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Calculated Shard: 113 (from laksa188)

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa113.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/italy-brazil-consecutive-titles\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/italy-brazil-consecutive-titles\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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Here, we look at the only two teams to have won the tournament in consecutive editions.\nFrance came agonisingly close to joining an elite two-nation club when they were beaten in perhaps the greatest FIFA World Cup™ final of all time at Qatar 2022.\nArgentina’s penalty shootout victory prevented\nLes Bleus\nretaining the title they won at Russia 2018 – and joining Italy and Brazil as the only teams to have won back-to-back World Cups.\nUnstoppable Azzurri\nUnstoppable Azzurri\nThe Italians were the first to achieve the feat. Having lifted the trophy on their home turf in 1934, beating Czechoslovakia in the final, they headed to France 1938 in ominous form. Under the leadership of legendary coach Vittorio Pozzo, they were in the midst of an unbeaten run which eventually ran to 30 matches and spanned four years from 1935 to 1939.\nThat sequence included a triumphant Olympic Football Tournament campaign in 1936 and the successful defence of their World Cup crown two years later. Italy overcame Norway, France and Brazil on their way to the championship match, where they beat Hungary 4-2 in a thrilling clash.\nThe outbreak of war meant the next World Cup was not held until 1950, and\nGli Azzurri’s\nthree-in-a-row ambitions ended when they were eliminated in the group stage.\nBrazil conquer in Sweden and Chile\nBrazil conquer in Sweden and Chile\nBrazil would become the next side to win the sport’s most coveted prize in successive editions.\nA Seleção\nwon the 1958 tournament in exhilarating style, with a 17-year-old Pele starring in a march to glory which culminated in a 5-2 final win over hosts Sweden.\nLoaded\n: 0%\n0:00\nProgress\n: 0%\n0:00\nProgress\n: 0%\n00:00 \/ 00:00\n\/\nDuration Time\n0:00\nRemaining Time\n-0:00\nBrazil v Sweden | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden™ | Classic Matches\nBrazil v Sweden | 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden™ | Classic Matches\nWatch highlights of some of the best matches ever played in the FIFA World Cup™.\nWatch highlights of some of the best matches ever played in the FIFA World Cup™.\nBrazil retained their crown on South American soil at Chile 1962. Despite an injury to Pele in their second group game, which kept him out for the remainder of the competition, the Brazilians were again a class apart. The likes of Garrincha, Vava and Amarildo shone as they progressed to a final showdown with Czechoslovakia, which they won 3-1.\nLoaded\n: 0%\n0:00\nProgress\n: 0%\n0:00\nProgress\n: 0%\n00:00 \/ 00:00\n\/\nDuration Time\n0:00\nRemaining Time\n-0:00\nBrazil v Czechoslovakia | 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile™ | Classic Matches\nBrazil v Czechoslovakia | 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile™ | Classic Matches\nWatch highlights of some of the best matches ever played in the FIFA World Cup™.\nWatch highlights of some of the best matches ever played in the FIFA World Cup™.\nBrazil’s hopes of a first-ever ‘three-peat’ at England 1966 were also dashed in the group stage, however, with defeats to Hungary and Portugal resulting in a surprise early exit.\nOne step too far\nOne step too far\nAs well as France in 2022, two other teams have come within one match of winning consecutive World Cups.\nArgentina were runners-up to West Germany at Italy 1990, four years after Diego Maradona and Co had clinched the trophy by beating the same opponents in the final.\nLoaded\n: 0%\n0:00\nProgress\n: 0%\n0:00\nProgress\n: 0%\n00:00 \/ 00:00\n\/\nDuration Time\n0:00\nRemaining Time\n-0:00\nGermany FR v Argentina | Final | 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy™ | Highlights\nGermany FR v Argentina | Final | 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy™ | Highlights\nWatch the highlights from the match between Germany FR and Argentina played at Stadio Olimpico, Rome on Sunday, 08 July 1990.