIFA World Cup final") [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2010 FIFA World Cup final") [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2014 FIFA World Cup final") [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2018 FIFA World Cup final") [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2022 FIFA World Cup final") [2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2026 FIFA World Cup final") |
| Squads | [1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "1930 FIFA World Cup squads") [1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "1934 FIFA World Cup squads") [1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "1938 FIFA World Cup squads") [1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "1950 FIFA World Cup squads") [1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "1954 FIFA World Cup squads") [1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "1958 FIFA World Cup squads") [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "1962 FIFA World Cup squads") [1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "1966 FIFA World Cup squads") [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "1970 FIFA World Cup squads") [1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "1974 FIFA World Cup squads") [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "1978 FIFA World Cup squads") [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "1982 FIFA World Cup squads") [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "1986 FIFA World Cup squads") [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "1990 FIFA World Cup squads") [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "1994 FIFA World Cup squads") [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "1998 FIFA World Cup squads") [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "2002 FIFA World Cup squads") [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "2006 FIFA World Cup squads") [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "2010 FIFA World Cup squads") [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "2014 FIFA World Cup squads") [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "2018 FIFA World Cup squads") [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_squads "2022 FIFA World Cup squads") |
| Final draw | [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding "1998 FIFA World Cup seeding") [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding "2002 FIFA World Cup seeding") [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding "2006 FIFA World Cup seeding") [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding "2010 FIFA World Cup seeding") [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding "2014 FIFA World Cup seeding") [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding "2018 FIFA World Cup seeding") [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding "2022 FIFA World Cup seeding") [2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_seeding "2026 FIFA World Cup seeding") |
| Broadcasters | [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights "1998 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights") [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights "2002 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights") [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights "2006 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights") [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights "2010 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights") [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights "2014 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights") [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights "2018 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights") [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights "2022 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights") [2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_broadcasting_rights "2026 FIFA World Cup broadcasting rights") |
| [Bids](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_hosts "FIFA World Cup hosts") | [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_bids "2014 FIFA World Cup bids") [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids "2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids") [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids "2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids") [2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_bids "2026 FIFA World Cup bids") [2030](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup_bids "2030 FIFA World Cup bids") [2034](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup_bids "2034 FIFA World Cup bids") |
| [Officials](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_referees "FIFA World Cup referees") | [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_officials "2010 FIFA World Cup officials") [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_officials "2014 FIFA World Cup officials") [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_officials "2018 FIFA World Cup officials") [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_officials "2022 FIFA World Cup officials") |
| [Team appearances](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_team_appearances_in_the_FIFA_World_Cup "National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup") | [AFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup") [CAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "African nations at the FIFA World Cup") [CONCACAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North,_Central_American_and_Caribbean_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup") [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_American_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "South American nations at the FIFA World Cup") [OFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanian_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Oceanian nations at the FIFA World Cup") [UEFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "European nations at the FIFA World Cup") |
| Other records | [Overall records and statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_records_and_statistics "FIFA World Cup records and statistics") Player records [winners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_winning_players "List of FIFA World Cup winning players") [top appearances](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_players_who_have_appeared_in_the_most_FIFA_World_Cups "List of players who have appeared in the most FIFA World Cups") [red cards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_red_cards "List of FIFA World Cup red cards") Goalscorer records [top](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_top_goalscorers "FIFA World Cup top goalscorers") [finals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_final_goalscorers "List of FIFA World Cup final goalscorers") [hat-tricks](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_hat-tricks "List of FIFA World Cup hat-tricks") [own goals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_own_goals "List of FIFA World Cup own goals") Manager records [winners](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_winning_managers "List of FIFA World Cup winning managers") [all appearances](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_managers_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "List of managers at the FIFA World Cup") Match records [opening](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_opening_matches "List of FIFA World Cup opening matches") [penalty shoot-outs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_penalty_shoot-outs "List of FIFA World Cup penalty shoot-outs") |
| Miscellaneous | [Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards "FIFA World Cup awards") [Balls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_official_match_balls "List of FIFA World Cup official match balls") [Controversies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:FIFA_World_Cup_controversies "Category:FIFA World Cup controversies") [Economics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Economics_of_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Economics of the FIFA World Cup") [Fan Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Fan_Festival "FIFA Fan Festival") [Films](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_official_films "List of FIFA World Cup official films") [History](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_FIFA_World_Cup "History of the FIFA World Cup") [Mascots](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_official_mascots "List of FIFA World Cup official mascots") [Music](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_songs_and_anthems "List of FIFA World Cup songs and anthems") [Notable matches](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:FIFA_World_Cup_matches "Category:FIFA World Cup matches") [nicknamed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_nicknamed_FIFA_World_Cup_matches "List of nicknamed FIFA World Cup matches") [qualifying](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:FIFA_World_Cup_qualification_matches "Category:FIFA World Cup qualification matches") [Referees](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_referees "FIFA World Cup referees") [Stadiums](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_stadiums "List of FIFA World Cup stadiums") [finals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_final_stadiums "List of FIFA World Cup final stadiums") [Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_Trophy "FIFA World Cup Trophy") [Video games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_video_games "FIFA World Cup video games") [World Champions Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_World_Champions%27_Gold_Cup "1980 World Champions' Gold Cup") |
| 1 Argentina, Paraguay and Uruguay will host the inaugural games 2 There was no qualification for the 1930 World Cup as places were given by invitation only. 3 No final held; the article is about the decisive match of the final group stage.  [Category](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:FIFA_World_Cup "Category:FIFA World Cup") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg "Commons page") [Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:FIFA_World_Cup "commons:Category:FIFA World Cup") | |
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| **[1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup"):**  [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") **[1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup"):**  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") **[1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup"):**  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") **[1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup"):**  [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") **[1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup"):**  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") **[1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup"):**  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") **[1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup"):**  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") **[1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup"):**  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") **[1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"):**  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") **[1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup"):**  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") **[1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup"):**  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") **[1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup"):**  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") **[1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"):**  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") **[1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup"):**  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") **[1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup"):**  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") **[1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"):**  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") **[2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"):**  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") **[2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"):**  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") **[2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"):**  [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") **[2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"):**  [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") **[2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup"):**  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") **[2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup"):**  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:FIFA_World_Cup_winning_managers "Template:FIFA World Cup winning managers") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:FIFA_World_Cup_winning_managers "Template talk:FIFA World Cup winning managers") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA_World_Cup_winning_managers "Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA World Cup winning managers")[FIFA World Cup]() [winning managers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_winning_managers "List of FIFA World Cup winning managers") | |
| **[1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup"):** [Suppici](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Suppici "Alberto Suppici") **[1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup"):** [Pozzo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittorio_Pozzo "Vittorio Pozzo") **[1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup"):** [Pozzo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittorio_Pozzo "Vittorio Pozzo") **[1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup"):** [López](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Juan_L%C3%B3pez_\(football_manager,_born_1908\) "Juan López (football manager, born 1908)") **[1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup"):** [Herberger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepp_Herberger "Sepp Herberger") **[1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup"):** [Feola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_Feola "Vicente Feola") **[1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup"):** [Moreira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aymor%C3%A9_Moreira "Aymoré Moreira") **[1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup"):** [Ramsey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alf_Ramsey "Alf Ramsey") **[1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"):** [Zagallo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1rio_Zagallo "Mário Zagallo") **[1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup"):** [Schön](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Sch%C3%B6n "Helmut Schön") **[1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup"):** [Menotti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/C%C3%A9sar_Luis_Menotti "César Luis Menotti") **[1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup"):** [Bearzot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Bearzot "Enzo Bearzot") **[1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"):** [Bilardo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Bilardo "Carlos Bilardo") **[1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup"):** [Beckenbauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Beckenbauer "Franz Beckenbauer") **[1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup"):** [Parreira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carlos_Alberto_Parreira "Carlos Alberto Parreira") **[1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"):** [Jacquet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aim%C3%A9_Jacquet "Aimé Jacquet") **[2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"):** [Scolari](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luiz_Felipe_Scolari "Luiz Felipe Scolari") **[2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"):** [Lippi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marcello_Lippi "Marcello Lippi") **[2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"):** [Del Bosque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vicente_del_Bosque "Vicente del Bosque") **[2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"):** [Löw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Joachim_L%C3%B6w "Joachim Löw") **[2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup"):** [Deschamps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Deschamps "Didier Deschamps") **[2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup"):** [Scaloni](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Scaloni "Lionel Scaloni") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:FIFA_World_Cup_top_scorers "Template:FIFA World Cup top scorers") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:FIFA_World_Cup_top_scorers "Template talk:FIFA World Cup top scorers") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA_World_Cup_top_scorers "Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA World Cup top scorers")[FIFA World Cup]() [Golden Boot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Boot "FIFA World Cup awards") | |
| Top scorer | **[1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Stábile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_St%C3%A1bile "Guillermo Stábile") **[1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia_national_football_team "Czechoslovakia national football team") [Nejedlý](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%C5%99ich_Nejedl%C3%BD "Oldřich Nejedlý") **[1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Leônidas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_\(footballer,_born_1913\) "Leônidas (footballer, born 1913)") **[1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ademir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ademir_de_Menezes "Ademir de Menezes") **[1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") [Kocsis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1ndor_Kocsis "Sándor Kocsis") **[1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Fontaine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Fontaine "Just Fontaine") **[1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") [Albert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fl%C3%B3ri%C3%A1n_Albert "Flórián Albert"), [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Garrincha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrincha "Garrincha"), [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_national_football_team "Soviet Union national football team") [Ivanov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Ivanov_\(footballer,_born_1934\) "Valentin Ivanov (footballer, born 1934)"), [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslavia_national_football_team "Yugoslavia national football team") [Jerković](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dra%C5%BEan_Jerkovi%C4%87 "Dražan Jerković"), [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonel_S%C3%A1nchez "Leonel Sánchez") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Vavá](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vav%C3%A1 "Vavá") **[1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Eusébio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eus%C3%A9bio "Eusébio") **[1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [G. Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller") **[1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Lato](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grzegorz_Lato "Grzegorz Lato") **[1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Kempes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kempes "Mario Kempes") |
| Golden Shoe | **[1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Rossi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Rossi "Paolo Rossi") **[1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Lineker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lineker "Gary Lineker") **[1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Schillaci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore_Schillaci "Salvatore Schillaci") **[1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_football_team "Russia national football team") [Salenko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Salenko "Oleg Salenko") & [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_national_football_team "Bulgaria national football team") [Stoichkov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hristo_Stoichkov "Hristo Stoichkov") **[1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Šuker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davor_%C5%A0uker "Davor Šuker") **[2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") **[2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Klose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Klose "Miroslav Klose") |
| Golden Boot | **[2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [T. Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M%C3%BCller "Thomas Müller") **[2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rodr%C3%ADguez "James Rodríguez") **[2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Kane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kane "Harry Kane") **[2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") |
| **Golden Shoe was first awarded in [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup")** **Golden Boot was first awarded in [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup")** | |
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| **[1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Rossi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Rossi "Paolo Rossi") **[1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") **[1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Schillaci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore_Schillaci "Salvatore Schillaci") **[1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Romário](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom%C3%A1rio "Romário") **[1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") **[2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Kahn "Oliver Kahn") **[2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") **[2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Forlán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Forl%C3%A1n "Diego Forlán") **[2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi") **[2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") **[2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Messi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:FIFA_World_Cup_Golden_Glove "Template:FIFA World Cup Golden Glove") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:FIFA_World_Cup_Golden_Glove "Template talk:FIFA World Cup Golden Glove") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA_World_Cup_Golden_Glove "Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA World Cup Golden Glove")[FIFA World Cup]() [Golden Glove](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#Golden_Glove "FIFA World Cup awards") | |
| Yashin Award | **[1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Preud'homme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Preud%27homme "Michel Preud'homme") **[1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Barthez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabien_Barthez "Fabien Barthez") **[2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Kahn "Oliver Kahn") **[2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Buffon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi_Buffon "Gianluigi Buffon") |
| Golden Glove | **[2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Casillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iker_Casillas "Iker Casillas") **[2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Neuer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Neuer "Manuel Neuer") **[2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Courtois](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thibaut_Courtois "Thibaut Courtois") **[2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Mart%C3%ADnez "Emiliano Martínez") |
| **Yashin Award was first awarded in [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup"), and Golden Glove was first awarded in [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup").** | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:FIFA_World_Cup_official_match_balls "Template:FIFA World Cup official match balls") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:FIFA_World_Cup_official_match_balls "Template talk:FIFA World Cup official match balls") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA_World_Cup_official_match_balls "Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA World Cup official match balls")[FIFA World Cup official match balls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_official_match_balls "List of FIFA World Cup official match balls") | |
| [Telstar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Telstar "Adidas Telstar") (1970) [Telstar Durlast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Telstar "Adidas Telstar") (1974) [Tango Durlast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Tango "Adidas Tango") (1978) [Tango España](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Tango "Adidas Tango") (1982) [Azteca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Azteca "Adidas Azteca") (1986) [Etrusco Unico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Etrusco_Unico "Adidas Etrusco Unico") (1990) [Questra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Questra "Adidas Questra") (1994) [Tricolore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Tricolore "Adidas Tricolore") (1998) [Fevernova](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Fevernova "Adidas Fevernova") (2002) [\+Teamgeist](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Teamgeist "Adidas Teamgeist") (2006) [Jabulani](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Jabulani "Adidas Jabulani") (2010) [Brazuca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Brazuca "Adidas Brazuca") (2014) [Telstar 18](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Telstar_18 "Adidas Telstar 18") (2018) [Al Rihla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Al_Rihla "Adidas Al Rihla") (2022) [Trionda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas_Trionda "Adidas Trionda") (2026) | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:FIFA_World_Cup_video_games "Template:FIFA World Cup video games") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:FIFA_World_Cup_video_games "Template talk:FIFA World Cup video games") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA_World_Cup_video_games "Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA World Cup video games")[FIFA World Cup video games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_video_games "FIFA World Cup video games") | |
| FIFA World Cup video games | *[World Cup Carnival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_Carnival "World Cup Carnival")* (1986) *[World Cup Soccer: Italia '90](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_Soccer:_Italia_%2790 "World Cup Soccer: Italia '90")* · *[World Cup Italia '90](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_Italia_%2790 "World Cup Italia '90")* (1990) *[World Cup USA '94](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_USA_%2794 "World Cup USA '94")* (1994) *[World Cup 98](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_98_\(video_game\) "World Cup 98 (video game)")* · *[Jikkyō World Soccer: World Cup France '98](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Superstar_Soccer_98 "International Superstar Soccer 98")* · *[World Soccer Jikkyō Winning Eleven 3: World Cup France '98](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Superstar_Soccer_Pro_98 "International Superstar Soccer Pro 98")* · *World Cup '98 France: Road to Win* (1998) *[2002 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_\(video_game\) "2002 FIFA World Cup (video game)")* (2002) *[2006 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_\(video_game\) "2006 FIFA World Cup (video game)")* (2006) *[2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_South_Africa_\(video_game\) "2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa (video game)")* (2010) *[2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_Brazil_\(video_game\) "2014 FIFA World Cup Brazil (video game)")* (2014) [*FIFA 18* World Cup DLC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_18#Downloadable_content "FIFA 18") (2018) [*FIFA 23* World Cup DLC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_23#World_Cup_game_modes "FIFA 23") (2022) |
| FIFA Women's World Cup video games | [*FIFA 19* Women's World Cup DLC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_19#Downloadable_update "FIFA 19") (2019) [*FIFA 23* Women's World Cup DLC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_23#World_Cup_game_modes "FIFA 23") (2023) |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:FIFA_World_Cup_Young_Player_Award "Template:FIFA World Cup Young Player Award") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:FIFA_World_Cup_Young_Player_Award "Template talk:FIFA World Cup Young Player Award") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA_World_Cup_Young_Player_Award "Special:EditPage/Template:FIFA World Cup Young Player Award")[FIFA World Cup]() [Young Player Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#FIFA_Young_Player_Award "FIFA World Cup awards") | |
| Best Young Player | **[1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") **[1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") [Albert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fl%C3%B3ri%C3%A1n_Albert "Flórián Albert") **[1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Beckenbauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Beckenbauer "Franz Beckenbauer") **[1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Cubillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te%C3%B3filo_Cubillas "Teófilo Cubillas") **[1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Żmuda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_%C5%BBmuda "Władysław Żmuda") **[1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Cabrini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Cabrini "Antonio Cabrini") **[1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Amoros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Amoros "Manuel Amoros") **[1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Scifo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Scifo "Enzo Scifo") **[1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslavia_national_football_team "Yugoslavia national football team") [Prosinečki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Prosine%C4%8Dki "Robert Prosinečki") **[1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Overmars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Overmars "Marc Overmars") **[1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Owen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Owen "Michael Owen") **[2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team") [Donovan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landon_Donovan "Landon Donovan") |
| FIFA Young Player Award | **[2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Podolski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lukas_Podolski "Lukas Podolski") **[2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M%C3%BCller "Thomas Müller") **[2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Pogba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba "Paul Pogba") **[2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") **[2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup"):** [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Fernández](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Fern%C3%A1ndez "Enzo Fernández") |
| **FIFA Young Player Award was first awarded in [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup").** | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Countries_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Template:Countries at the FIFA World Cup") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Countries_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Template talk:Countries at the FIFA World Cup") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Countries_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Special:EditPage/Template:Countries at the FIFA World Cup")Countries at the [FIFA World Cup]() | |
| [Team appearances](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_team_appearances_in_the_FIFA_World_Cup "National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup") [All-time table](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_records_and_statistics#Overall_team_records "FIFA World Cup records and statistics") | |
| [AFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Asian nations at the FIFA World Cup") | [Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Australia at the FIFA World Cup")1 [China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "China at the FIFA World Cup") [Indonesia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Indonesia at the FIFA World Cup")2 [Iran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Iran at the FIFA World Cup") [Iraq](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Iraq at the FIFA World Cup") [Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Japan at the FIFA World Cup") [Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Jordan at the FIFA World Cup") [Kuwait](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Kuwait at the FIFA World Cup") [North Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "North Korea at the FIFA World Cup") [Qatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Qatar at the FIFA World Cup") [Saudi Arabia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Saudi Arabia at the FIFA World Cup") [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "South Korea at the FIFA World Cup") [United Arab Emirates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "United Arab Emirates at the FIFA World Cup") [Uzbekistan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Uzbekistan at the FIFA World Cup")2 |
| [CAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "African nations at the FIFA World Cup") | [Algeria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Algeria at the FIFA World Cup") [Angola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Angola at the FIFA World Cup") [Cameroon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Cameroon at the FIFA World Cup") [Cape Verde](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Cape Verde at the FIFA World Cup") [DR Congo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DR_Congo_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "DR Congo at the FIFA World Cup")2 [Egypt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Egypt at the FIFA World Cup") [Ghana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Ghana at the FIFA World Cup") [Ivory Coast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Ivory Coast at the FIFA World Cup") [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Morocco at the FIFA World Cup") [Nigeria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Nigeria at the FIFA World Cup") [Senegal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Senegal at the FIFA World Cup") [South Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "South Africa at the FIFA World Cup") [Togo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togo_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Togo at the FIFA World Cup") [Tunisia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Tunisia at the FIFA World Cup") |
| [CONCACAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North,_Central_American_and_Caribbean_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "North, Central American and Caribbean nations at the FIFA World Cup") | [Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Canada at the FIFA World Cup") [Costa Rica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Costa Rica at the FIFA World Cup") [Cuba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Cuba at the FIFA World Cup") [Curaçao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Curaçao at the FIFA World Cup") [El Salvador](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvador_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "El Salvador at the FIFA World Cup") [Haiti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Haiti at the FIFA World Cup") [Honduras](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Honduras at the FIFA World Cup") [Jamaica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Jamaica at the FIFA World Cup") [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Mexico at the FIFA World Cup") [Panama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Panama at the FIFA World Cup") [Trinidad and Tobago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Trinidad and Tobago at the FIFA World Cup") [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "United States at the FIFA World Cup") |
| [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_American_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "South American nations at the FIFA World Cup") | [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Argentina at the FIFA World Cup") [Bolivia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Bolivia at the FIFA World Cup") [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Brazil at the FIFA World Cup") [Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Chile at the FIFA World Cup") [Colombia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Colombia at the FIFA World Cup") [Ecuador](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Ecuador at the FIFA World Cup") [Paraguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Paraguay at the FIFA World Cup") [Peru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Peru at the FIFA World Cup") [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Uruguay at the FIFA World Cup") |
| [OFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceanian_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Oceanian nations at the FIFA World Cup") | [New Zealand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "New Zealand at the FIFA World Cup") |
