THE PREVIOUS FIFA WORLD CUP CHAMPIONS

South Africa 2010

• Winner: Spain
• Runners-Up: Netherlands
• Third: Germany
• Fourth: Uruguay

• adidas Golden Ball: Diego FORLAN (URU)
• adidas Golden Boot: Thomas MUELLER (GER)
• Best Young Player Award: Thomas MUELLER (GER)
• adidas Golden Glove: Iker CASILLAS (ESP)
• FIFA Fair Play award: Spain

 

2006 FIFA World Cup Germany 

• Teams: 32
• When: 09 June 2006 to 09 July 2006
• Final: 09 July 2006
• Matches: 64
• Goals Scored: 147 (average 2.3 per match)
• Attendance: 3359439 (average 52491)
• Winner: Italy
• Runners-Up: France
• Third: Germany
• Fourth: Portugal
• adidas Golden Ball: Zinedine ZIDANE (FRA)
•  adidas Golden Shoe: Miroslav KLOSE (GER)
• Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Gianluigi BUFFON (ITA)
• Best Young Player Award: Lukas PODOLSKI (GER)
• FIFA Fair Play award: Spain, Brazil
• FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: Portugal

 

2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan 

• Teams: 32
• When: 31 May 2002 to 30 June 2002
• Final: 30 June 2002
• Matches: 64
• Goals Scored: 161 (average 2.5 per match)
• Attendance: 2705197 (average 42268)
• Winner: Brazil
• Runners-Up: Germany
• Third: Turkey
• Fourth: Korea Republic
• adidas Golden Ball: Oliver KAHN (GER)
• adidas Golden Shoe: RONALDO (BRA)
• Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Oliver KAHN (GER)
• Best Young Player Award: Landon DONOVAN (USA)
• FIFA Fair Play award: Belgium
• FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: Korea Republic
 
1998 FIFA World Cup France

 
• Teams: 32
• When: 10 June 1998 to 12 July 1998
• Final: 12 July 1998
• Matches: 64
• Goals Scored: 171 (average 2.7 per match)
• Attendance: 2785100 (average 43517)
• Winner: France
• Runners-Up: Brazil
• Third: Croatia
• Fourth: Netherlands
• adidas Golden Ball: RONALDO (BRA)
• adidas Golden Shoe: Davor SUKER (CRO)
• Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Fabien BARTHEZ (FRA)
• Best Young Player Award: Michael OWEN (ENG)
• FIFA Fair Play award: England, France
• FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: France       
1994 FIFA World Cup USA

• Teams: 24
• When: 17 June 1994 to 17 July 1994
• Final: 17 July 1994
• Matches: 52
• Goals Scored: 141 (average 2.7 per match)
• Attendance: 3587538 (average 68991)
• Winner: Brazil
• Runners-Up: Italy
• Third: Sweden
• Fourth: Bulgaria
• adidas Golden Ball: ROMÁRIO (Romário de Souza Faria) (BRA)
• adidas Golden Shoe: Oleg SALENKO (RUS),
• Hristo STOICHKOV (BUL)
• Yashin Award for the Best Goalkeeper: Michel PREUDHOMME (BEL)
• Best Young Player Award: Marc OVERMARS (NED)
• FIFA Fair Play award: Brazil
• FIFA Award for the Most Entertaining Team: Brazil
1990 FIFA World Cup Italy 

• Teams: 24
• When: 08 June 1990 to 08 July 1990
• Final: 08 July 1990
• Matches: 52
• Goals Scored: 115 (average 2.2 per match)
• Attendance: 2516215 (average 48388)
• Winner: Germany FR
• Runners-Up: Argentina
• Third: Italy
• Fourth: England
• adidas Golden Ball: Salvatore SCHILLACI (ITA)
• adidas Golden Shoe: Salvatore SCHILLACI (ITA)
• Best Young Player Award: Robert PROSINECKI (CRO)
• FIFA Fair Play award: England
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• 1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico

  
  
  
• Teams: 24
• When: 31 May 1986 to 29 June 1986
• Final: 29 June 1986
• Matches: 52
• Goals Scored: 132 (average 2.5 per match)
• Attendance: 2394031 (average 46039)
• Winner: Argentina
• Runners-Up: Germany FR
• Third: France
• Fourth: Belgium
• adidas Golden Ball: Diego MARADONA (ARG)
• adidas Golden Shoe: Gary LINEKER (ENG)
• Best Young Player Award: Enzo SCIFO (BEL)
• FIFA Fair Play award: Brazil
1982 FIFA World Cup Spain 

• Teams: 24
• When: 13 June 1982 to 11 July 1982
• Final: 11 July 1982
• Matches: 52
• Goals Scored: 146 (average 2.8 per match)
• Attendance: 2109723 (average 40571)
• Winner: Italy
• Runners-Up: Germany FR
• Third: Poland
• Fourth: France
• adidas Golden Ball: Paolo ROSSI (ITA)
• adidas Golden Shoe: Paolo ROSSI (ITA)
• Best Young Player Award: Manuel AMOROS (FRA)
• FIFA Fair Play award: Brazil
1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina 

