A glimpse of the past World Cups..
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World Cup 1930, Uruguay
Host : Uruguay
Stadiums : Estadio Pocitos, Parque Central, Centenario
Teams : 13 - Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, France, Mexico,
Paraguay, Peru, Romania, United States, Uruguay, Yugoslavia
Matches : 18
Finals : Uruguay / Argentina (4-2/ Centenario Stadium, Montevideo)
Champions : Uruguay (1st title)
Total Goals : 70
Top Scorer : Guillermo Stabile (Argentina - 8 goals)
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World Cup 1934, Italy
Host : Italy
Stadiums : Stadio Giovanni Berta-Florence , Stadio Littoriale-Bologna,
Stadio San Siro-Milano, Stadio Littorio-Trieste, Stadio Benito Mussolini-Torino,
Stadio Giorgio Ascarelli-Naples, Stadio Marassi-Genova, Stadio del PNF-Rome
Teams : 16 - Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czechoslovakia,
Egypt, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Romania, Spain, Sweden,
Switzerland, United States
Matches : 17
Finals : Czechoslovakia/ Italy (1-2/ Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome)
Champions : Italy (1st title)
Total Goals : 70
Top Scorer : Edmund Conen (Germany), Oldřich Nejedlý (Czechoslovakia)(1),
Angelo Schiavio (Italy), (4 goals each)
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World Cup 1938, France
Host : France
Stadiums : Stade de la Cavée Verte- Le Havre, Stade de la Meinau-
Strasbourg, Stade Velodrome-Marseilles, Stade Olympique de Colombes- Paris,
Stade Chapou-Toulouse, Stade Velodrome Municipal-Reims, Parc des Princes-Paris
Teams : 15; Belgium, Brazil, Cuba, Czechoslovakia, Dutch East
Indies, France, Germany, Hungary, Italy, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Romania,
Sweden, Switzerland
Matches : 18
Finals : Hungary/ Italy (2-4/ Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris)
Champions : Italy (2nd title)
Total Goals : 84
Top Scorer : Leônidas (Brazil - 8 goals)
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World Cup 1950, Brazil
Host : Brazil
Stadiums : Estádio do Maracanã-Rio de Janeiro, Estádio Independência-Belo
Horizonte, Estádio do Pacaembu-São Paulo, Estádio dos Eucaliptos-Porto Alegre,
Estádio Durival de Britto-Curitiba, Estádio Ilha do Retiro-Recife
Teams : 13; Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, England, Italy, Mexico, Paraguay,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, United States, Uruguay, Yugoslavia
Matches : 22
Finals : Uruguay/ Brazil (2-1/ Estádio do Maracanã- Rio de Janeiro)
Champions : Uruguay (2nd title)
Total Goals : 88
Top Scorer : Ademir(Brazil-7 goals)
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World Cup 1954, Switzerland
Host : Switzerland
Stadiums : Charmilles Stadium- Geneva, Stade Olympique de la
Pontaise- Lausanne, Wankdorf Stadium- Berne, Hardturm Stadium- Zurich, St.
