The FIFA World Cup. It brings people together. It brings countries together. It unites us. And it has been doing so since the 13th July 1930.
Taking place in Uruguay, the first World Cup looked a little different compared to what we see at major football competitions today. Only four teams played, and they all arrived together on the same boat, to an unfinished stadium. A sight which todays generation of football fans might laugh at.
While the World Cup has evolved since then, there’s always a team who comes out trumps, and a country full of joy and celebration.
The cup has been raised 21 times since 1930, and the anticipation for the 2022 matches has begun. You’ll see all the action on Alamy.
To celebrate the world’s biggest football competition, we look back at every World Cup winner since 1930.
1930 World Cup winner, Uruguay | Finals was Uruguay vs Argentina | Uruguay's first World Cup win
1934 World Cup winner, Italy | Finals was Italy vs Czechia | Italy's first World Cup win
1938 World Cup winner, Italy | Finals was Italy vs Hungary | Italy's second World Cup win
1950 World Cup winner, Uruguay | Finals was Uruguay vs Brazil | Uruguay's second World Cup win
1954 World Cup winner, Germany | Finals was Germany vs Hungary | Germany's first World Cup win
1958 World Cup winner, Brazil | Finals was Brazil vs Sweden | Brazil's first World Cup win
1962 World Cup winner: Brazil | Finals was Brazil vs Czechia | Brazil's second World Cup win
1966 World Cup winner: England | Finals was England vs Germany | England's first World Cup win
1970 World Cup winner, Brazil | Finals was Brazil vs Italy | Brazil's third World Cup win
1974 World Cup winner, Germany | Finals was Germany vs Netherlands | Germany's second World Cup win
1978 World Cup winner, Argentina | Finals was Argentina vs Netherlands | Argentina's first World Cup win
1982 World Cup winner, Italy | Finals was Italy vs Germany | Italy's third World Cup win
1986 World Cup winner, Argentina | Finals was Argentina vs Germany | Argentina's second World Cup win
1990 World Cup winner, Germany | Finals was Germany vs Argentina | Germany's third World Cup win
1994 World Cup winner, Brazil | Finals was Brazil vs Italy | Brazil's fourth World Cup win
![World Championship 1998 in France. Final: France - Brazil 3:0/12.07.1998 in St. Denis. Team photo France with trophy. [automated translation]](https://www.alamy.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2022/10/2FNFTYR-scaled.jpg)
1998 World Cup winner, France | Finals was France vs Brazil | France's first World Cup win
2002 World Cup winner, Brazil | Finals was Brazil vs Germany | Brazil's fifth World Cup win
2006 World Cup winner, Italy | Finals was Italy vs France | Italy's fourth World Cup win
2010 World Cup winner, Spain | Finals was Spain vs Netherlands | Spain's first World Cup win
2014 World Cup winner, Germany | Finals was Germany vs Argentina | Germany's fourth World Cup win
2018 World Cup winner, France | Finals was France vs Croatia | France's second World Cup win
All we can do now is wait for the 18th December to see which country will raise the 2022 World Cup.