The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men’s national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport’s global governing body.
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The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War.
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The current champion is France, which won its second title at the 2018 tournament in Russia.
Here are the full list of winners of the previous men’s FIFA World Cups.
Year/ Winner
2018 – France
2014 – Germany
2010 – Spain
2006 – Italy
2002 – Brazil
1998 – France
1994 – Brazil
1990 – Germany
1986 – Argentina
1982 – Italy
1978 – Argentina
1974 – Germany
1970 – Brazil
1966 – England
1962 – Brazil
1958 – Brazil
1954 – Germany
1950 – Uruguay
1946 – not held
1942 – not held
1938 – Italy
1934 – Italy
1930 – Uruguay


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