World Cup Soccer Results - Introduction
Hello and welcome to my list of World Cup winners and the complete results of every World Cup game going back to 1930 when the first World Cup was held in Uruguay.
I decided to write this article on World Cup winners for anyone interested in learning more about the World Cup history.
FIFA World Cup is the most watched event in the world and it has been around for almost 100 years changing many World Cup champions over the years.
The first World Cup was held by Uruguay in 1930. This World Cup had only 13 teams participating because of hard traveling conditions, in particular the boat ride across the Atlantic.
Even though the year was 1930, fans from all over the world gathered together making the final match between Uruguay and Argentina a spectacle played in front of 94,000 people.
Now looking forward 80 years after the first World Cup and instead of 13 participating teams we had the honor to watch 32 top teams in the world battle it out for the World Cup trophy in South Africa 2010 World Cup.
I wanted to make this web page of World Cup soccer results and add it to my World Cup history that you can find at the bottom of this article.
Many players have come and gone, some legends and others just glad to have appeared in a competition of this magnitude.
Few of the players have made a mark on the World Cup by showing exceptional skills, breaking records and writing their names in the history books that will be read for many years to come.
Players like Pele, Ronaldo, Beckenbauer, Mattheus, Zidane and very few others are recognized names throughout the world and even though they have retired from proffesional soccer, their world cup appearances and what they brought to the tournament is looked up on the internet daily :)
World Cup is held in different part of the world every 4 years so many players have 1, 2 or 3 at most World Cup appearances before their age catches up to them.
There are very few players that played in 4 or 5 different World Cup's.
The record for most World Cup appearances is held by only 2 players that participated in 5 World Cup's.
These players are Antonio Carbajal from Mexico and Lothar Matthaeus, Federal Republic of Germany.
Brazilian Ronaldo has 4 World Cup appearances and is also a record holder for scoring most goals by shaking the net 15 times in his 4 World Cup appearances.
So here is the list of all the results from the 1930 World Cup held in Uruguay till recently finished 2010 World Cup held in South Africa.
Soccer World Cup Results
I will list the World Cup soccer results starting with the semi final and ending with that years World Cup champion.
If you would like to see the groups and read some important facts about each year that the World Cup is held please click on the link to see the complete group stages, results and important happenings from each World Cup.
1930 World Cup - Click for complete information.
Because of only 13 teams participating in this World Cup I will display only the semifinal and final World Cup soccer results. If you would like complete results please click on the link above.
URUGUAY 1930 WORLD CUP SOCCER RESULTS - Semifinals
| Argentina vs United States | 6-1 |
| Uruguay vs Yugoslavia | 6-1 |
URUGUAY 1930 SOCCER WORLD CUP RESULTS - Final
| Uruguay vs Argentina | 4-2 |
1934 World Cup - Click for complete information.
1934 Football World Cup Results in Italy - SEMIFINALS
| Czechoslovakia vs Germany | 3-1 |
| Italy vs Austria | 1-0 |
1934 Italy World Cup Soccer Results - 3th and 4th PLACE
| Germany vs Austria | 3-2 |
1934 World Cup Soccer Results in Italy - FINAL
| Italy vs Czechoslovakia 2-1 (in extra time) |
1938 World Cup - Click for complete information..
1938 Football World Cup in France Results - SEMIFINALS
| Hungary vs Sweden | 5-1 |
| Italy vs Brazil | 2-1 |
1938 Soccer World Cup Results in France - 3th and 4th PLACE
| Brasil vs Sweden | 4-2 |
1938 France World Cup Soccer Results - FINAL
| Italy vs Hungary | 4-2 |
1950 World Cup - Click for complete information..
1950 World Cup in Brazil Soccer Results - Final Round
| Uruguay vs Spain | 2-2 |
| Brazil vs Sweden | 7-1 |
| Brazil vs Spain | 6-1 |
| Uruguay vs Sweden | 3-2 |
| Sweden vs Spain | 3-1 |
| Uruguay vs Brazil | 2-1 |
| Team | Played | Won | Draw | Lost | Goals For | Goals Against | Points |
| Uruguay | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 7 | 5 | 5 |
| Brazil | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 4 | 4 |
| Sweden | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 6 | 11 | 2 |
| Spain | 3 | 0 | 1 | 2 | 4 | 11 | 1 |
This World Cup was not decided with the final but rather with the final group and points earned. As you can see above Uruguay was first and Brazil second which makes Uruguay this years champion.
