1930–2026

World Cup history

Explore all 23 men's World Cups as one connected archive: 1,068 matches and 3,028 goals from Uruguay 1930 through the completed 2026 tournament.

Edition explorer

Twenty-three tournaments, one connected record

Open any year for every result, its format, leading scorers and the route to the title.

Edition matrix

How the World Cup changed

Edition	Host	Champion	Teams	Matches	Goals	Goals / match
2026	Canada / Mexico / United States	Spain	48	104	308	2.96
2022	Qatar	Argentina	32	64	172	2.69
2018	Russia	France	32	64	169	2.64
2014	Brazil	Germany	32	64	171	2.67
2010	South Africa	Spain	32	64	145	2.27
2006	Germany	Italy	32	64	147	2.30
2002	South Korea / Japan	Brazil	32	64	161	2.52
1998	France	France	32	64	171	2.67
1994	United States	Brazil	24	52	141	2.71
1990	Italy	West Germany	24	52	115	2.21
1986	Mexico	Argentina	24	52	132	2.54
1982	Spain	Italy	24	52	146	2.81
1978	Argentina	Argentina	16	38	102	2.68
1974	West Germany	West Germany	16	38	97	2.55
1970	Mexico	Brazil	16	32	95	2.97
1966	England	England	16	32	89	2.78
1962	Chile	Brazil	16	32	89	2.78
1958	Sweden	Brazil	16	35	126	3.60
1954	Switzerland	West Germany	16	26	140	5.38
1950	Brazil	Uruguay	13	22	88	4.00
1938	France	Italy	15	18	84	4.67
1934	Italy	Italy	16	17	70	4.12
1930	Uruguay	Uruguay	13	18	70	3.89

Historical match data: OpenFootball CC0 full-edition files at a pinned revision. The 2026 archive uses completed ESPN match reports cross-checked against FIFA. The competition was not held in 1942 or 1946.