\nWatch the highlights from the match between Germany FR and Argentina played at Stadio Olimpico, Rome on Sunday, 08 July 1990.\nBrazil then went to France 1998 as reigning champions, but a comprehensive final defeat to the hosts shattered their dreams of becoming the first nation to win back-to-back titles on two separate occasions\n.\nLoaded\n: 0%\n0:00\nProgress\n: 0%\n0:00\nProgress\n: 0%\n00:00 \/ 00:00\n\/\nDuration Time\n0:00\nRemaining Time\n-0:00\nBrazil v France | Final | 1998 FIFA World Cup France™ | Highlights\nBrazil v France | Final | 1998 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Here, we look at the only two teams to have won the tournament in consecutive editions.\n\n![Sport, Football, June 1962, Brazil star Garrincha (second left) with the Jules Rimet World Cup trophy after Brazil's win in Chile in the 1962 tournament, He played 60 times for Brazil and with he and Pele in the team the national side never lost, his first international defeat occurred in his last game for Brazil in the 1966 World Cup Finals in England, He was born with crippled legs and was left with a distorted left leg after an operation but went on to be one of the best dribblers in football winning 2 World Cup winners medals with Brazil in 1958 and 1962 and nicknamed -The Little Bird+ (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images\/Getty Images)](https:\/\/digitalhub.fifa.com\/transform\/fa285d54-f8ac-455f-9299-f3bc455dca67\/79034232?&io=transform:fill,width:768&quality=75)\n\nFrance came agonisingly close to joining an elite two-nation club when they were beaten in perhaps the greatest FIFA World Cup™ final of all time at Qatar 2022.\n\n[Argentina’s penalty shootout victory prevented *Les Bleus*](https:\/\/www.plus.fifa.com\/en\/content\/argentina-v-france-final-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022\/46772b92-24c3-4315-87da-158ef7af6259?gl=gb)retaining the title they won at Russia 2018 – and joining Italy and Brazil as the only teams to have won back-to-back World Cups.\n\n## **Unstoppable Azzurri****Unstoppable Azzurri**\nThe Italians were the first to achieve the feat. Having lifted the trophy on their home turf in 1934, beating Czechoslovakia in the final, they headed to France 1938 in ominous form. Under the leadership of legendary coach Vittorio Pozzo, they were in the midst of an unbeaten run which eventually ran to 30 matches and spanned four years from 1935 to 1939.\n\nThat sequence included a triumphant Olympic Football Tournament campaign in 1936 and the successful defence of their World Cup crown two years later. Italy overcame Norway, France and Brazil on their way to the championship match, where they beat Hungary 4-2 in a thrilling clash.\n\n![19\\.06.1938, Italy players and staff celebrate winning the tournament after defeating Hungary in the final in Colombes. From left to right, back row: Luigi Burlando (assistant coach), Amedeo Biavati, Giorgio Vaccaro (FIGC president), Vittorio Pozzo (with trophy), Guido Angeli (physio), Silvio Piola, Giovanni Ferrari, Gino Colaussi. Front row: Ugo Locatelli, Giuseppe Meazza, Alfredo Foni, Pietro Serantoni (crouched), Aldo Olivieri, Pietro Rava, Michele Andreolo, Amedeo Bortolotti (physio).](https:\/\/digitalhub.fifa.com\/transform\/7c1dce8f-a9f4-420f-938e-b7021d359917\/ITA-celebrating-2_Original_5133?focuspoint=0.41,0.42&io=transform:fill,width:768&quality=75)\n\nThe outbreak of war meant the next World Cup was not held until 1950, and *Gli Azzurri’s* three-in-a-row ambitions ended when they were eliminated in the group stage.\n\n## **Brazil conquer in Sweden and Chile****Brazil conquer in Sweden and Chile**\nBrazil would become the next side to win the sport’s most coveted prize in successive editions. *A Seleção* won the 1958 tournament in exhilarating style, with a 17-year-old Pele starring in a march to glory which culminated in a 5-2 final win over hosts Sweden.