1954 World Cup - Click for complete information.
1954 Soccer World Cup Results in Switzerland - Semi Finals
| Hungary vs Uruguay | 4-2 |
| Germany vs Austria | 6-1 |
1954 Football World Cup Results in Switzerland - Third Place
| Austria vs Uruguay | 3-1 |
1954 World Cup Soccer Results in Switzerland - Final
| Germany vs Hungary | 3-2 |
1958 World Cup - Click for complete information.
1958 World Cup results in Sweden - Semi Finals
| Sweden vs Germany | 3-1 |
| Brazil vs France | 5-2 |
1958 World Cup Football Tournament results in Sweden - Third Place
| France vs Germany | 6-3 |
1958 World Cup Soccer Results in Sweden - Final
| Brazil vs Sweden | 5-2 |
1962 World Cup - Click for complete information.
1962 World Cup in Chile - Semi Finals Results
| Czechoslovakia vs Yugoslavia | 3-1 |
| Brazil vs Chile | 4-2 |
1962 Soccer World Cup Results in Chile - Third Place
| Chile vs Yugoslavia | 1-0 |
1962 World Cup in Chile - Final Results
| Brazil vs Czechoslovakia | 3-1 |
1966 World Cup - Click for complete information.
1966 FIFA World Cup Results in England - Semi Finals
| Germany vs Soviet Union | 2-1 |
| England vs Portugal | 2-1 |
1966 World Cup in England Results - Third Place
| Portugal vs Soviet Union | 2-1 |
1966 World Cup Winner in England - Final
| England vs Germany | 4-2 after extra time |
1970 World Cup - Click for complete information.
1970 Soccer World Cup Results in Mexico - Semi Finals
| Brazil vs Uruguay | 3-1 |
| Italy vs Germany | 4-3 after extra time |
1970 FIFA World Cup Results in Mexico - Third Place
| Germany vs Uruguay | 1-0 |
1970 FIFA World Cup Champions in Mexico - Final
| Brazil vs Italy | 4-1 |
1974 World Cup - Click for complete information.
After the group stages were done there was no semi final held but the first team from group A played the first team from group B for this years Champion while the 2nd place team from group A played 2nd place team from group B for the 3th and 4th place.
1974 Soccer World Cup in Germany Results - Third Place
| Brazil vs Poland | 0-1 |
1974 Football World Cup Results in Germany - Final
| Netherlands vs Germany FR | 1-2 |
1978 World Cup - Click for complete information.
After the group stages were done there was no semi final held but the first team from group A played the first team from group B for this years Champion while the 2nd place team from group A played 2nd place team from group B for the 3th and 4th place.
