| "> | | | | Germany. |
| 1930 | | | | 1978 |
| Did you know- Uruguayan squad, the host country's | | | | Did you know- Tunisia (Africa) placed ninth at the 1978 |
| team,claimed the first-ever Men's World Cup title over | | | | FIFA World Championship in Buenos Aires, Argentina. |
| Argentina, 4-2. | | | | 1982 |
| 1934 | | | | Did you know- At the 1982 FIFA World Tournament in |
| Did you know- At the II World Cup, Italy, host country, | | | | Madrid (Spain), New Zealand, a rugby-loving nation, had |
| became the first European squad to win a global | | | | the worst result for its region -Oceania- in World Cup's |
| tournament. The subsequent tournaments were held | | | | history. Unfortunately NZ placed 23rd. For the country, |
| as follows: 1938 in Paris (France, Europe), 1950 in Rio | | | | it was its first appearance in the universal event. |
| de Janeiro (Brazil, Latin America), 1958 in Stockholm | | | | 1990 |
| (Sweden, Europe), 1962 in Santiago (Chile, Latin | | | | Did you know- At the 1990 FIFA World Championship |
| America), 1966 in London (England, Europe), 1970 in | | | | in Europe,Cameroon's football player Roger Milla, one |
| Mexico City (Mexico, Latin America), 1974 in Munich | | | | of sub-Saharan Africa's most respected footballers in |
| (West Germany, Europe), 1978 in Buenos Aires | | | | the 20th century, helped his team towards eighth |
| (Argentina, South America), 1982 in Barcelona (Spain, | | | | position, the best result ever for an African country in |
| Europe), 1986 in Mexico City (Mexico, North America), | | | | soccer history. |
| 1990 in Rome (Italy, Europe), 1994 in Los Angeles | | | | 2002- 2010 |
| (USA, North America), 1998 in Paris (France, Europe), | | | | Did you know- Brazil -one of the world's biggest |
| 2002 in Seoul and Tokyo (South Korea & Japan, | | | | democracies-- has historically been competitive in |
| Asia), 2006 in Munich (Germany, Europe). | | | | football since the 1950s.The soccer players from Brazil |
| 1950 | | | | have conquered five out of eighteen tournaments: |
| Did you know- Bolivia competed in 1950 but not again | | | | Sweden'58, Chile'62, Mexico'70, USA'94 and South |
| until 1994 in the United States of America. | | | | Korea & Japan'02. In 1950 and 1998, Brazil was |
| 1974 | | | | runner-up. By 2010, the Latin American nation is |
| Did you know- For the first time, West Germany | | | | attempting to become the first country to win six |
| hosted the global tournament in July 1974. Historically | | | | World Cup titles in football history. |
| Germany had been competitive in soccer. Under the | | | | 2010 |
| leadership Franz ("Kaiser") Beckenbauer, the host | | | | Did you know- The 19th global tournament will be held |
| country-which never finished below sixth place since | | | | in South Africa, one of the youngest members of the |
| 1954-- won the X FIFA World Tournament. Outside of | | | | FIFA. It'll be the largest event ever held in Africa. |
| the Berlin Olympics (1936) and the Munich Games | | | | There's only event that rivals the FIFA World Cup: the |
| (1972), this event was the largest ever held in | | | | Summer Olympics. |