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A glimpse of the past World Cups..

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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) 

FIFA 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)


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