1978 World Cup in Argentina - Third Place
| Brazil vs Italy | 2-1 |
1978 World Cup in Argentina - Final
| Argentina vs Netherlands | 3-1 (after extra time) |
1982 World Cup - Click for complete information.
1982 Soccer World Cup Results in Spain - Semi Finals
| Poland vs Italy | 0-2 |
| Germany FR vs France | 3-3 after extra time, 5-4 after penalty shootout |
1982 Football World Cup Results in Spain - Third Place
| Poland vs France | 3-2 |
1982 World Cup in Spain Champions - Final
| Italy vs Germany FR | 3-1 |
1986 World Cup - Click for complete information.
1986 Soccer World Cup Results in Mexico - Semi Finals
| Argentina vs Belgium | 2-0 |
| Germany FR vs France | 2-0 |
1986 World Cup Soccer Results in Mexico - 3th Place
| France vs Belgium | 4-2 after extra time |
1986 FIFA World Cup Winner in Mexico - Final
| Argentina vs Germany FR | 3-2 |
1990 World Cup - Click for complete information.
1990 Football World Cup Results in Italy - Semi Finals
| Argentina vs Italy | 1-1 after extra time, 4-3 after penalties |
| Germany FR vs England | 1-1 after extra time, 4-3 after penalties |
1990 Fifa World Cup in Italy - Third Place
| Italy vs England | 2-1 |
1990 Soccer World Cup Winners in Italy - Final
| Germany FR vs Argentina | 1-0 |
1994 World Cup - Click for complete information.
1994 Soccer World Cup Results in USA - Semi Finals
| Italy vs Bulgaria | 2-1 |
| Brazil vs Sweden | 1-0 |
1994 FIFA World Cup Results in USA - Third Place
| Sweden vs Bulgaria | 4-0 |
1994 Past World Cup Winners in USA - Final
| Brazil vs Italy | 0-0 after extra time, 3-2 after penalties |
1998 World Cup - Click for complete information.
1998 World Cup Results in France - Semi Finals
| Brazil vs Netherlands | 1-1 after extra time, 4-2 after penalties |
| France vs Croatia | 2-1 |
1998 Soccer World Cup Results in France - Third Place
| Croatia vs Netherlands | 2-1 |
1998 World Cup Winners in France - Final
| France vs Brazil | 3-0 |
2002 World Cup - Click for complete information.
2002 Fifa World Cup Results in Korea/Japan - Semi Finals
| Germany vs Korea Republic | 1-0 |
| Brazil vs Turkey | 1-0 |
2002 Results for World Cup in Korea/Japan - Third Place
| Turkey vs Korea Republic | 3-2 |
2002 Results for World Cup Winners in Korea/Japan - Final
| Brazil vs Germany | 2-0 |
2006 World Cup - Click for complete information.
2006 Soccer World Cup Results in Germany - Semi-Finals
| Italy vs Germany | 2-0 after extra time |
| France vs Portugal | 1-0 |
2006 World Cup Soccer Results in Germany - Third Place
| Germany vs Portugal | 3-1 |
2006 World Cup Winners in Germany - Final
| Italy vs France | 1-1 after extra time, 5-3 after penalties |
2010 World Cup - Click for complete information.
2010 World Cup Results in South Africa - Semi-Finals
| Netherlands vs Uruguay | 3-2 |
| Spain vs Germany | 1-0 |
2010 Soccer World Cup Results in South Africa - Third Place
| Germany vs Uruguay | 3-2 |
2010 World Cup Winners in South Africa - Final
| Spain vs Netherlands | 1-0 after extra time |
There you have the results for every World Cup played. If you would like to learn more about each World Cup please click on the link for the year that World Cup was played.
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| World Cup Soccer Results Hello and welcome to my list of World Cup winners and the complete results of every World Cup game going back to 1930 when the first World Cup was held in Uruguay. |
| 2010 World Cup 2010 World Cup was held in South Africa from June 6th until July 7th, 2006. |
| 2006 World Cup 2006 World Cup was held in Germany from June 6th until July 7th, 2006. |
| 2002 World Cup 2002 World Cup was held in Korea/Japan from May 31st until June 30th, 2002. |
| 1998 World Cup This years tournament was brought back to the home of Jules Rimet, father of the FIFA World Cup. |
| 1994 World Cup 1994 World Cup was held in United States from June 17th until July 17th, 1994. |
| 1990 World Cup This would be one of the world cups that was low on goals and high on drama. This world cup was also the lowest scoring tournament so far with only 115 goals scored in 52 matches. |
| 1986 World Cup Columbia was the first choice to host this world cup, however due to financial reasons Columbia had to back out and the hosting of this years tournament went to Mexico. |
| 1982 World Cup Brazil was the favorite to win it with the dream team midfield consisting of world class players such as Zico, Falcao, Socrates and Eder but to everyone's surprise Brazil would be knocked out by the underdog Italy in the second round. |
| 1978 World Cup Dutch Johan Cruyff and German Franz Beckenbauer were missing from this world cup with Beckenbauer retiring from International Soccer/Football and Cruyff not showing up with the Dutch squad, which came as a surprise to everyone. |
| 1974 World Cup With Pele retired, spotlight was taken over by Netherlands Johan Cruyff and German Franz Beckenbauer, player who revolutionized the libero role on the field. |
| 1970 World Cup This is the first tournament that would be broadcasted in color around the world allowing millions of people to watch some of the most amazing soccer/football in the history of this great game. |
| 1966 World Cup England menager Alf Ramsey said confidently that this was Englands year to win the Jules Rimet Cup. After it was all played and done, Ramsey would not be wrong. |
| 1962 World Cup It was a tournament where Brazil would successfully defend their title and also show the world that Brazil was rising up and considered to be one of the best football/soccer nations for many years to come. |
| 1958 World Cup This is the historic event where, than 17 year old Pele would be seen for the first time in the most competitive soccer event ever held. |
| 1954 World Cup This World Cup would have the most surprising ending of all the World Cups in the history of this great tournament. |
| 1950 World Cup 1950 World Cup was the tournament that brought everyone together after the grueling and bloody World War II was finished. |
| 1938 World Cup 1938 World Cup tournament was the last World Cup before the cold and bloody World War II and France had the honor of hosting it. |
| 1934 World Cup 1934 World Cup was hosted by Italy. |
| 1930 First World Cup Uruguay hosted the first World Cup in the history of soccer/football in July, 1930. |