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Calculated Shard: 192 (from laksa027)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa192.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.ranker.com/list/best-world-cup-championship-teams-in-history/patrick-alexander\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.ranker.com/list/best-world-cup-championship-teams-in-history/patrick-alexander\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

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{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list\/best-world-cup-championship-teams-in-history\/patrick-alexander","crawl_time":1775520944,"first_indexed_time":1665058583,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,ranker!www,\/list\/best-world-cup-championship-teams-in-history\/patrick-alexander s443","src_root_hash":"5528893345283861792","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"All 22 FIFA World Cup Champions, Ranked","meta_descriptions":["Over 200 fans have voted on the 20+ items on Best World Cup Champions Of All Time. Current Top 3: Brazil - 1970, Brazil - 2002, Spain - 2010"],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Who are the\nbest World Cup\nchampions of all time?\nEvery four years, the entire footballing world comes together for the ultimate soccer showdown featuring all of the best soccer teams in the world\n. Since the tournament began in 1930, there have been 8 nations that have claimed the title of World Cup champion in 21 runnings of the competition. Over the course of one month, the best soccer team in the world is decided\nculminating in the World Cup finals\n. Who is the best World Cup champion of all time? Which World Cup winning squad do you love most?\nWhen it comes to the best FIFA World Cup champions, Brazil has the most marbles in the jar with five World Cup titles all time. The\nSeleção's\nbest World Cup victory was likely in 1970, when the Pelé-led side took home the Jules Rimet Trophy. Germany also has four FIFA World Cups, last winning in 2014 with a very pragmatic side. 2014 Spain, 1986 Argentina, and 2018 France all have their arguments on a list of World Cup champions, too. With so much talent in international football, the tournament often features many of\nthe greatest soccer players of all time\n.\nVote up the best World Cup championship teams of all time, or maybe just your favorite teams to watch over the years, and help decide who are the greatest World Cup championship winners in the quadrennial tournament's history.\nMost divisive:\nEngland -1966\nOver 200 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Best World Cup Champs\nThis list is\ndynamically ranked\nbased on user voting. The order reflects the consensus of our voters and is not influenced by paid placements or editorial bias.\nPhoto:\nConfederação Brasileira de Futebol\n1\n177 votes\nBrazil 1970 was the first World Cup shown on color TV, and it featured probably the greatest World Cup winners the globe ever saw donning canary yellow jerseys. Commanded by Pelé (four goals) and Jairzinho (seven goals) leading the offense, the Seleção outscored opposition 19-7 while winning every one of their six matches. They were the first team to achieve this feat in a single tournament. Two of Brazil’s wins were by one goal - a group-stage standoff with England (1-0) and a shootout versus Romania (3-2). In the knockout rounds, Brazil crushed their competitors, besting South American rivals Peru 4-2 and Uruguay 3-1 before leveling Italy 4-1 in the Final, after Italy had just taken down Franz Beckenbauer and Golden Boot winner Gerd Müller's West Germany in the semifinals. In front of more than 100,000 fans at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Brazil delivered football at its finest in the WC Final. Pelé scored the opener off a Rivellino cross 18 minutes in, and Carlos Alberto hammered the ball in the corner of net with a brilliant team goal. Brazil never looked back.\nSTARTING XI\n:\nGK  Félix\nRB  Carlos Alberto (c)\nCB  Brito\nCB  Piazza\nLB  Everaldo\nRH  Clodoaldo\nLH  Gérson\nOR  Jairzinho\nOL  Rivellino \nCF  Tostão\nCF  Pelé\nSUBSTITUTES\n:\nGK  Ado\nDF  Marco Antônio\nDF  Fontana\nMF  Caju\nFW  Roberto\nMANAGER:\nMário Zagallo\nPhoto:\nBrazil National Football Team\n2\n164 votes\nIt's tough to rank the best Brazil teams of all time because there's just so many, but the 2002\nSeleção\nwere just unstoppable. They were the first - and only still - team to finish the World Cup with seven wins and no losses. Ronaldo scored eight goals, Rivaldo scored five and a young Ronaldinho scored twice. Brazil netted 18 times against four allowed. In the knockout stages, Brazil bested Belgium 2-0, England 2-1 and Turkey 1-0. Though Oliver Kahn was awarded the Golden Ball for aiding Germany's finals run, he could do nothing to stop Ronaldo and Brazil in their 2-0 victory. \nSTARTING XI\n: \nGK  Marcos\nCB  Lúcio\nCB  Edmílson\nCB  Roque Júnior \nRM  Cafu (c)\nCM  Gilberto Silva\nCM  Kléberson\nLM  Roberto Carlos\nAM  Ronaldinho  \nCF  Rivaldo\nCF  Ronaldo  \nSUBSTITUTES\n:\nMF  Juninho Paulista  \nMF  Denílson \nFW  Luizão\nFW  Kaká \nMANAGER\n:\nLuiz Felipe Scolari\nPhoto:\nReal Federación Española de Fútbol\n3\n165 votes\nSandwiched between Spain's back-to-back European Championships, Spain’s golden generation linked a decade long run of dominance with a beautifully pragmatic performance to win their first World Cup.\nLa Furia Roja\nscored just eight goals, but were impossible to beat in 2010 thanks to a superb defense and magnificent midfield. With Iker Casillas between the sticks and a backline commanded by Sergio Ramos and Carlos Puyol, midfielders Xavi and Andrés Iniesta controlled games like no one else before them. Up top, David Villa added just enough scoring for Spain to gut out four consecutive 1-0 victories in the knockout stage. It wasn't all roses, though, as Spain actually lost their opening match 0-1 to Switzerland before regrouping. Following a 2-1 win vs. Chile to win the group, Spain did not allow another goal the rest of the competition via a remarkable display of defensive possession football. Spain's impressive semifinal win versus Germany, who had just thumped Argentina 4-0, would got down as an all time clinic. Vicente del Bosque's men sacrificed stats for a pure, total 90 possession style that saw them record the lowest goal differential (+6) of all World Cup winners. \nSTARTING XI\n: \nGK  Iker Casillas (c)\nRB  Sergio Ramos \nCB  Gerard Piqué\nCB  Carles Puyol \nLB  Joan Capdevila \nDM  Sergio Busquets\nDM  Xabi Alonso  \nCM  Xavi \nRW  Andrés Iniesta \nLW  Pedro  \nCF  David Villa  \nSUBSTITUTES\n:\nMF  Jesús Navas  \nMF  Cesc Fàbregas  \nFW  Fernando Torres  \nMF  David Silva\nMF  Juan Mata\nMANAGER\n:\nVicente del Bosque\nPhoto:\nDeutscher Fußball-Bund\n4\n170 votes\nGermany's first World Cup win as a unified country also doubles as its likely best. Germany finished third in 2006 and in 2010 following a runner-up showing in 2002. In 2014, Germany finally put it all together with a dominating performance, as\nDie Mannschaft\nwowed with an 18-4 advantage in total goals. Although stymied by a 2-2 draw against Ghana in the group stage, Germany never really looked like it could lose. It took extra time to knock out Algeria, but the Germans then delivered France its only loss of the tournament on a quarterfinals platter. The 7-1 leveling of Brazil was one of the most remarkable beatdowns in World Cup history, mostly because of the capitulation of the host nation, but also because Germany finished the job against Argentina and Lionel Messi in the finals. Mario Götze broke a scoreless finals deadlock in the 113th minute and the Germans were crowned World Cup winners.