which groups have received every year By Reuters

(Reuters) – Listing of FIFA World Cup champions because the event started in 1930:

URUGUAY 1930 – URUGUAY

* Uruguay received the inaugural FIFA World Cup after beating Argentina 4-2 within the closing in Montevideo.

* The primary event included 13 groups, with solely 4 from Europe. The journey to South America was difficult for a lot of European gamers as a result of they feared shedding their jobs after being absent for a very long time.

ITALY 1934 – ITALY

* Hosts Italy defeated Czechoslovakia 2-1 in Rome in a event consisting of a Spherical of 16.

* Reigning World Cup holders Uruguay declined to take part as a protest to the refusal of a number of European international locations to journey to South America for the earlier World Cup. On the identical time, Egypt turned the primary African nation to take part.

FRANCE 1938 – ITALY

* Italy took their second trophy, beating Hungary 4-2 within the closing.

* Dutch East Indies, present-day Indonesia, turned the primary Asian staff to take part within the World Cup.

BRAZIL 1950 – URUGUAY

* The primary World Cup after World Warfare Two, the place England made their debut. Uruguay took their second victory after a 2-1 win towards host nation Brazil in a recreation that later turned often known as “Maracanaco”.

* With 173,850 spectators, the sport remains to be the highest-attended recreation ever performed.

SWITZERLAND 1954 – GERMANY

* West Germany took their first title after a 3-2 win within the closing towards Hungary.

SWEDEN 1958 – BRAZIL

* The one event in a Nordic nation noticed the debut of a 17-year-old Brazilian participant named Pele, who scored six targets and helped his staff to beat Sweden 5-2 within the closing.

* France’s Simply Fontaine scored 13 targets within the event, nonetheless a document.

CHILE 1962 – BRAZIL

* Brazil defended their title in a 3-1 victory over Czechoslovakia within the closing in Santiago.

ENGLAND 1966 – ENGLAND

* The one victory within the World Cup for England, as they secured a 4-2 additional time win over West Germany within the closing.

* North Korea and Portugal debuted on this World Cup, with the Portuguese striker Eusebio changing into the event’s prime scorer.

MEXICO 1970 – BRAZIL

* Brazil took their third title in Pele’s final World Cup after successful 4-1 towards Italy at Azteca Stadium in Mexico Metropolis.

* The event handed and not using a single participant being despatched off. It was the primary time substitutes have been allowed, and yellow and purple playing cards have been launched. It was additionally the primary World Cup broadcast in color and the primary with an formally sponsored match ball.

WEST GERMANY 1974 – GERMANY

* The host nation took their second World Cup title after beating the Netherlands 2-1 within the closing.

* A brand new trophy was launched for the event after Brazil had received the Jules Rimet Trophy completely on account of three victories.

ARGENTINA 1978 – ARGENTINA

* The host nation as soon as once more lifted the trophy as Argentina received 3-1 towards the Netherlands at Estadio Monumental.

* Tunisia’s 3-1 win over Mexico was the primary time an African staff received a match within the event’s historical past.

SPAIN 1982 – ITALY

* Italy turned world champions for the third time in Spain with a 3-1 victory over West Germany.

* The event marked the primary time a penalty shoot-out was used.

MEXICO 1986 – ARGENTINA

* Mexico hosted the World Cup for the second time, with Argentina’s Diego Maradona dominating the event and securing his residence nation a second trophy after beating West Germany 3-2.

* Nevertheless, the quarter-final towards England is likely to be greatest remembered because it included the well-known “Hand of God” purpose and the solo raid from Maradona that later was dubbed the Aim of the Century.

ITALY 1990 – GERMANY

* West Germany received the event for the third time as they beat Argentina 1-0 in Rome.

* Roger Milla and Cameroon turned well-known as they beat Argentina at San Siro within the group stage and went on to the quarter-finals as the primary African staff ever.

UNITED STATES 1994 – BRAZIL

* The primary event held in the US was marked by a number of high-profile groups and gamers.

* Romario and Bebeto guided Brazil to the ultimate, the place Italy and Roberto Baggio waited. After a lacklustre recreation, it turned the World Cup closing’s first penalty kick contest, with Brazil claiming their fourth trophy after Baggio missed.

FRANCE 1998 – FRANCE

* It was the primary World Cup with 32 groups competing. The host nation, led by Didier Deschamps, received 3-0 over Brazil within the closing.

SOUTH KOREA/JAPAN 2002 – BRAZIL

* The primary World Cup co-hosted by two nations and the primary to be held in Asia. Ronaldo may lastly crown his profession as Brazil took its fifth World Cup residence after beating Germany 2-0 in Yokohama.

GERMANY 2006 – ITALY

* Italy beat France 5-3 on penalties in Berlin after 1-1 in extraordinary time, in a recreation without end recognized for Zinedine Zidane’s head-butt on Marco Materazzi and subsequent purple card.

* One other recreation that went into historical past was the Spherical of 16 match between Portugal and the Netherlands. Nicknamed “the battle of Nuremberg”, the sport noticed 4 purple playing cards and 16 yellow playing cards, setting a document for playing cards proven at any FIFA-administered worldwide event. Portugal received 1-0.

SOUTH AFRICA 2010 – SPAIN

* The event was held in Africa for the primary time, with Spain claiming their first World Cup trophy after beating Netherlands 1-0 within the closing after additional time.

BRAZIL 2014 – GERMANY

* Germany received their fourth title after beating Argentina 1-0 within the closing.

RUSSIA 2018 – FRANCE

* France received their second title, beating Croatia 4-2 within the closing, making coach Didier Deschamps the second man to win the World Cup as each a captain and a supervisor (after Franz Beckenbauer), as he led the staff to victory in 1998.

* The event marked the primary use of video assistant referees (VAR).