Jakob Stadium- Basel, Cornaredo Stadium- Lugano
Teams : 16; Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Czechoslovakia, England,
France, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Scotland, South Korea, Switzerland, Turkey,
Uruguay, West Germany, Yugoslavia
Matches : 26
Finals : West Germany/ Hungary (3 - 2/ Wankdorf Stadium,
Berne)
Champions : West Germany (1st title)
Total Goals : 140
Top Scorer : Sándor Kocsis (Hungary - 11 goals)
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World Cup 1958, Sweden
Host : Sweden
Stadiums : Malmö Stadion- Malmö, Örjans Vall- Halmstad, Olympia
(stadium)- Helsingborg, Idrottsparken- Norrköping, Arosvallen- Västerås, Eyravallen-
Örebro, Tunavallen- Eskilstuna, Råsunda Stadium- Stockholm, Järnvallen- Sandviken,
Rimnersvallen- Uddevalla, Ullevi- Gothenburg, Ryavallen- Borås
Teams : 16; Argentina, Austria, Brazil, England, France, Czechoslovakia,
Hungary, Mexico, Northern Ireland, Paraguay, Scotland, Sweden, USSR, Wales,
West Germany, Yugoslavia
Matches : 35
Finals : Brazil/ Sweden (5 - 2/ Råsunda Stadium, Stockholm)
Champions : Brazil (1st title)
Total Goals : 126
Top Scorer : Just Fontaine (France - 13 goals)
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World Cup 1962, Chile
Host : Chile
Stadiums : Estadio Carlos Dittborn- Arica, Estadio Nacional-
Santiago, Estadio Sausalito- Viña del Mar, Estadio El Teniente- Rancagua
Teams : 16; Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, Colombia, Czechoslovakia,
England, Hungary, Italy, Mexico, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay, USSR, West Germany,
Yugoslavia
Matches : 32
Finals : Brazil/ Czechoslovakia (3 - 1 / Estadio Nacional,
Santiago)
Champions : Brazil (2nd title)
Total Goals : 89
Top Scorer : Drazen Jerkovic (Yugoslavia - 5 goals)
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World Cup 1966, England
Host : England
Stadiums : Wembley Stadium- London, Hillsborough Stadium- Sheffield,
Villa Park- Birmingham, Goodison Park- Liverpool, Old Trafford- Manchester,
Ayresome Park- Middlesbrough, Roker Park- Sunderland
Teams : 16; Argentina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, England, France,
Hungary, Italy, Mexico, North Korea, Portugal, Spain, Switzerland, Uruguay,
USSR, West Germany
Matches : 32
Finals : England/ West Germany (4 - 2 (AET) / Wembley
Stadium, London)
Champions : England (1st title)
Total Goals : 89
Top Scorer : Eusébio (Portugal - 9 goals)
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World Cup 1970, Mexico
Host : Mexico
Stadiums : Estadio Azteca- Mexico City, Estadio Cuauhtémoc- Puebla,
Estadio Luis Dosal- Toluca, Estadio Jalisco- Guadalajara, Estadio Nou Camp-
León
Teams : 16; Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Czechoslovakia, El Salvador,
England, Israel, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Peru, Romania, Sweden, Uruguay, USSR,
West Germany
Matches : 32
Finals : Brazil/ Italy (4 - 1 / Estadio Azteca,
Mexico City)
Champions : Brazil (3rd title)
Total Goals : 95
Top Scorer : Gerd Müller (France- 10 goals)
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World Cup 1974, West Germany
Host : West Germany
Stadiums : Olympiastadion- Berlin, Volksparkstadion- Hamburg,
Waldstadion- Frankfurt, Westfalenstadion- Dortmund, Parkstadion- Gelsenkirchen,
Niedersachsenstadion- Hannover, Rheinstadion- Düsseldorf, Olympiastadion-
Munich, Neckarstadion- Stuttgart
Teams : 16; Argentina, Australia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Chile, East
Germany, Haiti, Italy, Netherlands, Poland, Scotland, Sweden, Uruguay, West
Germany, Yugoslavia, Zaire
Matches : 38
Finals : West Germany/ Netherlands (2 - 1 / Olympiastadion,
