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The Winners of the past World Cups
 

World Cup 1930  - Uruguay
  
  
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Winners Uruguay
Teams
 13

Teams in qualifiers N/A
Notable absentees
 Of the major European countries, only France took part
Surprises
 USA, who finished third
Golden Boot
 Guillermo Stábile (Argentina) - 8
Stats
 A total of 70 goals were scored (3.89 per match); Argentina (18) scored the most
Format
 One group of four and three groups of three in the qualifying stage, with the top from each group going into the semi-finals 

Number of matches 18

World Cup 1934 - Italy


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Winners Italy
Teams
 16

Teams in qualifiers 32
Notable absentees
 Holders Uruguay, England 
Surprises
 Egypt
Golden Boot
 Oldrich Nejedlý (Czechoslovakia) - 5
Stats
 A total of 70 goals were scored (4.12 per match); Italy (12) scored the most
Format
 Straight knockout, replays for drawn matches

Number of matches 17 
  
  
 

World Cup 1938 - Italy


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Winners Italy

Teams 15

Teams in qualifiers 37
Notable absentees
 Argentina, England, Spain, Uruguay
Surprises
 Dutch East Indies (Indonesia), Cuba
Golden Boot
 Leônidas (Brazil) - 7
Stats
 A total of 84 goals were scored (4.67 per match); Hungary (15) scored the most
Format
 Straight knockout, replays for drawn matches

Number of matches 18

World Cup 1950 - Uruguay


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Winners Uruguay

Teams 13

Teams in qualifiers 34
Notable absentees
 France, Germany, Hungary 
Surprises
 Bolivia
Golden Boot
 Ademir (Brazil) - 9
Stats
 A total of 88 goals were scored (4.00 per match); Brazil (22) scored the most
Format
 Four groups, with the winners of each progressing to a four-team round-robin final group. Withdrawals meant there were two groups of four, one of three and one of two

Number of matches 22


World Cup 1954 - West Germany


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Winners West Germany

Teams 16

Teams in qualifiers 45
Notable absentees
 Spain
Surprises
 Korean Republic
Golden Boot
 Sándor Kocsis (Hungary) - 11
Stats
 A total of 140 goals were scored (5.38 per match); Hungary (27) scored the most
Format
 Four groups of four with two seeded and two unseeded teams in each group. However, the teams played just two matches per group rather than the usual three, with the seeded sides facing unseeded sides. Where teams ended up tied for the second qualifying position by points, they required a play-off. The two teams finishing at the top of their group went through to the quarter-finals

Number of matches 26 
 

World Cup 1958 - Brazil


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Winners Brazil

Teams 16

Teams in qualifiers 45
Notable absentees
 Italy, Uruguay
Surprises
 Wales, Northern Ireland
Golden Boot
 Just Fontaine (France) - 13
Stats
 A total of 126 goals were scored (3.60 per match); France (23) scored the most
Format
 Four groups of four, with the top two progressing to the quarter-finals

Number of matches 35 
 

World Cup 1962 - Brazil


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Winners Brazil

Teams 16

Teams in qualifiers 56
Notable absentees
 Sweden
Surprises
 Colombia
Golden Boot
 Garrincha, Vavá (Brazil), Leonel Sánchez (Chile), Drazan Jerkovic (Yugoslavia), Flórián Albert (Hungary), Valentin Ivanov (USSR) - 4
Stats
 A total of 89 goals were scored (2.78 per match); Brazil (14) scored the most
Format
 Four groups of four, with the top two progressing to the quarter-finals

Number of matches 32

World Cup 1966 - England


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Winners England

Teams 16

Teams in qualifiers 70
Notable absentees
 None
Surprises
 North Korea
Golden Boot
 Eusébio (Portugal) - 9
Stats
 A total of 89 goals were scored (2.78 per match); Portugal (17) scored the most
Format
 Four groups of four, with the top two progressing to the quarter-finals 
Number of matches
 32


World Cup 1970 - Brazil

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Winners Brazil
Teams
16 
Teams in qualifiers
 75
Number of matches
 32

