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Nations that have won the FIFA World Cup: The all-time list

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25 claims extracted and verified against multiple sources including cross-references, web search, and Wikipedia.

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“the first global tournament took place in 1930”
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Wikipedia explicitly states that the 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first FIFA World Cup and took place in Uruguay.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2026 FIFA World Cup will be the 23rd FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international men's soccer championship contested by the national teams of the member associations of FIFA. The tournament will…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2026_FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football A…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup
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“Argentina head into the FIFA World Cup 2026 as the reigning champions after dethroning France at the Qatar World Cup 2022 to win their third title”
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Wikipedia confirms Argentina won the 2022 World Cup in Qatar, which was their third title (1978, 1986, 2022).
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2022 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, the 22nd edition of FIFA's competition for men's national football teams. The match was played at Lusail Stadium in Lusail…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2022_FIFA_World_Cup_final
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a record of Argentina's results at the FIFA World Cup. Argentina is one of the most successful teams in the tournament's history, having won three World Cups: in 1978, 1986, and 2022. Argentin…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Argentina_at_the_FIFA_World_Cu…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the finals of the men’s FIFA World Cup. Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having pa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/FIFA_World_Cup_records_and_sta…
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“Their great South American rivals Brazil are the most successful team in the tournament’s history, having won the title five times”
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Multiple sources, including Wikipedia and a winners list, confirm Brazil is the most successful team with five titles.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 2014 FIFA World Cup was the 20th FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial world championship for men's national football teams organised by FIFA. It took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014, after…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2014_FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — At the 2002 FIFA World Cup, Brazil participated for the 17th time in the event. The country remained as the only national team to have participated in every installment of the FIFA World Cup. They are…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_at_the_2002_FIFA_World_…
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This article summarizes the results and overall performance of Brazil at the FIFA World Cup, including the qualification phase and the final phase, officially called the World Cup finals. The qualific…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Brazil_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
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“1930 Uruguay – Uruguay hosted and won the inaugural World Cup, defeating Argentina in the final”
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Wikipedia confirms Uruguay hosted the 1930 World Cup and won the final by defeating Argentina.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the first FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1930 FIFA World Cup final was the final match of the 1930 World Cup, the inaugural edition of FIFA's competition for national football teams. The match was played at the Estadio Centenario in Mont…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1930_FIFA_World_Cup_final
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a record of Uruguay's results at the FIFA World Cup. Uruguay have won four FIFA-organized World Football Championships. They won the first World Championship organized by FIFA under the Olympi…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uruguay_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
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“1934 Italy – Italy won the first of their four World Cups in this edition”
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Wikipedia confirms Italy won the 1934 World Cup and that they have won a total of four titles.
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1934 FIFA World Cup was the 2nd edition of the FIFA World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It took place in Italy from 27 May to 10 June 19…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — The 1934 FIFA World Cup final was the second edition of the football quadrennial tournament match contested by the men's national teams of FIFA to determine the 1934 FIFA World Cup champions: Italy an…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1934_FIFA_World_Cup_final
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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This is a record of Italy's results at the FIFA World Cup. Italy is one of the most successful national teams in the history of the World Cup, having won four titles (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), just one…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Italy_at_the_FIFA_World_Cup
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“1938 Italy – Italy won the last World Cup before World War II put the tournament on hold for 12 years”
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Multiple web search results confirm Italy won the 1938 World Cup and that it was the last one before the WWII hiatus.
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web search NEUTRAL — The 1938 FIFA World Cup was the 3rd edition of the World Cup, the quadrennial international football championship for senior men's national teams. It was held in France from 4 to 19 June 1938. Italy d…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1938_FIFA_World_Cup
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web search NEUTRAL — This is the story of the 1938 FIFA World Cup. It was a World Cup that would become known for its brutal matches and high-scoring classics.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lkJzBy8lUF8
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web search NEUTRAL — The recollection of Italy’s 1938 World Cup first-round match with Norway by the national team coach Vittorio Pozzo encapsulated fascism’s single-minded, uncompromising approach to retaining the trophy…
https://www.theguardian.com/football/blog/2014/apr/01/world-…
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“1950 Uruguay – La Celeste famously defeated Brazil in the final at the Maracana to win their second World Cup”
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Web search results confirm Uruguay defeated Brazil in the decisive match of the 1950 World Cup to win their second title.