\n\nPlay Video\n\n[Learn more]()\n\nRelated contentRelated content\n\nShare VideoShare Video\n\nPlaying on\n\nSubtitles\n\nLanguage\n\nSettings\n\n- QualityAutomatic Automatic HD\n- Speed0\n- SubtitleOptions\n\nQuality\n\n- Automatic\n\nSpeed\n\n- 0\\.25\n- 0\\.5\n- Normal\n- 1\\.25\n- 1\\.5\n- 2\n\nSubtitle Options\n\n- Font familyDefault\n- Font colorDefault\n- Font opacityDefault\n- Font sizeDefault\n- Background colorDefault\n- Background opacityDefault\n- Window colorDefault\n- Window opacityDefault\n- Character edge styleDefault\n\nFont family\n\n- Default\n- Monospaced Serif\n- Proportional Serif\n- Monospaced Sans-Serif\n- Proportional Sans-Serif\n\nFont color\n\n- Default\n- White\n- Yellow\n- Green\n- Cyan\n- Blue\n- Magenta\n- Red\n- Black\n\nFont opacity\n\n- Default\n- 25%\n- 50%\n- 75%\n- 100%\n\nFont size\n\n- Default\n- 50%\n- 75%\n- 100%\n- 150%\n- 200%\n\nBackground color\n\n- Default\n- White\n- Yellow\n- Green\n- Cyan\n- Blue\n- Magenta\n- Red\n- Black\n\nBackground opacity\n\n- Default\n- 0%\n- 25%\n- 50%\n- 75%\n- 100%\n\nWindow color\n\n- Default\n- White\n- Yellow\n- Green\n- Cyan\n- Blue\n- Magenta\n- Red\n- Black\n\nWindow opacity\n\n- Default\n- 0%\n- 25%\n- 50%\n- 75%\n- 100%\n\nCharacter edge style\n\n- Default\n- None\n- Drop Shadow\n- Raised\n- Depressed\n- Uniform\n\nLoaded: 0%\n\n0:00\n\nProgress: 0%\n\n0:00\n\nProgress: 0%\n\nReplayReplay\n\nMuteMute\n\n00:00 \/ 00:00\n\n\/\n\nDuration Time 0:00\n\nLive\n\nRemaining Time -0:00\n\nWatch in VRWatch in VR\n\n- , selecteddescriptions off\n\nDescriptions\n\nSubtitlesSubtitles\n\nUnavailable\n\nUnavailable\n\nUnavailable\n\nUnavailable\n\nLanguageLanguage\n\nSettingsHDSettings\n\nFullscreenFullscreen\n\nThis is a modal window.\n\nFatal: unable to play VerizonMediaSources.\n\nCaption Settings Dialog\n\nBeginning of dialog window. 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Boilerpipe Text	Every Monday, FIFA spotlights a World Cup record. Here, we look at the only two teams to have won the tournament in consecutive editions. France came agonisingly close to joining an elite two-nation club when they were beaten in perhaps the greatest FIFA World Cup™ final of all time at Qatar 2022. Argentina’s penalty shootout victory prevented Les Bleus retaining the title they won at Russia 2018 – and joining Italy and Brazil as the only teams to have won back-to-back World Cups. Unstoppable Azzurri Unstoppable Azzurri The Italians were the first to achieve the feat. Having lifted the trophy on their home turf in 1934, beating Czechoslovakia in the final, they headed to France 1938 in ominous form. Under the leadership of legendary coach Vittorio Pozzo, they were in the midst of an unbeaten run which eventually ran to 30 matches and spanned four years from 1935 to 1939. That sequence included a triumphant Olympic Football Tournament campaign in 1936 and the successful defence of their World Cup crown two years later. Italy overcame Norway, France and Brazil on their way to the championship match, where they beat Hungary 4-2 in a thrilling clash. The outbreak of war meant the next World Cup was not held until 1950, and Gli Azzurri’s three-in-a-row ambitions ended when they were eliminated in the group stage. Brazil conquer in Sweden and Chile Brazil conquer in Sweden and Chile Brazil would become the next side to win the sport’s most coveted prize in successive editions. A Seleção won the 1958 tournament in exhilarating style, with a 17-year-old Pele starring in a march to glory which culminated in a 5-2 final win over hosts Sweden. Loaded : 0% 0:00 Progress : 0% 0:00 Progress : 0% 00:00 / 00:00 / Duration Time 0:00 Remaining Time -0:00 Brazil v Sweden \| 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden™ \| Classic Matches Brazil v Sweden \| 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden™ \| Classic Matches Watch highlights of some of the best matches ever played in the FIFA World Cup™. Watch highlights of some of the best matches ever played in the FIFA World Cup™. Brazil retained their crown on South American soil at Chile 1962. Despite an injury to Pele in their second group game, which kept him out for the remainder of the competition, the Brazilians were again a class apart. The likes of Garrincha, Vava and Amarildo shone as they progressed to a final showdown with Czechoslovakia, which