\nSTARTING XI\n:\nGK  Manuel Neuer\nLB  Benedikt Höwedes \nCB  Mats Hummels\nCB  Jérôme Boateng\nRB  Philipp Lahm (c)\nLM  Toni Kroos\nCM  Bastian Schweinsteiger \nRM  Christoph Kramer  \nLF  Mesut Özil  \nCF  Miroslav Klose  \nRF  Thomas Müller\nSUBSTITUTES\n:\nFW  André Schürrle  \nMF  Mario Götze  \nDF  Per Mertesacker\nMF Sami Khedira \nMANAGER\n:\nJoachim Löw\n \nPhoto:\nFrance National Football Team\n5\n125 votes\nFrance 1998 proved that it's not about how you start, but how you finish. After a pedestrian showing in the knockout rounds,\nLes Bleus\ncapped off their WC run with an incredible 3-0 win over Brazil in the final. France suffocated its group with nine goals for and one against in a group including Denmark, South Africa and Saudi Arabia. From there, France needed a golden goal against Paraguay, penalties versus Italy and a second-half brace from right back Lillian Thuram to rally past Croatia 2-1. France finished with an stunning plus-13 goal differential while allowing only two, making it\nthe best defensive\nperformance in World Cup history (later matched by Italy 2006 and Spain 2010). \nSTARTING XI\n:\nGK  Fabien Barthez\nRB  Lilian Thuram\nCB  Frank Leboeuf\nCB  Marcel Desailly \nLB  Bixente Lizarazu\nDM  Didier Deschamps (c) \nCM  Christian Karembeu \nCM  Emmanuel Petit\nAM  Zinedine Zidane\nAM  Youri Djorkaeff  \nCF  Stéphane Guivarc'h  \nSUBSTITUTES\n:\nMF  Alain Boghossian  \nFW  Christophe Dugarry  \nMF  Patrick Vieira \nMF  Robert Pires\nFW  Thierry Henry\nFW  David Trezeguet\nMANAGER\n:\nAimé Jacquet\n \nPhoto:\nBrazil National Football Team\n6\n146 votes\nIt was a sight to behold when Pelé burst onto the scene as a precocious 17-year-old and scored six goals at the 1958 World Cup, including two in the Final, as he led Brazil to its first ever World Cup victory. The ‘58 Brazil team had plenty of attacking verve, with Vavá (five goals) joining Pelé on an attack that netted 16 goals in six matches. The\nCanarinho\noutscored their Semifinal and Final opponents by a combined 10-4. The defense was impressive, allowing only four goals the entire tournament. Of particular note, Brazil basically shutdown France’s Just Fontaine, who was considered one of the best players in the world at the time, as they held Fontaine to one goal, after the striker scored 12 goals in his other five matches. The 1958 World Cup served as a jumping off point for Brazil, as they would go on a run to win three World Cup titles in four tournaments - only interrupted by Eusébio's brilliance in 1966.\nSTARTING XI\n:\nGK  Gilmar\nRB  Djalma Santos\nCB  Orlando\nCB  Hideraldo Bellini (c)\nLB  Nílton Santos\nRH  Zito\nLH  Didi\nOR  Garrincha\nOL  Mário Zagallo\nCF  Vavá\nCF  Pelé\nSUBSTITUTES\nRB  De Sordi\nFW Jose Altafini\nMANAGER\n:\nVicente Feola","attrs_markdown":"![](https:\/\/sb.scorecardresearch.com\/p?c1=2&c2=10600724&cv=3.6&cj=1)\n\n[![Ranker Logo](https:\/\/static.ranker.com\/img\/brand\/ranker-logo.svg?v=1&auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=2&w=104)![Ranker Wordmark](https:\/\/static.ranker.com\/img\/brand\/wordmark.svg?v=1&auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=2&w=210)](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/)\n\n![Sports](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/brand\/10\/header\/logo.png?fit=fill&fm=png&q=60&dpr=2&w=75&h=56?v=17)\n\n![](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/vote-on-pill.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=24&w=105)\n\nvote on everything\n\n- [Watchworthy](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/tags\/what-to-watch?ref=mainnav)\n- [Weird History](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/tags\/weird-history?ref=mainnav)\n- [Graveyard Shift](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/tags\/graveyard-shift?ref=mainnav)\n- [Total Nerd](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/tags\/total-nerd?ref=mainnav)\n- [Gaming](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/tags\/gaming?ref=mainnav)\n- [Unscripted](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/tags\/unscripted?ref=mainnav)\n- [Lifestyle](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/tags\/lifestyle?ref=mainnav)\n- [Music](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list-of\/music?ref=mainnav)\n- [Sports](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list-of\/sports?ref=mainnav)\n\n[\\#28 Andrés Iniestaon The Top Soccer Players In The World Right Now, Ranked]()\n\n[\\#15 A.C. 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Alexander](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/user_img\/20800\/103995271\/original\/103995271-u2?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&dpr=2&crop=faces&h=40&w=40)\n\n[Pat Alexander](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/writer\/patrick-alexander \"View Pat Alexander's profile\")\n\nUpdated October 15, 2025 22 items\n\nRanked By\n\n![](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/rankedByCaret.svg?v=5&auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=8.852&w=6.898)\n\n262voters\n\n1\\.9Kvotes\n\nVoting Rules\n\nVote up the best World Cup winning teams of all time.\n\nWho are the [best World Cup](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list\/best-world-cups-of-all-time\/patrick-alexander?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword) champions of all time? [Every four years, the entire footballing world comes together for the ultimate soccer showdown featuring all of the best soccer teams in the world](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list\/best-world-cups-of-all-time\/patrick-alexander). Since the tournament began in 1930, there have been 8 nations that have claimed the title of World Cup champion in 21 runnings of the competition. Over the course of one month, the best soccer team in the world is decided [culminating in the World Cup finals](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list\/best-world-cup-finals-of-all-time\/patrick-alexander). Who is the best World Cup champion of all time? Which World Cup winning squad do you love most?\n\nWhen it comes to the best FIFA World Cup champions, Brazil has the most marbles in the jar with five World Cup titles all time. The Seleção's best World Cup victory was likely in 1970, when the Pelé-led side took home the Jules Rimet Trophy. Germany also has four FIFA World Cups, last winning in 2014 with a very pragmatic side. 2014 Spain, 1986 Argentina, and 2018 France all have their arguments on a list of World Cup champions, too. With so much talent in international football, the tournament often features many of [the greatest soccer players of all time](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list\/the-best-soccer-players-of-all-time\/ranker-soccer).\n\nVote up the best World Cup championship teams of all time, or maybe just your favorite teams to watch over the years, and help decide who are the greatest World Cup championship winners in the quadrennial tournament's history.\n\nMost divisive: England -1966\n\nOver 200 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Best World Cup Champs\n\n![Info Icon](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/info-icon.png?v=2&auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=11&w=12.5)HOW RANKINGS WORK![](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/chevronExpand.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=13&w=71)\n\nThis list is [dynamically ranked](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/howrankingswork) based on user voting. The order reflects the consensus of our voters and is not influenced by paid placements or editorial bias.\n\n![](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/chevronExpand.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=13&w=71)\n***\n- [![Brazil - 1970](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/user_node_img\/32\/622313\/original\/brazil-national-football-team-football-teams-soccer-photo-u3?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&dpr=2&w=500)](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/review\/brazil-national-football-team\/622313 \"Brazil - 1970\")\n  \n  - Photo:\n    - Confederação Brasileira de Futebol\n  **1**\n  \n  ![Vote Up](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/voteUp.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44)\n  \n  ![Vote Down](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/voteDown.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44)\n  \n  177 votes\n  ## [Brazil - 1970](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/review\/brazil-national-football-team\/622313 \"Brazil - 1970\")\n  Brazil 1970 was the first World Cup shown on color TV, and it featured probably the greatest World Cup winners the globe ever saw donning canary yellow jerseys. Commanded by Pelé (four goals) and Jairzinho (seven goals) leading the offense, the Seleção outscored opposition 19-7 while winning every one of their six matches. They were the first team to achieve this feat in a single tournament. Two of Brazil’s wins were by one goal - a group-stage standoff with England (1-0) and a shootout versus Romania (3-2). In the knockout rounds, Brazil crushed their competitors, besting South American rivals Peru 4-2 and Uruguay 3-1 before leveling Italy 4-1 in the Final, after Italy had just taken down Franz Beckenbauer and Golden Boot winner Gerd Müller's West Germany in the semifinals. In front of more than 100,000 fans at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Brazil delivered football at its finest in the WC Final. Pelé scored the opener off a Rivellino cross 18 minutes in, and Carlos Alberto hammered the ball in the corner of net with a brilliant team goal. Brazil never looked back.