| [UEFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/European_nations_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "European nations at the FIFA World Cup") | [Austria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Austria at the FIFA World Cup") [Belgium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Belgium at the FIFA World Cup") [Bosnia and Herzegovina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Bosnia and Herzegovina at the FIFA World Cup") [Bulgaria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Bulgaria at the FIFA World Cup") [Croatia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Croatia at the FIFA World Cup") [Czech Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Czech Republic at the FIFA World Cup")2 [Denmark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Denmark at the FIFA World Cup") [East Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "East Germany at the FIFA World Cup")3 [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "England at the FIFA World Cup") [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "France at the FIFA World Cup") [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Germany at the FIFA World Cup")2 [Greece](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Greece at the FIFA World Cup") [Hungary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Hungary at the FIFA World Cup") [Iceland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Iceland at the FIFA World Cup") [Israel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Israel at the FIFA World Cup")1 [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Italy at the FIFA World Cup") [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Netherlands at the FIFA World Cup") [Northern Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Northern Ireland at the FIFA World Cup") [Norway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Norway at the FIFA World Cup") [Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Poland at the FIFA World Cup") [Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Portugal at the FIFA World Cup") [Republic of Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Republic of Ireland at the FIFA World Cup") [Romania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Romania at the FIFA World Cup") [Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Russia at the FIFA World Cup")2 [Scotland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Scotland at the FIFA World Cup") [Serbia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Serbia at the FIFA World Cup")2 [Slovakia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Slovakia at the FIFA World Cup")2 [Slovenia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Slovenia at the FIFA World Cup") [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Spain at the FIFA World Cup") [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Sweden at the FIFA World Cup") [Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Switzerland at the FIFA World Cup") [Turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Turkey at the FIFA World Cup") [Ukraine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Ukraine at the FIFA World Cup")2 [Wales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Wales at the FIFA World Cup") |
| 1 Have been member of multiple confederations. 2 Considered a successor team by FIFA, or have competed under another name(s). 3 Team and national federation no longer exist. | |
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| Official albums | *[Gloryland World Cup USA 94](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloryland_World_Cup_USA_94 "Gloryland World Cup USA 94")* (1994) *[Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole\!](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Music_of_the_World_Cup:_Allez!_Ola!_Ole! "Music of the World Cup: Allez! Ola! Ole!")* (1998) *[The Official Album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Official_Album_of_the_2002_FIFA_World_Cup "The Official Album of the 2002 FIFA World Cup")* (2002) *[Voices from the FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Voices_from_the_FIFA_World_Cup "Voices from the FIFA World Cup")* (2006) *[Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Listen_Up!_The_Official_2010_FIFA_World_Cup_Album "Listen Up! The Official 2010 FIFA World Cup Album")* (2010) *[One Love, One Rhythm – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/One_Love,_One_Rhythm_%E2%80%93_The_2014_FIFA_World_Cup_Official_Album "One Love, One Rhythm – The 2014 FIFA World Cup Official Album")* (2014) *[FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Official Soundtrack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_Qatar_2022_Official_Soundtrack "FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 Official Soundtrack")* (2022) *[FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_2026_Official_Album "FIFA World Cup 2026 Official Album")* (2026) |
| Official songs by FIFA | "[Un'estate italiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un%27estate_italiana "Un'estate italiana")" / "[To Be Number One](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Un%27estate_italiana "Un'estate italiana")" (1990) "[Gloryland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gloryland_\(FIFA_World_Cup\) "Gloryland (FIFA World Cup)")" (1994) "[The Cup of Life (La Copa de la Vida)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Cup_of_Life "The Cup of Life")" (1998) "[Boom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boom_\(Anastacia_song\) "Boom (Anastacia song)")" (2002) "[The Time of Our Lives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Time_of_Our_Lives_\(Il_Divo_and_Toni_Braxton_song\) "The Time of Our Lives (Il Divo and Toni Braxton song)")" (2006) "[Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Waka_Waka_\(This_Time_for_Africa\) "Waka Waka (This Time for Africa)")" (2010) "[We Are One (Ole Ola)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_One_\(Ole_Ola\) "We Are One (Ole Ola)")" (2014) "[Live It Up](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Live_It_Up_\(Nicky_Jam_song\) "Live It Up (Nicky Jam song)")" (2018) "[Hayya Hayya (Better Together)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hayya_Hayya_\(Better_Together\) "Hayya Hayya (Better Together)")" (2022) "[Lighter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lighter_\(Jelly_Roll_song\) "Lighter (Jelly Roll song)")" (2026) |
| Official anthems by FIFA | "[La Cour des Grands (Do You Mind If I Play)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/La_Cour_des_Grands_\(Do_You_Mind_If_I_Play\) "La Cour des Grands (Do You Mind If I Play)")" (1998) "[Anthem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anthem_\(FIFA_World_Cup\) "Anthem (FIFA World Cup)")" (2002) "[Celebrate the Day](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Celebrate_the_Day "Celebrate the Day")" (2006) "[Sign of a Victory](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sign_of_a_Victory "Sign of a Victory")" (2010) "[Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dar_um_Jeito_\(We_Will_Find_a_Way\) "Dar um Jeito (We Will Find a Way)")" (2014) |
| Other official songs | "El mundial" (1978) "El mundial" (1982) "El mundo unido por un balón" (1986) "[Let's Get Together Now](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Let%27s_Get_Together_Now "Let's Get Together Now")" (Official Local Song, 2002) "Game on" ([Official Mascot Song](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_official_mascots "FIFA World Cup official mascots"), 2010) "Tatu Bom de Bola" (Official Mascot Song, 2014) "[Living Football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Anthem "FIFA Anthem")" (Official TV Opening Theme, 2018) "Arhbo" (2022) "Light The Sky" (2022) "[Dreamers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dreamers_\(Jungkook_song\) "Dreamers (Jungkook song)")" (2022) |
| Tracks from official albums / Promotional songs | "[A Special Kind of Hero](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Special_Kind_of_Hero "A Special Kind of Hero")" (1986) "[We Are the Champions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_the_Champions "We Are the Champions")" (1994) "[Together Now](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Together_Now "Together Now")" (1998) "Live For Love United" (2002) "[Hips Don't Lie](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hips_Don%27t_Lie "Hips Don't Lie")" (2006) "[Wavin' Flag](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wavin%27_Flag "Wavin' Flag")" (2010) "[La La La" (Brazil 2014)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dare_\(La_La_La\) "Dare (La La La)")" (2014) "[Colors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colors_\(Jason_Derulo_song\) "Colors (Jason Derulo song)")" (2018) "[Tukoh Taka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tukoh_Taka "Tukoh Taka")" (2022) |
| Other famous unofficial songs | "[Back Home](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Back_Home_\(song\) "Back Home (song)")" "[Argentine Melody (Cancion de Argentina)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentine_Melody_\(Cancion_de_Argentina\) "Argentine Melody (Cancion de Argentina)")" "[Nessun dorma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nessun_dorma "Nessun dorma")" (1990) "[Put 'Em Under Pressure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Put_%27Em_Under_Pressure "Put 'Em Under Pressure")" (1990) "[Give It a Lash Jack](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Give_It_a_Lash_Jack "Give It a Lash Jack")" "[Put 'Em Under Pressure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Put_%27Em_Under_Pressure "Put 'Em Under Pressure")" "[Shibobo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shibobo "Shibobo")" "[Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Top_of_the_World_\(Ol%C3%A9,_Ol%C3%A9,_Ol%C3%A9\) "Top of the World (Olé, Olé, Olé)")" "[World In Motion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_In_Motion "World In Motion")" "[Watch Your House for Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Watch_Your_House_for_Ireland "Watch Your House for Ireland")" "[Here Come the Good Times](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Here_Come_the_Good_Times "Here Come the Good Times")" "[Vindaloo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vindaloo_\(song\) "Vindaloo (song)")" "[Tema da Vitória](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tema_da_Vit%C3%B3ria "Tema da Vitória")" "[3 Lions '98](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Lions_\(song\)#3_Lions_'98 "Three Lions (song)")" "[Three Little Birds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_Little_Birds "Three Little Birds")" "[A Little Less Conversation (JXL version)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/A_Little_Less_Conversation "A Little Less Conversation")" "[Tous ensemble](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tous_ensemble "Tous ensemble")" "[Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Who_Do_You_Think_You_Are_Kidding_Jurgen_Klinsmann%3F "Who Do You Think You Are Kidding Jurgen Klinsmann?")" "[Zidane y va marquer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zidane_y_va_marquer "Zidane y va marquer")" "[Coup de Boule](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coup_de_Boule "Coup de Boule")" "[We Are the Champions (Ding a Dang Dong)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We_Are_the_Champions "We Are the Champions")" "[Allez Ola Olé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allez_Ola_Ol%C3%A9 "Allez Ola Olé")" "[Love Generation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Love_Generation_\(song\) "Love Generation (song)")" (2006) "[Everywhere You Go](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Everywhere_You_Go_\(World_Cup_song\) "Everywhere You Go (World Cup song)")" "[Shout for England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shout_for_England "Shout for England")" "[We're on the Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/We%27re_on_the_Ball "We're on the Ball")" "[World at Your Feet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_at_Your_Feet "World at Your Feet")" "[Oh Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oh_Africa "Oh Africa")" "[Vida](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vida_\(Ricky_Martin_song\) "Vida (Ricky Martin song)")" "[Olé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ol%C3%A9_\(Adel%C3%A9n_song\) "Olé (Adelén song)")" "[Stan's World Cup Song](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stan%27s_World_Cup_Song "Stan's World Cup Song")" "[(Is This the Way to) The World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/\(Is_This_the_Way_to\)_The_World_Cup "(Is This the Way to) The World Cup")" "[Hurry Up England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hurry_Up_England "Hurry Up England")" "[Adrenalina (Univision version)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adrenalina_\(Wisin_song\) "Adrenalina (Wisin song)")" "[Ko Ko Bop](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ko_Ko_Bop "Ko Ko Bop")" "[Ramenez la coupe à la maison](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ramenez_la_coupe_%C3%A0_la_maison "Ramenez la coupe à la maison")" "[World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_\(song\) "World Cup (song)")" (2022) |
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| [1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1930_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1930 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Uruguay_1930_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Uruguay 1930 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** [Hungary](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Hungary_1930_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Hungary 1930 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Italy_1930_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Italy 1930 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Netherlands_1930_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Netherlands 1930 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spain_1930_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Spain 1930 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sweden_1930_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Sweden 1930 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| [1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1934_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1934 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Italy_1934_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Italy 1934 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sweden_1934_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Sweden 1934 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| [1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1938_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1938 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[France](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=France_1938_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "France 1938 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Argentina_1938_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Argentina 1938 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Germany_1938_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Germany 1938 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| [1942](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1942_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1942 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)")† | [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brazil_1942_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Brazil 1942 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Germany_1942_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Germany 1942 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| 1946† | *None* |
| [1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1950_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1950 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brazil_1950_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Brazil 1950 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** |
| [1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1954_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1954 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Switzerland_1954_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Switzerland 1954 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** |
| [1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1958_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1958 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Sweden_1958_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Sweden 1958 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** |
| [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1962_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1962 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Chile_1962_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Chile 1962 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Argentina_1962_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Argentina 1962 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_Germany_1962_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "West Germany 1962 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| [1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1966_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1966 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[England](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=England_1966_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "England 1966 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_Germany_1966_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "West Germany 1966 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spain_1966_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Spain 1966 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1970_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1970 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mexico_1970_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mexico 1970 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Argentina_1970_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Argentina 1970 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| [1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1974_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1974 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_Germany_1974_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "West Germany 1974 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Italy_1974_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Italy 1974 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Netherlands_1974_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Netherlands 1974 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spain_1974_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Spain 1974 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1978_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1978 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Argentina_1978_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Argentina 1978 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mexico_1978_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mexico 1978 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Iran](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iran_1978_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Iran 1978 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Colombia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colombia_1978_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Colombia 1978 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1982_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1982 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Spain_1982_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Spain 1982 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_Germany_1982_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "West Germany 1982 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
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| [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1986_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1986 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mexico_1986_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mexico 1986 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** ~~**[Colombia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colombia_1986_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Colombia 1986 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")**~~‡ [Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Canada_1986_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Canada 1986 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_1986_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "United States 1986 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1990 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Italy_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Italy 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** [Austria](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Austria_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Austria 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=England_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "England 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=France_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "France 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Greece](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Greece_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Greece 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Soviet Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Soviet_Union_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Soviet Union 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=West_Germany_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "West Germany 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Iran](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Iran_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Iran 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Yugoslavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Yugoslavia_1990_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Yugoslavia 1990 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1994_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1994 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=United_States_1994_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "United States 1994 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brazil_1994_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Brazil 1994 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morocco_1994_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Morocco 1994 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=1998_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "1998 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[France](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=France_1998_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "France 1998 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morocco_1998_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Morocco 1998 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Switzerland_1998_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Switzerland 1998 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2002_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "2002 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[South Korea–Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_Korea%E2%80%93Japan_2002_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "South Korea–Japan 2002 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Mexico_2002_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Mexico 2002 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2006_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "2006 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Germany_2006_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Germany 2006 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brazil_2006_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Brazil 2006 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_2006_FIFA_World_Cup_bid "England 2006 FIFA World Cup bid") [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morocco_2006_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Morocco 2006 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [South Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_Africa_2006_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "South Africa 2006 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=2010_FIFA_World_Cup_bids&action=edit&redlink=1 "2010 FIFA World Cup bids (page does not exist)") | **[South Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=South_Africa_2010_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "South Africa 2010 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** [Egypt](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Egypt_2010_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Egypt 2010 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Libya–Tunisia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Libya%E2%80%93Tunisia_2010_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Libya–Tunisia 2010 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Morocco_2010_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Morocco 2010 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") [Nigeria](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Nigeria_2010_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Nigeria 2010 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_bids "2014 FIFA World Cup bids") | **[Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Brazil_2014_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Brazil 2014 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)")** [Colombia](https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Colombia_2014_FIFA_World_Cup_bid&action=edit&redlink=1 "Colombia 2014 FIFA World Cup bid (page does not exist)") |
| [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids "2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids") | **[Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_2018_FIFA_World_Cup_bid "Russia 2018 FIFA World Cup bid")** [Belgium–Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium%E2%80%93Netherlands_2018_FIFA_World_Cup_bid "Belgium–Netherlands 2018 FIFA World Cup bid") [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_2018_FIFA_World_Cup_bid "England 2018 FIFA World Cup bid") [Portugal–Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal%E2%80%93Spain_2018_FIFA_World_Cup_bid "Portugal–Spain 2018 FIFA World Cup bid") |
| [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids "2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids") | **[Qatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bid "Qatar 2022 FIFA World Cup bid")** [Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bid "Australia 2022 FIFA World Cup bid") [Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bid "Japan 2022 FIFA World Cup bid") [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bid "South Korea 2022 FIFA World Cup bid") [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bid "United States 2022 FIFA World Cup bid") |
| [2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup_bids "2026 FIFA World Cup bids") | **[Canada–Mexico–United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_2026_FIFA_World_Cup_bid "United 2026 FIFA World Cup bid")** [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_2026_FIFA_World_Cup_bid "Morocco 2026 FIFA World Cup bid") |
| [2030](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup_bids "2030 FIFA World Cup bids") | **[Morocco–Portugal–Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco%E2%80%93Portugal%E2%80%93Spain_2030_FIFA_World_Cup_bid "Morocco–Portugal–Spain 2030 FIFA World Cup bid")** [Uruguay–Argentina–Chile–Paraguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay%E2%80%93Argentina%E2%80%93Chile%E2%80%93Paraguay_2030_FIFA_World_Cup_bid "Uruguay–Argentina–Chile–Paraguay 2030 FIFA World Cup bid") |
| [2034](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup_bids "2034 FIFA World Cup bids") | **[Saudi Arabia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_2034_FIFA_World_Cup_bid "Saudi Arabia 2034 FIFA World Cup bid")** |
| Notes: **Bold** entries are those chosen as hosts †Event cancelled by World War II ‡Colombia withdrew after being awarded the event, which was re-awarded to Mexico | |
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| [History of FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_FIFA "History of FIFA") [FIFA Anthem](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Anthem "FIFA Anthem") [FIFA Congress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Congress "FIFA Congress") [FIFA Council](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Council "FIFA Council") [FIFA Ethics Committee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Ethics_Committee "FIFA Ethics Committee") [FIFA headquarters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_headquarters "FIFA headquarters") [Football at the Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics "Football at the Summer Olympics") [List of football federations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_federations "List of football federations") [International Football Association Board](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Football_Association_Board "International Football Association Board") [Timeline of association football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_association_football "Timeline of association football") | | |
| [Football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football "Football") codes | [Association football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") [Beach soccer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_soccer "Beach soccer") [Futsal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futsal "Futsal") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FIFA_logo_without_slogan.svg) |
| Confederations | [AFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation "Asian Football Confederation") [CAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football "Confederation of African Football") [CONCACAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF "CONCACAF") [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL") [OFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation "Oceania Football Confederation") [UEFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA") | |
| Men's tournaments | [FIFA World Cup]() [U-20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "FIFA U-20 World Cup") [U-17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-17_World_Cup "FIFA U-17 World Cup") [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup") [FIFA Intercontinental Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Intercontinental_Cup "FIFA Intercontinental Cup") [FIFA Futsal World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_World_Cup "FIFA Futsal World Cup") [FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup") [FIFA Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Series "FIFA Series") [Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Stars/FIFA_Youth_Cup "Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup") | |
| Women's tournaments | [FIFA Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA Women's World Cup") [U-20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup") [U-17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-17_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup") [FIFA Women's Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Women's Club World Cup") [FIFA Women's Champions Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_Champions_Cup "FIFA Women's Champions Cup") [FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup") [FIFA Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Series "FIFA Series") [Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Blue_Stars/FIFA_Youth_Cup "Blue Stars/FIFA Youth Cup") | |
| Other tournaments | [FIFA Arab Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Arab_Cup "FIFA Arab Cup") *[FIFA ASEAN Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_ASEAN_Cup "FIFA ASEAN Cup")* [FIFAe World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFAe_World_Cup "FIFAe World Cup") [FIFAe Nations Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFAe_Nations_Series "FIFAe Nations Series") | |
| [Presidents](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_FIFA "List of presidents of FIFA") | [Robert Guérin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Gu%C3%A9rin "Robert Guérin") (1904–1906) [Daniel Burley Woolfall](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Daniel_Burley_Woolfall "Daniel Burley Woolfall") (1906–1918) [Jules Rimet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Rimet "Jules Rimet") (1921–1954) [Rodolphe Seeldrayers](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rodolphe_Seeldrayers "Rodolphe Seeldrayers") (1954–1955) [Arthur Drewry](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arthur_Drewry "Arthur Drewry") (1955–1961) [Ernst Thommen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ernst_Thommen "Ernst Thommen") (1961–1961, acting) [Stanley Rous](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stanley_Rous "Stanley Rous") (1961–1974) [João Havelange](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jo%C3%A3o_Havelange "João Havelange") (1974–1998) [Sepp Blatter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepp_Blatter "Sepp Blatter") (1998–2015) [Issa Hayatou](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Issa_Hayatou "Issa Hayatou") (2015–2016, acting) [Gianni Infantino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino "Gianni Infantino") (2016–present) | |
| [Secretaries General](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_FIFA#List_of_secretaries_general_of_FIFA "History of FIFA") | [Louis Muhlinghaus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louis_Muhlinghaus "Louis Muhlinghaus") (1904–1906) [Wilhelm Hirschman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cornelis_August_Wilhelm_Hirschman "Cornelis August Wilhelm Hirschman") (1906–1931) [Ivo Schricker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivo_Schricker "Ivo Schricker") (1932–1951) [Kurt Gassmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kurt_Gassmann "Kurt Gassmann") (1951–1960) [Helmut Käser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_K%C3%A4ser "Helmut Käser") (1961–1981) [Sepp Blatter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepp_Blatter "Sepp Blatter") (1981–1998) [Michel Zen-Ruffinen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Zen-Ruffinen "Michel Zen-Ruffinen") (1998–2002) [Urs Linsi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Urs_Linsi "Urs Linsi") (2002–2007) [Jérôme Valcke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_Valcke "Jérôme Valcke") (2007–2015) [Markus Kattner](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Markus_Kattner "Markus Kattner") (2015–2016, acting) [Fatma Samoura](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fatma_Samoura "Fatma Samoura") (2016–2023) [Mattias Grafström](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mattias_Grafstr%C3%B6m "Mattias Grafström") (2024–present) | |
| Awards | [FIFA 100](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_100 "FIFA 100") [FIFA Ballon d'Or (2010–2015)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Ballon_d%27Or "FIFA Ballon d'Or") [FIFA Champions Badge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Champions_Badge "FIFA Champions Badge") [FIFA Club of the Century](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_of_the_Century "FIFA Club of the Century") [FIFA Development Award (2008–2009)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Development_Award "FIFA Development Award") [FIFA Fair Play Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Fair_Play_Award "FIFA Fair Play Award") [FIFA Female Player of the Century](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Female_Player_of_the_Century "FIFA Female Player of the Century") [FIFA FIFPRO World 11](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_FIFPRO_World_11 "FIFA FIFPRO World 11") [FIFA Order of Merit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Order_of_Merit "FIFA Order of Merit") [FIFA Player of the Century (2000)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Player_of_the_Century "FIFA Player of the Century") [FIFA Presidential Award (2001–2014)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Presidential_Award "FIFA Presidential Award") [FIFA Puskás Award](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Pusk%C3%A1s_Award "FIFA Puskás Award") [FIFA Women's World Cup awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_awards "FIFA Women's World Cup awards") [FIFA Coach of the Year (2010–2015)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Coach_of_the_Year "FIFA World Coach of the Year") [FIFA World Cup Dream Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_Dream_Team "FIFA World Cup Dream Team") [FIFA World Cup awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards "FIFA World Cup awards") [FIFA World Player of the Year](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Player_of_the_Year "FIFA World Player of the Year") [The Best FIFA Football Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards "The Best FIFA Football Awards") | |
| Rankings | [FIFA Men's World Ranking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Men%27s_World_Ranking "FIFA Men's World Ranking") (Former systems: [1999–2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Ranking_system_\(1999%E2%80%932006\) "FIFA World Ranking system (1999–2006)") [2006–2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Ranking_system_\(2006%E2%80%932018\) "FIFA World Ranking system (2006–2018)")) [FIFA Women's World Ranking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Ranking "FIFA Women's World Ranking") | |
| [Congresses](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Congress "FIFA Congress") | [51st (Paris 1998)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/51st_FIFA_Congress "51st FIFA Congress") [53rd (Seoul 2002)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/53rd_FIFA_Congress "53rd FIFA Congress") [61st (Zürich 2011)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/61st_FIFA_Congress "61st FIFA Congress") [65th (Zürich 2015)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/65th_FIFA_Congress "65th FIFA Congress") [Extraordinary (Zürich 2016)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2016_FIFA_Extraordinary_Congress "2016 FIFA Extraordinary Congress") [68th (Russia 2018)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/68th_FIFA_Congress "68th FIFA Congress") [69th (Paris 2019)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/69th_FIFA_Congress "69th FIFA Congress") [73rd (Kigali 2023)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/73rd_FIFA_Congress "73rd FIFA Congress") | |
| Corruption | "[FIFA's Dirty Secrets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA%27s_Dirty_Secrets "FIFA's Dirty Secrets")" [Garcia Report](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garcia_Report "Garcia Report") [2015 FIFA corruption case](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_corruption_case "2015 FIFA corruption case") [List of banned football officials](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Ethics_Committee#Football_officials_banned "FIFA Ethics Committee") | |
