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Sweden have been one of the more successful national teams in the history of the World Cup, having reached the top four on four occasions, and becoming runners-up on home ground in 1958. They have been present at 12 out of 21 World Cups by 2018.
Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Sweden, the Netherlands and Croatia have played in the final without winning. Only teams from Europe ( UEFA ) and South America ( CONMEBOL ) have ever competed in the final. Argentina defeated France on penalties in the latest final , staged at Qatar's Lusail Stadium in 2022.
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1958:Pele, aged just 17, scored a brace in the final against Sweden in Brazil's first World Cup triumph.1962:Amarildo, Zito and Vava were on the scoresheet as Brazil beat Czechoslovakia in the final.1970:Pele again scored in the final with Brazil beating Italy 4-1.1994:After the game ended goalless, Brazil beat Italy on penalties in the final, with Roberto Baggio missing the decisive spot-kick.1954:Helmut Rahn got the winner for West Germany as they beat Hungary 3-2 in the final.1974:Gerd Muller was the hero as West Germany won 2-1 against the Netherlands.1990:A penalty from Andy Brehme saw West Germany beat Argentina 1-0.2014:Mario Gotze hit the winner for Germany in the 113th minute of the final against Argentina to end a 24 year drought.1934:Angelo Schiavio's goal saw Italy beat Czechoslovakia after extra time.1938:Gino Colaussi and Silvio Piola both hit braces for Italy in their 4-2 win over Hungary.1982:Italy beat West Germany 3-1 in the final as Paolo Rossi, Marco Tardelli and Alessandro Altobelli scored.2006:Italy won on penalties, with Fabio Grosso the hero as Zinedine Zidane was sent off for France after headbutting Marco Materazzi.2022:Argentina had a 2-0 lead with 10 minutes left before Kylian Mbappe equalized and forced extra time. Then Lionel Messi and Mbappe exchanged goals in the extra session. But Argentina survived th...1978:Mario Kempes scored twice for Argentina and Daniel Bertoni also netted in a 3-1 win against the Netherlands.1986:Argentina beat West Germany 3-2 in an enthralling final as Jorge Burruchaga got the winner.1998:Zinedine Zidane got a brace with Emmanuel Petit also scoring in France's 3-0 win over Brazil on home soil in Paris.2018:Kylian Mbappe was on target in France's 4-2 success against Croatia in Russia.1930:In the inaugural edition of the tournament, Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 in the final.1950:Over 173,000 people watched the most attended football match ever, with Alcides Ghiggia's goal proving decisive in Uruguay's 2-1 win over Brazil at the Maracana.- Jeorge Bird
Dec 18, 2022 · Six times in history a host nation has won the tournament altogether, with the host reaching the final on two other occasions. Additionally, 12 times a nation's performance at their hosted...
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Nov 29, 2022 · SWEDEN 1958 - BRAZIL. * The only tournament in a Nordic country saw the debut of a 17-year-old Brazilian player named Pele, who scored six goals and helped his team to beat Sweden 5-2 in the...
FIFA World Cup records and statistics. As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the finals of the FIFA World Cup. [1] Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy and Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. [2] Eight nations have won the tournament.
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Dec 18, 2022 · Europe has won the most World Cups with 12 victories. They have had five different winners with Italy, Germany, England, France and Spain. South America is second with ten victories and three...
