List of FIFA World Cup finals

The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition established in 1930. It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has taken place every four years, except in 1942 and 1946, when the competition was cancelled due toWorld War II. The most recent World Cup, hosted by South Africa in 2010, was won by Spain, who beat the Netherlands 1–0 after extra time. The next World Cup is currently being held in Brazil until 13 July 2014.

The World Cup final matches are the last of the competition, and the results determine which country's team is declared world champions. If after 90 minutes of regular play the score is a draw, an additional 30-minute period of play, called extra time, is added. If such a game is still tied after extra time it is decided by kicks from the penalty shoot-out. The winning penalty shoot-out team are then declared champions.The tournament has been decided by a one-off match on every occasion except 1950, when the tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by four teams (Uruguay, Brazil, Sweden, and Spain). Uruguay's 2–1 victory over Brazil was the decisive match (and one of the last two matches of the tournament) which put them ahead on points and ensured that they finished top of the group as world champions. Therefore, this match is regarded by FIFA as the de facto final of the 1950 World Cup.

In the 19 tournaments held, 76 nations have appeared at least once. Of these, 12 have made it to the final match, and eight have won. With five titles, Brazil is the most successful World Cup team and also the only nation to have participated in every World Cup finals tournament.Italy have four titles and Germany have three. The other former champions areUruguay and Argentina with two titles each, and England, France, and Spain with one each. The current champions, Spain, took their first title in 2010. The team that wins the finals receive the FIFA World Cup Trophy, and their name is engraved in the bottom side of the trophy.

List of finals matches, their venues and locations, 

Year	Winners	Final score[3]	Runners-up	Venue	Location

1930	Uruguay	4–2	Argentina	Estadio Centenario	Montevideo, Uruguay

1934	Italy	2–1 [n 2]	Czechoslovakia	Stadio Nazionale PNF	Rome, Italy

1938	Italy	4–2	Hungary	Stade Olympique de Colombes	Paris, France

1950	Uruguay	2–1 [n 3]	Brazil	Estádio do Maracanã	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

1954	West Germany	3–2	Hungary	Wankdorf Stadium	Bern, Switzerland

1958	Brazil	5–2	Sweden	Råsunda Stadium	Solna, Sweden

1962	Brazil	3–1	Czechoslovakia	Estadio Nacional	Santiago, Chile

1966	England	4–2 [n 4]	West Germany	Wembley Stadium	London, England

1970	Brazil	4–1	Italy	Estadio Azteca	Mexico City, Mexico		[
1974	West Germany	2–1	Netherlands	Olympiastadion	Munich, West Germany		]
1978	Argentina	3–1 [n 5]	Netherlands	Estadio Monumental	Buenos Aires,Argentina		[28][29]
1982	Italy	3–1	West Germany	Santiago Bernabéu	Madrid, Spain
1986	Argentina	3–2	West Germany	Estadio Azteca	Mexico City, Mexico
1990	West Germany	1–0	Argentina	Stadio Olimpico	Rome, Italy
1994	Brazil	0–0 [n 6]	Italy	Rose Bowl	Pasadena, California,United States
1998	France	3–0	Brazil	Stade de France	Saint-Denis, France
2002	Brazil	2–0	Germany	International Stadium Yokohama	Yokohama, Japan
2006	Italy	1–1 [n 7]	France	Olympiastadion	Berlin, Germany
2010	Spain	1–0 [n 8]	Netherlands	Soccer City	Johannesburg, South Africa
2014				Estádio do Maracanã	Rio de Janeiro, Brazil