| Others | [*FIFA* (video game series)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_\(video_game_series\) "FIFA (video game series)") [FIFA Confederations Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Confederations_Cup "FIFA Confederations Cup") [List of FIFA country codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_country_codes "List of FIFA country codes") [FIFA Disciplinary Code](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Disciplinary_Code "FIFA Disciplinary Code") [FIFA Fan Festival](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Fan_Festival "FIFA Fan Festival") [FIFA Museum](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Museum "FIFA Museum") *[FIFA Futbol Mundial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Futbol_Mundial "FIFA Futbol Mundial")* [FIFA eligibility rules](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_eligibility_rules "FIFA eligibility rules") [FIFA International Match Calendar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_International_Match_Calendar "FIFA International Match Calendar") [FIFA International Referees List](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_International_Referees_List "FIFA International Referees List") [FIFA Transfer Matching System](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Transfer_Matching_System "FIFA Transfer Matching System") [FIFA World Cup Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_Trophy "FIFA World Cup Trophy") [Non-FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-FIFA_international_football "Non-FIFA international football") *[United Passions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Passions "United Passions")* | |
|  [Category](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Category:FIFA "Category:FIFA") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Commons-logo.svg "Commons page") [Commons](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Category:FIFA "commons:Category:FIFA") | | |
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| [Football at the Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics "Football at the Summer Olympics") [Football at the Youth Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Youth_Olympic_Games "Football at the Youth Olympic Games") | | |
| Men | | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:World_Map_FIFA.svg) |
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| National | [FIFA World Cup]() [FIFA U-20 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "FIFA U-20 World Cup") [FIFA U-17 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-17_World_Cup "FIFA U-17 World Cup") [FIFA Confederations Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Confederations_Cup "FIFA Confederations Cup") *(defunct)* | |
| Club | [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup") ([Intercontinental Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercontinental_Cup_\(1960%E2%80%932004\) "Intercontinental Cup (1960–2004)")) [FIFA Intercontinental Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Intercontinental_Cup "FIFA Intercontinental Cup") | |
| Women | | |
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| National | [FIFA Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA Women's World Cup") [FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup") [FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-17_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup") | |
| Club | [FIFA Women's Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Women's Club World Cup") [FIFA Women's Champions Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_Champions_Cup "FIFA Women's Champions Cup") | |
| [Variants](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Variants_of_association_football "Variants of association football") | [FIFA Futsal World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_World_Cup "FIFA Futsal World Cup") [FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup") [FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup") [FIFAe World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFAe_World_Cup "FIFAe World Cup") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:International_football "Template:International football") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:International_football "Template talk:International football") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:International_football "Special:EditPage/Template:International football")International [association football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") | | |
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| [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA") [Federations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_federations "List of football federations") [Teams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_national_association_football_teams "List of men's national association football teams") [Competitions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_association_football_competitions "List of association football competitions") [World Rankings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Men%27s_World_Ranking "FIFA Men's World Ranking") [The Best FIFA Football Awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Best_FIFA_Football_Awards "The Best FIFA Football Awards") [Timeline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timeline_of_association_football "Timeline of association football") [Most successful clubs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_football_clubs_by_competitive_honours_won "List of football clubs by competitive honours won") | | |
| World | | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:World_Map_FIFA.svg) |
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| [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA") | [FIFA World Cup]() [U-20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "FIFA U-20 World Cup") [U-17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-17_World_Cup "FIFA U-17 World Cup") [Olympic Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics "Football at the Summer Olympics") [Youth](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Youth_Olympics "Football at the Summer Youth Olympics") Defunct [FIFA Confederations Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Confederations_Cup "FIFA Confederations Cup") [FIFA Gold Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1980_World_Champions%27_Gold_Cup "1980 World Champions' Gold Cup") | |
| Africa | | |
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| [CAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football "Confederation of African Football") | [Africa Cup of Nations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Cup_of_Nations "Africa Cup of Nations") [U-23](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-23_Africa_Cup_of_Nations "U-23 Africa Cup of Nations") [U-20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-20_Africa_Cup_of_Nations "U-20 Africa Cup of Nations") [U-17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U-17_Africa_Cup_of_Nations "U-17 Africa Cup of Nations") [African Nations League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Nations_League "African Nations League") [African Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_African_Games "Football at the African Games") Defunct [African Nations Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/African_Nations_Championship "African Nations Championship") | |
| Regional | [CECAFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CECAFA_Cup "CECAFA Cup") [COSAFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/COSAFA_Cup "COSAFA Cup") [WAFU](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAFU_Nations_Cup "WAFU Nations Cup") Defunct [CEMAC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CEMAC_Cup "CEMAC Cup") [Central African Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Central_African_Games "Football at the Central African Games") | |
| Asia | | |
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| [AFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation "Asian Football Confederation") | [AFC Asian Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_Asian_Cup "AFC Asian Cup") [U-23](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_U-23_Asian_Cup "AFC U-23 Asian Cup") [U-20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_U-20_Asian_Cup "AFC U-20 Asian Cup") [U-17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_U-17_Asian_Cup "AFC U-17 Asian Cup") [AFC Nations League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_Nations_League "AFC Nations League") [Asian Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Asian_Games "Football at the Asian Games") Defunct [AFC Challenge Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_Challenge_Cup "AFC Challenge Cup") [AFC Solidarity Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_Solidarity_Cup "AFC Solidarity Cup") | |
| Regional | ASEAN [AFF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ASEAN_Championship "ASEAN Championship") [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_ASEAN_Cup "FIFA ASEAN Cup") [CAFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CAFA_Nations_Cup "CAFA Nations Cup") [EAFF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EAFF_E-1_Football_Championship "EAFF E-1 Football Championship") [SAFF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SAFF_Championship "SAFF Championship") [WAFF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAFF_Championship "WAFF Championship") [Arabian Gulf Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Arabian_Gulf_Cup "Arabian Gulf Cup") [East Asian Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_East_Asian_Games "Football at the East Asian Games") [South Asian Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_South_Asian_Games "Football at the South Asian Games") [Southeast Asian Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_SEA_Games "Football at the SEA Games") [West Asian Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Asian_Games#Football "West Asian Games") Defunct [Far Eastern Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Far_Eastern_Championship_Games "Football at the Far Eastern Championship Games") | |
| Europe | | |
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| [UEFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA") | [UEFA European Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_European_Championship "UEFA European Championship") [U-21](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_European_Under-21_Championship "UEFA European Under-21 Championship") [U-19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_European_Under-19_Championship "UEFA European Under-19 Championship") [U-17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_European_Under-17_Championship "UEFA European Under-17 Championship") [UEFA Nations League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_Nations_League "UEFA Nations League") | |
| Regional | [Baltic Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baltic_Cup_\(football\) "Baltic Cup (football)") Defunct [Central European Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_European_International_Cup "Central European International Cup") [Balkan Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balkan_Cup "Balkan Cup") [British Home Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Home_Championship "British Home Championship") [Nordic Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nordic_Football_Championship "Nordic Football Championship") | |
| North, Central America & the Caribbean | | |
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| [CONCACAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF "CONCACAF") | [CONCACAF Gold Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF_Gold_Cup "CONCACAF Gold Cup") [U-23](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF_Men%27s_Olympic_Qualifying_Championship "CONCACAF Men's Olympic Qualifying Championship") [U-20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF_Under-20_Championship "CONCACAF Under-20 Championship") [U-17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF_Under-17_World_Cup_Qualification "CONCACAF Under-17 World Cup Qualification") [U-15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF_Boys%27_Under-15_Championship "CONCACAF Boys' Under-15 Championship") [CONCACAF Nations League](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF_Nations_League "CONCACAF Nations League") Defunct [CONCACAF Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF_Championship "CONCACAF Championship") [CONCACAF Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF_Cup "CONCACAF Cup") | |
| Regional | [LIFA Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leeward_Islands_Tournament "Leeward Islands Tournament") [WIFA Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Windward_Islands_Tournament "Windward Islands Tournament") [Central America and Caribbean Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Central_American_and_Caribbean_Games "Football at the Central American and Caribbean Games") [Central America Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Central_American_Games "Football at the Central American Games") Defunct [NAFC Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Football_Confederation#NAFC_Championship "North American Football Confederation") [CCCF Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CCCF_Championship "CCCF Championship") [North American Nations Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_American_Nations_Cup "North American Nations Cup") [Copa Centroamericana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Centroamericana "Copa Centroamericana") [CFU Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CFU_Championship "CFU Championship") [Caribbean Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Cup "Caribbean Cup") | |
| Oceania | | |
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| [OFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation "Oceania Football Confederation") | [OFC Nations Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OFC_Men%27s_Nations_Cup "OFC Men's Nations Cup") [U-23](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OFC_Men%27s_Olympic_Qualifying_Tournament "OFC Men's Olympic Qualifying Tournament") [U-19](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OFC_U-19_Men%27s_Championship "OFC U-19 Men's Championship") [U-16](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OFC_U-16_Men%27s_Championship "OFC U-16 Men's Championship") [Pacific Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Pacific_Games "Football at the Pacific Games") [Mini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Pacific_Games#Pacific_Mini_Games "Football at the Pacific Games") | |
| Regional | [Melanesia Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/MSG_Prime_Minister%27s_Cup "MSG Prime Minister's Cup") [Micronesian Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Micronesian_Games "Football at the Micronesian Games") Defunct [Polynesia Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Polynesia_Cup "Polynesia Cup") | |
| South America | | |
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| [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL") | [CONMEBOL Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Copa América") [U-23](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL_Pre-Olympic_Tournament "CONMEBOL Pre-Olympic Tournament") [U-20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_American_Youth_Football_Championship "South American Youth Football Championship") [U-17](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_American_U-17_Championship "South American U-17 Championship") [U-15](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_American_U-15_Championship "South American U-15 Championship") [South American Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_South_American_Games "Football at the South American Games") | |
| Regional | [Bolivarian Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Bolivarian_Games "Football at the Bolivarian Games") | |
| Intercontinental | | |
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| Africa & Asia | [Indian Ocean Island Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Indian_Ocean_Island_Games "Football at the Indian Ocean Island Games") Defunct [Afro-Asian Cup of Nations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afro-Asian_Cup_of_Nations "Afro-Asian Cup of Nations") [Afro-Asian Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_2003_Afro-Asian_Games "Football at the 2003 Afro-Asian Games") | |
| Africa & Ocenia | Defunct [AFC–OFC Challenge Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC%E2%80%93OFC_Challenge_Cup "AFC–OFC Challenge Cup") | |
| Arab/Islamic | [FIFA Arab Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Arab_Cup "FIFA Arab Cup") [Arab Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Arab_Games "Football at the Arab Games") [Islamic Solidarity Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Islamic_Solidarity_Games "Football at the Islamic Solidarity Games") Defunct [Islamic Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Islamic_Games "Football at the Islamic Games") [Palestine Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine_Cup_of_Nations "Palestine Cup of Nations") [Kuneitra Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_Kuneitra_Cup "1974 Kuneitra Cup") | |
| Europe & South America | [CONMEBOL–UEFA Cup of Champions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finalissima "Finalissima") | |
| Francophone | [Francophone Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Jeux_de_la_Francophonie "Football at the Jeux de la Francophonie") Defunct [Overseas Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coupe_de_l%27Outre-Mer "Coupe de l'Outre-Mer") | |
| Lusophone | [Lusofonia Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Lusofonia_Games "Football at the Lusofonia Games") | |
| Mediterranean | [Mediterranean Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Mediterranean_Games "Football at the Mediterranean Games") Defunct [Mediterranean Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mediterranean_Cup_\(men%27s_football\) "Mediterranean Cup (men's football)") | |
| Pan American | [Pan American Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Pan_American_Games "Football at the Pan American Games") Defunct [Panamerican Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panamerican_Championship "Panamerican Championship") | |
| Other | [Goodwill Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Goodwill_Games "Football at the Goodwill Games") Defunct [GANEFO](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/GANEFO "GANEFO") | |
| [Non-FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Non-FIFA_international_football "Non-FIFA international football") | | |
| | | |
| [CONIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_Independent_Football_Associations "Confederation of Independent Football Associations") | [World Football Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONIFA_World_Football_Cup "CONIFA World Football Cup") [African Football Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONIFA_African_Football_Cup "CONIFA African Football Cup") [Asian Football Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONIFA_Asian_Football_Cup "CONIFA Asian Football Cup") [European Football Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONIFA_European_Football_Cup "CONIFA European Football Cup") [South American Football Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONIFA_South_America_Football_Cup "CONIFA South America Football Cup") | |
| [UIAFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UIAFA "UIAFA") | Defunct [UIAFA Great European Tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1911_UIAFA_European_Football_Tournament "1911 UIAFA European Football Tournament") | |
| Other | [Island Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Island_Games "Football at the Island Games") [Universiade](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_World_University_Games "Football at the Summer World University Games") Defunct [FIFI Wild Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFI_Wild_Cup "FIFI Wild Cup") [WUFA World Series](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Unity_Football_Alliance "World Unity Football Alliance") | |
| See also [Geography](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Geography_of_association_football "Geography of association football") [Codes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_country_codes "List of FIFA country codes") [Player](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Player_of_the_Century "FIFA Player of the Century")/[Club of the Century](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_of_the_Century "FIFA Club of the Century") [Women's football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_association_football "Women's association football") | | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:National_football_teams "Template:National football teams") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:National_football_teams "Template talk:National football teams") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:National_football_teams "Special:EditPage/Template:National football teams")[National association football teams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_national_association_football_teams "List of men's national association football teams") | |
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| **[FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA")** [FIFA World Cup]() [Summer Olympics Football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics "Football at the Summer Olympics") [AFC Asian Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AFC_Asian_Cup "AFC Asian Cup") [Africa Cup of Nations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Africa_Cup_of_Nations "Africa Cup of Nations") [CONCACAF Gold Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF_Gold_Cup "CONCACAF Gold Cup") [Copa América](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Copa_Am%C3%A9rica "Copa América") [OFC Men's Nations Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OFC_Men%27s_Nations_Cup "OFC Men's Nations Cup") [UEFA European Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA_European_Championship "UEFA European Championship") [FIFA Arab Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Arab_Cup "FIFA Arab Cup") | |
| [AFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation "Asian Football Confederation") | [Afghanistan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Afghanistan_national_football_team "Afghanistan national football team") [Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_soccer_team "Australia men's national soccer team") [Bahrain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahrain_national_football_team "Bahrain national football team") [Bangladesh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bangladesh_national_football_team "Bangladesh national football team") [Bhutan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bhutan_national_football_team "Bhutan national football team") [Brunei Darussalam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brunei_national_football_team "Brunei national football team") [Cambodia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cambodia_national_football_team "Cambodia national football team") [China PR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China_national_football_team "China national football team") [Chinese Taipei](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Taipei_national_football_team "Chinese Taipei national football team") [Guam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guam_national_football_team "Guam national football team") [Hong Kong](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hong_Kong_national_football_team "Hong Kong national football team") [India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_national_football_team "India national football team") [Indonesia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Indonesia_national_football_team "Indonesia national football team") [IR Iran](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iran_national_football_team "Iran national football team") [Iraq](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iraq_national_football_team "Iraq national football team") [Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan_national_football_team "Japan national football team") [Jordan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jordan_national_football_team "Jordan national football team") [Korea DPR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea_national_football_team "North Korea national football team") [Korea Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team "South Korea national football team") [Kuwait](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kuwait_national_football_team "Kuwait national football team") [Kyrgyzstan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kyrgyzstan_national_football_team "Kyrgyzstan national football team") [Laos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laos_national_football_team "Laos national football team") [Lebanon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lebanon_national_football_team "Lebanon national football team") [Macau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Macau_national_football_team "Macau national football team") [Malaysia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malaysia_national_football_team "Malaysia national football team") [Maldives](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maldives_national_football_team "Maldives national football team") [Mongolia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mongolia_national_football_team "Mongolia national football team") [Myanmar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Myanmar_national_football_team "Myanmar national football team") [Nepal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nepal_national_football_team "Nepal national football team") *[Northern Mariana Islands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Mariana_Islands_national_football_team "Northern Mariana Islands national football team")* [Oman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oman_national_football_team "Oman national football team") [Pakistan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pakistan_national_football_team "Pakistan national football team") [Palestine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palestine_national_football_team "Palestine national football team") [Philippines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philippines_national_football_team "Philippines national football team") [Qatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_national_football_team "Qatar national football team") [Saudi Arabia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia_national_football_team "Saudi Arabia national football team") [Singapore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Singapore_national_football_team "Singapore national football team") [Sri Lanka](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sri_Lanka_national_football_team "Sri Lanka national football team") [Syria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syria_national_football_team "Syria national football team") [Tajikistan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tajikistan_national_football_team "Tajikistan national football team") [Thailand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thailand_national_football_team "Thailand national football team") [Timor-Leste](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Timor-Leste_national_football_team "Timor-Leste national football team") [Turkmenistan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkmenistan_national_football_team "Turkmenistan national football team") [United Arab Emirates](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_Arab_Emirates_national_football_team "United Arab Emirates national football team") [Uzbekistan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uzbekistan_national_football_team "Uzbekistan national football team") [Vietnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_national_football_team "Vietnam national football team") [Yemen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen_national_football_team "Yemen national football team") |
| [CAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football "Confederation of African Football") | [Algeria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Algeria_national_football_team "Algeria national football team") [Angola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Angola_national_football_team "Angola national football team") [Benin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benin_national_football_team "Benin national football team") [Botswana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Botswana_national_football_team "Botswana national football team") [Burkina Faso](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burkina_Faso_national_football_team "Burkina Faso national football team") [Burundi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Burundi_national_football_team "Burundi national football team") [Cameroon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_national_football_team "Cameroon national football team") [Cape Verde](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cape_Verde_national_football_team "Cape Verde national football team") [Central African Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Central_African_Republic_national_football_team "Central African Republic national football team") [Chad](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chad_national_football_team "Chad national football team") [Comoros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Comoros_national_football_team "Comoros national football team") [Congo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Congo_national_football_team "Congo national football team") [Congo DR](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/DR_Congo_national_football_team "DR Congo national football team") [Djibouti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djibouti_national_football_team "Djibouti national football team") [Egypt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_national_football_team "Egypt national football team") [Equatorial Guinea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Equatorial_Guinea_national_football_team "Equatorial Guinea national football team") [Eritrea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eritrea_national_football_team "Eritrea national football team") [Eswatini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eswatini_national_football_team "Eswatini national football team") [Ethiopia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ethiopia_national_football_team "Ethiopia national football team") [Gabon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabon_national_football_team "Gabon national football team") [Gambia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gambia_national_football_team "Gambia national football team") [Ghana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana_national_football_team "Ghana national football team") [Guinea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea_national_football_team "Guinea national football team") [Guinea-Bissau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guinea-Bissau_national_football_team "Guinea-Bissau national football team") [Ivory Coast](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ivory_Coast_national_football_team "Ivory Coast national football team") [Kenya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kenya_national_football_team "Kenya national football team") [Lesotho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lesotho_national_football_team "Lesotho national football team") [Liberia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liberia_national_football_team "Liberia national football team") [Libya](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Libya_national_football_team "Libya national football team") [Madagascar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Madagascar_national_football_team "Madagascar national football team") [Malawi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malawi_national_football_team "Malawi national football team") [Mali](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mali_national_football_team "Mali national football team") [Mauritania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritania_national_football_team "Mauritania national football team") [Mauritius](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mauritius_national_football_team "Mauritius national football team") [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team "Morocco national football team") [Mozambique](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mozambique_national_football_team "Mozambique national football team") [Namibia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Namibia_national_football_team "Namibia national football team") [Niger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niger_national_football_team "Niger national football team") [Nigeria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nigeria_national_football_team "Nigeria national football team") *[Réunion](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/R%C3%A9union_national_football_team "Réunion national football team")* [Rwanda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rwanda_national_football_team "Rwanda national football team") [São Tomé and Príncipe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A3o_Tom%C3%A9_and_Pr%C3%ADncipe_national_football_team "São Tomé and Príncipe national football team") [Senegal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal_national_football_team "Senegal national football team") [Seychelles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seychelles_national_football_team "Seychelles national football team") [Sierra Leone](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sierra_Leone_national_football_team "Sierra Leone national football team") [Somalia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Somalia_national_football_team "Somalia national football team") [South Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_national_soccer_team "South Africa national soccer team") [South Sudan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Sudan_national_football_team "South Sudan national football team") [Sudan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudan_national_football_team "Sudan national football team") [Tanzania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania_national_football_team "Tanzania national football team") [Togo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Togo_national_football_team "Togo national football team") [Tunisia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tunisia_national_football_team "Tunisia national football team") [Uganda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uganda_national_football_team "Uganda national football team") [Zambia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zambia_national_football_team "Zambia national football team") *[Zanzibar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zanzibar_national_football_team "Zanzibar national football team")* [Zimbabwe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zimbabwe_national_football_team "Zimbabwe national football team") |
| [CONCACAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF "CONCACAF") | [Anguilla](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anguilla_national_football_team "Anguilla national football team") [Antigua and Barbuda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antigua_and_Barbuda_national_football_team "Antigua and Barbuda national football team") [Aruba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aruba_national_football_team "Aruba national football team") [Bahamas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bahamas_national_football_team "Bahamas national football team") [Barbados](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Barbados_national_football_team "Barbados national football team") [Belize](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belize_national_football_team "Belize national football team") [Bermuda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bermuda_national_football_team "Bermuda national football team") *[Bonaire](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bonaire_national_football_team "Bonaire national football team")* [British Virgin Islands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Virgin_Islands_national_football_team "British Virgin Islands national football team") [Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada_men%27s_national_soccer_team "Canada men's national soccer team") [Cayman Islands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cayman_Islands_national_football_team "Cayman Islands national football team") [Costa Rica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica_national_football_team "Costa Rica national football team") [Cuba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba_national_football_team "Cuba national football team") [Curaçao](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cura%C3%A7ao_national_football_team "Curaçao national football team") [Dominica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominica_national_football_team "Dominica national football team") [Dominican Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dominican_Republic_national_football_team "Dominican Republic national football team") [El Salvador](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/El_Salvador_national_football_team "El Salvador national football team") *[French Guiana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/French_Guiana_national_football_team "French Guiana national football team")* [Grenada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grenada_national_football_team "Grenada national football team") *[Guadeloupe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guadeloupe_national_football_team "Guadeloupe national football team")* [Guatemala](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guatemala_national_football_team "Guatemala national football team") [Guyana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guyana_national_football_team "Guyana national football team") [Haiti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haiti_national_football_team "Haiti national football team") [Honduras](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Honduras_national_football_team "Honduras national football team") [Jamaica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jamaica_national_football_team "Jamaica national football team") *[Martinique](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martinique_national_football_team "Martinique national football team")* [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team") [Montserrat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montserrat_national_football_team "Montserrat national football team") [Nicaragua](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nicaragua_national_football_team "Nicaragua national football team") [Panama](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panama_national_football_team "Panama national football team") [Puerto Rico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Puerto_Rico_national_football_team "Puerto Rico national football team") [Saint Kitts and Nevis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Kitts_and_Nevis_national_football_team "Saint Kitts and Nevis national football team") [Saint Lucia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Lucia_national_football_team "Saint Lucia national football team") *[Saint Martin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Martin_national_football_team "Saint Martin national football team")* [Saint Vincent and the Grenadines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saint_Vincent_and_the_Grenadines_national_football_team "Saint Vincent and the Grenadines national football team") *[Sint Maarten](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sint_Maarten_national_football_team "Sint Maarten national football team")* [Suriname](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Suriname_national_football_team "Suriname national football team") [Trinidad and Tobago](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trinidad_and_Tobago_national_football_team "Trinidad and Tobago national football team") [Turks and Caicos Islands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turks_and_Caicos_Islands_national_football_team "Turks and Caicos Islands national football team") [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team") [U.S. Virgin Islands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_Virgin_Islands_national_soccer_team "United States Virgin Islands national soccer team") |
