WC26 · Day 19
96 years of football · every cup since 1930

The history. Every winner.

Twenty-two World Cups have been played since Uruguay won the first in 1930. Eight nations have ever lifted the trophy. The 2026 outright board on Edges is built off this prior, the desk weights it against current form. Catch the edge before the odds move.

title leaderboard · all-time

Eight nations. Twenty-two cups.

  1. Brazil flag Brazil ★★★★★ 5 titles 1958 · 1962 · 1970 · 1994 · 2002
  2. Germany flag Germany ★★★★ 4 titles 1954 · 1974 · 1990 · 2014
  3. Italy flag Italy ★★★★ 4 titles 1934 · 1938 · 1982 · 2006
  4. Argentina flag Argentina ★★★ 3 titles 1978 · 1986 · 2022
  5. France flag France ★★ 2 titles 1998 · 2018
  6. Uruguay flag Uruguay ★★ 2 titles 1930 · 1950
  7. England flag England ★ 1 title 1966
  8. Spain flag Spain ★ 1 title 2010
every world cup · 1930 to 2022

The full ledger.

Most recent first. Hover the Golden Boot column for the top scorer of each edition.

  1. 2022 Qatar flag Qatar Argentina flag Argentina beat France flag France 3-3 AET (4-2 pen) ⚽ golden boot Kylian Mbappé (8) The greatest final ever played. Messi finally got his star. Mbappé scored a hat-trick in the final and still lost.
  2. 2018 Russia flag Russia France flag France beat Croatia flag Croatia 4-2 ⚽ golden boot Harry Kane (6) France's second star. Mbappé became the second teenager after Pelé to score in a final.
  3. 2014 Brazil flag Brazil Germany flag Germany beat Argentina flag Argentina 1-0 AET ⚽ golden boot James Rodríguez (6) 7-1. Germany dismantled Brazil at home in the semi-final. Götze in extra time at the Maracanã.
  4. 2010 South Africa flag South Africa Spain flag Spain beat Netherlands flag Netherlands 1-0 AET ⚽ golden boot Thomas Müller (5) Iniesta in the 116th minute. The first World Cup on African soil. Bafana hosted.
  5. 2006 Germany flag Germany Italy flag Italy beat France flag France 1-1 (5-3 pen) ⚽ golden boot Miroslav Klose (5) Zidane headbutt. Italy's 4th star. Germany hosted, didn't win.
  6. 2002 South Korea / Japan flag South Korea / Japan Brazil flag Brazil beat Germany flag Germany 2-0 ⚽ golden boot Ronaldo (8) Ronaldo's redemption. First Cup in Asia. South Korea reached the semis.
  7. 1998 France flag France France flag France beat Brazil flag Brazil 3-0 ⚽ golden boot Davor Šuker (6) Zidane two headers. France first hosts since 1978 to win at home.
  8. 1994 United States flag United States Brazil flag Brazil beat Italy flag Italy 0-0 (3-2 pen) ⚽ golden boot Hristo Stoichkov + Oleg Salenko (6) First final decided by penalties. Roberto Baggio missed.
  9. 1990 Italy flag Italy West Germany flag West Germany beat Argentina flag Argentina 1-0 ⚽ golden boot Salvatore Schillaci (6) Andreas Brehme penalty in the 85th minute. Last Cup before Germany unified.
  10. 1986 Mexico flag Mexico Argentina flag Argentina beat West Germany flag West Germany 3-2 ⚽ golden boot Gary Lineker (6) Maradona. Hand of God. Goal of the Century. Estadio Azteca again.
  11. 1982 Spain flag Spain Italy flag Italy beat West Germany flag West Germany 3-1 ⚽ golden boot Paolo Rossi (6) Paolo Rossi from match-fixing ban to Golden Boot in 18 months.
  12. 1978 Argentina flag Argentina Argentina flag Argentina beat Netherlands flag Netherlands 3-1 AET ⚽ golden boot Mario Kempes (6) Hosts won again. Netherlands' second consecutive final loss.
  13. 1974 West Germany flag West Germany West Germany flag West Germany beat Netherlands flag Netherlands 2-1 ⚽ golden boot Grzegorz Lato (7) Total Football met Beckenbauer. Cruyff scored after 30 seconds. Germany still won.
  14. 1970 Mexico flag Mexico Brazil flag Brazil beat Italy flag Italy 4-1 ⚽ golden boot Gerd Müller (10) Brazil's third title means they keep the Jules Rimet trophy. First Cup at Estadio Azteca.
  15. 1966 England flag England England flag England beat West Germany flag West Germany 4-2 AET ⚽ golden boot Eusébio (9) They think it's all over. England's only World Cup. At Wembley.
  16. 1962 Chile flag Chile Brazil flag Brazil beat Czechoslovakia flag Czechoslovakia 3-1 ⚽ golden boot Garrincha + 5 others (4) Garrincha carried Brazil after Pelé got injured early in the group stage.
  17. 1958 Sweden flag Sweden Brazil flag Brazil beat Sweden flag Sweden 5-2 ⚽ golden boot Just Fontaine (13) A 17-year-old Pelé scored a hat-trick in the semi and a brace in the final.
  18. 1954 Switzerland flag Switzerland West Germany flag West Germany beat Hungary flag Hungary 3-2 ⚽ golden boot Sándor Kocsis (11) The Miracle of Bern. West Germany came back from 2-0 down.
  19. 1950 Brazil flag Brazil Uruguay flag Uruguay beat Brazil flag Brazil 2-1 ⚽ golden boot Ademir (9) The Maracanazo. 200,000 fans watched Uruguay silence the Maracanã.
  20. 1938 France flag France Italy flag Italy beat Hungary flag Hungary 4-2 ⚽ golden boot Leônidas (7) Italy retained. World wars then put football on pause for 12 years.
  21. 1934 Italy flag Italy Italy flag Italy beat Czechoslovakia flag Czechoslovakia 2-1 AET ⚽ golden boot Oldřich Nejedlý (5) Hosts again. Knockout-only format with 16 teams.
  22. 1930 Uruguay flag Uruguay Uruguay flag Uruguay beat Argentina flag Argentina 4-2 ⚽ golden boot Guillermo Stábile (8) The first World Cup. Hosts won at home in front of 93,000.
how the desk uses history

The prior on the 2026 board.

Every World Cup winner since 1930 has come from Europe (UEFA) or South America (CONMEBOL). Twelve to UEFA, ten to CONMEBOL. No CONCACAF, AFC, CAF or OFC nation has ever lifted the trophy. The 2026 outright board reflects that math: Brazil, Spain, France and Argentina lead, with England and Germany next. Decimal prices appear here once matches are priced and the verified partner feed is connected.

The desk weights this prior against current form (qualifying, friendlies, team-news), then reads the SA-market price for value vs. consensus. The Brazil call sits inside that math; once matches are priced, the desk reads the SA-licensed price for value vs. international books.

See the 2026 outright board →