Notable absentees Argentina, France, Portugal, Spain

Surprises Morocco, the first African qualifiers since World War II

Golden Boot Gerd Muller (Germany) - 10


World Cup 1974 -West Germany


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Winners West Germany

Teams 16 
Teams in qualifiers
 99
Notable absentees
 England, France, Hungary, Spain, USSR
Surprises
 Australia, Haiti and Zaire
Golden Boot
 Grzegorz Lato (Poland) - 7
Stats
 A total of 97 goals were scored (2.55 per match); Poland (16) scored the most
Format
 Four groups of four in the qualifying stage, with the top two from each group going into a second round of two four-team groups and the winners facing each other in the final

Number of matches 38


World Cup 1978 -Argentina


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Winners Argentina

Teams 16 
Teams in qualifiers
 107
Notable absentees
 England, Czechoslovakia, USSR
Surprises
 Iran, Tunisia

Golden Boot Mario Kempes (Argentina) - 6
Stats
 A total of 102 goals were scored (2.68 per match); Argentina and Netherlands (15) scored the most
Format
 Four groups of four in the qualifying stage, with the top two from each group into a second round of two groups of four, the top side in each progressing into the final

Number of matches 38


World Cup 1982 -Italy


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Winners Italy

Teams 24 
Teams in qualifiers
 109
Notable absentees
 Netherlands, Mexico
Surprises
 Algeria, Cameroon, Honduras, Kuwait, New Zealand

Golden Boot Paolo Rossi (Italy) - 6
Stats
 A total of 146 goals were scored (2.81 per match); France (16) scored the most
Format
 Six groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the second round, where they split into four groups of three. The winners of each group advanced to the semi-finals

Number of matches 52


World Cup 1986 -Argentina


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Winners Argentina

Teams 24 
Teams in qualifiers
 121
Notable absentees
 Netherlands
Surprises
 Canada, Iraq

Golden Boot Gary Lineker (England) - 6
Stats
 A total of 132 goals were scored (2.54 per match); Argentina (14) scored the most
Format
 Six groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to a knockout round of 16, plus four best third-place finishers

Number of matches 52

World Cup 1990 -West Germany


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Winners West Germany
Teams
 24 
Teams in qualifiers
 116
Notable absentees
 Denmark, France, Portugal
Surprises
 Costa Rica, Republic of Ireland, UAE
Golden Boot 
Salvatore Schillaci (Italy) - 6
Stats
 A total of 115 goals were scored (2.21 per match), which was the lowest goals-per-match ratio in World Cup history; West Germany (15) scored the most
Format
 Six groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to a knockout round of 16, plus four best third place finishers
Number of matches
 52


World Cup 1994 - Brazil


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Winners Brazil
Teams
 24
Teams in qualifiers
 147
Notable absentees
 England, France
Surprises
 Greece, Nigeria, Saudi Arabia
Golden Boot 
Hristo Stoichkov (Bulgaria), Oleg Salenko (Russia) - 6
Stats
 A total of 141 goals were scored (2.71 per match); Sweden (15) scored the most
Format
 Six groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to a knockout round of 16, plus four best 3rd place finishers
Number of matches
 52


World Cup 1998 - France



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Winners France
Teams
 32 
Teams in qualifiers
 174
Notable absentees
 Russia
Surprises
 Jamaica, Japan, South Africa
Golden Boot 
Davor Suker (Croatia) - 6
Stats
 A total of 171 goals were scored (2.67 per match); France (15) scored the most
Format
 Eight groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to a knockout round of 16
Number of matches
 64

World Cup 2002 - Brazil


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Winners Brazil
Teams
 32
Teams in qualifiers
 199
Notable absentees
 Netherlands
Surprises
 Senegal, South Korea, Turkey
Golden Boot 
Ronaldo (Brazil) - 8
Stats
 A total of 161 goals were scored (2.52 per match); Brazil (18) scored the most
Format
 Eight groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to a knockout round of 16
Number of matches
 64


World Cup 2006 - Italy


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Winners Italy
Teams
 32 
Teams in qualifiers
 198
Notable Absentees
 Cameroon, Nigeria
Surprises
 Angola, Ivory Coast, Ghana, Togo, Trinidad & Tobago 
Golden Boot 
Miroslav Klose (Germany) - 5
Stats
 A total of 147 goals were scored (2.30 per match); Germany (14) scored the most
Format
 Eight groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to a knockout round of 16
Number of matches
 64


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