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The FIFA Congress voted in 1928 to organize a world-wide football competition -- the World Cup. Two years later, Uruguay hosted the first tournament and won the first championship.
| Year |
Host |
Winner |
Runner-up |
| 1930 |
Uruguay |
Uruguay |
Argentina |
| 1934 |
Italy |
Italy |
Czechoslovakia |
| 1938 |
France |
Italy |
Hungary |
| 1950 |
Brazil |
Uruguay |
Brazil |
| 1954 |
Switzerland |
W. Germany |
Hungary |
| 1958 |
Sweden |
Brazil |
Sweden |
| 1962 |
Chile |
Brazil |
Czechoslovakia |
| 1966 |
England |
England |
W. Germany |
| 1970 |
Mexico |
Brazil |
Italy |
| 1974 |
W. Germany |
W. Germany |
Netherlands |
| 1978 |
Argentina |
Argentina |
Netherlands |
| 1982 |
Spain |
Italy |
W. Germany |
| 1986 |
Mexico |
Argentina |
W. Germany |
| 1990 |
Italy |
W. Germany |
Argentina |
| 1994 |
USA |
Brazil |
Italy |
| 1998 |
France |
France |
Brazil |
| 2002 |
Japan & South Korea |
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| 2006 |
Germany |
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