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web search NEUTRAL — The final round of the 1950 FIFA World Cup took place from 9 to 16 July 1950. The final round consisted of Brazil, Spain, Sweden, and Uruguay.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1950_FIFA_World_Cup_final_roun…
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web search NEUTRAL — Víctor Pablo Rodríguez Andrade (2 May 1927 – 19 May 1985) was an Uruguayan footballer. He was the right halfback and left halfback of the Uruguayan national team that won the 1950 World Cup tournament…
https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/Víctor_Rodríguez_Andrade
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web search NEUTRAL — Brazil built the planet's biggest football stadium as a breathtaking stage for the 1950 finals but their hopes of consecrating the cavernous, three-tiered sp...
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Pu1WanatiAM
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“1954 West Germany – West Germany won the World Cup hosted by Switzerland”
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Multiple sources confirm West Germany won the 1954 World Cup hosted by Switzerland.
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web search NEUTRAL — West Germany won the World Cup 1954 after beating Ferenc Puskas’ Hungary in unforgettable final. Hungary were hot favourites to lift the title, having gone into the final on a 31-match unbeaten streak…
https://www.fifa.com/en/tournaments/mens/worldcup/articles/w…
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web search NEUTRAL — The 1974 FIFA World Cup was hosted by West Germany. The home side emerged as champions, claiming their second title by defeating the Netherlands 2-1 in the final.
https://wc2026fifa.com/worldcup-hosts/
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web search NEUTRAL — The 1954 FIFA World Cup was held in Switzerland from June 16 to July 04, 1954. West Germany won the tournament, defeating Hungary in the final. Austria finished in third place. The tournament featured…
https://www.worldcupbrackets.info/tournaments/world-cup/1954…
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“1958 Brazil – A 17-year-old Pele scored six goals as Brazil lifted their first World Cup”
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No evidence was provided in the search results for this specific claim regarding Pelé's goals in 1958.
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“1962 Brazil – Brazil became the second team after Italy to successfully defend a World Cup crown”
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“1966 England – Football “came home” for the first and only time so far in 1966 when England won the World Cup at Wembley”
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“1970 Brazil – Pele got his hands on the trophy for the third time in 1970. No player in history has won as many World Cups as him”
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“1974 West Germany – Led by Gerd Mueller, West Germany won their second World Cup”
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“1978 Argentina – Argentina won their first World Cup in 1978, defeating the Netherlands in the final”
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“1982 Italy – A Paolo Rossi-inspired Italy won the 1982 tournament in Spain”
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“1986 Argentina – The legend of Diego Maradona was written at the 1986 World Cup in Mexico, where the mercurial genius almost single-handedly led Argentina to glory”
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“1990 West Germany – Maradona’s Argentina reached the final in 1990 as well but were thwarted by West Germany”
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“1994 Brazil – The first World Cup in North America was won by Brazil, which claimed their fourth title in the United States”
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“1998 France – France won the tournament at home”
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“2002 Brazil – Brazil won a record fifth World Cup, overcoming Germany in the final”
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“2006 Italy – Italy showed great resolve to win the 2006 edition”
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“2010 Spain – Spain’s possession style of football saw them win their first World Cup in South Africa in 2010”
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“2014 Germany – Germany finally got their hands on the trophy again in 2014”
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“2018 France – Didier Deschamps, who captained France to their 1998 triumph, won the World Cup for a second time in 2018 as coach”
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“After battling France to a 2-2 draw after 90 minutes and a 3-3 draw after extra time, Argentina won 4-2 on penalties”
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