Munich)
Champions : West Germany (2nd title)
Total Goals : 97
Top Scorer : Grzegorz Lato (Poland - 7 goals)
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World Cup 1978, Argentina
Host : Argentina
Stadiums : Estadio José Maria Minella- Mar del Plata, Estadio
Monumental- Buenos Aires, Estadio Monumental- Buenos Aires, Estadio Gigante
de Arroyito- Rosario, Estadio Olímpico Chateau Carreras- Córdoba, Estadio
José Amalfitani- Buenos Aires, Estadio Ciudad de Mendoza- Mendoza
Teams : 16; Argentina, Austria, Brazil, France, Hungary, Iran,
Italy, Mexico, Netherlands, Peru, Poland, Scotland, Spain, Sweden, Tunisia,
West Germany
Matches : 38
Finals : Argentina/ Netherlands (3 - 1 (AET)/ Estadio
Monumental, Buenos Aires)
Champions : Argentina (1st title)
Total Goals : 102
Top Scorer : Mario Kempes (Argentina - 6 goals)
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World Cup 1982, Spain
Host : Spain
Stadiums : Estadio Balaidos- Vigo, Estadio Municipal de Riazor-
A Coruña, El Molinón- Gijón, Estadio Carlos Tartiere- Oviedo, Camp Nou- Barcelona,
Estadio José Rico Pérez- Alicante, Nuevo Estadio- Elche, Estadio José Zorrilla-
Valladolid, Estadio San Mames- Bilbao, Estadio Luis Casanova- Valencia, La
Romareda- Zaragoza, Estadio Sánchez Pizjuán- Seville, La Rosaleda- Málag,
Estadio Santiago Bernabéu- Madrid, Estadio Sarriá- Barcelona, Estadio Vicente
Calderón- Madrid
Teams : 24; Algeria, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon,
Chile, Czechoslovakia, El England, France, Salvador, Honduras, Hungary, Italy,
Kuwait, New Zealand, Northern Ireland, Peru, Poland, Scotland, Spain, USSR,
West Germany, Yugoslavia
Matches : 52
Finals : Italy/ West Germany (3 - 1/ Estadio Santiago
Bernabéu, Madrid)
Champions : Italy (3rd title)
Total Goals : 146
Top Scorer : Paolo Rossi (Italy - 6 goals)
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World Cup 1986, Mexico
Host : Mexico
Stadiums : Estadio Azteca- Mexico City, Estadio Olímpico Universitario-
Mexico City, Estadio Cuauhtémoc- Puebla, Estadio Nemesio Díez- Toluca, Estadio
Nou Camp-León, Estadio Sergio León Chavez-Irapuato, Estadio Jalisco- Guadalajara,
Estadio Tecnológico-Monterrey, Estadio La Corregidora-Santiago de Querétaro,
Estadio Neza-Nezahualcóyotl, Estadio Universitario-Monterrey
Teams : 24; Algeria, Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada,
Denmark, England, France, Hungary, Iraq, Italy, Mexico, Morocco, Northern
Ireland, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Uruguay,
USSR, West Germany
Matches : 52
Finals : Argentina/ West Germany (3-2/ Mexico City, Estadio
Azteca)
Champions : Argentina (2nd title)
Total Goals : 132
Top Scorer : Gary Lineker (England - 6 goals)
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World Cup 1990, Italy
Host : Italy
Stadiums : Stadio Olimpico- Rome, Stadio Artemio Franchi- Florence,
Stadio Giuseppe Meazza- Milan, Stadio San Nicola- Bari, Stadio San Paolo-
Naples, Stadio Luigi Ferraris- Genoa, Stadio Delle Alpi- Turin, Stadio Renato
Dall'Ara- Bologna, Stadio Marc'Antonio Bentegodi- Verona, Stadio Friuli- Udine,
Stadio Sant'Elia - Cagliari,
Stadio Della Favorita- Palermo
Teams : 24; Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Colombia,
Costa Rica, Czechoslovakia, Egypt, England, Italy, Netherlands, Republic of
Ireland, Romania, Scotland, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, United Arab Emirates,
United States, Uruguay, USSR, West Germany, Yugoslavia
Matches : 52
Finals : Argentina/ West Germany (0-1/ Rome, Stadio Olimpico)
Champions : West Germany (3rd title)
Total Goals : 115
Top Scorer : Salvatore Schillaci (Italy - 6 goals)