\n  \n  STARTING XI:  \n  GK Félix  \n  RB Carlos Alberto (c)  \n  CB Brito  \n  CB Piazza  \n  LB Everaldo  \n  RH Clodoaldo  \n  LH Gérson  \n  OR Jairzinho  \n  OL Rivellino   \n  CF Tostão  \n  CF Pelé  \n  SUBSTITUTES:  \n  GK Ado  \n  DF Marco Antônio  \n  DF Fontana  \n  MF Caju  \n  FW Roberto\n  \n  MANAGER:  \n  Mário Zagallo\n- ![Brazil - 2002](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/user_node_img\/50133\/1002657483\/original\/1002657483-photo-u455349044?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&dpr=2&w=500)\n  \n  - Photo:\n    - Brazil National Football Team\n  **2**\n  \n  ![Vote Up](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/voteUp.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44)\n  \n  ![Vote Down](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/voteDown.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44)\n  \n  164 votes\n  ## Brazil - 2002\n  It's tough to rank the best Brazil teams of all time because there's just so many, but the 2002 Seleção were just unstoppable. They were the first - and only still - team to finish the World Cup with seven wins and no losses. Ronaldo scored eight goals, Rivaldo scored five and a young Ronaldinho scored twice. Brazil netted 18 times against four allowed. In the knockout stages, Brazil bested Belgium 2-0, England 2-1 and Turkey 1-0. Though Oliver Kahn was awarded the Golden Ball for aiding Germany's finals run, he could do nothing to stop Ronaldo and Brazil in their 2-0 victory.\n  \n  STARTING XI:   \n  GK Marcos  \n  CB Lúcio  \n  CB Edmílson  \n  CB Roque Júnior   \n  RM Cafu (c)  \n  CM Gilberto Silva  \n  CM Kléberson  \n  LM Roberto Carlos  \n  AM Ronaldinho   \n  CF Rivaldo  \n  CF Ronaldo   \n  SUBSTITUTES:  \n  MF Juninho Paulista   \n  MF Denílson   \n  FW Luizão  \n  FW Kaká\n  \n  MANAGER:  \n  Luiz Felipe Scolari\n- [![Spain - 2010](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/user_node_img\/104\/2071646\/original\/2071646-photo-u7?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&dpr=2&w=500)](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/review\/spain-national-football-team\/2071646 \"Spain - 2010\")\n  \n  - Photo:\n    - Real Federación Española de Fútbol\n  **3**\n  \n  ![Vote Up](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/voteUp.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44)\n  \n  ![Vote Down](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/voteDown.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44)\n  \n  165 votes\n  ## [Spain - 2010](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/review\/spain-national-football-team\/2071646 \"Spain - 2010\")\n  Sandwiched between Spain's back-to-back European Championships, Spain’s golden generation linked a decade long run of dominance with a beautifully pragmatic performance to win their first World Cup. La Furia Roja scored just eight goals, but were impossible to beat in 2010 thanks to a superb defense and magnificent midfield. With Iker Casillas between the sticks and a backline commanded by Sergio Ramos and Carlos Puyol, midfielders Xavi and Andrés Iniesta controlled games like no one else before them. Up top, David Villa added just enough scoring for Spain to gut out four consecutive 1-0 victories in the knockout stage. It wasn't all roses, though, as Spain actually lost their opening match 0-1 to Switzerland before regrouping. Following a 2-1 win vs. Chile to win the group, Spain did not allow another goal the rest of the competition via a remarkable display of defensive possession football. Spain's impressive semifinal win versus Germany, who had just thumped Argentina 4-0, would got down as an all time clinic. Vicente del Bosque's men sacrificed stats for a pure, total 90 possession style that saw them record the lowest goal differential (+6) of all World Cup winners.\n  \n  STARTING XI:   \n  GK Iker Casillas (c)  \n  RB Sergio Ramos   \n  CB Gerard Piqué  \n  CB Carles Puyol   \n  LB Joan Capdevila   \n  DM Sergio Busquets  \n  DM Xabi Alonso   \n  CM Xavi   \n  RW Andrés Iniesta   \n  LW Pedro   \n  CF David Villa   \n  SUBSTITUTES:  \n  MF Jesús Navas   \n  MF Cesc Fàbregas   \n  FW Fernando Torres   \n  MF David Silva  \n  MF Juan Mata\n  \n  MANAGER:  \n  Vicente del Bosque\n- [![Germany - 2014]()](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/review\/germany-national-football-team\/1064559 \"Germany - 2014\")\n  \n  - Photo:\n    - Deutscher Fußball-Bund\n  **4**\n  \n  ![Vote Up](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/voteUp.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44)\n  \n  ![Vote Down](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/voteDown.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44)\n  \n  170 votes\n  ## [Germany - 2014](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/review\/germany-national-football-team\/1064559 \"Germany - 2014\")\n  Germany's first World Cup win as a unified country also doubles as its likely best. Germany finished third in 2006 and in 2010 following a runner-up showing in 2002. In 2014, Germany finally put it all together with a dominating performance, as Die Mannschaft wowed with an 18-4 advantage in total goals. Although stymied by a 2-2 draw against Ghana in the group stage, Germany never really looked like it could lose. It took extra time to knock out Algeria, but the Germans then delivered France its only loss of the tournament on a quarterfinals platter. The 7-1 leveling of Brazil was one of the most remarkable beatdowns in World Cup history, mostly because of the capitulation of the host nation, but also because Germany finished the job against Argentina and Lionel Messi in the finals. Mario Götze broke a scoreless finals deadlock in the 113th minute and the Germans were crowned World Cup winners.\n  \n  STARTING XI:  \n  GK Manuel Neuer  \n  LB Benedikt Höwedes   \n  CB Mats Hummels  \n  CB Jérôme Boateng  \n  RB Philipp Lahm (c)  \n  LM Toni Kroos  \n  CM Bastian Schweinsteiger   \n  RM Christoph Kramer   \n  LF Mesut Özil   \n  CF Miroslav Klose   \n  RF Thomas Müller  \n  SUBSTITUTES:  \n  FW André Schürrle   \n  MF Mario Götze   \n  DF Per Mertesacker  \n  MF Sami Khedira\n  \n  MANAGER:  \n  Joachim Löw\n- ![France - 1998]()\n  \n  - Photo:\n    - France National Football Team\n  **5**\n  \n  ![Vote Up](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/voteUp.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44)\n  \n  ![Vote Down](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/voteDown.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44)\n  \n  125 votes\n  ## France - 1998\n  France 1998 proved that it's not about how you start, but how you finish. After a pedestrian showing in the knockout rounds, Les Bleus capped off their WC run with an incredible 3-0 win over Brazil in the final. France suffocated its group with nine goals for and one against in a group including Denmark, South Africa and Saudi Arabia. From there, France needed a golden goal against Paraguay, penalties versus Italy and a second-half brace from right back Lillian Thuram to rally past Croatia 2-1. France finished with an stunning plus-13 goal differential while allowing only two, making it [the best defensive](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/crowdranked-list\/greatest-defensive-tackles-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword) performance in World Cup history (later matched by Italy 2006 and Spain 2010).\n  \n  STARTING XI:  \n  GK Fabien Barthez  \n  RB Lilian Thuram  \n  CB Frank Leboeuf  \n  CB Marcel Desailly   \n  LB Bixente Lizarazu  \n  DM Didier Deschamps (c)   \n  CM Christian Karembeu   \n  CM Emmanuel Petit  \n  AM Zinedine Zidane  \n  AM Youri Djorkaeff   \n  CF Stéphane Guivarc'h   \n  SUBSTITUTES:  \n  MF Alain Boghossian   \n  FW Christophe Dugarry   \n  MF Patrick Vieira   \n  MF Robert Pires  \n  FW Thierry Henry  \n  FW David Trezeguet\n  \n  MANAGER:  \n  Aimé Jacquet\n- ![Brazil - 1958]()\n  \n  - Photo:\n    - Brazil National Football Team\n  **6**\n  \n  ![Vote Up](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/voteUp.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44)\n  \n  ![Vote Down](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/voteDown.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44)\n  \n  146 votes\n  ## Brazil - 1958\n  It was a sight to behold when Pelé burst onto the scene as a precocious 17-year-old and scored six goals at the 1958 World Cup, including two in the Final, as he led Brazil to its first ever World Cup victory. The ‘58 Brazil team had plenty of attacking verve, with Vavá (five goals) joining Pelé on an attack that netted 16 goals in six matches. The Canarinho outscored their Semifinal and Final opponents by a combined 10-4. The defense was impressive, allowing only four goals the entire tournament. Of particular note, Brazil basically shutdown France’s Just Fontaine, who was considered one of the best players in the world at the time, as they held Fontaine to one goal, after the striker scored 12 goals in his other five matches. The 1958 World Cup served as a jumping off point for Brazil, as they would go on a run to win three World Cup titles in four tournaments - only interrupted by Eusébio's brilliance in 1966.