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Jun 20, 2023 · The 15 Best World Cup Finals Of All Time (Ranked) By Raphael Marco. Published Jun 20, 2023. There's nothing better than a World Cup final, so here are the best 15 ranked. The FIFA World Cup is...
- 2022: Argentina 3, France 3 (a.e.t, Argentina wins 4-2 on PK) in Qatar. Recency bias aside, this is without a doubt the greatest World Cup final in history.
- 1950: Uruguay 2, Brazil 1 in Brazil. This wasn’t technically a World Cup final, but rather a de facto final determined by a final group stage. Because of that, Uruguay needed to beat Brazil and Brazil just needed to avoid defeat to claim the title.
- 1966: England 4, West Germany 2 (a.e.t) in England. Considered by many to be perhaps the greatest World Cup match in history, the 1966 final delivered England its first – and only to this point – World Cup.
- 1954: West Germany 3, Hungary 2 in Switzerland. Known in German circles as "Wunder von Bern" (Miracle of Bern), this is one of the largest upsets in World Cup history as Hungary was a heavy favorite to claim the title.
- Brazil 4 – 1 Italy – 1970 World Cup Final. The 1970 World Cup tournament in Mexico was one of the greatest advertisements for soccer that we’ve ever seen.
- Italy 1 – 1 France (5-3 p.) – 2006 World Cup Final. One of the most bad-tempered and entertaining finals in World Cup history, the final of the tournament, a battle between France and Italy, will forever be remembered as the Zidane final.
- England 2 – 2 Germany (4-2 aet) – 1966 World Cup Final. With home advantage and an excellent squad, England had gone into the 1966 tournament with high hopes.
- Argentina 3 – 2 Germany – 1986 World Cup Final. An incredible 114,600 fans were in the Azteca Stadium in Mexico City to witness one of the greatest World Cup finals of all time.
- Argentina 3-3 France (Argentina win 4-2 on penalties) - 2022. It's rare in sport that two absolute goliaths of the game go at it with everything on the line and the game itself lives up to the billing and more.
- Uruguay 2-1 Brazil - 1950. Just the 173,850 (officially) crammed into the Maracana to watch the 1950 World Cup final between Uruguay and hosts Brazil with every single onlooker expecting a comfortable Selecao triumph.
- West Germany 3-2 Hungary - 1954. Bern's Wankdorf Stadium was meant to be the theatre in which the team of the 50s were officially unveiled as the world's best.
- England 4-2 West Germany - 1966. England's crowning glory came after a thrilling final with West Germany at Wembley in 1966. We've been hurt ever since.
- 2002 (Japan/South Korea) Ronaldo inspired Brazil to their fifth World Cup triumph with both their goals in a 2-0 win over Germany. It was a tournament of shocks with Senegal stunning France before Turkey and co-hosts South Korea reached the semi-finals.
- 2006 (Germany) Italy beat France on penalties in the World Cup final in a game that will always be remembered for Zinedine Zidane's red card for headbutting Marco Materazzi in his final game before retiring.
- 2010 (South Africa) Spain won their first ever World Cup with Andres Iniesta's extra-time goal downing the Netherlands. They won each knockout game 1-0.
- 2014 (Brazil) Mario Gotze scored the extra-time winner as Germany beat Messi's Argentina 1-0 in the final. But the most historic bit of their World Cup was the 7-1 win over hosts Brazil in the semis.
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Dec 19, 2022 · Although the final was broadcast on two UK channels, it's reported that a peak of 14.9m viewers watched on BBC One and 4.4m on ITV1, while the respective averages were 9.1m and 2.7m, according...