they won 3-1. Loaded : 0% 0:00 Progress : 0% 0:00 Progress : 0% 00:00 / 00:00 / Duration Time 0:00 Remaining Time -0:00 Brazil v Czechoslovakia \| 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile™ \| Classic Matches Brazil v Czechoslovakia \| 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile™ \| Classic Matches Watch highlights of some of the best matches ever played in the FIFA World Cup™. Watch highlights of some of the best matches ever played in the FIFA World Cup™. Brazil’s hopes of a first-ever ‘three-peat’ at England 1966 were also dashed in the group stage, however, with defeats to Hungary and Portugal resulting in a surprise early exit. One step too far One step too far As well as France in 2022, two other teams have come within one match of winning consecutive World Cups. Argentina were runners-up to West Germany at Italy 1990, four years after Diego Maradona and Co had clinched the trophy by beating the same opponents in the final. Loaded : 0% 0:00 Progress : 0% 0:00 Progress : 0% 00:00 / 00:00 / Duration Time 0:00 Remaining Time -0:00 Germany FR v Argentina \| Final \| 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy™ \| Highlights Germany FR v Argentina \| Final \| 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy™ \| Highlights Watch the highlights from the match between Germany FR and Argentina played at Stadio Olimpico, Rome on Sunday, 08 July 1990. Watch the highlights from the match between Germany FR and Argentina played at Stadio Olimpico, Rome on Sunday, 08 July 1990. Brazil then went to France 1998 as reigning champions, but a comprehensive final defeat to the hosts shattered their dreams of becoming the first nation to win back-to-back titles on two separate occasions . Loaded : 0% 0:00 Progress : 0% 0:00 Progress : 0% 00:00 / 00:00 / Duration Time 0:00 Remaining Time -0:00 Brazil v France \| Final \| 1998 FIFA World Cup France™ \| Highlights Brazil v France \| Final \| 1998 FIFA World Cup France™ \| Highlights Watch the highlights from the match between Brazil and France played at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on Sunday, 12 July 1998. Watch the highlights from the match between Brazil and France played at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on Sunday, 12 July 1998.
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Here, we look at the only two teams to have won the tournament in consecutive editions. ![Sport, Football, June 1962, Brazil star Garrincha (second left) with the Jules Rimet World Cup trophy after Brazil's win in Chile in the 1962 tournament, He played 60 times for Brazil and with he and Pele in the team the national side never lost, his first international defeat occurred in his last game for Brazil in the 1966 World Cup Finals in England, He was born with crippled legs and was left with a distorted left leg after an operation but went on to be one of the best dribblers in football winning 2 World Cup winners medals with Brazil in 1958 and 1962 and nicknamed -The Little Bird+ (Photo by Popperfoto via Getty Images/Getty Images)](https://digitalhub.fifa.com/transform/fa285d54-f8ac-455f-9299-f3bc455dca67/79034232?&io=transform:fill,width:768&quality=75) France came agonisingly close to joining an elite two-nation club when they were beaten in perhaps the greatest FIFA World Cup™ final of all time at Qatar 2022. [Argentina’s penalty shootout victory prevented Les Bleus](https://www.plus.fifa.com/en/content/argentina-v-france-final-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022/46772b92-24c3-4315-87da-158ef7af6259?gl=gb)retaining the title they won at Russia 2018 – and joining Italy and Brazil as the only teams to have won back-to-back World Cups. ## Unstoppable AzzurriUnstoppable Azzurri The Italians were the first to achieve the feat. Having lifted the trophy on their home turf in 1934, beating Czechoslovakia in the final, they headed to France 1938 in ominous form. Under the leadership of legendary coach Vittorio Pozzo, they were in the midst of an unbeaten run which eventually ran to 30 matches and spanned four years from 1935 to 1939. That sequence included a triumphant Olympic Football Tournament campaign