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Football (soccer)

Year Host Winner 3rd Place

2010

South Africa

   

2006

Germany

Italy 5 : France 3

Germany 3 : Portugal 1

2002

Japan/S Korea

Brazil 2 : 0 Germany

Turkey 3 : 2 Korea

1998

France

France 3 : 0 Brazil

Croatia 2 : 1 Netherlands

1994

USA

Brazil 3 : 2 Italy

Sweden 4 : 0 Bulgaria

1990

Italy

West Germany 1 : 0 Argentina

Italy 2 : 1 England

1986

Mexico

Argentina 3 : 2 West Germany

France 4 : 2 Belgium

1982

Spain

Italy 3 : 1 West Germany

Poland 3 : 2 France

1978

Argentina

Argentina 3 : 1 Netherlands

Brazil 2 : 1 Italy

1974

West Germany

West Germany 2 : 1 Netherlands

Poland 1 : 0 Brazil

1970

Mexico

Brazil 4 : 1 Italy

West Germay 1 : 0 Uruguay

1966

England

England 4 : 2 West Germany

Portugal 2 : 1 USSR

1962

Chile

Brazil 3 : 1 Czechoslovakia

Chile 1 : 0 Yugoslavia

1958

Sweden

Brazil 5 : 2 Sweden

France 6 : 3 West Germany

1954

Switzerland

West Germany 3 : 2 Hungary

Austria 3 : 1 Uruguay

1950*

Brazil

Uruguay vs Brazil (1)

Sweden vs Spain

1938

France

Italy 4 : 2 Hungary

Brazil 4 : 2 Sweden

1934

Italy

Italy 2 : 1 Czechoslovakia

Germany 3 : 2 Austria

1930

Uruguay

Uruguay 4 : 2 Argentina

No 3rd place match

* 1950 : No official World Cup. Uruguay won on tournament points

 

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