1930 World Cup: Host, Winner, Final Score & Complete History
1930 World Cup — Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo. Uruguay's triumph validated FIFA's gamble on a global tournament.…
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1930 World Cup — Uruguay beat Argentina 4-2 at Estadio Centenario, Montevideo. Uruguay's triumph validated FIFA's gamble on a global tournament.…
1934 World Cup — Italy beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 (a.e.t.) at Stadio Nazionale PNF, Rome. Mussolini-era Italy became the first European champions on home soil.…
1938 World Cup — Italy beat Hungary 4-2 at Stade Olympique de Colombes, Paris. Italy retained the title — still the last successful defence in men's World Cup …
1950 World Cup — Uruguay beat Brazil 2-1 at Maracanã, Rio de Janeiro. Uruguay's 2-1 win in the final round silenced nearly 200,000 Brazilians — the Ma…
1954 World Cup — West Germany beat Hungary 3-2 at Wankdorf Stadium, Bern. West Germany overturned a 2-0 deficit to beat Hungary's Mighty Magyars 3-2.…
1958 World Cup — Brazil beat Sweden 5-2 at Råsunda Stadium, Solna. 17-year-old Pelé scored twice in the final as Brazil won their first title.…
1962 World Cup — Brazil beat Czechoslovakia 3-1 at Estadio Nacional, Santiago. Garrincha carried Brazil after Pelé's injury — the 'Joy of the People' at his pe…
1966 World Cup — England beat West Germany 4-2 (a.e.t.) at Wembley Stadium, London. Geoff Hurst's hat-trick and 'Was it over the line?' — England's only World Cup.…
1970 World Cup — Brazil beat Italy 4-1 at Estadio Azteca, Mexico City. Brazil's 4-1 final rout of Italy — Pelé's third title and football's greatest te…