in 1936 and the successful defence of their World Cup crown two years later. Italy overcame Norway, France and Brazil on their way to the championship match, where they beat Hungary 4-2 in a thrilling clash. ![19\.06.1938, Italy players and staff celebrate winning the tournament after defeating Hungary in the final in Colombes. From left to right, back row: Luigi Burlando (assistant coach), Amedeo Biavati, Giorgio Vaccaro (FIGC president), Vittorio Pozzo (with trophy), Guido Angeli (physio), Silvio Piola, Giovanni Ferrari, Gino Colaussi. Front row: Ugo Locatelli, Giuseppe Meazza, Alfredo Foni, Pietro Serantoni (crouched), Aldo Olivieri, Pietro Rava, Michele Andreolo, Amedeo Bortolotti (physio).](https://digitalhub.fifa.com/transform/7c1dce8f-a9f4-420f-938e-b7021d359917/ITA-celebrating-2_Original_5133?focuspoint=0.41,0.42&io=transform:fill,width:768&quality=75) The outbreak of war meant the next World Cup was not held until 1950, and Gli Azzurri’s three-in-a-row ambitions ended when they were eliminated in the group stage. ## Brazil conquer in Sweden and ChileBrazil conquer in Sweden and Chile Brazil would become the next side to win the sport’s most coveted prize in successive editions. A Seleção won the 1958 tournament in exhilarating style, with a 17-year-old Pele starring in a march to glory which culminated in a 5-2 final win over hosts Sweden. 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The likes of Garrincha, Vava and Amarildo shone as they progressed to a final showdown with Czechoslovakia, which they won 3-1. 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Caption Settings Dialog Beginning of dialog window. Escape will cancel and close the window. Text Color Transparency Background Color Transparency Window Color Transparency Font Size Text Edge Style Font Family Defaults Done - [Powered by THEOplayer 2023.3.0](https://www.theoplayer.com/player-referral) Audio Brazil v Czechoslovakia \\| 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile™ \\| Classic MatchesBrazil v Czechoslovakia \\| 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile™ \\| Classic Matches Watch highlights of some of the best matches ever played in the FIFA World Cup™.Watch highlights of some of the best matches ever played in the FIFA World Cup™. Close Related Content Close Share Brazil’s hopes of a first-ever ‘three-peat’ at England 1966 were also dashed in the group stage, however, with defeats to Hungary and Portugal resulting in a surprise early exit. ## One step too farOne step too far As well as France in 2022, two other teams have come within one match of winning consecutive World Cups. Argentina were runners-up to West Germany at Italy 1990, four years after Diego Maradona and Co had clinched the trophy by beating the same opponents in the final. 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Readable Markdown	Every Monday, FIFA spotlights a World Cup record. Here, we look at the only two teams to have won the tournament in consecutive editions. France came agonisingly close to joining an elite two-nation club when they were beaten in perhaps the greatest FIFA World Cup™ final of all time at Qatar 2022. [Argentina’s penalty shootout victory prevented Les Bleus](https://www.plus.fifa.com/en/content/argentina-v-france-final-fifa-world-cup-qatar-2022/46772b92-24c3-4315-87da-158ef7af6259?gl=gb)retaining the title they won at Russia 2018 – and joining Italy and Brazil as the only teams to have won back-to-back World Cups. ## Unstoppable AzzurriUnstoppable Azzurri The Italians were the first to achieve the feat. Having lifted the trophy on their home turf in 1934, beating Czechoslovakia in the final, they headed to France 1938 in ominous form. Under the leadership of legendary coach Vittorio Pozzo, they were in the midst of an unbeaten run which eventually ran to 30 matches and spanned four years from 1935 to 1939. That sequence included a triumphant Olympic Football Tournament campaign in 1936 and the successful defence of their World Cup crown two years later. Italy overcame Norway, France and Brazil on their way to the championship match, where they beat Hungary 4-2 in a thrilling clash. ![19\.06.1938, Italy