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  2. Of 80 different nations that have appeared in the tournament, 13 have made it to the final, and 8 have won. Brazil, the only team that has participated in every World Cup, is also the most successful team in the competition, having won five titles and finished second twice. [5]

    Year
    Winners
    Score
    Runners-up
    3–3 (a.e.t.) (4–2 pen.)
    1–0 (a.e.t.)
    1–0 (a.e.t.)
    • Brazil
    • Germany
    • Italy
    • Argentina
    • France
    • Uruguay
    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.
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  3. Dec 18, 2022 · Brazil hold the record for the most FIFA World Cup wins, lifting the title five times. Germany and Italy have won the World Cup four times.

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  4. A total of 471 players have been in the winning team in the World Cup. Brazil's Pelé is the only one to have won three times, while another 20 have won twice. Only Daniel Passarella (ARG) and players from Brazil and Italy have won the world Cup more than once.

    Player
    Team
    Titles Won(number)
    Titles Won(years)
    3
    1958, 1962, 1970
    2
    1958, 1962
    2
    1994, 2002
    2
    1958, 1962
  5. Eight nations have won the tournament. The inaugural winners in 1930 were Uruguay; the current champions are Argentina. The most successful nation is Brazil, which has won the cup on five occasions. [3] Five teams have appeared in FIFA World Cup finals without winning, [4] while twelve more have appeared in the semi-finals. [5]

  6. Aug 19, 2024 · Brazil have won more FIFA World Cup titles than any other country, with a total of five. Meanwhile, Germany and Italy rank joint-second, with four titles each.

  7. Dec 18, 2022 · Pele, with three trophies, has won the most World Cups by an individual player. Brazil’s last World Cup trophy came in 2002. Argentina, powered by the brilliance of the late Diego Maradona, won their second title in 1986, having first won it in 1978.

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