| [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL") | [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Bolivia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bolivia_national_football_team "Bolivia national football team") [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Colombia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [Ecuador](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ecuador_national_football_team "Ecuador national football team") [Paraguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paraguay_national_football_team "Paraguay national football team") [Peru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Venezuela](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Venezuela_national_football_team "Venezuela national football team") |
| [OFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation "Oceania Football Confederation") | [American Samoa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Samoa_national_football_team "American Samoa national football team") [Cook Islands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cook_Islands_national_football_team "Cook Islands national football team") [Fiji](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fiji_national_football_team "Fiji national football team") *[Kiribati](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kiribati_national_football_team "Kiribati national football team")\** [New Caledonia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Caledonia_national_football_team "New Caledonia national football team") [New Zealand](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Zealand_men%27s_national_football_team "New Zealand men's national football team") *[Niue](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Niue_national_soccer_team "Niue national soccer team")\** *[Palau](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Palau_national_football_team "Palau national football team")\** [Papua New Guinea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Papua_New_Guinea_national_soccer_team "Papua New Guinea national soccer team") [Samoa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Samoa_national_football_team "Samoa national football team") [Solomon Islands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Solomon_Islands_national_football_team "Solomon Islands national football team") [Tahiti](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tahiti_national_football_team "Tahiti national football team") [Tonga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tonga_national_football_team "Tonga national football team") *[Tuvalu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuvalu_national_football_team "Tuvalu national football team")* [Vanuatu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vanuatu_national_football_team "Vanuatu national football team") |
| [UEFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA") | [Albania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Albania_national_football_team "Albania national football team") [Andorra](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andorra_national_football_team "Andorra national football team") [Armenia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Armenia_national_football_team "Armenia national football team") [Austria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria_national_football_team "Austria national football team") [Azerbaijan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Azerbaijan_national_football_team "Azerbaijan national football team") [Belarus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belarus_national_football_team "Belarus national football team") [Belgium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Bosnia-Herzegovina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bosnia_and_Herzegovina_national_football_team "Bosnia and Herzegovina national football team") [Bulgaria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_national_football_team "Bulgaria national football team") [Croatia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Cyprus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cyprus_national_football_team "Cyprus national football team") [Czech Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic_national_football_team "Czech Republic national football team") [Denmark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Denmark_national_football_team "Denmark national football team") [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Estonia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Estonia_national_football_team "Estonia national football team") [Faroe Islands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Faroe_Islands_national_football_team "Faroe Islands national football team") [Finland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finland_national_football_team "Finland national football team") [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Georgia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Georgia_national_football_team "Georgia national football team") [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Gibraltar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gibraltar_national_football_team "Gibraltar national football team") [Greece](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Greece_national_football_team "Greece national football team") [Hungary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") [Iceland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iceland_national_football_team "Iceland national football team") [Israel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Israel_national_football_team "Israel national football team") [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Kazakhstan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kazakhstan_national_football_team "Kazakhstan national football team") [Kosovo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kosovo_national_football_team "Kosovo national football team") [Latvia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Latvia_national_football_team "Latvia national football team") [Liechtenstein](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Liechtenstein_national_football_team "Liechtenstein national football team") [Lithuania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lithuania_national_football_team "Lithuania national football team") [Luxembourg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luxembourg_national_football_team "Luxembourg national football team") [Malta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malta_national_football_team "Malta national football team") [Moldova](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moldova_national_football_team "Moldova national football team") [Montenegro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montenegro_national_football_team "Montenegro national football team") [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [North Macedonia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Macedonia_national_football_team "North Macedonia national football team") [Northern Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team "Northern Ireland national football team") [Norway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Norway_national_football_team "Norway national football team") [Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Republic of Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Republic_of_Ireland_national_football_team "Republic of Ireland national football team") [Romania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania_national_football_team "Romania national football team") [Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_football_team "Russia national football team") [San Marino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/San_Marino_national_football_team "San Marino national football team") [Scotland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team "Scotland national football team") [Serbia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia_national_football_team "Serbia national football team") [Slovakia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovakia_national_football_team "Slovakia national football team") [Slovenia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slovenia_national_football_team "Slovenia national football team") [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_football_team "Sweden men's national football team") [Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland_national_football_team "Switzerland national football team") [Turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_national_football_team "Turkey national football team") [Ukraine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ukraine_national_football_team "Ukraine national football team") [Wales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales_national_football_team "Wales national football team") |
| Defunct | [Czechoslovakia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia_national_football_team "Czechoslovakia national football team") [Saar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saarland_national_football_team "Saarland national football team") [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [East Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/East_Germany_national_football_team "East Germany national football team") [Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland_national_football_team_\(1882%E2%80%931950\) "Ireland national football team (1882–1950)") [Tanganyika](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanzania_national_football_team "Tanzania national football team") [North Vietnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Vietnam_national_football_team "North Vietnam national football team") [South Vietnam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Vietnam_national_football_team "South Vietnam national football team") [FLN football team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FLN_football_team "FLN football team") [North Yemen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yemen_national_football_team "Yemen national football team") [South Yemen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Yemen_national_football_team "South Yemen national football team") [United Arab Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_national_football_team "Egypt national football team") [Soviet Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_national_football_team "Soviet Union national football team") [CIS](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CIS_national_football_team "CIS national football team") [Yugoslavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslavia_national_football_team "Yugoslavia national football team") [FR Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia_and_Montenegro_national_football_team "Serbia and Montenegro national football team") [Netherlands Antilles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_Antilles_national_football_team "Netherlands Antilles national football team") |
| Teams indicated in *italics* are associate/full members of their respective regional bodies but not members of FIFA. *See also: [List of women's football teams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_women%27s_national_association_football_teams "List of women's national association football teams")* | |
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| [List of world cups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world_cups "List of world cups") | |
| Team | Association football [men]() [men's club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA Women's World Cup") [women's club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Women's Club World Cup") [ConIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONIFA_World_Football_Cup "CONIFA World Football Cup") [Athletics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Athletics_World_Cup "Athletics World Cup") [Continental](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAAF_Continental_Cup "IAAF Continental Cup") [Australian rules football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_International_Cup "Australian Football International Cup") Badminton [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cup "Thomas Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber_Cup "Uber Cup") [mixed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudirman_Cup "Sudirman Cup") Baseball [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball_World_Cup "Baseball World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Baseball_World_Cup "Women's Baseball World Cup") Basketball [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup "FIBA Basketball World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIBA_Women%27s_Basketball_World_Cup "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup") [Beach soccer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup") [Boxing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boxing_World_Cup "Boxing World Cup") [Bull riding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PBR_Global_Cup "PBR Global Cup") Cricket [Test](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Test_Championship "World Test Championship") [men ODI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup "Cricket World Cup") [men T20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_T20_World_Cup "Men's T20 World Cup") [women ODI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Cricket_World_Cup "Women's Cricket World Cup") [women T20](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_T20_World_Cup "Women's T20 World Cup") Darts [PDC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDC_World_Cup_of_Darts "PDC World Cup of Darts") [WDF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDF_World_Cup "WDF World Cup") [Fencing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fencing_World_Cup "Fencing World Cup") Field hockey [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup "Men's FIH Hockey World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup "Women's FIH Hockey World Cup") Futsal [FIFA men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_World_Cup "FIFA Futsal World Cup") [FIFA women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup") [AMF men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMF_Futsal_World_Cup "AMF Futsal World Cup") [AMF women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/AMF_Futsal_World_Cup "AMF Futsal World Cup") Golf [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_\(men%27s_golf\) "World Cup (men's golf)") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_World_Cup_of_Golf "Women's World Cup of Golf") [Ice hockey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_of_Hockey "World Cup of Hockey") Kabaddi [Circle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabaddi_World_Cup_\(circle_style\) "Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)") [Standard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabaddi_World_Cup_\(International_Kabaddi_Federation\) "Kabaddi World Cup (International Kabaddi Federation)") [Kho kho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kho_Kho_World_Cup "Kho Kho World Cup") Lacrosse [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Lacrosse_Women%27s_World_Championship "World Lacrosse Women's World Championship") Para ice hockey [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Para_Ice_Hockey_Championships "World Para Ice Hockey Championships") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_World_Challenge "Women's World Challenge") [Pesäpallo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pes%C3%A4pallo_World_Cup "Pesäpallo World Cup") [Pitch and putt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pitch_and_Putt_World_Cup "Pitch and Putt World Cup") [Pool (nine-ball)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_of_Pool "World Cup of Pool") [Quidditch/Quadball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQA_World_Cup "IQA World Cup") [Roll ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll_Ball_World_Cup "Roll Ball World Cup") Motorsport [auto racing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIA_Motorsport_Games "FIA Motorsport Games") [motocross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motocross_des_Nations "Motocross des Nations") [quadcross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Quadcross_of_Nations "Quadcross of Nations") [speedway](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedway_of_Nations "Speedway of Nations") [trial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_Trial_World_Championship "FIM Trial World Championship") Roller derby [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_Roller_Derby_World_Cup "Men's Roller Derby World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_Derby_World_Cup "Roller Derby World Cup") [Rowing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rowing_Cup "World Rowing Cup") Rugby league [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_League_World_Cup "Rugby League World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Rugby_League_World_Cup "Women's Rugby League World Cup") [nines](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_League_World_Cup_9s "Rugby League World Cup 9s") [wheelchair](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelchair_Rugby_League_World_Cup "Wheelchair Rugby League World Cup") Rugby union [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup "Rugby World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Rugby_World_Cup "Women's Rugby World Cup") [sevens](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup_Sevens "Rugby World Cup Sevens") [Sepaktakraw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISTAF_World_Cup "ISTAF World Cup") [Snooker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_\(snooker\) "World Cup (snooker)") Softball [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_Softball_World_Cup "Men's Softball World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Softball_World_Cup "Women's Softball World Cup") [Taekwondo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_Taekwondo_Team_Championships "World Cup Taekwondo Team Championships") Tennis [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Cup "Davis Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Jean_King_Cup "Billie Jean King Cup") [mixed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hopman_Cup "Hopman Cup") [Touch football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Touch_World_Cup "Touch World Cup") Volleyball [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Men%27s_World_Cup "FIVB Volleyball Men's World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIVB_Volleyball_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIVB Volleyball Women's World Cup") Water polo [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FINA_Water_Polo_World_Cup "FINA Water Polo World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FINA_Women%27s_Water_Polo_World_Cup "FINA Women's Water Polo World Cup") Wrestling [teams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wrestling_World_Cup "Wrestling World Cup") [clubs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wrestling_Clubs_Cup "World Wrestling Clubs Cup") |
| Individual | [Archery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archery_World_Cup "Archery World Cup") Bowling [Ten-pin bowling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/QubicaAMF_Bowling_World_Cup "QubicaAMF Bowling World Cup") [Nine-pin bowling classic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ninepin_Bowling_Classic_Singles_World_Cup "Ninepin Bowling Classic Singles World Cup") [Canoe slalom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoe_Slalom_World_Cup "Canoe Slalom World Cup") [Wildwater canoeing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildwater_Canoeing_World_Cup "Wildwater Canoeing World Cup") [Chess](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chess_World_Cup "Chess World Cup") [Cyclo-cross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Cyclo-cross_World_Cup "UCI Cyclo-cross World Cup") [Diving](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Aquatics_Diving_World_Cup "World Aquatics Diving World Cup") [Equestrian dressage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dressage_World_Cup "Dressage World Cup") [Fencing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fencing_World_Cup "Fencing World Cup") [Gymnastics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIG_World_Cup "FIG World Cup") [artistic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistic_Gymnastics_World_Cup "Artistic Gymnastics World Cup") [rhythmic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythmic_Gymnastics_World_Cup "Rhythmic Gymnastics World Cup") [Mountain bike racing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Cup "UCI Mountain Bike World Cup") [Orienteering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Orienteering_World_Cup "Orienteering World Cup") Paralympic [summer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralympic_World_Cup "Paralympic World Cup") [winter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralympic_Winter_World_Cup "Paralympic Winter World Cup") Road bicycle racing [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Road_World_Cup "UCI Road World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Women%27s_Road_World_Cup "UCI Women's Road World Cup") [Sailing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_World_Cup "Sailing World Cup") [Show jumping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Show_Jumping_World_Cup "Show Jumping World Cup") [Sport shooting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSF_World_Cup "ISSF World Cup") [Swimming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Aquatics_Swimming_World_Cup "World Aquatics Swimming World Cup") [Table tennis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Table_Tennis_World_Cup "Table Tennis World Cup") [Track cycling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Cup "UCI Track Cycling World Cup") [Triathlon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Triathlon_Cup "World Triathlon Cup") [Weightlifting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IWF_World_Cup "IWF World Cup") Wushu [Taolu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Taolu_World_Cup "Taolu World Cup") [Sanda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sanda_World_Cup "Sanda World Cup") |
| Winter sports | [Biathlon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biathlon_World_Cup "Biathlon World Cup") [Curling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Curling_World_Cup "Curling World Cup") Skiing [Alpine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_Alpine_Ski_World_Cup "FIS Alpine Ski World Cup") [Cross-country](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_Cross-Country_World_Cup "FIS Cross-Country World Cup") [Freestyle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_Freestyle_Ski_World_Cup "FIS Freestyle Ski World Cup") [ski cross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_Ski_Cross_World_Cup "FIS Ski Cross World Cup") [Nordic combined](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_Nordic_Combined_World_Cup "FIS Nordic Combined World Cup") [Ski jumping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_Ski_Jumping_World_Cup "FIS Ski Jumping World Cup") [ski flying](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_Ski_Flying_World_Cup "FIS Ski Flying World Cup") [Snowboarding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_Snowboard_World_Cup "FIS Snowboard World Cup") [Ski mountaineering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISMF_Ski_Mountaineering_World_Cup "ISMF Ski Mountaineering World Cup") [Ski orienteering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_in_Ski_Orienteering "World Cup in Ski Orienteering") Sledding [Bobsleigh](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bobsleigh_World_Cup "Bobsleigh World Cup") [Luge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luge_World_Cup "Luge World Cup") [Skeleton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skeleton_World_Cup "Skeleton World Cup") [Speed skating](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISU_Speed_Skating_World_Cup "ISU Speed Skating World Cup") [Short track](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISU_Short_Track_World_Tour "ISU Short Track World Tour") [Telemark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_Telemark_World_Cup "FIS Telemark World Cup") |
| See also: [World championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Main_world_championships "Template:Main world championships") | |
| [v](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Main_world_championships "Template:Main world championships") [t](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template_talk:Main_world_championships "Template talk:Main world championships") [e](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Main_world_championships "Special:EditPage/Template:Main world championships")[World championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_championship "World championship") | |
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| [List of world sports championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world_sports_championships "List of world sports championships") | |
| [Olympic sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Olympic_sports "Olympic sports") | |
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| [Team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Team_sport#Olympic_team_sports "Team sport") | Association football [men]() [men's club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA Women's World Cup") [women's club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Women's Club World Cup") Baseball [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Baseball_Classic "World Baseball Classic") [men's 12](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WBSC_Premier12 "WBSC Premier12") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Baseball_World_Cup "Women's Baseball World Cup") Basketball [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIBA_Basketball_World_Cup "FIBA Basketball World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIBA_Women%27s_Basketball_World_Cup "FIBA Women's Basketball World Cup") [3x3 basketball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIBA_3x3_World_Cup "FIBA 3x3 World Cup") [club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIBA_Intercontinental_Cup "FIBA Intercontinental Cup") [Beach volleyball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIVB_Beach_Volleyball_World_Championships "FIVB Beach Volleyball World Championships") Cricket [T20 (men)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_T20_World_Cup "Men's T20 World Cup") [T20 (women)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_T20_World_Cup "Women's T20 World Cup") [Curling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Curling_Championships "World Curling Championships") [mixed doubles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Mixed_Doubles_Curling_Championship "World Mixed Doubles Curling Championship") [mixed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Mixed_Curling_Championship "World Mixed Curling Championship") Field hockey [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup "Men's FIH Hockey World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_FIH_Hockey_World_Cup "Women's FIH Hockey World Cup") [Flag football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFAF_Flag_Football_World_Championship "IFAF Flag Football World Championship") Handball [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IHF_World_Men%27s_Handball_Championship "IHF World Men's Handball Championship") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IHF_World_Women%27s_Handball_Championship "IHF World Women's Handball Championship") Ice hockey [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Hockey_World_Championships "Ice Hockey World Championships") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IIHF_Women%27s_World_Championship "IIHF Women's World Championship") Lacrosse [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Lacrosse_Men%27s_Championship "World Lacrosse Men's Championship") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Lacrosse_Women%27s_Championship "World Lacrosse Women's Championship") [Rugby 7s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SVNS "SVNS") Softball [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_Softball_World_Cup "Men's Softball World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Softball_World_Cup "Women's Softball World Cup") Volleyball [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIVB_Men%27s_Volleyball_World_Championship "FIVB Men's Volleyball World Championship") [men's club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIVB_Men%27s_Volleyball_Club_World_Championship "FIVB Men's Volleyball Club World Championship") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIVB_Women%27s_Volleyball_World_Championship "FIVB Women's Volleyball World Championship") [women's club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIVB_Women%27s_Volleyball_Club_World_Championship "FIVB Women's Volleyball Club World Championship") Water polo [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_polo_at_the_World_Aquatics_Championships#Men's_tournament "Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_polo_at_the_World_Aquatics_Championships#Women's_tournament "Water polo at the World Aquatics Championships") |
| [Individual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_sport "Individual sport") | [Aquatic sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Aquatics_Championships "World Aquatics Championships") [Archery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Archery_Championships "World Archery Championships") Athletics [outdoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Athletics_Championships "World Athletics Championships") [race walking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Athletics_Race_Walking_Team_Championships "World Athletics Race Walking Team Championships") Badminton [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Cup "Thomas Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uber_Cup "Uber Cup") [mixed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sudirman_Cup "Sudirman Cup") [individual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BWF_World_Championships "BWF World Championships") [Biathlon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biathlon_World_Championships "Biathlon World Championships") [Bobsleigh and skeleton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBSF_World_Championships_\(bobsleigh_and_skeleton\) "IBSF World Championships (bobsleigh and skeleton)") [Boxing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Boxing_Championships "World Boxing Championships") Canoeing [slalom](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICF_Canoe_Slalom_World_Championships "ICF Canoe Slalom World Championships") [sprint](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICF_Canoe_Sprint_World_Championships "ICF Canoe Sprint World Championships") Cycling [BMX](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_BMX_World_Championships "UCI BMX World Championships") [mountain biking](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Mountain_Bike_World_Championships "UCI Mountain Bike World Championships") [road](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Road_World_Championships "UCI Road World Championships") [track](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Track_Cycling_World_Championships "UCI Track Cycling World Championships") [urban](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Urban_Cycling_World_Championships "UCI Urban Cycling World Championships") [Equestrianism](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FEI_World_Equestrian_Games "FEI World Equestrian Games") [dressage](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Dressage_Championships "World Dressage Championships") [eventing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Eventing_Championships "World Eventing Championships") [show jumping](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Show_Jumping_Championships "World Show Jumping Championships") [Fencing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Fencing_Championships "World Fencing Championships") Golf [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_\(men%27s_golf\) "World Cup (men's golf)") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_World_Cup_of_Golf "Women's World Cup of Golf") [Gymnastics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gymnastics_World_Championships "Gymnastics World Championships") [artistic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistic_Gymnastics_World_Championships "Artistic Gymnastics World Championships") [rhythmic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rhythmic_Gymnastics_World_Championships "Rhythmic Gymnastics World Championships") [trampoline](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trampoline_Gymnastics_World_Championships "Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships") Ice skating [figure](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Figure_Skating_Championships "World Figure Skating Championships") [short track](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Short_Track_Speed_Skating_Championships "World Short Track Speed Skating Championships") [speed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Speed_Skating_Championships "World Speed Skating Championships") [Judo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Judo_Championships "World Judo Championships") Luge [artificial track](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIL_World_Luge_Championships "FIL World Luge Championships") [natural track](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIL_World_Luge_Natural_Track_Championships "FIL World Luge Natural Track Championships") [Modern pentathlon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Modern_Pentathlon_Championships "World Modern Pentathlon Championships") [Rowing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rowing_Championships "World Rowing Championships") [coastal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rowing_Coastal_Championships "World Rowing Coastal Championships") [Sailing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_championships_in_sailing "World championships in sailing") [Olympic Class Combined Worlds](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sailing_World_Championships "Sailing World Championships") [Shooting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISSF_World_Shooting_Championships "ISSF World Shooting Championships") [Skateboarding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Skateboarding_Championship "World Skateboarding Championship") Skiing [alpine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_Alpine_World_Ski_Championships "FIS Alpine World Ski Championships") [Nordic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_Nordic_World_Ski_Championships "FIS Nordic World Ski Championships") [freestyle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_Freestyle_World_Ski_Championships "FIS Freestyle World Ski Championships") [snowboarding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_Snowboard_World_Championships "FIS Snowboard World Championships") [Ski mountaineering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Championships_of_Ski_Mountaineering "World Championships of Ski Mountaineering") [Sport climbing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Climbing_Championship "World Climbing Championship") Squash [individual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Squash_Championships "World Squash Championships") [doubles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Squash_Doubles_Championships "World Squash Doubles Championships") [team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Squash_Team_Championships "World Squash Team Championships") [Surfing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Surfing_Games "World Surfing Games") [Table tennis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Table_Tennis_Championships "World Table Tennis Championships") [Taekwondo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Taekwondo_Championships "World Taekwondo Championships") Tennis [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davis_Cup "Davis Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Billie_Jean_King_Cup "Billie Jean King Cup") [Triathlon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Triathlon_Championship_Series "World Triathlon Championship Series") [mixed relay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Triathlon_Mixed_Relay_Championships "World Triathlon Mixed Relay Championships") [Weightlifting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Weightlifting_Championships "World Weightlifting Championships") [Wrestling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wrestling_Championships "World Wrestling Championships") |
| Discontinued | [Basque pelota](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Basque_Pelota_World_Championships "Basque Pelota World Championships") Croquet [singles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Croquet_Federation#World_Champions_\(Singles\) "World Croquet Federation") [team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Croquet_Federation#World_Champions_\(Teams\) "World Croquet Federation") Dance sport [breakdancing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_DanceSport_Federation#Breaking_world_champions_-_adult_-_b_boy "World DanceSport Federation") [Karate](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karate_World_Championships "Karate World Championships") [Polo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Polo_Championship "World Polo Championship") [Rackets](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rackets_World_Championships "Rackets World Championships") [Real tennis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Real_Tennis_World_Championship "Real Tennis World Championship") Rugby union [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_World_Cup "Rugby World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Rugby_World_Cup "Women's Rugby World Cup") Tug of war [outdoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWIF_Outdoor_World_Championships "TWIF Outdoor World Championships") [indoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TWIF_Indoor_World_Championships "TWIF Indoor World Championships") |
| [Paralympic sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paralympic_sports "Paralympic sports") | |
