Only eight countries have won the World Cup. During this time, only 5 countries had won the World Cup more than once. Today, France has taken itself to the elite list. After Brazil (5 times), Germany (4 times), Italy (4 times), Argentina (2 times), Uruguay (2 times), France also won the World Cup twice. Another World Cup trophy was won after the first title in 1998. In the last 20 years, France is also the team that has reached the World Cup final the most times (three times).
| the host | winning | result |
| 2018 Russia | France | France 4-2 Croatia |
| 2014 Brazil | Germany | Germany 1-0 Argentina |
| 2010 South Africa | spain | Spain 1-0 Holland |
| 2006 Germany | Italy | 1-1, Italy 5-3 France in the tiebreaker |
| 2002 Japan/D. Korea | Brazil | Brazil 2-0 Germany |
| 1998 France | France | France 3-0 Brazil |
| 1994 United States | Brazil | 0-0, Brazil 3-2 Italy in the tiebreaker |
| 1990 Italy | Germany | Germany 1-0 Argentina |
| 1986 Mexico | Argentina | Argentina 3-2 Germany |
| 1982 Spain | Italy | Italy 3-1 Germany |
| 1978 Argentina | Argentina | Argentina 3-1 Holland |
| 1974 Germany | Germany | Germany 2-1 Holland |
| 1970 Mexico | Brazil | Brazil 4-1 Italy |
| 1966 England | England | England 4-2 Germany |
| 1962 Chile | Brazil | Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia |
| 1958 Sweden | Brazil | Brazil 5-2 Sweden |
| 1954 Switzerland | Germany | Germany 3-2 Hungary |
| 1950 Brazil | Uruguay | Uruguay 2-1 Brazil |
| 1946 | did not | |
| 1942 | did not | |
| 1938 France | Italy | Italy 4-2 Hungary |
| 1934 Italy | Italy | Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia |
| 1930 Uruguay | Uruguay | Uruguay 4-2 Argentina |