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The World Cup is the most widely viewed sporting event in the world. This amounts to an incredible amount of people watching every goal, all the drama and heartbreak, and of course the incredible victories. To celebrate this event, we have created a timeline of the past World Cup champions. You can also find below, the World Cup Champions Timeline in chronological form.
| Event | Date |
|---|---|
| Uruguay defeats Argentina, 4-2 in Montevideo, Uruguay | 1930 |
| Italy defeats Czechoslovakia, 2-1 in Rome, Italy | 1934 |
| Italy defeats Hungary, 4-2 in Paris, France | 1938 |
| Uruguay defeats Brazil, 2-1 in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil | 1950 |
| West Germany defeats Hungary, 3-2 in Bern Switzerland | 1954 |
| Brazil defeats Sweden, 5-2 in Stockholm Sweden | 1958 |
| Brazil defeats Czechoslovakia, 3-1 in Santiago, Chile | 1962 |
| England defeats West Germany, 4-2 in London, England | 1966 |
| Brazil defeats Italy, 4-1 in Mexico City, Mexico | 1970 |
| West Germany defeats Netherlands, 2-1 in Munich, Germany | 1974 |
| Argentina defeats Netherlands, 3-1 in Buenos Aires, Argentina | 1978 |
| Italy defeats West Germany, 3-1 in Madrid, Spain | 1982 |
| Argentina defeats West Germany, 3-2 in Mexico City, Mexico | 1986 |
| West Germany defeats Argentina, 1-0 in Rome, Italy | 1990 |
| Brazil defeats Italy, 0-0 in Pasadena, California | 1994 |
| France defeats Brazil, 3-0 in Saint-Denis, France | 1998 |
| Brazil defeats Germany, 2-0 in Korea/Japan | 2002 |
| Italy defeats France, 5-3 in Germany | 2006 |
| Spain defeats Netherlands, 1-0 in South Africa | 2010 |
A small pool of champions
As you can see in the World Cup Champions timeline, there have only been a few countries who have actually won the World Cup. Despite 2014 being the 20th World Cup, there have only been 8 different countries win.
Huge Viewership
FIFA’s research expects this World Cup to break previous viewership records. The previous World Cup had 3.2 billion total viewers throughout the entire event. With this year’s World Cup expected to be even higher, it will be the most viewed TV event in history.
The Best of the Worst
Scotland, despite qualifying for eight World Cups, is the most heart-breaking team in the tournaments history. They were eliminated in the first round in each of their eight appearances. If Scotland is the most heart-breaking nation, Mexico may be a close second. They have lost the most matches in tournament history with 22 total loses. And when talking about the saddest World Cup stories, we can’t ignore South Africa. In 2010, South Africa made history by being the first host nation to be eliminated in the first round of elimination play.
The Best of the Best
Brazil is the winningest nation, having won five World Cup titles. Brazil is also the only team to qualify for every World Cup. But despite being the winningest nation, they no longer hold the individual goal record. Previously held by Ronaldo, with 15 goals, Miroslav Klose scored his 16th goal in the 2014 World Cup.
Free Trial Download and Timeline Links
This timeline chart was created using Timeline Maker Professional, which is available as a free trial here. You can also download the timeline using the links on the right side of this page. In addition to the software, we give special credit to Leandro Urban who created the World Cup Flat Design Shields used in the timeline.
The featured timeline is made using Timeline Maker Professional. To make your own timelines, like the one pictured above, download a free trial.
This timeline is available for use under the Creative Commons 3.0 License. You may copy and redistribute the material in any medium or format. You may also adapt, remix, transform, and build upon the material for any purpose, even commercially.
You must give appropriate credit! Please provide a link to the original timeline, using the link above, and indicate if changes were made.