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| Team | [Blind football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Blind_Football_Championships "World Blind Football Championships") Para ice hockey [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Para_Ice_Hockey_Championships "World Para Ice Hockey Championships") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_World_Para_Ice_Hockey_Championships "Women's World Para Ice Hockey Championships") [Wheelchair basketball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wheelchair_Basketball_World_Championship "Wheelchair Basketball World Championship") [Wheelchair handball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IHF_Wheelchair_Handball_World_Championship "IHF Wheelchair Handball World Championship") [Wheelchair rugby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wheelchair_Rugby_Championships "World Wheelchair Rugby Championships") Wheelchair curling [mixed team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wheelchair_Curling_Championship "World Wheelchair Curling Championship") [Goalball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goalball_World_Championships "Goalball World Championships") [Sitting volleyball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Para_Volleyball_Championship "World Para Volleyball Championship") |
| Individual | [Archery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Para_Archery_Championship "World Para Archery Championship") [Athletics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Para_Athletics_Championships "World Para Athletics Championships") [Badminton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BWF_Para-Badminton_World_Championships "BWF Para-Badminton World Championships") Bobsleigh and skeleton [Climbing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFSC_Paraclimbing_World_Championships "IFSC Paraclimbing World Championships") Cycling [track cycling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Para-cycling_Track_World_Championships "UCI Para-cycling Track World Championships") [road cycling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Para-cycling_Road_World_Championships "UCI Para-cycling Road World Championships") [Powerlifting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Para_Powerlifting_Championships "World Para Powerlifting Championships") [Shooting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Shooting_Para_Sport_Championships "World Shooting Para Sport Championships") [Snowboard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Para_Snowboard_Championships "World Para Snowboard Championships") Skiing [alpine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Para_Alpine_Skiing_Championships "World Para Alpine Skiing Championships") [Nordic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Para_Nordic_Skiing_Championships "World Para Nordic Skiing Championships") [Swimming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Para_Swimming_Championships "World Para Swimming Championships") [Table tennis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Para_Table_Tennis_Championships "World Para Table Tennis Championships") |
| [Combat sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Combat_sport "Combat sport") | [Brazilian jiu-jitsu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_IBJJF_Jiu-Jitsu_Championship "World IBJJF Jiu-Jitsu Championship") [Ju-Jitsu World Championships](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ju-Jitsu_World_Championships "Ju-Jitsu World Championships") [Kendo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Kendo_Championship "World Kendo Championship") [Kickboxing (amateur)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WAKO_Amateur_World_Championships "WAKO Amateur World Championships") [Muaythai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFMA_World_Muaythai_Championships "IFMA World Muaythai Championships") [Sambo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Sambo_Championships "World Sambo Championships") [Sumo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sumo_World_Championships "Sumo World Championships") Wrestling [beach wrestling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Beach_Wrestling_Championships "World Beach Wrestling Championships") [catch](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Snake_Pit_World_Championships "Snake Pit World Championships") [grappling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Grappling_Championship "World Grappling Championship") [Wushu](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Wushu_Championships "World Wushu Championships") |
| [Cue sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cue_sports "Cue sports") | Carom billiards Three-cushion [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMB_World_Three-cushion_Championship "UMB World Three-cushion Championship") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMB_Women%27s_World_Three-cushion_Championship "UMB Women's World Three-cushion Championship") [team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UMB_World_Three-cushion_Championship_for_National_Teams "UMB World Three-cushion Championship for National Teams") Five-pins [individual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-pin_billiards#World_Five-pins_Championship "Five-pin billiards") [team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Five-pin_billiards#World_Championship_5_Pins_National_Teams "Five-pin billiards") [artistic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistic_Billiards_World_Championship "Artistic Billiards World Championship") [English billiards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Billiards_Championship_\(English_billiards\) "World Billiards Championship (English billiards)") [amateurs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBSF_World_Billiards_Championship "IBSF World Billiards Championship") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Women%27s_Billiards_Championship "World Women's Billiards Championship") Pool [artistic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trick_shot#Artistic_pool "Trick shot") [blackball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_world_eight-ball_champions#British-style_eight-ball_pool "List of world eight-ball champions") [chinese eight ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chinese_Eight-ball_World_Championship "Chinese Eight-ball World Championship") [eight-ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPA_World_Eight-ball_Championship "WPA World Eight-ball Championship") [men nine-ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPA_World_Nine-ball_Championship "WPA World Nine-ball Championship") [women nine-ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPA_Women%27s_World_Nine-ball_Championship "WPA Women's World Nine-ball Championship") [team nine-ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_of_Pool "World Cup of Pool") [pyramid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russian_pyramid#WPA_World_Pyramid_Pool_Championship "Russian pyramid") [straight pool](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Straight_Pool_Championship "World Straight Pool Championship") [ten-ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WPA_World_Ten-ball_Championship "WPA World Ten-ball Championship") Snooker [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Snooker_Championship "World Snooker Championship") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Women%27s_Snooker_Championship "World Women's Snooker Championship") [team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Cup_\(snooker\) "World Cup (snooker)") [amateurs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IBSF_World_Snooker_Championship "IBSF World Snooker Championship") [six-red](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six-red_World_Championship "Six-red World Championship") |
| [Mind sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mind_sport "Mind sport") | |
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| [Esports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esports "Esports") | [*Call of Duty*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Call_of_Duty_Championship "Call of Duty Championship") [*Counter-Strike*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Counter-Strike_Major_Championships "Counter-Strike Major Championships") [*Dota 2*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_International_\(esports\) "The International (esports)") [*eSailing*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Esailing_World_Championship "Esailing World Championship") [*FIFA*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFAe_World_Cup "FIFAe World Cup") [*Fortnite*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FNCS_Global_Championship "FNCS Global Championship") [*League of Legends*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/League_of_Legends_World_Championship "League of Legends World Championship") [*Mobile Legends: Bang Bang*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mobile_Legends:_Bang_Bang_World_Championship "Mobile Legends: Bang Bang World Championship") [*NES Tetris*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Classic_Tetris_World_Championship "Classic Tetris World Championship") [*Overwatch*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overwatch_World_Cup "Overwatch World Cup") [*Pro Evolution Soccer*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/EFootball.Open "EFootball.Open") [*Rainbow Six Siege*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Six_Invitational "Six Invitational") [*Rocket League*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rocket_League_Championship_Series "Rocket League Championship Series") [*Smite*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Smite_World_Championship "Smite World Championship") [*StarCraft II*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/StarCraft_II_World_Championship_Series "StarCraft II World Championship Series") [*Valorant*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valorant_Champions_Tour "Valorant Champions Tour") |
| [Motorsport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorsport "Motorsport") | |
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| [Automobile sport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Automobile_sport "Automobile sport") | [Formula E](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_E "Formula E") [Formula One](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_One "Formula One") [Hill climb](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIA_International_Hill_Climb_Cup "FIA International Hill Climb Cup") [Karting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Karting_World_Championship "Karting World Championship") [Rallying](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rally_Championship "World Rally Championship") [Rallycross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIA_World_Rallycross_Championship "FIA World Rallycross Championship") [Rally raid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rally-Raid_Championship "World Rally-Raid Championship") [Bajas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIA_World_Baja_Cup "FIA World Baja Cup") [Sports Car Endurance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIA_World_Endurance_Championship "FIA World Endurance Championship") [Touring Car](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/TCR_World_Tour "TCR World Tour") |
| [Motorcycle sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motorcycle_sport "Motorcycle sport") | [Endurance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_Endurance_World_Championship "FIM Endurance World Championship") [Enduro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enduro_World_Championship "Enduro World Championship") [Beach Racing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_Sand_Races_World_Championship "FIM Sand Races World Championship") [SuperEnduro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_SuperEnduro_World_Championship "FIM SuperEnduro World Championship") [Hard Enduro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_Hard_Enduro_World_Championship "FIM Hard Enduro World Championship") [team endurance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Six_Days_Enduro "International Six Days Enduro") Ice racing [individual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Individual_Ice_Speedway_World_Championship "Individual Ice Speedway World Championship") [team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ice_Speedway_of_Nations "Ice Speedway of Nations") Grand Prix [MotoGP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing "Grand Prix motorcycle racing") [Moto2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing "Grand Prix motorcycle racing") [Moto3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grand_Prix_motorcycle_racing "Grand Prix motorcycle racing") Motocross [individual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motocross_World_Championship "Motocross World Championship") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_Women%27s_Motocross_World_Championship "FIM Women's Motocross World Championship") [nations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Motocross_of_Nations "Motocross of Nations") [Supercross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_Supercross_World_Championship "FIM Supercross World Championship") [SuperMotocross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/SuperMotocross_World_Championship "SuperMotocross World Championship") [Sidecarcross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidecarcross_World_Championship "Sidecarcross World Championship") [Snowcross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_Snowcross_World_Championship "FIM Snowcross World Championship") Production [Superbike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Superbike_World_Championship "Superbike World Championship") [Supersport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersport_World_Championship "Supersport World Championship") [Supersport 300](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supersport_300_World_Championship "Supersport 300 World Championship") [Women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_Women%27s_Circuit_Racing_World_Championship "FIM Women's Circuit Racing World Championship") [Rally raid](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rally-Raid_Championship "World Rally-Raid Championship") [Bajas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_Bajas_World_Cup "FIM Bajas World Cup") [Sand races](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_Sand_Races_World_Championship "FIM Sand Races World Championship") [Sidecar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sidecar_World_Championship "Sidecar World Championship") Speedway [individual](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedway_Grand_Prix "Speedway Grand Prix") [of Nations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedway_of_Nations "Speedway of Nations") [World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Speedway_World_Cup "Speedway World Cup") [long track](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_Long_Track_World_Championship "FIM Long Track World Championship") [team long track](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_Long_Track_of_Nations "FIM Long Track of Nations") [flat track](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_Flat_Track_World_Championship "FIM Flat Track World Championship") [Supermoto](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_Supermoto_World_Championship "FIM Supermoto World Championship") [team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Supermoto_of_Nations "Supermoto of Nations") [Trial](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_Trial_World_Championship "FIM Trial World Championship") [nations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Trial_des_Nations "Trial des Nations") E-Bike [cross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIM_E-Bike_Cross_World_Cup "FIM E-Bike Cross World Cup") |
| Other | Aeroplane sport [Aerobatic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAI_World_Aerobatic_Championships "FAI World Aerobatic Championships") [Aerobatic GP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FAI_World_Grand_Prix "FAI World Grand Prix") Powerboating [Aquabike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aquabike_World_Championship "Aquabike World Championship") [F1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_1_Powerboat_World_Championship "Formula 1 Powerboat World Championship") [F4s](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Formula_4S_Powerboat_World_Championship "Formula 4S Powerboat World Championship") [offshore](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Class_1_World_Powerboat_Championship "Class 1 World Powerboat Championship") [E1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/E1_Series_\(boat_racing\) "E1 Series (boat racing)") [Radio-controlled racing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Federation_of_Model_Auto_Racing#Eligibility_to_IFMAR_World_Championship_event "International Federation of Model Auto Racing") [1:10 electric off-road](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFMAR_1:10_Electric_Off-Road_World_Championship "IFMAR 1:10 Electric Off-Road World Championship") [1:8 nitro off-road](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFMAR_1:8_IC_Off-Road_World_Championship "IFMAR 1:8 IC Off-Road World Championship") [Tank biathlon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tank_biathlon "Tank biathlon") |
| Other sports | |
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| Team | American football [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFAF_World_Championship "IFAF World Championship") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IFAF_Women%27s_World_Championship "IFAF Women's World Championship") [Australian football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australian_Football_International_Cup "Australian Football International Cup") [Baseball5](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Baseball5_World_Cup "Baseball5 World Cup") [Ball hockey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ball_Hockey_World_Championship "Ball Hockey World Championship") Bandy [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandy_World_Championship "Bandy World Championship") [men's club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandy_World_Cup "Bandy World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Bandy_World_Championship "Women's Bandy World Championship") [women's club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bandy_World_Cup_Women "Bandy World Cup Women") Cricket [ODI (men)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cricket_World_Cup "Cricket World Cup") [ODI (women)](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Cricket_World_Cup "Women's Cricket World Cup") [Test](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Test_Championship "World Test Championship") [Beach handball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IHF_Beach_Handball_World_Championships "IHF Beach Handball World Championships") [Beach soccer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup") [Beach tennis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_tennis#ITF_Beach_Tennis_World_Championship "Beach tennis") [Canoe polo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICF_Canoe_Polo_World_Championships "ICF Canoe Polo World Championships") Dancesport [Formation Latin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDSF_World_Formation_Latin_Championships "WDSF World Formation Latin Championships") [Dodgeball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dodgeball_World_Championship "Dodgeball World Championship") [Fistball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fistball#Results "Fistball") Floorball [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_World_Floorball_Championship "Men's World Floorball Championship") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_World_Floorball_Championship "Women's World Floorball Championship") Futsal [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_World_Cup "FIFA Futsal World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup") [men's club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Intercontinental_Futsal_Cup "Intercontinental Futsal Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Futsal_World_Tournament "Women's Futsal World Tournament") Indoor hockey [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_FIH_Indoor_Hockey_World_Cup "Men's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_FIH_Indoor_Hockey_World_Cup "Women's FIH Indoor Hockey World Cup") [Inline hockey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIRS_Inline_Hockey_World_Championships "FIRS Inline Hockey World Championships") Kabaddi [Circle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabaddi_World_Cup_\(circle_style\) "Kabaddi World Cup (circle style)") [Standard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kabaddi_World_Cup_\(International_Kabaddi_Federation\) "Kabaddi World Cup (International Kabaddi Federation)") [Kho kho](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kho_Kho_World_Cup "Kho Kho World Cup") [Korfball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IKF_World_Korfball_Championship "IKF World Korfball Championship") Lacrosse [indoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Lacrosse_Box_Championships "World Lacrosse Box Championships") [Life saving](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Life_Saving_Championships "World Life Saving Championships") [Minifootball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WMF_World_Cup "WMF World Cup") [Netball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netball_World_Cup "Netball World Cup") [Padel tennis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Padel_World_Championship "Padel World Championship") [Quadball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IQA_World_Cup "IQA World Cup") [Ringette](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Ringette_Championships "World Ringette Championships") [Rogaining](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rogaining_Championships "World Rogaining Championships") [Roll Ball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roll_Ball_World_Cup "Roll Ball World Cup") Roller derby [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_Roller_Derby_World_Cup "Men's Roller Derby World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_Derby_World_Cup "Roller Derby World Cup") Roller hockey [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Men%27s_Roller_Hockey_World_Cup "Men's Roller Hockey World Cup") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Roller_Hockey_World_Cup "Women's Roller Hockey World Cup") Rugby league [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rugby_League_World_Cup "Rugby League World Cup") [men's club](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Club_Challenge "World Club Challenge") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Rugby_League_World_Cup "Women's Rugby League World Cup") Sailing [Yachts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISAF_Offshore_Team_Racing_World_Championship "ISAF Offshore Team Racing World Championship") [Dinghies](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Sailing_Open_Team_Racing_World_Championships "World Sailing Open Team Racing World Championships") [Sepaktakraw](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISTAF_World_Cup "ISTAF World Cup") [Socca](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Socca_World_Cup "Socca World Cup") [Synchronized skating](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Synchronized_Skating_Championships "World Synchronized Skating Championships") [Tchoukball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tchoukball#World_events "Tchoukball") [Underwater hockey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_Hockey_World_Championships "Underwater Hockey World Championships") [Underwater rugby](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Underwater_Rugby_World_Championships "Underwater Rugby World Championships") |
| Individual | [Air sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Air_Games "World Air Games") [ballooning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Hot_Air_Ballooning_Championships "World Hot Air Ballooning Championships") [gliding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Gliding_Championships "World Gliding Championships") [parachuting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Parachuting_Championships "World Parachuting Championships") [paragliding](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Paragliding_Championships "World Paragliding Championships") Aquatics [water skiing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Water_Ski_World_Championships "Water Ski World Championships") [Armwrestling](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Armwrestling_Championship "World Armwrestling Championship") Archery [indoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Archery_World_Cup#Indoor_World_Cup_\(Indoor_Archery_World_Series\) "Archery World Cup") [3D](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Archery_3D_Championships "World Archery 3D Championships") [field](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Field_Archery_Championships "World Field Archery Championships") Athletics [cross country](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Athletics_Cross_Country_Championships "World Athletics Cross Country Championships") [half marathon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Athletics_Road_Running_Championships "World Athletics Road Running Championships") [indoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Athletics_Indoor_Championships "World Athletics Indoor Championships") [women's decathlon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_Decathlon_World_Championships "Women's Decathlon World Championships") [relays](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Athletics_Relays "World Athletics Relays") [100 km](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAU_100_km_World_Championships "IAU 100 km World Championships") [mountain running](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Mountain_Running_Championships "World Mountain Running Championships") [long distance mountain running](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Long_Distance_Mountain_Running_Championships "World Long Distance Mountain Running Championships") [snowshoe running](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Snowshoe_Championships "World Snowshoe Championships") [skyrunning](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Skyrunning_World_Championships "Skyrunning World Championships") [trail running](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IAU_Trail_World_Championships "IAU Trail World Championships") Bowling [Tenpin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Tenpin_Bowling_Championships "World Tenpin Bowling Championships") [Ninepin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nine-pin_bowling "Nine-pin bowling") ([singles](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Singles_Ninepin_Bowling_Classic_Championships "World Singles Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships"), [team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Team_Ninepin_Bowling_Classic_Championships "World Team Ninepin Bowling Classic Championships")) Bowls [indoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Indoor_Bowls_Championships "World Indoor Bowls Championships") [outdoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Bowls_Championship "World Bowls Championship") Canoeing [marathon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICF_Canoe_Marathon_World_Championships "ICF Canoe Marathon World Championships") [ocean race](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICF_Canoe_Ocean_Racing_World_Championships "ICF Canoe Ocean Racing World Championships") [wildwater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wildwater_Canoeing_World_Championships "Wildwater Canoeing World Championships") [SUP](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICF_Stand_Up_Paddling_World_Championships "ICF Stand Up Paddling World Championships") [canoe sailing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canoe_Sailing_World_Championship "Canoe Sailing World Championship") [freestyle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ICF_Canoe_Freestyle_World_Championships "ICF Canoe Freestyle World Championships") [waveski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Waveski_Surfing_Titles "World Waveski Surfing Titles") [Crokinole](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Crokinole#World_Crokinole_Championship "Crokinole") [CrossFit](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CrossFit_Games "CrossFit Games") Cycling [cyclo-cross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Cyclo-cross_World_Championships "UCI Cyclo-cross World Championships") [gravel](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Gravel_World_Championships "UCI Gravel World Championships") [indoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Indoor_Cycling_World_Championships "UCI Indoor Cycling World Championships") [mountain bike marathon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Mountain_Bike_Marathon_World_Championships "UCI Mountain Bike Marathon World Championships") [snow bike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Snow_Bike_World_Championships "UCI Snow Bike World Championships") [trials](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UCI_Trials_World_Championships "UCI Trials World Championships") [Darts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Professional_Darts_Championship "World Professional Darts Championship") [WDF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/WDF_World_Darts_Championship "WDF World Darts Championship") [PDC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDC_World_Darts_Championship "PDC World Darts Championship") [team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/PDC_World_Cup_of_Darts "PDC World Cup of Darts") [Finswimming](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Finswimming_World_Championships "Finswimming World Championships") Fishing [freshwater](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Freshwater_Angling_Championships "World Freshwater Angling Championships") [fly fishing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Fly_Fishing_Championships "World Fly Fishing Championships") Gymnastics [acrobatic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Acrobatic_Gymnastics_World_Championships "Acrobatic Gymnastics World Championships") [aerobic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Aerobic_Gymnastics_World_Championships "Aerobic Gymnastics World Championships") [parkour](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parkour_World_Championships "Parkour World Championships") [Ice Climbing](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UIAA_Ice_Climbing_World_Championships "UIAA Ice Climbing World Championships") Modern pentathlon [biathle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Biathle#Biathle_World_Championships "Biathle") [triathle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Triathle#Triathle_World_Championships "Triathle") [laser run](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laser_Run_World_Championships "Laser Run World Championships") [Mounted games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mounted_games#World_Team_Championships "Mounted games") Orienteering [foot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Orienteering_Championships "World Orienteering Championships") [ski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Ski_Orienteering_Championships "World Ski Orienteering Championships") [mountain bike](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Mountain_Bike_Orienteering_Championships "World Mountain Bike Orienteering Championships") [trail](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Trail_Orienteering_Championships "World Trail Orienteering Championships") [Pétanque](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/P%C3%A9tanque_World_Championships "Pétanque World Championships") [Powerlifting](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPF_Powerlifting_World_Championships "IPF Powerlifting World Championships") [Racquetball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Racquetball_World_Championships "Racquetball World Championships") [Roller Sports](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Skate_Games "World Skate Games") [artistic skating](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Artistic_Skating_World_Championships "Artistic Skating World Championships") [inline alpine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inline_Alpine_World_Championship "Inline Alpine World Championship") [inline downhill](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inline_Downhill_World_Championship "Inline Downhill World Championship") [inline speed skating](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inline_Speed_Skating_World_Championships "Inline Speed Skating World Championships") [roller freestyle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Roller_Freestyle_Skating_World_Championship "Roller Freestyle Skating World Championship") [scootering](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Scootering_Championship "World Scootering Championship") Rowing [indoor](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Rowing_Indoor_Championships "World Rowing Indoor Championships") Shooting [practical handgun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPSC_Handgun_World_Shoots "IPSC Handgun World Shoots") [practical rifle](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPSC_Rifle_World_Shoots "IPSC Rifle World Shoots") [practical shotgun](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/IPSC_Shotgun_World_Shoots "IPSC Shotgun World Shoots") Skiing [flying](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_Ski_Flying_World_Championships "FIS Ski Flying World Championships") [speed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIS_Speed_World_Ski_Championships "FIS Speed World Ski Championships") [telemark](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Telemark_World_Championships "Telemark World Championships") [Summer biathlon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Biathlon_World_Championships "Summer Biathlon World Championships") Strength athletics [men](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Strongest_Man "World's Strongest Man") [women](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World%27s_Strongest_Woman "World's Strongest Woman") Surfing [short board](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Surf_League "World Surf League") [long board](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Surf_League#WSL_Longboard_Championship_Tour_champions "World Surf League") [big wave](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Surf_League#WSL_Big_Wave_Tour_champions "World Surf League") [SUP/paddleboard](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/ISA_World_SUP_and_Paddleboard_Championship "ISA World SUP and Paddleboard Championship") Swimming [short course](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Aquatics_Swimming_Championships_\(25m\) "World Aquatics Swimming Championships (25m)") [Teqball](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Teqball_Federation#Teqball_World_Championships "International Teqball Federation") Triathlon [Aquathlon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Triathlon_Aquathlon_Championships "World Triathlon Aquathlon Championships") [Duathlon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Triathlon_Duathlon_Championships "World Triathlon Duathlon Championships") [Ironman](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironman_World_Championship "Ironman World Championship") [Ironman 70.3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ironman_70.3_World_Championship "Ironman 70.3 World Championship") [cross](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Triathlon_Cross_Championships "World Triathlon Cross Championships") [cross duathlon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Triathlon_Cross_Duathlon_Championships "World Triathlon Cross Duathlon Championships") [long distance](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Triathlon_Long_Distance_Championships "World Triathlon Long Distance Championships") [long distance duathlon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Triathlon_Long_Distance_Duathlon_Championships "World Triathlon Long Distance Duathlon Championships") [sprint](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Triathlon_Sprint_Distance_Championships "World Triathlon Sprint Distance Championships") [winter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Triathlon_Winter_Championships "World Triathlon Winter Championships") [Wife-carrying](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wife-carrying "Wife-carrying") [Yo-yo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_Yo-Yo_Contest "World Yo-Yo Contest") |
| See also: [World cups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Template:Main_world_cups "Template:Main world cups") | |
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| Organiser(s) | [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA") |
| Founded | 1930; 96 years ago |
| Region | International |
| Teams | 48 |
| Related competitions | [FIFA Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA Women's World Cup") |
| Current champions |  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") (3rd title) |
| Most championships |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") (5 titles) |
| Website | [fifa.com/worldcup](https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup) |
|  *[2026 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup "2026 FIFA World Cup")* | |
The **FIFA World Cup**, often called the **World Cup**, is an international [association football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football "Association football") competition among the senior [men's national teams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_men%27s_national_association_football_teams "List of men's national association football teams") of the members of the [Fédération Internationale de Football Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA") (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every four years since the [inaugural tournament in 1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup"), with the exception of 1942 and 1946 due to the [Second World War](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Second_World_War "Second World War"). The reigning champions are [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team"), who won their third title at the [2022 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") by defeating [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team").[\[1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-1)
The contest starts with the [qualification phase](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_qualifiers "FIFA World Cup qualifiers"), which takes place over the preceding three years to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over the course of about a month. The host nation(s) automatically qualify for the group stage of the tournament. The competition is scheduled to expand to 48 teams, starting with the [2026 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup "2026 FIFA World Cup").