\n  \n  STARTING XI:  \n  GK Gilmar  \n  RB Djalma Santos  \n  CB Orlando  \n  CB Hideraldo Bellini (c)  \n  LB Nílton Santos  \n  RH Zito  \n  LH Didi  \n  OR Garrincha  \n  OL Mário Zagallo  \n  CF Vavá  \n  CF Pelé  \n  SUBSTITUTES  \n  RB De Sordi  \n  FW Jose Altafini\n  \n  MANAGER:  \n  Vicente Feola\n\nload more\n\nNEXT LIST![](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/img\/icons\/chevronRight.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=clip&fm=png&dpr=4&h=23&w=15)\n\n![](https:\/\/v3api.ranker.com\/api\/px?lid=3208555)","attrs_readable_markdown":"Who are the [best World Cup](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list\/best-world-cups-of-all-time\/patrick-alexander?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword) champions of all time? [Every four years, the entire footballing world comes together for the ultimate soccer showdown featuring all of the best soccer teams in the world](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list\/best-world-cups-of-all-time\/patrick-alexander). Since the tournament began in 1930, there have been 8 nations that have claimed the title of World Cup champion in 21 runnings of the competition. Over the course of one month, the best soccer team in the world is decided [culminating in the World Cup finals](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list\/best-world-cup-finals-of-all-time\/patrick-alexander). Who is the best World Cup champion of all time? Which World Cup winning squad do you love most?\n\nWhen it comes to the best FIFA World Cup champions, Brazil has the most marbles in the jar with five World Cup titles all time. The Seleção's best World Cup victory was likely in 1970, when the Pelé-led side took home the Jules Rimet Trophy. Germany also has four FIFA World Cups, last winning in 2014 with a very pragmatic side. 2014 Spain, 1986 Argentina, and 2018 France all have their arguments on a list of World Cup champions, too. With so much talent in international football, the tournament often features many of [the greatest soccer players of all time](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/list\/the-best-soccer-players-of-all-time\/ranker-soccer).\n\nVote up the best World Cup championship teams of all time, or maybe just your favorite teams to watch over the years, and help decide who are the greatest World Cup championship winners in the quadrennial tournament's history.\n\nMost divisive: England -1966\n\nOver 200 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Best World Cup Champs\n\nThis list is [dynamically ranked](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/howrankingswork) based on user voting. The order reflects the consensus of our voters and is not influenced by paid placements or editorial bias.\n***\n- [![Brazil - 1970](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/user_node_img\/32\/622313\/original\/brazil-national-football-team-football-teams-soccer-photo-u3?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&dpr=2&w=500)](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/review\/brazil-national-football-team\/622313 \"Brazil - 1970\")\n  \n  - Photo:\n    - Confederação Brasileira de Futebol\n  **1**\n  \n  177 votes\n  Brazil 1970 was the first World Cup shown on color TV, and it featured probably the greatest World Cup winners the globe ever saw donning canary yellow jerseys. Commanded by Pelé (four goals) and Jairzinho (seven goals) leading the offense, the Seleção outscored opposition 19-7 while winning every one of their six matches. They were the first team to achieve this feat in a single tournament. Two of Brazil’s wins were by one goal - a group-stage standoff with England (1-0) and a shootout versus Romania (3-2). In the knockout rounds, Brazil crushed their competitors, besting South American rivals Peru 4-2 and Uruguay 3-1 before leveling Italy 4-1 in the Final, after Italy had just taken down Franz Beckenbauer and Golden Boot winner Gerd Müller's West Germany in the semifinals. In front of more than 100,000 fans at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Brazil delivered football at its finest in the WC Final. Pelé scored the opener off a Rivellino cross 18 minutes in, and Carlos Alberto hammered the ball in the corner of net with a brilliant team goal. Brazil never looked back. STARTING XI:  \n  GK Félix  \n  RB Carlos Alberto (c)  \n  CB Brito  \n  CB Piazza  \n  LB Everaldo  \n  RH Clodoaldo  \n  LH Gérson  \n  OR Jairzinho  \n  OL Rivellino   \n  CF Tostão  \n  CF Pelé  \n  SUBSTITUTES:  \n  GK Ado  \n  DF Marco Antônio  \n  DF Fontana  \n  MF Caju  \n  FW Roberto MANAGER:  \n  Mário Zagallo\n- ![Brazil - 2002](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/user_node_img\/50133\/1002657483\/original\/1002657483-photo-u455349044?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&dpr=2&w=500)\n  \n  - Photo:\n    - Brazil National Football Team\n  **2**\n  \n  164 votes\n  It's tough to rank the best Brazil teams of all time because there's just so many, but the 2002 Seleção were just unstoppable. They were the first - and only still - team to finish the World Cup with seven wins and no losses. Ronaldo scored eight goals, Rivaldo scored five and a young Ronaldinho scored twice. Brazil netted 18 times against four allowed. In the knockout stages, Brazil bested Belgium 2-0, England 2-1 and Turkey 1-0. Though Oliver Kahn was awarded the Golden Ball for aiding Germany's finals run, he could do nothing to stop Ronaldo and Brazil in their 2-0 victory. STARTING XI:   \n  GK Marcos  \n  CB Lúcio  \n  CB Edmílson  \n  CB Roque Júnior   \n  RM Cafu (c)  \n  CM Gilberto Silva  \n  CM Kléberson  \n  LM Roberto Carlos  \n  AM Ronaldinho   \n  CF Rivaldo  \n  CF Ronaldo   \n  SUBSTITUTES:  \n  MF Juninho Paulista   \n  MF Denílson   \n  FW Luizão  \n  FW Kaká MANAGER:  \n  Luiz Felipe Scolari\n- [![Spain - 2010](https:\/\/imgix.ranker.com\/user_node_img\/104\/2071646\/original\/2071646-photo-u7?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&dpr=2&w=500)](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/review\/spain-national-football-team\/2071646 \"Spain - 2010\")\n  \n  - Photo:\n    - Real Federación Española de Fútbol\n  **3**\n  \n  165 votes\n  Sandwiched between Spain's back-to-back European Championships, Spain’s golden generation linked a decade long run of dominance with a beautifully pragmatic performance to win their first World Cup. La Furia Roja scored just eight goals, but were impossible to beat in 2010 thanks to a superb defense and magnificent midfield. With Iker Casillas between the sticks and a backline commanded by Sergio Ramos and Carlos Puyol, midfielders Xavi and Andrés Iniesta controlled games like no one else before them. Up top, David Villa added just enough scoring for Spain to gut out four consecutive 1-0 victories in the knockout stage. It wasn't all roses, though, as Spain actually lost their opening match 0-1 to Switzerland before regrouping. Following a 2-1 win vs. Chile to win the group, Spain did not allow another goal the rest of the competition via a remarkable display of defensive possession football. Spain's impressive semifinal win versus Germany, who had just thumped Argentina 4-0, would got down as an all time clinic. Vicente del Bosque's men sacrificed stats for a pure, total 90 possession style that saw them record the lowest goal differential (+6) of all World Cup winners. STARTING XI:   \n  GK Iker Casillas (c)  \n  RB Sergio Ramos   \n  CB Gerard Piqué  \n  CB Carles Puyol   \n  LB Joan Capdevila   \n  DM Sergio Busquets  \n  DM Xabi Alonso   \n  CM Xavi   \n  RW Andrés Iniesta   \n  LW Pedro   \n  CF David Villa   \n  SUBSTITUTES:  \n  MF Jesús Navas   \n  MF Cesc Fàbregas   \n  FW Fernando Torres   \n  MF David Silva  \n  MF Juan Mata MANAGER:  \n  Vicente del Bosque\n- [![Germany - 2014]()](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/review\/germany-national-football-team\/1064559 \"Germany - 2014\")\n  \n  - Photo:\n    - Deutscher Fußball-Bund\n  **4**\n  \n  170 votes\n  Germany's first World Cup win as a unified country also doubles as its likely best. Germany finished third in 2006 and in 2010 following a runner-up showing in 2002. In 2014, Germany finally put it all together with a dominating performance, as Die Mannschaft wowed with