players and staff celebrate winning the tournament after defeating Hungary in the final in Colombes. From left to right, back row: Luigi Burlando (assistant coach), Amedeo Biavati, Giorgio Vaccaro (FIGC president), Vittorio Pozzo (with trophy), Guido Angeli (physio), Silvio Piola, Giovanni Ferrari, Gino Colaussi. Front row: Ugo Locatelli, Giuseppe Meazza, Alfredo Foni, Pietro Serantoni (crouched), Aldo Olivieri, Pietro Rava, Michele Andreolo, Amedeo Bortolotti (physio).](https://digitalhub.fifa.com/transform/7c1dce8f-a9f4-420f-938e-b7021d359917/ITA-celebrating-2_Original_5133?focuspoint=0.41,0.42&io=transform:fill,width:768&quality=75) The outbreak of war meant the next World Cup was not held until 1950, and Gli Azzurri’s three-in-a-row ambitions ended when they were eliminated in the group stage. ## Brazil conquer in Sweden and ChileBrazil conquer in Sweden and Chile Brazil would become the next side to win the sport’s most coveted prize in successive editions. A Seleção won the 1958 tournament in exhilarating style, with a 17-year-old Pele starring in a march to glory which culminated in a 5-2 final win over hosts Sweden. Loaded: 0% 0:00 Progress: 0% 0:00 Progress: 0% 00:00 / 00:00 / Duration Time 0:00 Remaining Time -0:00 Brazil v Sweden \\| 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden™ \\| Classic MatchesBrazil v Sweden \\| 1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden™ \\| Classic Matches Watch highlights of some of the best matches ever played in the FIFA World Cup™.Watch highlights of some of the best matches ever played in the FIFA World Cup™. Brazil retained their crown on South American soil at Chile 1962. Despite an injury to Pele in their second group game, which kept him out for the remainder of the competition, the Brazilians were again a class apart. The likes of Garrincha, Vava and Amarildo shone as they progressed to a final showdown with Czechoslovakia, which they won 3-1. Loaded: 0% 0:00 Progress: 0% 0:00 Progress: 0% 00:00 / 00:00 / Duration Time 0:00 Remaining Time -0:00 Brazil v Czechoslovakia \\| 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile™ \\| Classic MatchesBrazil v Czechoslovakia \\| 1962 FIFA World Cup Chile™ \\| Classic Matches Watch highlights of some of the best matches ever played in the FIFA World Cup™.Watch highlights of some of the best matches ever played in the FIFA World Cup™. Brazil’s hopes of a first-ever ‘three-peat’ at England 1966 were also dashed in the group stage, however, with defeats to Hungary and Portugal resulting in a surprise early exit. ## One step too farOne step too far As well as France in 2022, two other teams have come within one match of winning consecutive World Cups. Argentina were runners-up to West Germany at Italy 1990, four years after Diego Maradona and Co had clinched the trophy by beating the same opponents in the final. Loaded: 0% 0:00 Progress: 0% 0:00 Progress: 0% 00:00 / 00:00 / Duration Time 0:00 Remaining Time -0:00 Germany FR v Argentina \\| Final \\| 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy™ \\| HighlightsGermany FR v Argentina \\| Final \\| 1990 FIFA World Cup Italy™ \\| Highlights Watch the highlights from the match between Germany FR and Argentina played at Stadio Olimpico, Rome on Sunday, 08 July 1990.Watch the highlights from the match between Germany FR and Argentina played at Stadio Olimpico, Rome on Sunday, 08 July 1990. Brazil then went to France 1998 as reigning champions, but a comprehensive final defeat to the hosts shattered their dreams of becoming the first nation to win back-to-back titles on two separate occasions. Loaded: 0% 0:00 Progress: 0% 0:00 Progress: 0% 00:00 / 00:00 / Duration Time 0:00 Remaining Time -0:00 Brazil v France \\| Final \\| 1998 FIFA World Cup France™ \\| HighlightsBrazil v France \\| Final \\| 1998 FIFA World Cup France™ \\| Highlights Watch the highlights from the match between Brazil and France played at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on Sunday, 12 July 1998.Watch the highlights from the match between Brazil and France played at Stade de France, Saint-Denis on Sunday, 12 July 1998.
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