World Cup History All Champions and Top Scorers since 1930

FIFA World Cup History

Since 1930, a new FIFA World Cup champion has been crowned every four years. This overview shows every champion, final result, top scorer and record of World Cup history from 1930 through the 2026 World Cup in the USA, Canada and Mexico.

Every World Cup in detail

1930 1934 1938 1950 1954 1958 1962 1966 1970 1974 1978 1982 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022 2026 2030

All World Cup Champions

Year Host Champion Final Runner-up
1930 Uruguay
Uruguay		 4:2
Argentina
1934 Italy
Italy		 2:1 aet
Czechoslovakia
1938 France
Italy		 4:2
Hungary
1950 Brazil
Uruguay		 2:1
Brazil
1954 Switzerland
Germany		 3:2
Hungary
1958 Sweden
Brazil		 5:2
Sweden
1962 Chile
Brazil		 3:1
Czechoslovakia
1966 England
England		 4:2 aet
Germany
1970 Mexico
Brazil		 4:1
Italy
1974 Germany
Germany		 2:1
Netherlands
1978 Argentina
Argentina		 3:1 aet
Netherlands
1982 Spain
Italy		 3:1
Germany
1986 Mexico
Argentina		 3:2
Germany
1990 Italy
Germany		 1:0
Argentina
1994 USA
Brazil		 0:0 aet, 3:2 pens
Italy
1998 France
France		 3:0
Brazil
2002 South Korea & Japan
Brazil		 2:0
Germany
2006 Germany
Italy		 1:1 aet, 5:3 pens
France
2010 South Africa
Spain		 1:0 aet
Netherlands
2014 Brazil
Germany		 1:0 aet
Argentina
2018 Russia
France		 4:2
Croatia
2022 Qatar
Argentina		 3:3 aet, 4:2 pens
France
2026 USA, Canada & Mexico
Spain		 1:0 aet
Argentina

World Cup Titles by Nation

Country Titles
Brazil		 5
Italy		 4
Germany		 4
Argentina		 3
Uruguay		 2
France		 2
Spain		 2
England		 1

All World Cup Top Scorers

The top scorer of every World Cup finals since 1930 — Just Fontaine still holds the record of 13 goals in a single tournament (1958).
Year Player Country Goals
1930 Guillermo Stábile
Argentina		 8
1934 Oldřich Nejedlý
Czechoslovakia		 5
1938 Leônidas
Brazil		 7
1950 Ademir
Brazil		 8
1954 Sándor Kocsis
Hungary		 11
1958 Just Fontaine
France		 13
1962 Garrincha / Vavá / Leonel Sánchez / Flórián Albert / Valentin Ivanov / Dražan Jerković
Brazil
Chile
Hungary Soviet Union Yugoslavia		 4
1966 Eusébio
Portugal		 9
1970 Gerd Müller
Germany		 10
1974 Grzegorz Lato
Poland		 7
1978 Mario Kempes
Argentina		 6
1982 Paolo Rossi
Italy		 6
1986 Gary Lineker
England		 6
1990 Salvatore Schillaci
Italy		 6
1994 Oleg Salenko / Hristo Stoichkov
Russia
Bulgaria		 6
1998 Davor Šuker
Croatia		 6
2002 Ronaldo
Brazil		 8
2006 Miroslav Klose
Germany		 5
2010 Thomas Müller
Germany		 5
2014 James Rodríguez
Colombia		 6
2018 Harry Kane
England		 6
2022 Kylian Mbappé
France		 8
2026 Kylian Mbappé
France		 10

All-Time World Cup Top Scorers

The most successful goalscorers across all World Cup finals combined. Since the 2026 World Cup, Kylian Mbappé leads with 22 goals, ahead of Lionel Messi (21).
Player Country Goals
Kylian Mbappé
France		 22
Lionel Messi
Argentina		 21
Miroslav Klose
Germany		 16
Ronaldo
Brazil		 15
Gerd Müller
Germany		 14
Harry Kane
England		 14
Just Fontaine
France		 13
Pelé
Brazil		 12

What comes next?

The next FIFA World Cup takes place in 2030 in Spain, Portugal and Morocco, with additional centenary matches in Uruguay, Argentina and Paraguay. Find all the latest on the current qualification in the WC Qualification.

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