an 18-4 advantage in total goals. Although stymied by a 2-2 draw against Ghana in the group stage, Germany never really looked like it could lose. It took extra time to knock out Algeria, but the Germans then delivered France its only loss of the tournament on a quarterfinals platter. The 7-1 leveling of Brazil was one of the most remarkable beatdowns in World Cup history, mostly because of the capitulation of the host nation, but also because Germany finished the job against Argentina and Lionel Messi in the finals. Mario Götze broke a scoreless finals deadlock in the 113th minute and the Germans were crowned World Cup winners. STARTING XI:  \n  GK Manuel Neuer  \n  LB Benedikt Höwedes   \n  CB Mats Hummels  \n  CB Jérôme Boateng  \n  RB Philipp Lahm (c)  \n  LM Toni Kroos  \n  CM Bastian Schweinsteiger   \n  RM Christoph Kramer   \n  LF Mesut Özil   \n  CF Miroslav Klose   \n  RF Thomas Müller  \n  SUBSTITUTES:  \n  FW André Schürrle   \n  MF Mario Götze   \n  DF Per Mertesacker  \n  MF Sami Khedira MANAGER:  \n  Joachim Löw\n- ![France - 1998]()\n  \n  - Photo:\n    - France National Football Team\n  **5**\n  \n  125 votes\n  France 1998 proved that it's not about how you start, but how you finish. After a pedestrian showing in the knockout rounds, Les Bleus capped off their WC run with an incredible 3-0 win over Brazil in the final. France suffocated its group with nine goals for and one against in a group including Denmark, South Africa and Saudi Arabia. From there, France needed a golden goal against Paraguay, penalties versus Italy and a second-half brace from right back Lillian Thuram to rally past Croatia 2-1. France finished with an stunning plus-13 goal differential while allowing only two, making it [the best defensive](https:\/\/www.ranker.com\/crowdranked-list\/greatest-defensive-tackles-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword) performance in World Cup history (later matched by Italy 2006 and Spain 2010). STARTING XI:  \n  GK Fabien Barthez  \n  RB Lilian Thuram  \n  CB Frank Leboeuf  \n  CB Marcel Desailly   \n  LB Bixente Lizarazu  \n  DM Didier Deschamps (c)   \n  CM Christian Karembeu   \n  CM Emmanuel Petit  \n  AM Zinedine Zidane  \n  AM Youri Djorkaeff   \n  CF Stéphane Guivarc'h   \n  SUBSTITUTES:  \n  MF Alain Boghossian   \n  FW Christophe Dugarry   \n  MF Patrick Vieira   \n  MF Robert Pires  \n  FW Thierry Henry  \n  FW David Trezeguet MANAGER:  \n  Aimé Jacquet\n- ![Brazil - 1958]()\n  \n  - Photo:\n    - Brazil National Football Team\n  **6**\n  \n  146 votes\n  It was a sight to behold when Pelé burst onto the scene as a precocious 17-year-old and scored six goals at the 1958 World Cup, including two in the Final, as he led Brazil to its first ever World Cup victory. The ‘58 Brazil team had plenty of attacking verve, with Vavá (five goals) joining Pelé on an attack that netted 16 goals in six matches. 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Boilerpipe Text	Who are the best World Cup champions of all time? Every four years, the entire footballing world comes together for the ultimate soccer showdown featuring all of the best soccer teams in the world . Since the tournament began in 1930, there have been 8 nations that have claimed the title of World Cup champion in 21 runnings of the competition. Over the course of one month, the best soccer team in the world is decided culminating in the World Cup finals . Who is the best World Cup champion of all time? Which World Cup winning squad do you love most? When it comes to the best FIFA World Cup champions, Brazil has the most marbles in the jar with five World Cup titles all time. The Seleção's best World Cup victory was likely in 1970, when the Pelé-led side took home the Jules Rimet Trophy. Germany also has four FIFA World Cups, last winning in 2014 with a very pragmatic side. 2014 Spain, 1986 Argentina, and 2018 France all have their arguments on a list of World Cup champions, too. With so much talent in international football, the tournament often features many of the greatest soccer players of all time . Vote up the best World Cup championship teams of all time, or maybe just your favorite teams to watch over the years, and help decide who are the greatest World Cup championship winners in the quadrennial tournament's history. Most divisive: England -1966 Over 200 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Best World Cup Champs This list is dynamically ranked based on user voting. The order reflects the consensus of our voters and is not influenced by paid placements or editorial bias. Photo: Confederação Brasileira de Futebol 1 177 votes Brazil 1970 was the first World Cup shown on color TV, and it featured probably the greatest World Cup winners the globe ever saw donning canary yellow jerseys. Commanded by Pelé (four goals) and Jairzinho (seven goals) leading the offense, the Seleção outscored opposition 19-7 while winning every one of their six matches. They were the first team to achieve this feat in a single tournament. Two of Brazil’s wins were by one goal - a group-stage standoff with England (1-0) and a shootout versus Romania (3-2). In the knockout rounds, Brazil crushed their competitors, besting South American rivals Peru 4-2 and Uruguay 3-1 before leveling Italy 4-1 in the Final, after Italy had just taken down Franz Beckenbauer and Golden Boot winner Gerd Müller's West Germany in the semifinals. In front of more than 100,000 fans at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Brazil delivered football at its finest in the WC Final. Pelé scored the opener off a Rivellino cross 18 minutes in, and Carlos Alberto hammered the ball in the corner of net with a brilliant team goal. Brazil never looked back. STARTING XI : GK Félix RB Carlos Alberto (c) CB Brito CB Piazza LB Everaldo RH Clodoaldo LH Gérson OR Jairzinho OL Rivellino CF Tostão CF Pelé SUBSTITUTES : GK Ado DF Marco Antônio DF Fontana MF Caju FW Roberto MANAGER: Mário Zagallo Photo: Brazil National Football Team 2 164 votes It's tough to rank the best Brazil teams of all time because there's just so many, but the 2002 Seleção were just unstoppable. They were the first - and only still - team to finish the World Cup with seven wins and no losses. Ronaldo scored eight goals, Rivaldo scored five and a young Ronaldinho scored twice. Brazil netted 18 times against four allowed. In the knockout stages, Brazil bested Belgium 2-0, England 2-1 and Turkey 1-0. Though Oliver Kahn was awarded the Golden Ball for aiding Germany's finals run, he could do nothing to stop Ronaldo and Brazil in their 2-0 victory. STARTING XI : GK Marcos CB Lúcio CB Edmílson CB Roque Júnior RM Cafu (c) CM Gilberto Silva CM Kléberson LM Roberto Carlos AM Ronaldinho CF Rivaldo CF Ronaldo SUBSTITUTES : MF Juninho Paulista MF Denílson FW Luizão FW Kaká MANAGER : Luiz Felipe Scolari Photo: Real Federación Española de Fútbol 3 165 votes Sandwiched between Spain's back-to-back European Championships, Spain’s golden generation linked a decade long run of dominance with a beautifully pragmatic performance to win their first World Cup. La Furia Roja scored just eight goals, but were impossible to beat in 2010 thanks to a superb defense and magnificent midfield. With Iker Casillas between the sticks and a backline commanded by Sergio Ramos and Carlos Puyol, midfielders Xavi and Andrés Iniesta controlled games like no one else before them. Up top, David Villa added just enough scoring for Spain to gut out four consecutive 1-0 victories in the knockout stage. It wasn't all roses, though, as Spain actually lost their opening match 0-1 to Switzerland before regrouping. Following a 2-1 win vs. Chile to win the group, Spain did not allow another goal the rest of the competition via a remarkable display of defensive possession football. Spain's impressive semifinal win versus Germany, who had just thumped Argentina 4-0, would got down as an all time clinic. Vicente del Bosque's men sacrificed stats for a pure, total 90 possession style that saw them record the lowest goal differential (+6) of all World Cup winners. STARTING XI : GK Iker Casillas (c) RB Sergio Ramos CB Gerard Piqué CB Carles Puyol LB Joan Capdevila DM Sergio Busquets DM Xabi Alonso CM Xavi RW Andrés Iniesta LW Pedro CF David Villa SUBSTITUTES : MF Jesús Navas MF Cesc Fàbregas FW Fernando Torres MF David Silva MF Juan Mata MANAGER : Vicente del Bosque Photo: Deutscher Fußball-Bund 4 170 votes Germany's first World Cup win as a unified country also doubles as its likely best. Germany finished third in 2006 and in 2010 following a runner-up showing in 2002. In 2014, Germany finally put it all together with a dominating performance, as Die Mannschaft wowed with an 18-4 advantage in total goals. Although stymied by a 2-2 draw against Ghana in the group