• Teams: 16
• When: 01 June 1978 to 25 June 1978
• Final: 25 June 1978
• Matches: 38
• Goals Scored: 102 (average 2.7 per match)
• Attendance: 1545791 (average 40678)
• Winner: Argentina
• Runners-Up: Netherlands
• Third: Brazil
• Fourth: Italy
• Golden Shoe: Mario KEMPES (ARG)
• Best Young Player Award: Antonio CABRINI (ITA)
•                                                                                    FIFA Fair Play award: Argentina
1974 FIFA World Cup Germany

• Teams: 16
• When: 13 June 1974 to 07 July 1974
• Final: 07 July 1974
• Matches: 38
• Goals Scored: 97 (average 2.6 per match)
• Attendance: 1865753 (average 49098)
• Winner: Germany FR
• Runners-Up: Netherlands
• Third: Poland
• Fourth: Brazil
• Golden Shoe: Grzegorz LATO (POL)
• Best Young Player Award: Wladyslaw ZMUDA (POL)
1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico

• Teams: 16
• When: 31 May 1970 to 21 June 1970
• Final: 21 June 1970
• Matches: 32
• Goals Scored: 95 (average 3.0 per match)
• Attendance: 1603975 (average 50124)
• Winner: Brazil
• Runners-Up: Italy
• Third: Germany FR
• Fourth: Uruguay
• Golden Shoe: Gerd MUELLER (GER)
• Best Young Player Award: Teofilo CUBILLAS (PER)
1966 FIFA World Cup England 

• Teams: 16
• When: 11 July 1966 to 30 July 1966
• Final: 30 July 1966
• Matches: 32
• Goals Scored: 89 (average 2.8 per match)
• Attendance: 1563135 (average 48847)
• Winner: England
• Runners-Up: Germany FR
• Third: Portugal
• Fourth: Soviet Union
• Golden Shoe: EUSEBIO (Eusebio da Silva Ferreira) (POR)
• Best Young Player Award: Franz BECKENBAUER (GER)
1962 FIFA World Cup Chile

• Teams: 16
• When: 30 May 1962 to 17 June 1962
• Final: 17 June 1962
• Matches: 32
• Goals Scored: 89 (average 2.8 per match)
• Attendance: 893172 (average 27911)
• Winner: Brazil
• Runners-Up: Czechoslovakia
• Third: Chile
• Fourth: Yugoslavia
• Golden Shoe: Florian ALBERT (HUN),
• Valentin IVANOV (URS),
• Drazen JERKOVIC (YUG),
•                                                                                    Leonel SANCHEZ (CHI),
•                                                                                    VAVA (BRA),
•                                                                                    GARRINCHA (BRA)
•                                                                        Best Young Player Award: Florian ALBERT (HUN)
1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden

• Teams: 16
• When: 08 June 1958 to 29 June 1958
• Final: 29 June 1958
• Matches: 35
• Goals Scored: 126 (average 3.6 per match)
• Attendance: 819810 (average 23423)
• Winner: Brazil
• Runners-Up: Sweden
• Third: France
• Fourth: Germany FR
• Golden Shoe: Just FONTAINE (FRA)
• Best Young Player Award: PELÉ (Edson Arantes do Nascimento) (BRA)
1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland

• Teams: 16
• When: 16 June 1954 to 04 July 1954
• Final: 04 July 1954
• Matches: 26
• Goals Scored: 140 (average 5.4 per match)
• Attendance: 768607 (average 29561)
• Winner: Germany FR
• Runners-Up: Hungary
• Third: Austria
• Fourth: Uruguay
• Golden Shoe: Sandor KOCSIS (HUN)
1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil

• Teams: 13
• When: 24 June 1950 to 16 July 1950
• Final: 16 July 1950
• Matches: 22
• Goals Scored: 88 (average 4.0 per match)
• Attendance: 1045246 (average 47511)
• Winner: Uruguay
• Runners-Up: Brazil
• Third: Sweden
• Fourth: Spain
• Golden Shoe: ADEMIR (BRA)
1938 FIFA World Cup France

• Teams: 15
• When: 04 June 1938 to 19 June 1938
• Final: 19 June 1938
• Matches: 18
• Goals Scored: 84 (average 4.7 per match)
• Attendance: 375700 (average 20872)
• Winner: Italy
• Runners-Up: Hungary
• Third: Brazil
• Fourth: Sweden
• Golden Shoe: LEONIDAS (BRA)
1934 FIFA World Cup Italy

• Teams: 16
• When: 27 May 1934 to 10 June 1934
• Final: 10 June 1934
• Matches: 17
• Goals Scored: 70 (average 4.1 per match)
• Attendance: 363000 (average 21352)
• Winner: Italy
• Runners-Up: Czechoslovakia
• Third: Germany
• Fourth: Austria
• Golden Shoe: Oldrich NEJEDLY (TCH)
1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay 

• Teams: 13
• When: 13 July 1930 to 30 July 1930
• Final: 30 July 1930
• Matches: 18
• Goals Scored: 70 (average 3.9 per match)
• Attendance: 590549 (average 32808)
• Winner: Uruguay
• Runners-Up: Argentina
• Third: USA
• Fourth: Yugoslavia
• Golden Shoe: Guillermo STABILE (ARG)