As of the 2022 World Cup, 22 final tournaments have been held since the event's inception in 1930, and a total of 80 national teams have competed. [The trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_Trophy "FIFA World Cup Trophy") has been won by eight national teams. With five wins, [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") is the only team to have played in every tournament. The other World Cup winners are [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") and [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team"), with four titles each; Argentina, with three titles; France and inaugural winner [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team"), each with two titles; and [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") and [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_men%27s_national_football_team "Spain men's national football team"), with one title each.
The World Cup is globally regarded as the most prestigious association football competition, as well as the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-DobsonGoddard2006-2)[\[3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-3) The viewership of the [2018 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup") was estimated to be 3.57 billion, close to half of the global population,[\[4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-4)[\[5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-5) while the engagement with the 2022 World Cup was estimated to be 5 billion, with about 1.5 billion people watching [the final match](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2022 FIFA World Cup final").[\[6\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-6)
Eighteen countries have hosted the World Cup, most recently [Qatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar "Qatar"), who hosted the 2022 event. The 2026 tournament will be jointly hosted by Canada, Mexico, and the United States, which will give Mexico the distinction of being the first country to host games in three World Cups.
History
Previous international competitions
The world's first international football match was a challenge match played in [Glasgow](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Glasgow "Glasgow") in 1872 between [Scotland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team "Scotland national football team") and [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team").[\[7\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-7) The first international tournament for nations, the inaugural [British Home Championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/British_Home_Championship "British Home Championship"), took place in 1884 and included games between England, Scotland, [Wales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales_national_football_team "Wales national football team"), and [Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ireland_national_football_team_\(1882%E2%80%931950\) "Ireland national football team (1882–1950)").[\[8\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-8) As football grew in popularity in other parts of the world at the start of the 20th century, it was held as a [demonstration sport](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demonstration_sport "Demonstration sport") with no medals awarded at the [1900](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1900_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1900 Summer Olympics") and [1904 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1904_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1904 Summer Olympics"); however, the [International Olympic Committee](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee "International Olympic Committee") has retroactively upgraded their status to official events, as well as the [1906 Intercalated Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1906_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1906 Summer Olympics").[\[9\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-9)
After [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA") was founded in 1904, it tried to arrange an international football tournament between nations outside the Olympic framework in Switzerland in 1906. These were very early days for international football, and the official history of FIFA describes the competition as having been unsuccessful.[\[10\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-10)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:London_1908_English_Amateur_Football_National_Team.jpg)
Team of Great Britain that won the Olympic tournament in 1908
At the [1908 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1908_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1908 Summer Olympics") in [London](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/London "London"), football became an official Olympic sport. Planned by [the Football Association](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Football_Association "The Football Association") (the FA), England's football governing body, the event was for [amateur](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amateurism "Amateurism") players only and was regarded suspiciously as a show rather than a competition. Great Britain (represented by the [England national amateur football team](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_amateur_football_team "England national amateur football team")) won the [gold medals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gold_medal "Gold medal"). They repeated the feat at the [1912 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1912_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1912 Summer Olympics") in [Stockholm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stockholm "Stockholm").[\[11\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-11)
With the Olympic event continuing to be a contest between amateur teams only, [Sir Thomas Lipton](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_Lipton "Thomas Lipton") organised the [Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sir_Thomas_Lipton_Trophy "Sir Thomas Lipton Trophy") tournament in [Turin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turin "Turin") in 1909. The Lipton tournament was a championship between individual clubs (not national teams) from different nations, each of which represented an entire nation. The competition is sometimes described as *The First World Cup*,[\[12\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-12) and featured the most prestigious professional club sides from Italy, Germany and Switzerland, but the FA of England refused to be associated with the competition and declined the offer to send a professional team. Lipton invited [West Auckland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Auckland_Town_F.C. "West Auckland Town F.C."), an amateur side from [County Durham](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/County_Durham "County Durham"), to represent England instead. West Auckland won the tournament and returned in 1911 to successfully defend their title.[\[13\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-13) Prior to the Lipton competition, from 1876 to 1904, games that were considered to be the "[football world championship](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_World_Championship "Football World Championship")" were meetings between leading English and Scottish clubs, such as the [1895 game](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1895_World_Championship_\(football\) "1895 World Championship (football)") between [Sunderland A.F.C.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sunderland_A.F.C. "Sunderland A.F.C.") and the [Heart of Midlothian F.C.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Heart_of_Midlothian_F.C. "Heart of Midlothian F.C."), which Sunderland won.[\[14\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-14)
In 1914, FIFA agreed to recognise the [Olympic tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics "Football at the Summer Olympics") as a "world football championship for amateurs", and took responsibility for managing the event.[\[15\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-15) This paved the way for the world's first intercontinental football competition for nations, at the [1920 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1920_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1920 Summer Olympics"), contested by [Egypt](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Egypt_national_football_team "Egypt national football team") and 13 European teams, and won by [Belgium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team").[\[16\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-16) [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") won the next two Olympic football tournaments in [1924](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1924_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1924 Summer Olympics") and [1928](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1928_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1928 Summer Olympics"). Those were also the first two [open](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Open_\(sport\) "Open (sport)") world championships, as 1924 was the start of FIFA's professional era, and is the reason why [Uruguay is allowed to wear 4 stars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_stars_above_Uruguay%27s_football_crest "Four stars above Uruguay's football crest").[\[17\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-17)[\[18\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-18)
World Cups before World War II
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FIFA president [Jules Rimet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Rimet "Jules Rimet") convinced the [confederations](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA#Six_confederations_and_211_national_associations "FIFA") to promote an international football tournament
Due to the success of the Olympic football tournaments, FIFA, with [President](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Presidents_of_FIFA "List of Presidents of FIFA") [Jules Rimet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Rimet "Jules Rimet") as the driving force, again started looking at staging its own international tournament outside of the Olympics. On 28 May 1928, the FIFA Congress in [Amsterdam](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amsterdam "Amsterdam") decided to stage a world championship.[\[19\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-19) With Uruguay now two-time official football world champions and to celebrate their [centenary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenary "Centenary") of [independence](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treaty_of_Montevideo_\(1828\) "Treaty of Montevideo (1828)") in 1930, FIFA named [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay "Uruguay") as the host country of the [inaugural World Cup tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup").[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-WC_origin-20)
The national associations of selected nations were invited to send a team, but the choice of Uruguay as a venue for the competition meant a long and costly trip across the Atlantic Ocean for European sides, especially in the midst of the [Great Depression](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression "Great Depression"). As such, no European country pledged to send a team until two months before the start of the competition. Rimet eventually persuaded teams from [Belgium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team"), [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team"), [Romania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Romania_national_football_team "Romania national football team"), and [Yugoslavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslavia_national_football_team "Yugoslavia national football team") to make the trip.[\[20\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-WC_origin-20) In total, 13 nations took part: seven from South America, four from Europe, and two from North America.[\[21\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-21)
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[Estadio Centenario](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Centenario_Stadium "Centenario Stadium"), the location of the first World Cup final in 1930 in [Montevideo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montevideo "Montevideo"), Uruguay
The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously on 13 July 1930, and were won by France and the [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team"), who defeated [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team") 4–1 and Belgium 3–0 respectively. The first goal in World Cup history was scored by [Lucien Laurent](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucien_Laurent "Lucien Laurent") of France.[\[22\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-22) In the [final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1930 FIFA World Cup final"), [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") defeated [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") 4–2 in front of 93,000 spectators in [Montevideo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montevideo "Montevideo"), and became the first nation to win the World Cup.[\[23\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-origin-23) After the creation of the World Cup, FIFA and the [IOC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/International_Olympic_Committee "International Olympic Committee") disagreed over the status of amateur players; football was dropped from the [1932 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1932_Summer_Olympics "1932 Summer Olympics").[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-SR-24)[\[25\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-25) After the IOC and FIFA worked out their differences, Olympic football returned at the [1936 Summer Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1936_Summer_Olympics "Football at the 1936 Summer Olympics"), but was now overshadowed by the more prestigious World Cup.[\[24\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-SR-24)
The issues facing the early World Cup tournaments were the difficulties of intercontinental travel and war. Few South American teams were willing to travel to Europe for the [1934 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup") and all North and South American nations except [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") and [Cuba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba_national_football_team "Cuba national football team") boycotted the [1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup") tournament. Brazil was the only South American team to compete in both. The 1942 and 1946 competitions, which [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany "Nazi Germany") and [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") sought to host,[\[26\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-26) were cancelled due to [World War II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II "World War II").[\[27\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-27)
World Cups after World War II
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The opening game of the [Maracanã Stadium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maracan%C3%A3_Stadium "Maracanã Stadium") in [Rio de Janeiro](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rio_de_Janeiro "Rio de Janeiro"), Brazil, shortly before the [1950 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup")
The [1950 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup"), held in [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil"), was the first to include British football associations. [Scotland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Scotland_national_football_team "Scotland national football team"), [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team"), [Wales](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wales_national_football_team "Wales national football team"), and [Northern Ireland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Northern_Ireland_national_football_team "Northern Ireland national football team") had withdrawn from FIFA in 1920, partly out of unwillingness to play against the countries they had been at war with, and partly as a protest against foreign influence on football.[\[28\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-28) The teams rejoined in 1946 following FIFA's invitation.[\[29\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGlanville2005-29) The tournament also saw the return of 1930 champions [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team"), who had boycotted the previous two World Cups. Uruguay won the tournament again after defeating the host nation Brazil, in the match called "[Maracanazo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_v_Brazil_\(1950_FIFA_World_Cup\) "Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)")" (Portuguese: *Maracanaço*).[\[30\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-30)
In the tournaments between 1934 and [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup"), 16 teams competed in each tournament, except in 1938, when [Austria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria_national_football_team "Austria national football team") was [absorbed](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Anschluss "Anschluss") into [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nazi_Germany "Nazi Germany") after qualifying, leaving the tournament with 15 teams, and in 1950, when [India](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/India_men%27s_national_football_team "India men's national football team"), Scotland, and [Turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_national_football_team "Turkey national football team") withdrew, leaving the tournament with 13 teams.[\[31\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGlanville200545-31) Most of the participating nations were from Europe and South America, with a small minority from North America, Africa, Asia, and Oceania. These teams were usually defeated easily by the European and South American teams. Until 1982, the only teams from outside Europe and South America to advance out of the first round were: [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team"), semi-finalists in 1930; [Cuba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba_national_football_team "Cuba national football team"), quarter-finalists in 1938; [North Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/North_Korea_national_football_team "North Korea national football team"), quarter-finalists in [1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup"); and [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team"), quarter-finalists in [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup").
Expansion to 24 and 32 teams
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Inside [Soccer City](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soccer_City "Soccer City") in [Johannesburg](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Johannesburg "Johannesburg"), South Africa, during a match at the [2010 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup")
The tournament was expanded to 24 teams in [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup"),[\[32\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGlanville2005238-32) and then to 32 in [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"),[\[33\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGlanville2005359-33) allowing more teams from Africa, Asia and North America to take part. Since then, teams from these regions have enjoyed more success, with several having reached the quarter-finals: [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team"), quarter-finalists in [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"); [Cameroon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cameroon_national_football_team "Cameroon national football team"), quarter-finalists in [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup"); [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team "South Korea national football team"), finishing in fourth place in [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"); [Senegal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Senegal_national_football_team "Senegal national football team"), along with [USA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team"), both quarter-finalists in 2002; [Ghana](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ghana_national_football_team "Ghana national football team"), quarter-finalists in 2010; [Costa Rica](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Costa_Rica_national_football_team "Costa Rica national football team"), quarter-finalists in 2014; and [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team "Morocco national football team"), finishing in fourth place in 2022. European and South American teams continue to dominate, e.g., the quarter-finalists in 1994, 1998, 2006 and 2018 were all from Europe or South America and so were the finalists of all tournaments so far.
Two hundred teams entered the [2002 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup") qualification rounds. 198 nations attempted to qualify for the [2006 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"). A record 204 countries entered qualification for the [2010 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup").[\[34\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-34)
Expansion to 48 teams
In October 2013, Sepp Blatter spoke of guaranteeing the [Caribbean Football Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Caribbean_Football_Union "Caribbean Football Union")'s region a position in the World Cup.[\[35\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-35) In the edition of 25 October 2013 of the *FIFA Weekly* Blatter wrote that: "From a purely sporting perspective, I would like to see globalisation finally taken seriously, and the African and Asian national associations accorded the status they deserve at the FIFA World Cup. It cannot be that the European and South American confederations lay claim to the majority of the berths at the World Cup."[\[36\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-36) Those two remarks suggested to commentators that Blatter could be putting himself forward for re-election to the FIFA Presidency.[\[37\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-37)
Following the magazine's publication, Blatter's would-be opponent for the FIFA Presidency, [UEFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA") President [Michel Platini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Platini "Michel Platini"), responded that he intended to extend the World Cup to 40 national associations, increasing the number of participants by eight. Platini said that he would allocate an additional berth to UEFA, two each to the [Asian Football Confederation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation "Asian Football Confederation") and the [Confederation of African Football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football "Confederation of African Football"), two shared between [CONCACAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF "CONCACAF") and [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL"), and a guaranteed place for the [Oceania Football Confederation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation "Oceania Football Confederation").[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-times-28-oct-2013-38) Platini was clear about why he wanted to expand the World Cup. He said: "\[The World Cup is\] not based on the quality of the teams because you don't have the best 32 at the World Cup ... but it's a good compromise. ... It's a political matter so why not have more Africans? The competition is to bring all the people of all the world. If you don't give the possibility to participate, they don't improve."[\[38\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-times-28-oct-2013-38)
In October 2016, FIFA president [Gianni Infantino](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianni_Infantino "Gianni Infantino") stated his support for a 48-team World Cup in 2026.[\[39\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-39) On 10 January 2017, FIFA confirmed the 2026 World Cup will have 48 finalist teams.[\[40\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-40)
2015 FIFA corruption case
By May 2015, the games were under a particularly dark cloud because of the 2015 FIFA corruption case, allegations and criminal charges of bribery, fraud and money laundering to corrupt the issuing of media and marketing rights (rigged bids) for FIFA games,[\[41\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-41) with FIFA officials accused of taking bribes totaling more than \$150 million over 24 years. In late May, the U.S. Department of Justice announced a 47-count indictment with charges of racketeering, wire fraud and money laundering conspiracy against 14 people. Arrests of over a dozen FIFA officials were made since that time, particularly on 29 May and 3 December.[\[42\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-42) By the end of May 2015, a total of nine FIFA officials and five executives of sports and broadcasting markets had already been charged on corruption. At the time, FIFA president Sepp Blatter announced he would relinquish his position in February 2016.[\[43\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-43)
On 4 June 2015, [Chuck Blazer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chuck_Blazer "Chuck Blazer") while co-operating with the [FBI](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FBI "FBI") and the Swiss authorities admitted that he and the other members of FIFA's then-executive committee were bribed in order to promote the 1998 and 2010 World Cups.[\[44\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-44) On 10 June 2015, Swiss authorities seized computer data from the offices of [Sepp Blatter](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepp_Blatter "Sepp Blatter").[\[45\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-45) The same day, FIFA postponed the bidding process for the [2026 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup "2026 FIFA World Cup") in light of the [allegations surrounding bribery](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garcia_Report "Garcia Report") in the awarding of the 2018 and 2022 tournaments. Then-secretary general [Jérôme Valcke](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%A9r%C3%B4me_Valcke "Jérôme Valcke") stated, "Due to the situation, I think it's nonsense to start any bidding process for the time being."[\[46\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-46) On 28 October 2015, Blatter and FIFA VP Michel Platini, a potential candidate for presidency, were suspended for 90 days; both maintained their innocence in statements made to the news media.[\[47\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-47)
On 3 December 2015 two FIFA vice-presidents were arrested on suspicion of bribery in the same Zurich hotel where seven FIFA officials had been arrested in May.[\[48\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-48) An additional 16 indictments by the US Department of Justice were announced on the same day.[\[49\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-49)
Biennial World Cup proposition
A biennial World Cup plan was first proposed by the [Saudi Arabian Football Federation](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabian_Football_Federation "Saudi Arabian Football Federation") at the 71st [FIFA Congress](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Congress "FIFA Congress") on 21 May 2021 and prominently backed by former Arsenal manager [Arsène Wenger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ars%C3%A8ne_Wenger "Arsène Wenger") and national federations in Africa and Asia.[\[50\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-50) Continental confederations such as UEFA and CONMEBOL are not on board with the plan[\[51\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-51)[\[52\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-52) but, in total, the idea is supported by 166 of the 210 member associations of FIFA.[\[53\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-53)
Other FIFA tournaments
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[BC Place](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/BC_Place "BC Place") in [Vancouver](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vancouver "Vancouver") hosting a [2015 Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2015_FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup "2015 FIFA Women's World Cup") match
An equivalent tournament for [women's football](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Women%27s_association_football "Women's association football"), the [FIFA Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA Women's World Cup"), was first held in [1991](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_World_Cup_1991 "FIFA Women's World Cup 1991") in [China](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/China "China").[\[54\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-54) The women's tournament is smaller in scale and profile than the men's, but is growing; the number of entrants for the 2007 tournament was 120, more than double that of 1991.[\[55\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-55)
Men's football has been included in every [Summer Olympic Games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Summer_Olympic_Games "Summer Olympic Games") except 1896 and 1932. Unlike many other sports, the men's [football tournament at the Olympics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_Summer_Olympics "Football at the Summer Olympics") is not a top-level tournament, and since 1992, an under-23 tournament with each team allowed three over-age players.[\[56\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-56) Women's football made its [Olympic debut in 1996](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Football_at_the_1996_Summer_Olympics_%E2%80%93_Women%27s_tournament "Football at the 1996 Summer Olympics – Women's tournament").
The [FIFA Confederations Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Confederations_Cup "FIFA Confederations Cup") was a tournament held one year before the World Cup at the World Cup host nation(s) as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming World Cup. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships, along with the FIFA World Cup champion and the host country.[\[57\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-57) The first edition took place in [1992](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1992_FIFA_Confederations_Cup "1992 FIFA Confederations Cup") and the last edition was played in [2017](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2017_FIFA_Confederations_Cup "2017 FIFA Confederations Cup"). In March 2019, FIFA confirmed that the tournament would no longer be active owing to an expansion of the [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup") in 2021.[\[58\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-58)
FIFA also organises international tournaments for youth football ([FIFA U-20 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "FIFA U-20 World Cup"), [FIFA U-17 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-17_World_Cup "FIFA U-17 World Cup"), [FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup"), [FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-17_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA U-17 Women's World Cup")), club football ([FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup"), [FIFA Women's Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Women's Club World Cup") (starting in [2028](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2028 "2028")[\[59\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-59)), [FIFA Intercontinental Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Intercontinental_Cup "FIFA Intercontinental Cup"), [FIFA Women's Champions Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Women%27s_Champions_Cup "FIFA Women's Champions Cup")), and football variants such as [futsal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Futsal "Futsal") ([FIFA Futsal World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_World_Cup "FIFA Futsal World Cup"), [FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_Women%27s_World_Cup "FIFA Futsal Women's World Cup")) and [beach soccer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beach_soccer "Beach soccer") ([FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup")), the latter not having a women's version.
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is held biannually, including the year before each Women's World Cup. Both tournaments were awarded in a single bidding process on three occasions, with the U-20 tournament serving as a dress rehearsal for the larger competition each time ([2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_U-20_Women%27s_World_Cup "2010 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup"), [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_U-20_Women%27s_World_Cup "2014 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup") and [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_U-20_Women%27s_World_Cup "2018 FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup")).[\[60\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-60)
Trophy
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Jules_rimet_trophy_at_preston_museum.jpg)
The Jules Rimet trophy, awarded from 1930 to 1970
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FIFA_World_Cup_Trophy_2015.jpg)
The current trophy, designed by Italian Silvio Gazzaniga and first awarded in 1974
From 1930 to 1970, the *[Jules Rimet Trophy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Rimet_Trophy "Jules Rimet Trophy")* was awarded to the World Cup winning team. It was originally simply known as the *World Cup* or *Coupe du Monde*, but in 1946 it was renamed after the FIFA president [Jules Rimet](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jules_Rimet "Jules Rimet") who set up the first tournament. In [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"), [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team")'s third victory in the tournament entitled them to keep the trophy permanently. However, the trophy was stolen in 1983 and has never been recovered, apparently melted down by the thieves.[\[61\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-61)
After 1970, a new trophy, known as the FIFA World Cup Trophy, was designed. The experts of FIFA, coming from seven countries, evaluated the 53 presented models, finally opting for the work of the Italian designer [Silvio Gazzaniga](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Silvio_Gazzaniga "Silvio Gazzaniga"). The new trophy is 36 cm (14.2 in) high, made of solid 18 [carat](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Carat_\(purity\) "Carat (purity)") (75%) gold and weighs 6.175 kg (13.6 lb).[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-Trophy-62)
The base contains two layers of semi-precious [malachite](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Malachite "Malachite") while the bottom side of the trophy bears the engraved year and name of each FIFA World Cup winner since [1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup").[\[62\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-Trophy-62) The description of the trophy by Gazzaniga was: "The lines spring out from the base, rising in spirals, stretching out to receive the world. From the remarkable dynamic tensions of the compact body of the sculpture rise the figures of two athletes at the stirring moment of victory."[\[63\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-63)
This new trophy is not awarded to the winning nation permanently. World Cup winners retain the trophy only until the post-match celebration is finished. They are awarded a gold-plated replica rather than the solid gold original immediately afterwards.[\[64\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-64)
All members (players, coaches, and managers) of the top three teams receive medals with an insignia of the World Cup Trophy; winners' (gold), runners-up' (silver), and third-place (bronze). In the [2002 edition](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"), fourth-place medals were awarded to hosts [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team "South Korea national football team"). Before the 1978 tournament, medals were only awarded to the eleven players on the pitch at the end of the final and the match for third place. In November 2007, FIFA announced that all members of World Cup-winning squads between 1930 and 1974 were to be retroactively awarded winners' medals.[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-espnheroes-65)[\[66\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-66)[\[67\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-67)
Since 2006, winners of the competition are also awarded the right to wear the [FIFA Champions Badge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Champions_Badge "FIFA Champions Badge"), up until the time at which the winner of the next competition is decided.[\[68\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-68)
Format
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Qualification
Since the second World Cup in [1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup"), qualifying tournaments have been held to thin the field for the final tournament.[\[69\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-69) They are held within the six FIFA continental zones ([Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football "Confederation of African Football"), [Asia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation "Asian Football Confederation"), [North and Central America and Caribbean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF "CONCACAF"), [South America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL"), [Oceania](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation "Oceania Football Confederation"), and [Europe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA")), overseen by their respective confederations. For each tournament, FIFA decides the number of places awarded to each of the continental zones beforehand, generally based on the relative strength of the confederations' teams.