stage, Germany never really looked like it could lose. It took extra time to knock out Algeria, but the Germans then delivered France its only loss of the tournament on a quarterfinals platter. The 7-1 leveling of Brazil was one of the most remarkable beatdowns in World Cup history, mostly because of the capitulation of the host nation, but also because Germany finished the job against Argentina and Lionel Messi in the finals. Mario Götze broke a scoreless finals deadlock in the 113th minute and the Germans were crowned World Cup winners. STARTING XI : GK Manuel Neuer LB Benedikt Höwedes CB Mats Hummels CB Jérôme Boateng RB Philipp Lahm (c) LM Toni Kroos CM Bastian Schweinsteiger RM Christoph Kramer LF Mesut Özil CF Miroslav Klose RF Thomas Müller SUBSTITUTES : FW André Schürrle MF Mario Götze DF Per Mertesacker MF Sami Khedira MANAGER : Joachim Löw Photo: France National Football Team 5 125 votes France 1998 proved that it's not about how you start, but how you finish. After a pedestrian showing in the knockout rounds, Les Bleus capped off their WC run with an incredible 3-0 win over Brazil in the final. France suffocated its group with nine goals for and one against in a group including Denmark, South Africa and Saudi Arabia. From there, France needed a golden goal against Paraguay, penalties versus Italy and a second-half brace from right back Lillian Thuram to rally past Croatia 2-1. France finished with an stunning plus-13 goal differential while allowing only two, making it the best defensive performance in World Cup history (later matched by Italy 2006 and Spain 2010). STARTING XI : GK Fabien Barthez RB Lilian Thuram CB Frank Leboeuf CB Marcel Desailly LB Bixente Lizarazu DM Didier Deschamps (c) CM Christian Karembeu CM Emmanuel Petit AM Zinedine Zidane AM Youri Djorkaeff CF Stéphane Guivarc'h SUBSTITUTES : MF Alain Boghossian FW Christophe Dugarry MF Patrick Vieira MF Robert Pires FW Thierry Henry FW David Trezeguet MANAGER : Aimé Jacquet Photo: Brazil National Football Team 6 146 votes It was a sight to behold when Pelé burst onto the scene as a precocious 17-year-old and scored six goals at the 1958 World Cup, including two in the Final, as he led Brazil to its first ever World Cup victory. The ‘58 Brazil team had plenty of attacking verve, with Vavá (five goals) joining Pelé on an attack that netted 16 goals in six matches. The Canarinho outscored their Semifinal and Final opponents by a combined 10-4. The defense was impressive, allowing only four goals the entire tournament. Of particular note, Brazil basically shutdown France’s Just Fontaine, who was considered one of the best players in the world at the time, as they held Fontaine to one goal, after the striker scored 12 goals in his other five matches. The 1958 World Cup served as a jumping off point for Brazil, as they would go on a run to win three World Cup titles in four tournaments - only interrupted by Eusébio's brilliance in 1966. STARTING XI : GK Gilmar RB Djalma Santos CB Orlando CB Hideraldo Bellini (c) LB Nílton Santos RH Zito LH Didi OR Garrincha OL Mário Zagallo CF Vavá CF Pelé SUBSTITUTES RB De Sordi FW Jose Altafini MANAGER : Vicente Feola
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Who are the [best World Cup](https://www.ranker.com/list/best-world-cups-of-all-time/patrick-alexander?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword) champions of all time? [Every four years, the entire footballing world comes together for the ultimate soccer showdown featuring all of the best soccer teams in the world](https://www.ranker.com/list/best-world-cups-of-all-time/patrick-alexander). Since the tournament began in 1930, there have been 8 nations that have claimed the title of World Cup champion in 21 runnings of the competition. Over the course of one month, the best soccer team in the world is decided [culminating in the World Cup finals](https://www.ranker.com/list/best-world-cup-finals-of-all-time/patrick-alexander). Who is the best World Cup champion of all time? Which World Cup winning squad do you love most? When it comes to the best FIFA World Cup champions, Brazil has the most marbles in the jar with five World Cup titles all time. The Seleção's best World Cup victory was likely in 1970, when the Pelé-led side took home the Jules Rimet Trophy. Germany also has four FIFA World Cups, last winning in 2014 with a very pragmatic side. 2014 Spain, 1986 Argentina, and 2018 France all have their arguments on a list of World Cup champions, too. With so much talent in international football, the tournament often features many of [the greatest soccer players of all time](https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-soccer-players-of-all-time/ranker-soccer). Vote up the best World Cup championship teams of all time, or maybe just your favorite teams to watch over the years, and help decide who are the greatest World Cup championship winners in the quadrennial tournament's history. Most divisive: England -1966 Over 200 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Best World Cup Champs ![Info Icon](https://imgix.ranker.com/img/icons/info-icon.png?v=2&auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=11&w=12.5)HOW RANKINGS WORK![](https://imgix.ranker.com/img/icons/chevronExpand.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=13&w=71) This list is [dynamically ranked](https://www.ranker.com/howrankingswork) based on user voting. The order reflects the consensus of our voters and is not influenced by paid placements or editorial bias. ![](https://imgix.ranker.com/img/icons/chevronExpand.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=13&w=71) * - [![Brazil - 1970](https://imgix.ranker.com/user_node_img/32/622313/original/brazil-national-football-team-football-teams-soccer-photo-u3?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&dpr=2&w=500)](https://www.ranker.com/review/brazil-national-football-team/622313 "Brazil - 1970") - Photo: - Confederação Brasileira de Futebol 1 ![Vote Up](https://imgix.ranker.com/img/icons/voteUp.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44) ![Vote Down](https://imgix.ranker.com/img/icons/voteDown.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44) 177 votes ## [Brazil - 1970](https://www.ranker.com/review/brazil-national-football-team/622313 "Brazil - 1970") Brazil 1970 was the first World Cup shown on color TV, and it featured probably the greatest World Cup winners the globe ever saw donning canary yellow jerseys. Commanded by Pelé (four goals) and Jairzinho (seven goals) leading the offense, the Seleção outscored opposition 19-7 while winning every one of their six matches. They were the first team to achieve this feat in a single tournament. Two of Brazil’s wins were by one goal - a group-stage standoff with England (1-0) and a shootout versus Romania (3-2). In the knockout rounds, Brazil crushed their competitors, besting South American rivals Peru 4-2 and Uruguay 3-1 before leveling Italy 4-1 in the Final, after Italy had just taken down Franz Beckenbauer and Golden Boot winner Gerd Müller's West Germany in the semifinals. In front of more than 100,000 fans at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Brazil delivered football at its finest in the WC Final. Pelé scored the opener off a Rivellino cross 18 minutes in, and Carlos Alberto hammered the ball in the corner of net with a brilliant team goal. Brazil never looked back. STARTING XI: GK Félix RB Carlos Alberto (c) CB Brito CB Piazza LB Everaldo RH Clodoaldo LH Gérson OR Jairzinho OL Rivellino CF Tostão CF Pelé SUBSTITUTES: GK Ado DF Marco Antônio DF Fontana MF Caju FW Roberto MANAGER: Mário Zagallo - ![Brazil - 2002](https://imgix.ranker.com/user_node_img/50133/1002657483/original/1002657483-photo-u455349044?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&dpr=2&w=500) - Photo: - Brazil National Football Team 2 ![Vote Up](https://imgix.ranker.com/img/icons/voteUp.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44) ![Vote Down](https://imgix.ranker.com/img/icons/voteDown.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44) 164 votes ## Brazil - 2002 It's tough to rank the best Brazil teams of all time because there's just so many, but the 2002 Seleção were just unstoppable. They were the first - and only still - team to finish the World Cup with seven wins and no losses. Ronaldo scored eight goals, Rivaldo scored five and a young Ronaldinho scored twice. Brazil netted 18 times against four allowed. In the knockout stages, Brazil bested Belgium 2-0, England 2-1 and Turkey 1-0. Though Oliver Kahn was awarded the Golden Ball for aiding Germany's finals run, he could do nothing to stop Ronaldo and Brazil in their 2-0 victory. STARTING XI: GK Marcos CB Lúcio CB Edmílson CB Roque Júnior RM Cafu (c) CM Gilberto Silva CM Kléberson LM Roberto Carlos AM Ronaldinho CF Rivaldo CF Ronaldo SUBSTITUTES: MF Juninho Paulista MF Denílson FW Luizão FW Kaká MANAGER: Luiz Felipe Scolari - [![Spain - 2010](https://imgix.ranker.com/user_node_img/104/2071646/original/2071646-photo-u7?