Tournament History & Eras
35 entries in the FIFA World Cup compendium.
1930 UruguayThe birth of global football's greatest stage in Montevideo.1950 BrazilThe tournament where the world held its breath and Brazil's dream turned into eternal lege1962 ChileA tournament of chaos and brilliance where Brazil's stars conquered Chilean soil to claim 1938 FranceItaly's historic back-to-back triumph in a tournament shadowed by the approaching war.1970 MexicoThe tournament where Brazil's golden team conquered the world in color.1974 West GermanyWhere Total Football met the Iron Wall in a tactical revolution on German soil.1994 USAThe tournament that smashed attendance records and crowned Brazil four-time world champion1998 FranceFrance's golden hour: The birth of a champion nation on home soil.2002 Korea/JapanBrazil claimed their fifth title in Asia's historic first World Cup.1966 EnglandOne nation's dream realized on home soil in a dramatic extra-time final victory.1978 ArgentinaThe tournament where Argentina conquered the world on home soil with Kempes leading the ch2014 BrazilThe tournament where Germany crowned themselves kings and Brazil faced historic heartbreak2022 QatarMessi's coronation and Morocco's historic run defined this winter wonderland in the desert2006 GermanyThe Summer Fairy Tale where Italy triumphed in a dramatic penalty shootout.1990 ItalyWest Germany triumphs in a tournament defined by grit and defensive mastery.2018 RussiaA historic stage in Eastern Europe where France claimed glory and Croatia stunned the worl1954 Miracle of BernRain, mud, and a 3-2 shock that rewrote the footballing world order in a single afternoon.1962 Garrincha EraPelé broke a rib; Garrincha broke the world's imagination.1930 Uruguay World CupThirteen nations, one new trophy, and a final that made a nation immortal.1966 Geoff Hurst Hat-TrickThree goals at Wembley, one immortal moment, England's only crown.1970 Brazil Golden TeamSix games, six wins, one eternal golden hour on Mexican soil.1958 Pelé DebutA seventeen-year-old's first World Cup became the world's second greatest football story.1986 Hand of GodOne hand, one lie, one legend—Maradona's 1986 masterstroke that split football in two.1990 Matthäus and West GermanyMatthäus led a grinding, defiant West Germany to redemption in the Italian summer of 1990.1994 Baggio and the PenaltyOne bandaged head, one over-the-bar kick, and a nation's final heartbreak under the Califo1998 Zidane EraTwo headers, one nation, and a midfield maestro who crowned France kings of the world.2002 Ronaldo Nazário EraThe knee that broke the world, and the eight goals that rebuilt it.2006 Zidane HeadbuttOne header, one headbutt, one career ended in the 110th minute of football's grandest stag2010 Iniesta and SpainOne quiet strike in the 116th minute, and Spain finally owned the world.2018 Mbappé and FranceNineteen years old, a hat-trick in his boots, and a World Cup on the line—Mbappé made hist2022 Messi and ArgentinaThirty-six years of waiting ended in a single penalty kick under the Lusail lights.2026 48-Team ExpansionThree nations, forty-eight dreams, one tournament — the World Cup's boldest leap yet.2014 Germany 7-1 BrazilSeven goals in ninety minutes rewrote the story of a nation and a tournament.Pelé EraThe King crowned three times, and the world held its breath.Maradona EraOne man, four tournaments, and the entire weight of a nation's belief on his shoulders.
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