| Year | Winner | Score | Runner-Up | Score | Place Held |
1930 |
Uruguay |
4 |
Argentina |
2 |
Montevideo, Uruguay |
1934 |
Italy |
2 |
Czechoslovakia |
1 |
Rome |
1938 |
Italy |
4 |
Hungary |
2 |
Paris |
1950 |
Uruguay |
2 |
Brazil |
1 |
Rio de Janeiro |
1954 |
West Germany |
3 |
Hungary |
2 |
Bern, Switzerland |
1958 |
Brazil |
5 |
Sweden |
2 |
Stockholm |
1962 |
Brazil |
3 |
Czechoslovakia |
1 |
Santiago, Chile |
1966 |
England |
4 |
West Germany |
2 |
London |
1970 |
Brazil |
4 |
Italy |
1 |
Mexico City |
1974 |
West Germany |
2 |
Netherlands |
1 |
Munich |
1978 |
Argentina |
3 |
Netherlands |
1 |
Buenos Aires |
1982 |
Italy |
3 |
West Germany |
1 |
Madrid |
1986 |
Argentina |
3 |
West Germany |
2 |
Mexico City |
1990 |
Germany |
1 |
Argentina |
0 |
Italy |
1994 |
Brazil |
(0,3)* |
Italy |
(0,2)* |
USA |
*Note: 1994 World Cup was the first to be decided by penalty kicks. The match ended at a 0-0 tie to force the shootout.
The World Cup was not played in 1942 and 1946.