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&dpr=2&w=500)](https://www.ranker.com/review/spain-national-football-team/2071646 "Spain - 2010") - Photo: - Real Federación Española de Fútbol 3 ![Vote Up](https://imgix.ranker.com/img/icons/voteUp.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44) ![Vote Down](https://imgix.ranker.com/img/icons/voteDown.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44) 165 votes ## [Spain - 2010](https://www.ranker.com/review/spain-national-football-team/2071646 "Spain - 2010") Sandwiched between Spain's back-to-back European Championships, Spain’s golden generation linked a decade long run of dominance with a beautifully pragmatic performance to win their first World Cup. La Furia Roja scored just eight goals, but were impossible to beat in 2010 thanks to a superb defense and magnificent midfield. With Iker Casillas between the sticks and a backline commanded by Sergio Ramos and Carlos Puyol, midfielders Xavi and Andrés Iniesta controlled games like no one else before them. Up top, David Villa added just enough scoring for Spain to gut out four consecutive 1-0 victories in the knockout stage. It wasn't all roses, though, as Spain actually lost their opening match 0-1 to Switzerland before regrouping. Following a 2-1 win vs. Chile to win the group, Spain did not allow another goal the rest of the competition via a remarkable display of defensive possession football. Spain's impressive semifinal win versus Germany, who had just thumped Argentina 4-0, would got down as an all time clinic. Vicente del Bosque's men sacrificed stats for a pure, total 90 possession style that saw them record the lowest goal differential (+6) of all World Cup winners. STARTING XI: GK Iker Casillas (c) RB Sergio Ramos CB Gerard Piqué CB Carles Puyol LB Joan Capdevila DM Sergio Busquets DM Xabi Alonso CM Xavi RW Andrés Iniesta LW Pedro CF David Villa SUBSTITUTES: MF Jesús Navas MF Cesc Fàbregas FW Fernando Torres MF David Silva MF Juan Mata MANAGER: Vicente del Bosque - [![Germany - 2014]()](https://www.ranker.com/review/germany-national-football-team/1064559 "Germany - 2014") - Photo: - Deutscher Fußball-Bund 4 ![Vote Up](https://imgix.ranker.com/img/icons/voteUp.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44) ![Vote Down](https://imgix.ranker.com/img/icons/voteDown.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44) 170 votes ## [Germany - 2014](https://www.ranker.com/review/germany-national-football-team/1064559 "Germany - 2014") Germany's first World Cup win as a unified country also doubles as its likely best. Germany finished third in 2006 and in 2010 following a runner-up showing in 2002. In 2014, Germany finally put it all together with a dominating performance, as Die Mannschaft wowed with an 18-4 advantage in total goals. Although stymied by a 2-2 draw against Ghana in the group stage, Germany never really looked like it could lose. It took extra time to knock out Algeria, but the Germans then delivered France its only loss of the tournament on a quarterfinals platter. The 7-1 leveling of Brazil was one of the most remarkable beatdowns in World Cup history, mostly because of the capitulation of the host nation, but also because Germany finished the job against Argentina and Lionel Messi in the finals. Mario Götze broke a scoreless finals deadlock in the 113th minute and the Germans were crowned World Cup winners. STARTING XI: GK Manuel Neuer LB Benedikt Höwedes CB Mats Hummels CB Jérôme Boateng RB Philipp Lahm (c) LM Toni Kroos CM Bastian Schweinsteiger RM Christoph Kramer LF Mesut Özil CF Miroslav Klose RF Thomas Müller SUBSTITUTES: FW André Schürrle MF Mario Götze DF Per Mertesacker MF Sami Khedira MANAGER: Joachim Löw - ![France - 1998]() - Photo: - France National Football Team 5 ![Vote Up](https://imgix.ranker.com/img/icons/voteUp.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44) ![Vote Down](https://imgix.ranker.com/img/icons/voteDown.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44) 125 votes ## France - 1998 France 1998 proved that it's not about how you start, but how you finish. After a pedestrian showing in the knockout rounds, Les Bleus capped off their WC run with an incredible 3-0 win over Brazil in the final. France suffocated its group with nine goals for and one against in a group including Denmark, South Africa and Saudi Arabia. From there, France needed a golden goal against Paraguay, penalties versus Italy and a second-half brace from right back Lillian Thuram to rally past Croatia 2-1. France finished with an stunning plus-13 goal differential while allowing only two, making it [the best defensive](https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-defensive-tackles-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword) performance in World Cup history (later matched by Italy 2006 and Spain 2010). STARTING XI: GK Fabien Barthez RB Lilian Thuram CB Frank Leboeuf CB Marcel Desailly LB Bixente Lizarazu DM Didier Deschamps (c) CM Christian Karembeu CM Emmanuel Petit AM Zinedine Zidane AM Youri Djorkaeff CF Stéphane Guivarc'h SUBSTITUTES: MF Alain Boghossian FW Christophe Dugarry MF Patrick Vieira MF Robert Pires FW Thierry Henry FW David Trezeguet MANAGER: Aimé Jacquet - ![Brazil - 1958]() - Photo: - Brazil National Football Team 6** ![Vote Up](https://imgix.ranker.com/img/icons/voteUp.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44) ![Vote Down](https://imgix.ranker.com/img/icons/voteDown.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=png&dpr=4&h=44&w=44) 146 votes ## Brazil - 1958 It was a sight to behold when Pelé burst onto the scene as a precocious 17-year-old and scored six goals at the 1958 World Cup, including two in the Final, as he led Brazil to its first ever World Cup victory. The ‘58 Brazil team had plenty of attacking verve, with Vavá (five goals) joining Pelé on an attack that netted 16 goals in six matches. The Canarinho outscored their Semifinal and Final opponents by a combined 10-4. The defense was impressive, allowing only four goals the entire tournament. Of particular note, Brazil basically shutdown France’s Just Fontaine, who was considered one of the best players in the world at the time, as they held Fontaine to one goal, after the striker scored 12 goals in his other five matches. The 1958 World Cup served as a jumping off point for Brazil, as they would go on a run to win three World Cup titles in four tournaments - only interrupted by Eusébio's brilliance in 1966. STARTING XI: GK Gilmar RB Djalma Santos CB Orlando CB Hideraldo Bellini (c) LB Nílton Santos RH Zito LH Didi OR Garrincha OL Mário Zagallo CF Vavá CF Pelé SUBSTITUTES RB De Sordi FW Jose Altafini MANAGER: Vicente Feola load more NEXT LIST![](https://imgix.ranker.com/img/icons/chevronRight.svg?auto=format&q=60&fit=clip&fm=png&dpr=4&h=23&w=15) ![](https://v3api.ranker.com/api/px?lid=3208555)
Readable Markdown	Who are the [best World Cup](https://www.ranker.com/list/best-world-cups-of-all-time/patrick-alexander?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword) champions of all time? [Every four years, the entire footballing world comes together for the ultimate soccer showdown featuring all of the best soccer teams in the world](https://www.ranker.com/list/best-world-cups-of-all-time/patrick-alexander). Since the tournament began in 1930, there have been 8 nations that have claimed the title of World Cup champion in 21 runnings of the competition. Over the course of one month, the best soccer team in the world is decided [culminating in the World Cup finals](https://www.ranker.com/list/best-world-cup-finals-of-all-time/patrick-alexander). Who is the best World Cup champion of all time? Which World Cup winning squad do you love most? When it comes to the best FIFA World Cup champions, Brazil has the most marbles in the jar with five World Cup titles all time. The Seleção's best World Cup victory was likely in 1970, when the Pelé-led side took home the Jules Rimet Trophy. Germany also has four FIFA World Cups, last winning in 2014 with a very pragmatic side. 2014 Spain, 1986 Argentina, and 2018 France all have their arguments on a list of World Cup champions, too. With so much talent in international football, the tournament often features many of [the greatest soccer players of all time](https://www.ranker.com/list/the-best-soccer-players-of-all-time/ranker-soccer). Vote up the best World Cup championship teams of all time, or maybe just your favorite teams to watch over the years, and help decide who are the greatest World Cup championship winners in the quadrennial tournament's history. Most divisive: England -1966 Over 200 Ranker voters have come together to rank this list of Best World Cup Champs This list is [dynamically ranked](https://www.ranker.com/howrankingswork) based on user voting. The order reflects the consensus of our voters and is not influenced by paid placements or editorial bias. * - [![Brazil - 1970](https://imgix.ranker.com/user_node_img/32/622313/original/brazil-national-football-team-football-teams-soccer-photo-u3?