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World Cup 1994, USA
Host : USA
Stadiums : Foxboro Stadium, Foxboro, Massachusetts; Soldier Field,
Chicago, Illinois; Cotton Bowl, Dallas, Texas; Pontiac Silverdome, Pontiac,
Michigan; Rose Bowl, Pasadena, California; Giants Stadium, East Rutherford,
New Jersey; Citrus Bowl, Orlando, Florida; Stanford Stadium, Palo Alto, California;
RFK Stadium, Washington, D.C
Teams : 24; Argentina, Belgium, Bolivia, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon,
Colombia, Germany, Greece, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway,
Rep. of Ireland, Italy, Romania, Russia, Saudi Arabia, South Korea, Spain,
Sweden, Switzerland, USA
Matches : 52
Finals : Brazil/ Italy ( 3 - 2 penalty shootout/ Rose Bowl,
Pasadena)
Champions : Brazil (4th title)
Total Goals : 141
Top Scorer : Hristo Stoitchkov (Bulgaria), Oleg Salenko (Russia) (
6 goals each)
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World Cup 1998, France
Host : France
Stadiums : Stade de France - Paris, Stade Vélodrome - Marseille,
Parc des Princes - Paris, Stade Félix Bollaert - Lens, Stade Gerland - Lyon,
Stade de la Beaujoire - Nantes, Stadium de Toulouse - Toulouse, Stade Geoffroy-Guichard
- Saint-Étienne, Parc Lescure - Bordeaux, Stade de la Mosson - Montpellier
Teams : 32; Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Brazil, Bulgaria, Cameroon,
Chile, Colombia, Croatia, Denmark, England, France, Germany, Iran, Italy,
Jamaica, Japan, Mexico, Morocco, Netherlands, Nigeria, Norway, Paraguay, Romania,
Saudi Arabia, Scotland, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Tunisia, USA, Yugoslavia
Matches : 64
Finals : Brazil/ France (0 - 3 Stade de France, Saint-Denis)
Champions : France (1st title)
Total Goals : 171
Top Scorer : Davor Luker (CRO - 6 goals)
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World Cup 2002, Korea/Japan
Host : South Korea/ Japan
Stadiums : Seoul World Cup Stadium, Munsu Cup Stadium, Daegu
World Cup Stadium, Asiad Main Stadium, Incheon Munhak Stadium, Suwon World
Cup Stadium, Asiad Main Stadium, Gwangju World Cup Stadium, Jeonju World Cup
Stadium, Daejeon World Cup Stadium, Jeju World Cup Stadium, Stadium Big Swan,
Sapporo Dome, Kashima Stadium, Saitama Stadium, Ecopa Stadium, International
Stadium, Wing Stadium, Miyagi Stadium, Nagai Stadium, International Stadium
Yokohama, Stadium Big Eye, Nagai Stadium
Teams : 32; Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, Cameroon, Costa Rica,
China PR, Croatia, Denmark, Ecuador, England, France, Germany, Italy, Japan,
Mexico, Nigeria, Paraguay, Poland, Portugal, Republic of Ireland, Russia,
Saudi Arabia, Senegal, Slovenia, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Sweden,
Turkey, Tunisia, United States, Uruguay
Matches : 64
Finals : Brazil/ Germany (2-0/ International Stadium Yokohama,
Japan)
Champions : Brazil (5th title)
Total Goals : 161
Top Scorer : Ronaldo (Brazil - 8 goals)
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World Cup 2006, Germany
Host : Germany
Stadiums : Hamburg, Hanover, Berlin, Gelsenkirchen, Dortmund,
Leipzig, Cologne, Frankfurt, Kaiserslautern, Nuremberg, Stuttgart, Munich
Teams : 32 - Argentina, Cote D'Ivoire, Serbia & Montenegro,
Netherlands, Germany, Costa Rica, Poland, Ecuador, England, Paraguay, Trinidad
and Tobago, Sweden, Mexico, Iran, Angola, Portugal, France, Switzerland, South
Korea, Togo, Brazil, Croatia, Australia, Japan, Spain, Ukraine, Tunisia, Saudi
Arabia, Italy, Ghana, United States of America, Czech Republic
Matches : 64
Finals : Italy / France (2-0/ Berlin Olympaistadiom, Germany)
Champions : Italy (4th title)
Total Goals : 147
Top Scorer : Miroslav Klose (Germany - 5 goals)