The qualification process can start as early as almost three years before the final tournament and last over a two-year period. The formats of the qualification tournaments differ between confederations. Usually, one or two places are awarded to winners of intercontinental [play-offs](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Play-off "Play-off"). For example, the winner of the Oceanian zone and the fifth-placed team from the Asian zone entered a play-off for a spot in the [2010 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup").[\[70\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-70) From the [1938 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup") onwards, host nations receive automatic qualification to the final tournament. This right was also granted to the defending champions between 1938 and 2002, but was withdrawn from the [2006 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup") onward, requiring the champions to qualify, as previous defending champions had uncompetitive performances at subsequent editions of the FIFA World Cup. [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team"), winners in [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"), were the first defending champions to play qualifying matches.[\[71\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-71)
Final tournament
The final tournament format since 1998 has had 32 national teams competing over the course of a month in the host nations. There are two stages: the group stage, followed by the knockout stage.[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-FIFAformat-72)
In the group stage, teams compete within eight groups of four teams each. Eight teams are seeded, including the hosts, with the other seeded teams selected using a formula based on the [FIFA World Rankings](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Rankings "FIFA World Rankings") or performances in recent World Cups, and drawn to separate groups.[\[73\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-73) The other teams are assigned to different "pots", usually based on geographical criteria, and teams in each pot are drawn at random to the eight groups. Since [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"), constraints have been applied to the draw to ensure that no group contains more than two European teams or more than one team from any other confederation.[\[74\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-74)
Each group plays a [round-robin tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Round-robin_tournament "Round-robin tournament") in which each team is scheduled for three matches against other teams in the same group. This means that a total of six matches are played within a group. The last round of matches of each group is scheduled at the same time to preserve fairness among all four teams.[\[75\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-75) The top two teams from each group advance to the knockout stage. Points are used to rank the teams within a group. Since [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup"), [three points have been awarded for a win](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Three_points_for_a_win "Three points for a win"), one for a draw and none for a loss (before, winners received two points).
Considering six matches in a group each with three possible outcomes (win, draw, loss), there are 729 (= 36) possible final table outcomes for the 40 possible combinations of the four teams' points.[\[76\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-76) However, 14 of the 40 points combinations (or 207 of the 729 possible outcomes) lead to ties between the second and third places. In such case, the ranking among these teams is determined by:[\[77\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-77)
1. Greatest combined goal difference in all group matches
2. Greatest combined number of goals scored in all group matches
3. If more than one team remain level after applying the above criteria, their ranking will be determined as follows:
1. Greatest number of points in head-to-head matches among those teams
2. Greatest goal difference in head-to-head matches among those teams
3. Greatest number of goals scored in head-to-head matches among those teams
4. Fair play points, defined by the number of yellow and red cards received in the group stage:
1. Yellow card: minus 1 point
2. Indirect red card (as a result of a second yellow card): minus 3 points
3. Direct red card: minus 4 points
4. Yellow card and direct red card: minus 5 points
4. If any of the teams above remain level after applying the above criteria, their ranking will be determined by the drawing of lots
The knockout stage is a [single-elimination tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Single-elimination_tournament "Single-elimination tournament") in which teams play each other in one-off matches, with [extra time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time "Extra time") and [penalty shootouts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_shootout_\(association_football\) "Penalty shootout (association football)") used to decide the winner if necessary. It begins with the round of 16 (or the second round) in which the winner of each group plays against the runner-up of another group. This is followed by the quarter-finals, the semi-finals, the [match for third place](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Match_for_third_place "Match for third place") (contested by the losing semi-finalists), and the final.[\[72\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-FIFAformat-72)
On 10 January 2017, FIFA approved a new format, the 48-team World Cup (to accommodate more teams), which was to consist of 16 groups of three teams each, with two teams qualifying from each group, to form a round of 32 knockout stage, to be implemented by 2026.[\[78\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-78) On 14 March 2023, FIFA approved a revised format of the 2026 tournament, which features 12 groups of four teams each, with the top 8 third-placed teams joining the group winners and runners-up in a new round of 32.[\[79\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-79)[\[80\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-80)
In March 2025, it was reported that FIFA was considering a one-off expansion to 64 teams for the [2030 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup "2030 FIFA World Cup"), the centennial anniversary of the FIFA World Cup.[\[81\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-81)
Hosts
Selection process
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FIFA_World_cup_hosts.png)
A map of FIFA World Cup final hosts, 1930–2022. Green: once; dark green: twice; light green: planned
Early World Cups were given to countries at meetings of FIFA's congress. The locations were controversial because South America and Europe were by far the two centres of strength in football and travel between them required three weeks by boat. The decision to hold the [first World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup") in Uruguay, for example, led to only four European nations competing.[\[82\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-82) The next two World Cups were both held in Europe. The decision to hold the second of these in France was disputed, as the South American countries understood that the location would alternate between the two continents. Both Argentina and Uruguay thus boycotted the [1938 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup").[\[83\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-83)
Since the [1958 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup"), to avoid future boycotts or controversy, FIFA began a pattern of alternating the hosts between the Americas and Europe, which continued until the [1998 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"). The [2002 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"), hosted jointly by South Korea and Japan, was the first one held in Asia, and the first tournament with multiple hosts.[\[84\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-84) South Africa became the first African nation to host the World Cup in [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"). The [2014 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup") was hosted by Brazil, the first held in South America since [Argentina 1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup"),[\[85\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-85) and was the first occasion where consecutive World Cups were held outside Europe.[\[86\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-86)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Russia_2018_World_Cup.jpeg)
Russian delegates celebrate being chosen as the host of the [2018 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup")
The host country is now chosen in a vote by FIFA's Council. This is done under an [exhaustive ballot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Exhaustive_ballot "Exhaustive ballot") system. The national football association of a country desiring to host the event receives a "Hosting Agreement" from FIFA, which explains the steps and requirements that are expected from a strong bid. The bidding association also receives a form, the submission of which represents the official confirmation of the candidacy. After this, a FIFA designated group of inspectors visit the country to identify that the country meets the requirements needed to host the event and a report on the country is produced. The decision on who will host the World Cup is usually made six or seven years in advance of the tournament. There have been occasions where the hosts of multiple future tournaments were announced at the same time, as was the case for the [2018 and 2022 World Cups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_and_2022_FIFA_World_Cup_bids "2018 and 2022 FIFA World Cup bids"), which were awarded to [Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia "Russia") and [Qatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar "Qatar"), with Qatar becoming the first Middle Eastern country to host the tournament.[\[87\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-87)[\[88\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-88)
For the 2010 and 2014 World Cups, the final tournament was rotated between confederations, allowing only countries from the chosen confederation (Africa in 2010, South America in 2014) to bid to host the tournament. The rotation policy was introduced after the [controversy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_hosts#2006_FIFA_World_Cup "FIFA World Cup hosts") surrounding Germany's victory over South Africa in the vote to host the [2006 tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"). However, the policy of continental rotation did not continue beyond 2014, so any country, except those belonging to confederations that hosted the two preceding tournaments, can apply as hosts for World Cups starting from [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup").[\[89\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-89) This is partly to avoid a similar scenario to the bidding process for the 2014 tournament, where Brazil was the only official bidder.[\[90\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-90)
The [2026 FIFA World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup "2026 FIFA World Cup") was chosen to be held in the United States, Canada and Mexico, marking the first time a World Cup has been shared by three host nations.[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-World_Cup26-91) The 2026 tournament will be the biggest World Cup ever held, with 48 teams playing 104 matches. Sixty matches will take place in the US, including all matches from the quarter-finals onward, while Canada and Mexico will host 10 games each.[\[91\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-World_Cup26-91)
Summary by confederation
| Confederation | Times hosted | Hosts | Upcoming hosts |
|---|---|---|---|
| [UEFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA") (Europe) | 11 | [1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup"), Italy; [1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup"), France; [1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup"), Switzerland; [1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup"), Sweden; [1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup"), England; [1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup"), West Germany; [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup"), Spain; [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup"), Italy; [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"), France; [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"), Germany; [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup"), Russia | [2030](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup "2030 FIFA World Cup"), Spain & Portugal |
| [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL") (South America) | 5 | [1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup"), Uruguay; [1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup"), Brazil; [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup"), Chile; [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup"), Argentina; [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"), Brazil | |
| [CONCACAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF "CONCACAF") (North and Central America and Caribbean) | 3 | [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"), Mexico; [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"), Mexico; [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup"), United States | [2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup "2026 FIFA World Cup"), Canada, Mexico & United States |
| [AFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation "Asian Football Confederation") (Asia) | 2 | [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup"), South Korea & Japan; [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup"), Qatar | [2034](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup "2034 FIFA World Cup"), Saudi Arabia |
| [CAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football "Confederation of African Football") (Africa) | 1 | [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"), South Africa | [2030](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup "2030 FIFA World Cup"), Morocco |
| [OFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation "Oceania Football Confederation") (Oceania) | 0 | none | |
Performances
Six of the eight champions have won one of their titles while playing in their own homeland, the exceptions being [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team"), who finished as runners-up after losing the [deciding match](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_v_Brazil_\(1950_FIFA_World_Cup\) "Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)") on home soil in 1950 and lost their [semi-final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_v_Germany_\(2014_FIFA_World_Cup\) "Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)") against Germany in 2014, and [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_men%27s_national_football_team "Spain men's national football team"), which reached the second round on home soil in 1982. [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") (1966) won its only title while playing as a host nation. [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") (1930), [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") (1934), [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") (1978), and [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") (1998) won their first titles as host nations but have gone on to win again, while [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") (1974) won their second title on home soil.[\[92\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-92)[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-host-93)
Other nations have also been successful when hosting the tournament. [Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland_national_football_team "Switzerland national football team") (quarter-finals 1954), [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_football_team "Sweden men's national football team") (runners-up in 1958), [Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") (third place in 1962), [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team "South Korea national football team") (fourth place in 2002), [Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_football_team "Russia national football team") (quarter-finals 2018), and [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team") (quarter-finals in 1970 and 1986) all have their best results when serving as hosts.[\[93\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-host-93)[\[94\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-94) So far, [South Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa_national_football_team "South Africa national football team") (2010) and [Qatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar_national_football_team "Qatar national football team") (2022) failed to advance beyond the first round.[\[95\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-95)[\[96\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-96)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Coca_cola_world_cup_2002.jpg)
A [Coca-Cola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola "Coca-Cola") bottle promoting the [2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup")
The World Cup was first televised in [1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup") and as of 2006 is the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world. The cumulative viewership of all matches of the 2006 World Cup was estimated to be 26.29 billion.[\[2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-DobsonGoddard2006-2) 715.1 million individuals watched the final match of the tournament, almost a ninth of the entire population of the planet. The [2006 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup") draw, which decided the distribution of teams into groups, was watched by 300 million viewers.[\[97\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-97) The World Cup attracts major sponsors such as [Coca-Cola](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coca-Cola "Coca-Cola"), [McDonald's](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/McDonald%27s "McDonald's") and [Adidas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas "Adidas"). For these companies and many more, being a sponsor strongly impacts their global brands. Host countries typically experience a multimillion-dollar revenue increase from the month-long event.
The governing body of the sport, [FIFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA "FIFA"), generated \$4.8 billion in revenue from the [2014 tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"),[\[98\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-98) and \$6.1 billion from the [2018 tournament](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup").[\[99\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-99)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:FIFA_-_world_cup_ballen.JPG)
Manufactured by [Adidas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas "Adidas") since the [1970 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"), official match balls displayed at [FIFA headquarters](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_headquarters "FIFA headquarters") in [Zürich](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zurich "Zurich")
Each FIFA World Cup since [1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup") has its own [mascot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mascot "Mascot") or logo. *World Cup Willie*, the mascot for the 1966 competition, was the first [World Cup mascot](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_mascots "FIFA World Cup mascots").[\[100\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-100) World Cups feature [official match balls](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_official_match_balls "List of FIFA World Cup official match balls") specially designed for each tournament. After [Slazenger](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Slazenger "Slazenger") produced the ball for the 1966 World Cup, Adidas became the official supplier to FIFA.[\[101\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-101) Each World Cup also has an [official song](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_anthems_and_songs "List of FIFA World Cup anthems and songs"), which have been performed by artists ranging from [Shakira](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shakira "Shakira") to [Will Smith](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Will_Smith "Will Smith").[\[102\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-102)[\[103\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-103) Other songs, such as "[Nessun dorma](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nessun_dorma "Nessun dorma")", performed by [The Three Tenors](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Three_Tenors "The Three Tenors") at four World Cup concerts, have also become identified with the tournament.[\[104\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-104)
Forming a partnership with FIFA in 1970, [Panini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Panini_Group "Panini Group") published its first [sticker album](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sticker_album "Sticker album") for the 1970 World Cup.[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-Brand-105) Since then, collecting and trading stickers and [cards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Association_football_trading_card "Association football trading card") has become part of the World Cup experience, especially for the younger generation.[\[106\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-106) FIFA has licensed World Cup [video games](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_video_games "FIFA World Cup video games") since [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"), sponsored by [Electronic Arts](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Electronic_Arts "Electronic Arts").[\[105\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-Brand-105)
Results
Key
- a.e.t.: result/match won [after extra time](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Overtime_\(sports\) "Overtime (sports)")
- p: match won after [penalty shoot-out](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_\(association_football\) "Penalty shoot-out (association football)")
| Ed. | Year | Host | First place game | Third place game | Teams | | | | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  Champion | Score |  Runner-up |  Third place | Score | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pewter_medal_icon.svg) Fourth place | | | | |
| 1 | [1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup") |  [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay "Uruguay") | ** [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team")** | **[4–2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1930 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") |  [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team") | **—** [\[n 1\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-nothirdmatch-108) |  [Yugoslavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslavia_national_football_team "Yugoslavia national football team") | 13 |
| 2 | [1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy "Italy") [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kingdom_of_Italy "Kingdom of Italy") | ** [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team")** | **[2–1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1934 FIFA World Cup final")** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) |  [Czechoslovakia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia_national_football_team "Czechoslovakia national football team") |  [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") | **3–2** |  [Austria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria_national_football_team "Austria national football team") | 16 |
| 3 | [1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup") |  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France "France") | ** [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team")** | **[4–2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1938 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Hungary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") | **4–2** |  [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_football_team "Sweden men's national football team") | 15 |
| – | [1942](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_FIFA_World_Cup#Hiatus_due_to_World_War_II "History of the FIFA World Cup") | *Not held due to [World War II](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II "World War II")* | | | | | | | |
| 1946 | | | | | | | | | |
| 4 | [1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup") |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") | ** [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team")** | **[2–1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_v_Brazil_\(1950_FIFA_World_Cup\) "Uruguay v Brazil (1950 FIFA World Cup)")** [\[n 2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-wc1950-111) |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") |  [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_football_team "Sweden men's national football team") | **3–1** [\[n 2\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-wc1950-111) |  [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") | 13 |
| 5 | [1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup") |  [Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland "Switzerland") | ** [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team")** | **[3–2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1954 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Hungary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") |  [Austria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria_national_football_team "Austria national football team") | **3–1** |  [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") | 16 |
| 6 | [1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup") |  [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden "Sweden") | ** [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team")** | **[5–2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1958 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_football_team "Sweden men's national football team") |  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") | **6–3** |  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") | 16 |
| 7 | [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup") |  [Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile "Chile") | ** [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team")** | **[3–1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1962 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Czechoslovakia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia_national_football_team "Czechoslovakia national football team") |  [Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") | **1–0** |  [Yugoslavia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslavia_national_football_team "Yugoslavia national football team") | 16 |
| 8 | [1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup") |  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England "England") | ** [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team")** | **[4–2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1966 FIFA World Cup final")** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) |  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") |  [Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") | **2–1** |  [Soviet Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_national_football_team "Soviet Union national football team") | 16 |
| 9 | [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup") |  [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico "Mexico") | ** [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team")** | **[4–1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1970 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") |  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") | **1–0** |  [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") | 16 |
| 10 | [1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup") |  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germany "West Germany") | ** [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team")** | **[2–1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1974 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") |  [Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") | **1–0** |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") | 16 |
| 11 | [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup") |  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") | ** [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team")** | **[3–1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1978 FIFA World Cup final")** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) |  [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") | **2–1** |  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") | 16 |
| 12 | [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup") |  [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") | ** [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team")** | **[3–1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1982 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") |  [Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") | **3–2** |  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") | 24 |
| 13 | [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup") |  [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico "Mexico") | ** [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team")** | **[3–2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1986 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") |  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") | **4–2** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) |  [Belgium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") | 24 |
| 14 | [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup") |  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy "Italy") | ** [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team")** | **[1–0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1990 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") |  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") | **2–1** |  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") | 24 |
| 15 | [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup") |  [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States "United States") | ** [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team")** | **[0–0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1994 FIFA World Cup final")** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) (3–2 [p](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_\(association_football\) "Penalty shoot-out (association football)")) |  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") |  [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_football_team "Sweden men's national football team") | **4–0** |  [Bulgaria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_national_football_team "Bulgaria national football team") | 24 |
| 16 | [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup") |  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France "France") | ** [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team")** | **[3–0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup_final "1998 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") |  [Croatia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") | **2–1** |  [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") | 32 |
| 17 | [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup") |  [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea "South Korea")  [Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan "Japan") | ** [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team")** | **[2–0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2002 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") |  [Turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_national_football_team "Turkey national football team") | **3–2** |  [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team "South Korea national football team") | 32 |
| 18 | [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup") |  [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany "Germany") | ** [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team")** | **[1–1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2006 FIFA World Cup final")** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) (5–3 [p](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_\(association_football\) "Penalty shoot-out (association football)")) |  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") |  [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") | **3–1** |  [Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") | 32 |
| 19 | [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup") |  [South Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa "South Africa") | ** [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team")** | **[1–0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2010 FIFA World Cup final")** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) |  [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") |  [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") | **3–2** |  [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") | 32 |
| 20 | [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup") |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") | ** [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team")** | **[1–0](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2014 FIFA World Cup final")** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) |  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") |  [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") | **3–0** |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") | 32 |
| 21 | [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup") |  [Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia "Russia") | ** [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team")** | **[4–2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2018 FIFA World Cup final")** |  [Croatia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") |  [Belgium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") | **2–0** |  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") | 32 |
| 22 | [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") |  [Qatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar "Qatar") | ** [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team")** | **[3–3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_final "2022 FIFA World Cup final")** ([a.e.t.](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Extra_time_\(association_football\) "Extra time (association football)")) (4–2 [p](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penalty_shoot-out_\(association_football\) "Penalty shoot-out (association football)")) |  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") |  [Croatia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") | **2–1** |  [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team "Morocco national football team") | 32 |
| *23* | *[2026](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup "2026 FIFA World Cup")* | * [Canada](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Canada "Canada")* * [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico "Mexico")* * [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States "United States")* | | | | | | | 48 |
| *24* | *[2030](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2030_FIFA_World_Cup "2030 FIFA World Cup")* | * [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco "Morocco")* * [Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal "Portugal")* * [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain")*[\[n 3\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-hosts2030-112) | | | | | | | 48 |
| *25* | *[2034](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2034_FIFA_World_Cup "2034 FIFA World Cup")* | * [Saudi Arabia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Saudi_Arabia "Saudi Arabia")* | | | | | | | 48 |
In all, 80 nations have [played in at least one World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_team_appearances_in_the_FIFA_World_Cup "National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup").[\[n 4\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-successor-117) Of these, eight national teams have won the World Cup,[\[114\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-118) and they have added [stars to their badges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Star_\(football_badge\) "Star (football badge)"), with each star representing a World Cup victory. Uruguay, however, chose to display [four stars on their badge](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Four_stars_above_Uruguay%27s_football_crest "Four stars above Uruguay's football crest"), representing their two gold medals at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, which are recognized by FIFA as World Championships, and their two World Cup titles in 1930 and 1950.
With five titles, Brazil are the most successful World Cup team and also the only nation to have [played in every World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/National_team_appearances_in_the_FIFA_World_Cup#Finals_records_by_team "National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup") (22) to date.[\[115\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-119) Brazil were also the first team to win the World Cup for the third (1970), fourth (1994) and fifth (2002) time. Italy (1934 and 1938) and Brazil (1958 and 1962) are the only nations to have won consecutive titles. West Germany (1982–1990) and Brazil (1994–2002) are the only nations to appear in three consecutive World Cup finals. Germany has made the most top-four finishes (13), medals (12), as well as the most finals (8).