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&dpr=2&w=500)](https://www.ranker.com/review/brazil-national-football-team/622313 "Brazil - 1970") - Photo: - Confederação Brasileira de Futebol 1 177 votes Brazil 1970 was the first World Cup shown on color TV, and it featured probably the greatest World Cup winners the globe ever saw donning canary yellow jerseys. Commanded by Pelé (four goals) and Jairzinho (seven goals) leading the offense, the Seleção outscored opposition 19-7 while winning every one of their six matches. They were the first team to achieve this feat in a single tournament. Two of Brazil’s wins were by one goal - a group-stage standoff with England (1-0) and a shootout versus Romania (3-2). In the knockout rounds, Brazil crushed their competitors, besting South American rivals Peru 4-2 and Uruguay 3-1 before leveling Italy 4-1 in the Final, after Italy had just taken down Franz Beckenbauer and Golden Boot winner Gerd Müller's West Germany in the semifinals. In front of more than 100,000 fans at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Brazil delivered football at its finest in the WC Final. Pelé scored the opener off a Rivellino cross 18 minutes in, and Carlos Alberto hammered the ball in the corner of net with a brilliant team goal. Brazil never looked back. STARTING XI: GK Félix RB Carlos Alberto (c) CB Brito CB Piazza LB Everaldo RH Clodoaldo LH Gérson OR Jairzinho OL Rivellino CF Tostão CF Pelé SUBSTITUTES: GK Ado DF Marco Antônio DF Fontana MF Caju FW Roberto MANAGER: Mário Zagallo - ![Brazil - 2002](https://imgix.ranker.com/user_node_img/50133/1002657483/original/1002657483-photo-u455349044?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&dpr=2&w=500) - Photo: - Brazil National Football Team 2 164 votes It's tough to rank the best Brazil teams of all time because there's just so many, but the 2002 Seleção were just unstoppable. They were the first - and only still - team to finish the World Cup with seven wins and no losses. Ronaldo scored eight goals, Rivaldo scored five and a young Ronaldinho scored twice. Brazil netted 18 times against four allowed. In the knockout stages, Brazil bested Belgium 2-0, England 2-1 and Turkey 1-0. Though Oliver Kahn was awarded the Golden Ball for aiding Germany's finals run, he could do nothing to stop Ronaldo and Brazil in their 2-0 victory. STARTING XI: GK Marcos CB Lúcio CB Edmílson CB Roque Júnior RM Cafu (c) CM Gilberto Silva CM Kléberson LM Roberto Carlos AM Ronaldinho CF Rivaldo CF Ronaldo SUBSTITUTES: MF Juninho Paulista MF Denílson FW Luizão FW Kaká MANAGER: Luiz Felipe Scolari - [![Spain - 2010](https://imgix.ranker.com/user_node_img/104/2071646/original/2071646-photo-u7?auto=format&q=60&fit=crop&fm=pjpg&dpr=2&w=500)](https://www.ranker.com/review/spain-national-football-team/2071646 "Spain - 2010") - Photo: - Real Federación Española de Fútbol 3 165 votes Sandwiched between Spain's back-to-back European Championships, Spain’s golden generation linked a decade long run of dominance with a beautifully pragmatic performance to win their first World Cup. La Furia Roja scored just eight goals, but were impossible to beat in 2010 thanks to a superb defense and magnificent midfield. With Iker Casillas between the sticks and a backline commanded by Sergio Ramos and Carlos Puyol, midfielders Xavi and Andrés Iniesta controlled games like no one else before them. Up top, David Villa added just enough scoring for Spain to gut out four consecutive 1-0 victories in the knockout stage. It wasn't all roses, though, as Spain actually lost their opening match 0-1 to Switzerland before regrouping. Following a 2-1 win vs. Chile to win the group, Spain did not allow another goal the rest of the competition via a remarkable display of defensive possession football. Spain's impressive semifinal win versus Germany, who had just thumped Argentina 4-0, would got down as an all time clinic. Vicente del Bosque's men sacrificed stats for a pure, total 90 possession style that saw them record the lowest goal differential (+6) of all World Cup winners. STARTING XI: GK Iker Casillas (c) RB Sergio Ramos CB Gerard Piqué CB Carles Puyol LB Joan Capdevila DM Sergio Busquets DM Xabi Alonso CM Xavi RW Andrés Iniesta LW Pedro CF David Villa SUBSTITUTES: MF Jesús Navas MF Cesc Fàbregas FW Fernando Torres MF David Silva MF Juan Mata MANAGER: Vicente del Bosque - [![Germany - 2014]()](https://www.ranker.com/review/germany-national-football-team/1064559 "Germany - 2014") - Photo: - Deutscher Fußball-Bund 4 170 votes Germany's first World Cup win as a unified country also doubles as its likely best. Germany finished third in 2006 and in 2010 following a runner-up showing in 2002. In 2014, Germany finally put it all together with a dominating performance, as Die Mannschaft wowed with an 18-4 advantage in total goals. Although stymied by a 2-2 draw against Ghana in the group stage, Germany never really looked like it could lose. It took extra time to knock out Algeria, but the Germans then delivered France its only loss of the tournament on a quarterfinals platter. The 7-1 leveling of Brazil was one of the most remarkable beatdowns in World Cup history, mostly because of the capitulation of the host nation, but also because Germany finished the job against Argentina and Lionel Messi in the finals. Mario Götze broke a scoreless finals deadlock in the 113th minute and the Germans were crowned World Cup winners. STARTING XI: GK Manuel Neuer LB Benedikt Höwedes CB Mats Hummels CB Jérôme Boateng RB Philipp Lahm (c) LM Toni Kroos CM Bastian Schweinsteiger RM Christoph Kramer LF Mesut Özil CF Miroslav Klose RF Thomas Müller SUBSTITUTES: FW André Schürrle MF Mario Götze DF Per Mertesacker MF Sami Khedira MANAGER: Joachim Löw - ![France - 1998]() - Photo: - France National Football Team 5 125 votes France 1998 proved that it's not about how you start, but how you finish. After a pedestrian showing in the knockout rounds, Les Bleus capped off their WC run with an incredible 3-0 win over Brazil in the final. France suffocated its group with nine goals for and one against in a group including Denmark, South Africa and Saudi Arabia. From there, France needed a golden goal against Paraguay, penalties versus Italy and a second-half brace from right back Lillian Thuram to rally past Croatia 2-1. France finished with an stunning plus-13 goal differential while allowing only two, making it [the best defensive](https://www.ranker.com/crowdranked-list/greatest-defensive-tackles-of-all-time?ref=internalCrossLinking_keyword) performance in World Cup history (later matched by Italy 2006 and Spain 2010). STARTING XI: GK Fabien Barthez RB Lilian Thuram CB Frank Leboeuf CB Marcel Desailly LB Bixente Lizarazu DM Didier Deschamps (c) CM Christian Karembeu CM Emmanuel Petit AM Zinedine Zidane AM Youri Djorkaeff CF Stéphane Guivarc'h SUBSTITUTES: MF Alain Boghossian FW Christophe Dugarry MF Patrick Vieira MF Robert Pires FW Thierry Henry FW David Trezeguet MANAGER: Aimé Jacquet - ![Brazil - 1958]() - Photo: - Brazil National Football Team 6** 146 votes It was a sight to behold when Pelé burst onto the scene as a precocious 17-year-old and scored six goals at the 1958 World Cup, including two in the Final, as he led Brazil to its first ever World Cup victory. The ‘58 Brazil team had plenty of attacking verve, with Vavá (five goals) joining Pelé on an attack that netted 16 goals in six matches. The Canarinho outscored their Semifinal and Final opponents by a combined 10-4. The defense was impressive, allowing only four goals the entire tournament. Of particular note, Brazil basically shutdown France’s Just Fontaine, who was considered one of the best players in the world at the time, as they held Fontaine to one goal, after the striker scored 12 goals in his other five matches. The 1958 World Cup served as a jumping off point for Brazil, as they would go on a run to win three World Cup titles in four tournaments - only interrupted by Eusébio's brilliance in 1966. STARTING XI: GK Gilmar RB Djalma Santos CB Orlando CB Hideraldo Bellini (c) LB Nílton Santos RH Zito LH Didi OR Garrincha OL Mário Zagallo CF Vavá CF Pelé SUBSTITUTES RB De Sordi FW Jose Altafini MANAGER: Vicente Feola
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