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:World_cup_countries_best_results.png)
Map of countries' best results
Teams reaching the top four
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | Third place | Fourth place | Top 4 total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
|  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") | **5** ([1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup"), [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup"), [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"), [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup"), [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 ([1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*), [1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 ([1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup"), [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 ([1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup"), [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*)) | 11 |
|  [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team")[1](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#1) | 4 ([1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup"), [1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*), [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup"), [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup")) | **4** ([1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup"), [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup"), [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"), [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup")) | **4** ([1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup"), [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"), [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*), [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup")) | 13 |
|  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") | 4 ([1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*), [1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup"), [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup"), [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 ([1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"), [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*)) | 1 ([1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup")) | 8 |
|  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") | 3 ([1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*), [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup"), [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup")) | 3 ([1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup"), [1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup"), [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup")) | | | 6 |
|  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") | 2 ([1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*), [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 ([2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"), [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 ([1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup"), [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup")) | 7 |
|  [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") | 2 ([1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*), [1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup")) | | | **3** ([1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup"), [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup"), [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup")) | 5 |
|  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") | 1 ([1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*)) | | | 2 ([1990](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup"), [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup")) | 3 |
|  [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") | 1 ([2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup")) | | | 1 ([1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 |
|  [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") | | 3 ([1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup"), [1978](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup"), [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup")) | 5 |
|  [Hungary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") | | 2 ([1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup"), [1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup")) | | | 2 |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic "Czech Republic") [Czech Republic](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czech_Republic_national_football_team "Czech Republic national football team")[2](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#2) | | 2 ([1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup"), [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup")) | | | 2 |
|  [Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden_men%27s_national_football_team "Sweden men's national football team") | | 1 ([1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*)) | 2 ([1950](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup"), [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([1938](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup")) | 4 |
|  [Croatia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") | | 1 ([2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 ([1998](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup"), [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup")) | | 3 |
|  [Poland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") | | | 2 ([1974](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup"), [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup")) | | 2 |
|  [Austria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Austria_national_football_team "Austria national football team") | | | 1 ([1954](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([1934](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 |
|  [Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") | | | 1 ([1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 |
|  [Belgium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") | | | 1 ([2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 ([1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 |
|  [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team") | | | 1 ([1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup")) | | 1 |
|  [Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") | | | 1 ([1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*)) | | 1 |
|  [Turkey](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Turkey_national_football_team "Turkey national football team") | | | 1 ([2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup")) | | 1 |
|  [Serbia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Serbia_national_football_team "Serbia national football team")[3](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#3) | | | | 2 ([1930](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup"), [1962](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup")) | 2 |
|  [Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_football_team "Russia national football team")[4](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#4) | | | | 1 ([1966](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 |
|  [Bulgaria](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_national_football_team "Bulgaria national football team") | | | | 1 ([1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 |
|  [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team "South Korea national football team") | | | | 1 ([2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup") [\*](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#*)) | 1 |
|  [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team "Morocco national football team") | | | | 1 ([2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup")) | 1 |
\* *hosts*
1 *includes results representing [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team#Three_German_national_teams_\(1945%E2%80%931990\) "Germany national football team") (1954–1990)*
2 *includes results representing [Czechoslovakia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia_national_football_team "Czechoslovakia national football team") (1934–1990)*
4 *includes results representing the [Soviet Union](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_national_football_team "Soviet Union national football team") (1958–1990)*
Best performances by confederations
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Seoul_Plaza_2002_FIFA_World_Cup.jpg)
South Koreans watching their nation on the big screens in [Seoul Plaza](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seoul_Plaza "Seoul Plaza") during the 2002 World Cup when they became the first Asian country to reach the semi-finals
To date, the final of the World Cup has only been contested by teams from the [UEFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA") (Europe) and [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL") (South America) confederations. European nations have won twelve titles, while South American nations have won ten. Only three teams from outside these two continents have ever reached the semi-finals of the competition: [United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team") ([North, Central America and Caribbean](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF "CONCACAF")) in 1930; [South Korea](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea_national_football_team "South Korea national football team") ([Asia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation "Asian Football Confederation")) in 2002; and [Morocco](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Morocco_national_football_team "Morocco national football team") ([Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football "Confederation of African Football")) in 2022. Only one [Oceanian](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation "Oceania Football Confederation") qualifier, [Australia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Australia_men%27s_national_soccer_team "Australia men's national soccer team") in 2006, has advanced to the second round, a feat they later reaccomplished in 2022.[\[n 5\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-120)
[Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team"), [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team"), [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_men%27s_national_football_team "Spain men's national football team") and [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") are the only teams to win a World Cup hosted outside their continental confederation; Brazil came out victorious in [Europe](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA") ([1958](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup")), [North America](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF "CONCACAF") ([1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup") and [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup")) and [Asia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation "Asian Football Confederation") ([2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup")). Argentina won a World Cup in North America in [1986](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup") and in Asia in [2022](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup"). Spain won in [Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football "Confederation of African Football") in [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"). In [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"), Germany became the first and so far the only European team to win in the Americas. Only on five occasions have consecutive World Cups been won by teams from the same continent; the longest streak of tournaments won by a single confederation is four, with the [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup"), [2010](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup"), [2014](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup"), and [2018](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup") tournaments all won by UEFA teams (Italy, Spain, Germany, and France, respectively).
| Confederation | [AFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Asian_Football_Confederation "Asian Football Confederation") | [CAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Confederation_of_African_Football "Confederation of African Football") | [CONCACAF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONCACAF "CONCACAF") | [CONMEBOL](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/CONMEBOL "CONMEBOL") | [OFC](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oceania_Football_Confederation "Oceania Football Confederation") | [UEFA](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/UEFA "UEFA") | Total |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Teams | 43 | 49 | 46 | 89 | 4 | 258 | 489 |
| Top 16 | 9 | 11 | 15 | 37 | 1 | 99 | 172 |
| Top 8 | 2 | 4 | 5 | 36 | 0 | 105 | 152 |
| Top 4 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 23 | 0 | 62 | 88 |
| Top 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 0 | 29 | 44 |
| 4th | 1 | 1 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 15 | 22 |
| 3rd | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 18 | 22 |
| 2nd | 0 | 0 | 0 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 22 |
| 1st | 0 | 0 | 0 | 10 | 0 | 12 | 22 |
Records and statistics
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Lionel-Messi-Argentina-2022-FIFA-World-Cup_\(cropped\).jpg)
Argentina's [Lionel Messi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi") has played a record 26 World Cup matches across a joint-record five tournaments.
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Cristiano_Ronaldo_20120609.jpg)
[Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") is the first and only player to score in five tournaments.
Six players share the record for [playing in the most World Cups](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_players_who_have_appeared_in_multiple_FIFA_World_Cups "List of players who have appeared in multiple FIFA World Cups"); [Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico_national_football_team "Mexico national football team")'s [Antonio Carbajal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Carbajal "Antonio Carbajal") (1950–1966), [Rafael Márquez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rafael_M%C3%A1rquez "Rafael Márquez") (2002–2018), and [Andrés Guardado](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Andr%C3%A9s_Guardado "Andrés Guardado") (2006–2022); [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team")'s [Lothar Matthäus](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lothar_Matth%C3%A4us "Lothar Matthäus") (1982–1998); [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team")'s [Lionel Messi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi") (2006–2022); and [Portugal](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team")'s [Cristiano Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cristiano_Ronaldo "Cristiano Ronaldo") (2006–2022) all played in five tournaments, with Ronaldo also being the first and only player to score in five tournaments.[\[116\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-121)[\[117\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-122) Messi has played the most World Cup matches overall, with 26 appearances.[\[118\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-123) [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team")'s [Djalma Santos](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Djalma_Santos "Djalma Santos") (1954–1962), West Germany's [Franz Beckenbauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Beckenbauer "Franz Beckenbauer") (1966–1974), and Germany's [Philipp Lahm](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Philipp_Lahm "Philipp Lahm") (2006–2014) are the only players to be named to three World Cup [All-Star Teams](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards#All-Star_Team "FIFA World Cup awards").[\[119\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-124)
[Miroslav Klose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Klose "Miroslav Klose") of Germany (2002–2014) is the all-time top scorer at the World Cup with 16 goals. He broke [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") of Brazil's record of 15 goals (1998–2006) during the [2014 semi-final match against Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_v_Germany_\(2014_FIFA_World_Cup\) "Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)"). West Germany's [Gerd Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller") (1970–1974) is third, with 14 goals.[\[120\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-125) The fourth-placed goalscorer, [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team")'s [Just Fontaine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Fontaine "Just Fontaine"), holds the record for the most goals scored in a single World Cup; all his 13 goals were scored in the 1958 tournament.[\[121\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-126)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Pel%C3%A9_%C3%A0_la_Coupe_du_monde_de_football_1970,_%27Mexico_70_-_World_Cup_Story%27,_Panini_figurina_n%C2%B038.jpg)
[Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") is the only person to win the World Cup three times as a player.
In November 2007, FIFA announced that all members of World Cup-winning squads between 1930 and 1974 were to be retroactively awarded winners' medals.[\[65\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-espnheroes-65) This made Brazil's [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") the only player to have won three World Cup winners' medals (1958, 1962, and 1970, although he did not play in the 1962 final due to injury),[\[122\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-127) with [20 other players who have won two winners' medals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_players_who_have_won_multiple_FIFA_World_Cups "List of players who have won multiple FIFA World Cups"). Seven players have collected all three types of World Cup medals (winners', runner- ups', and third-place); five players were from West Germany's squad of 1966–1974: Franz Beckenbauer, [Jürgen Grabowski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Grabowski "Jürgen Grabowski"), [Horst-Dieter Höttges](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Horst-Dieter_H%C3%B6ttges "Horst-Dieter Höttges"), [Sepp Maier](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sepp_Maier "Sepp Maier"), and [Wolfgang Overath](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wolfgang_Overath "Wolfgang Overath") (1966–1974), Italy's [Franco Baresi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franco_Baresi "Franco Baresi") (1982, 1990, 1994) and the most recent has been [Miroslav Klose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Klose "Miroslav Klose") of Germany (2002–2014) with four consecutive medals.[\[123\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-128)
Brazil's [Mário Zagallo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/M%C3%A1rio_Zagallo "Mário Zagallo"), West Germany's Franz Beckenbauer and France's [Didier Deschamps](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Didier_Deschamps "Didier Deschamps") are the only people to date to win the World Cup as both player and head coach. Zagallo won in 1958 and 1962 as a player and in 1970 as head coach.[\[124\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-129) Beckenbauer won in 1974 as captain and in 1990 as head coach,[\[125\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-130) and Deschamps repeated the feat in 2018, after having won in 1998 as captain.[\[126\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-131) [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team")'s [Vittorio Pozzo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vittorio_Pozzo "Vittorio Pozzo") is the only head coach to ever win two World Cups (1934 and 1938).[\[127\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-132) All World Cup-winning head coaches were natives of the country they coached to victory.[\[128\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-133)
Among the national teams, Brazil has played the most World Cup matches (114), Germany appeared in the most finals (8), semi-finals (13), and quarter-finals (16), while Brazil has appeared in the most World Cups (22), has the most wins (76) and has scored the most goals (237).[\[129\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-134)[\[130\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-135) The two teams have played each other twice in the World Cup, in the [2002 final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup_Final "2002 FIFA World Cup Final") and in the [2014 semi-final](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_v_Germany_\(2014_FIFA_World_Cup\) "Brazil v Germany (2014 FIFA World Cup)").[\[131\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-136)
Top goalscorers
Individual
Players in **bold** are still active.
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Miroslav_Klose_Portrait.JPG)
[Miroslav Klose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Klose "Miroslav Klose") scored a record 16 goals across four World Cups.
| Rank | Player | Goals | Matches | Goals per game |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Miroslav Klose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Klose "Miroslav Klose") | 16 | 24 | 0\.67 |
| 2 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") | 15 | 19 | 0\.84 |
| 3 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Gerd Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller") | 14 | 13 | 1\.08 |
| 4 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Just Fontaine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Fontaine "Just Fontaine") | 13 | 6 | 2\.17 |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") **[Lionel Messi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi")** | 13 | 26 | 0\.50 | |
| 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") **[Kylian Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé")** | 12 | 14 | 0\.86 |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") | 12 | 14 | 0\.86 | |
| 8 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") [Sándor Kocsis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1ndor_Kocsis "Sándor Kocsis") | 11 | 5 | 2\.20 |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Jürgen Klinsmann](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/J%C3%BCrgen_Klinsmann "Jürgen Klinsmann") | 11 | 17 | 0\.65 | |
| 10 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Helmut Rahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Helmut_Rahn "Helmut Rahn") | 10 | 10 | 1\.00 |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Gabriel Batistuta](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gabriel_Batistuta "Gabriel Batistuta") | 10 | 12 | 0\.83 | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Gary Lineker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lineker "Gary Lineker") | 10 | 12 | 0\.83 | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Teófilo Cubillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te%C3%B3filo_Cubillas "Teófilo Cubillas") | 10 | 13 | 0\.77 | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Thomas Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M%C3%BCller "Thomas Müller") | 10 | 19 | 0\.53 | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Grzegorz Lato](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grzegorz_Lato "Grzegorz Lato") | 10 | 20 | 0\.50 | |
Country
| Rank | National team | Goals scored |
|---|---|---|
| 1 |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") | 237 |
| 2 |  [Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") | 232 |
| 3 |  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") | 152 |
| 4 |  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") | 136 |
| 5 |  [Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") | 128 |
| 6 |  [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") | 108 |
| 7 |  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") | 104 |
| 8 |  [Netherlands](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") | 96 |
| 9 |  [Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") | 89 |
| 10 |  [Hungary](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") | 87 |
Awards
At the end of each World Cup, awards are presented to the players and teams for accomplishments other than their final team positions in the tournament.
- There are five post-tournament awards from the FIFA Technical Study Group:[\[132\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-137)[\[133\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-138)
[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Argentina_celebrando_copa_\(cropped\).jpg)
[Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") (holding the World Cup) received the Golden Ball for best player at the 1986 World Cup.
- - the **Golden Ball** (named for its sponsor "[Adidas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Adidas "Adidas") Golden Ball") for best player, first awarded in [1982](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup");
- the **Golden Boot** (named for its sponsor "Adidas Golden Boot", formerly known as the "adidas Golden Shoe" from 1982 to 2006) for top goalscorer, first awarded in 1982;
- the **Golden Glove** (named for its sponsor "Adidas Golden Glove", formerly known as the "[Lev Yashin](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lev_Yashin "Lev Yashin") Award" from 1994 to 2006) for best goalkeeper, first awarded in [1994](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup");
- the **FIFA Young Player Award** (formerly known as the "Best Young Player Award" from 2006 to 2010) for best player under 21 years of age at the start of the calendar year, first awarded in [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup");
- the **FIFA Fair Play Trophy** for the team that advanced to the second round with the best record of fair play, first awarded in [1970](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup").
- There is currently one award voted on by fans during the tournament:
- the **Player of the Match** (currently commercially termed "[Budweiser](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Budweiser "Budweiser") Player of the Match", formerly known as the "Man of the Match" from 2002 to 2018) for outstanding performance during each match of the tournament, first awarded in [2002](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup").
- There are two awards voted on by fans after the conclusion of the tournament:
- the **Goal of the Tournament** (currently commercially termed "[Hyundai](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hyundai_Motor_Company "Hyundai Motor Company") Goal of the Tournament") for the fans' best goal scored during the tournament, first awarded in [2006](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup");
- the **Most Entertaining Team** during the World Cup final tournament, as determined by a poll of the general public.
- One other award was given between 1994 and 2006:[\[134\]](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_note-139)
- an **All-Star Team** comprising the best players of the tournament chosen by the FIFA Technical Study Group. From 2010 onwards, all Dream Teams or Statistical Teams are unofficial, as reported by FIFA itself.
| World Cup | Golden Ball | Golden Boot | Goals | Golden Glove | Clean sheets | FIFA Young Player Award | FIFA Fair Play Trophy |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay "Uruguay") [1930 Uruguay](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup "1930 FIFA World Cup") | *Not Awarded* | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Guillermo Stábile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Guillermo_St%C3%A1bile "Guillermo Stábile") | 8 | *Not Awarded* | *N/A* | *Not Awarded* | *Not Awarded* |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy "Italy") [1934 Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup "1934 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Czechoslovakia_national_football_team "Czechoslovakia national football team") [Oldřich Nejedlý](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Old%C5%99ich_Nejedl%C3%BD "Oldřich Nejedlý") | 5 | | | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France "France") [1938 France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup "1938 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Leônidas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Le%C3%B4nidas_\(footballer,_born_1913\) "Leônidas (footballer, born 1913)") | 7 | | | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") [1950 Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup "1950 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ademir](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ademir_Marques_de_Menezes "Ademir Marques de Menezes") | 9 | | | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Switzerland "Switzerland") [1954 Switzerland](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1954_FIFA_World_Cup "1954 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") [Sándor Kocsis](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S%C3%A1ndor_Kocsis "Sándor Kocsis") | 11 | | | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sweden "Sweden") [1958 Sweden](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1958_FIFA_World_Cup "1958 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Just Fontaine](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Just_Fontaine "Just Fontaine") | 13 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Pelé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pel%C3%A9 "Pelé") | | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile "Chile") [1962 Chile](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1962_FIFA_World_Cup "1962 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") [Flórián Albert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fl%C3%B3ri%C3%A1n_Albert "Flórián Albert") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Garrincha](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Garrincha "Garrincha") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Vavá](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vav%C3%A1 "Vavá") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Soviet_Union_national_football_team "Soviet Union national football team") [Valentin Ivanov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Valentin_Kozmich_Ivanov "Valentin Kozmich Ivanov") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslavia_national_football_team "Yugoslavia national football team") [Dražan Jerković](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dra%C5%BEan_Jerkovi%C4%87 "Dražan Jerković") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Chile_national_football_team "Chile national football team") [Leonel Sánchez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leonel_S%C3%A1nchez "Leonel Sánchez") | 4 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hungary_national_football_team "Hungary national football team") [Flórián Albert](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fl%C3%B3ri%C3%A1n_Albert "Flórián Albert") | | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England "England") [1966 England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1966_FIFA_World_Cup "1966 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Portugal_national_football_team "Portugal national football team") [Eusébio](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eus%C3%A9bio "Eusébio") | 9 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Franz Beckenbauer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Franz_Beckenbauer "Franz Beckenbauer") | | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico "Mexico") [1970 Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1970_FIFA_World_Cup "1970 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Gerd Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gerd_M%C3%BCller "Gerd Müller") | 10 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") [Teófilo Cubillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Te%C3%B3filo_Cubillas "Teófilo Cubillas") |  [Peru](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peru_national_football_team "Peru national football team") | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/West_Germany "West Germany") [1974 West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1974_FIFA_World_Cup "1974 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Grzegorz Lato](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Grzegorz_Lato "Grzegorz Lato") | 7 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Poland_national_football_team "Poland national football team") [Władysław Żmuda](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/W%C5%82adys%C5%82aw_%C5%BBmuda "Władysław Żmuda") |  [West Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina "Argentina") [1978 Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1978_FIFA_World_Cup "1978 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Mario Kempes](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mario_Kempes "Mario Kempes") | 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Antonio Cabrini](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Antonio_Cabrini "Antonio Cabrini") |  [Argentina](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") | | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain "Spain") [1982 Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1982_FIFA_World_Cup "1982 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Paolo Rossi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Rossi "Paolo Rossi") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Paolo Rossi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paolo_Rossi "Paolo Rossi") | 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Manuel Amoros](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Amoros "Manuel Amoros") |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexico "Mexico") [1986 Mexico](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1986_FIFA_World_Cup "1986 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Diego Maradona](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Maradona "Diego Maradona") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Gary Lineker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gary_Lineker "Gary Lineker") | 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Enzo Scifo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Scifo "Enzo Scifo") |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy "Italy") [1990 Italy](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1990_FIFA_World_Cup "1990 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Salvatore Schillaci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore_Schillaci "Salvatore Schillaci") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Salvatore Schillaci](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Salvatore_Schillaci "Salvatore Schillaci") | 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yugoslavia_national_football_team "Yugoslavia national football team") [Robert Prosinečki](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Robert_Prosine%C4%8Dki "Robert Prosinečki") |  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") | | |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States "United States") [1994 United States](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1994_FIFA_World_Cup "1994 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Romário](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Rom%C3%A1rio "Romário") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia_national_football_team "Russia national football team") [Oleg Salenko](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oleg_Salenko "Oleg Salenko") [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bulgaria_national_football_team "Bulgaria national football team") [Hristo Stoichkov](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hristo_Stoichkov "Hristo Stoichkov") | 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Michel Preud'homme](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michel_Preud%27homme "Michel Preud'homme") | 2 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Netherlands_national_football_team "Netherlands national football team") [Marc Overmars](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Marc_Overmars "Marc Overmars") |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France "France") [1998 France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1998_FIFA_World_Cup "1998 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia "Croatia") [Davor Šuker](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Davor_%C5%A0uker "Davor Šuker") | 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Fabien Barthez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fabien_Barthez "Fabien Barthez") | 5 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Michael Owen](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Michael_Owen "Michael Owen") |  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team")  [France](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Korea "South Korea")[](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Japan "Japan") [2002 South Korea/Japan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2002_FIFA_World_Cup "2002 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Oliver Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Kahn "Oliver Kahn") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team") [Ronaldo](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ronaldo_\(Brazilian_footballer\) "Ronaldo (Brazilian footballer)") | 8 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Oliver Kahn](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Oliver_Kahn "Oliver Kahn") | 5 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_men%27s_national_soccer_team "United States men's national soccer team") [Landon Donovan](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Landon_Donovan "Landon Donovan") |  [Belgium](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany "Germany") [2006 Germany](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2006_FIFA_World_Cup "2006 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Zinedine Zidane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zinedine_Zidane "Zinedine Zidane") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Miroslav Klose](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Miroslav_Klose "Miroslav Klose") | 5 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_national_football_team "Italy national football team") [Gianluigi Buffon](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gianluigi_Buffon "Gianluigi Buffon") | 5 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Lukas Podolski](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lukas_Podolski "Lukas Podolski") |  [Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_national_football_team "Brazil national football team")  [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/South_Africa "South Africa") [2010 South Africa](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_FIFA_World_Cup "2010 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_national_football_team "Uruguay national football team") [Diego Forlán](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diego_Forl%C3%A1n "Diego Forlán") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Thomas Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M%C3%BCller "Thomas Müller") | 5 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") [Iker Casillas](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iker_Casillas "Iker Casillas") | 5 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Thomas Müller](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_M%C3%BCller "Thomas Müller") |  [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil "Brazil") [2014 Brazil](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup "2014 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") [James Rodríguez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/James_Rodr%C3%ADguez "James Rodríguez") | 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Germany_national_football_team "Germany national football team") [Manuel Neuer](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manuel_Neuer "Manuel Neuer") | 4 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Paul Pogba](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Paul_Pogba "Paul Pogba") |  [Colombia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Colombia_national_football_team "Colombia national football team") |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Russia "Russia") [2018 Russia](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2018_FIFA_World_Cup "2018 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Croatia_national_football_team "Croatia national football team") [Luka Modrić](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Luka_Modri%C4%87 "Luka Modrić") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") [Harry Kane](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harry_Kane "Harry Kane") | 6 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Belgium_national_football_team "Belgium national football team") [Thibaut Courtois](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thibaut_Courtois "Thibaut Courtois") | 3 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Kylian Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") |  [Spain](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spain_national_football_team "Spain national football team") |
| [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Qatar "Qatar") [2022 Qatar](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup "2022 FIFA World Cup") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Lionel Messi](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lionel_Messi "Lionel Messi") | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/France_national_football_team "France national football team") [Kylian Mbappé](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kylian_Mbapp%C3%A9 "Kylian Mbappé") | 8 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Emiliano Martínez](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Emiliano_Mart%C3%ADnez "Emiliano Martínez") | 3 | [](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_national_football_team "Argentina national football team") [Enzo Fernández](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Enzo_Fern%C3%A1ndez "Enzo Fernández") |  [England](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/England_national_football_team "England national football team") |
See also
- [List of FIFA World Cup finals](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_FIFA_World_Cup_finals "List of FIFA World Cup finals")
- [FIFA World Cup records and statistics](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_records_and_statistics "FIFA World Cup records and statistics")
- [FIFA World Cup awards](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_awards "FIFA World Cup awards")
- [FIFA U-20 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-20_World_Cup "FIFA U-20 World Cup")
- [FIFA U-17 World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_U-17_World_Cup "FIFA U-17 World Cup")
- [FIFA Club World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Club_World_Cup "FIFA Club World Cup")
- [FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Beach_Soccer_World_Cup "FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup")
- [FIFA Futsal World Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Futsal_World_Cup "FIFA Futsal World Cup")
- [FIFA Confederations Cup](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_Confederations_Cup "FIFA Confederations Cup")
- [List of association football competitions](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_association_football_competitions "List of association football competitions")
Notes
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["History of the World Cup Final Draw"](https://web.archive.org/web/20091123034518/http://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-201_10e-fwcdraw-history_52560.pdf) (PDF). *FIFA.com*. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from [the original](https://www.fifa.com/mm/document/fifafacts/mcwc/ip-201_10e-fwcdraw-history_52560.pdf) (PDF) on 23 November 2009. Retrieved 12 May 2014.
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75. **[^](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup#cite_ref-75)**
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External links
- [Official website](https://www.fifa.com/tournaments/mens/worldcup) [](https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q19317#P856 "Edit this at Wikidata")
- [World Cup overview](https://www.rsssf.org/tablesw/worldcup.html) at the [RSSSF](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RSSSF "RSSSF") |
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