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FIFA World Cup Winners – Every champion in World Cup history

The FIFA World Cup is less than a week away, with the 2026 tournament heading to North America.

The United States, Canada and Mexico will co-host this summer’s finals, where countries will compete to be crowned world champions. There is no bigger prize in football than the World Cup and an expanded tournament will see 48 teams battle for the trophy this summer.

Each will be aiming to etch their names into the immortal ranks of past winners, in what will be the 23rd edition of the quadrennial festival of football.

Uruguay were the first-ever winners of the World Cup after taking the 1930 trophy on home soil. The South Americans beat Argentina in the final, though failed to defend their title. The Uruguayans boycotted the 1934 tournament after only four European teams had accepted their invitation to the inaugural 1930 finals.

Brazil hold the record for most World Cup wins with five, though four-time champions Italy are absent this summer. The Azzurri have failed to qualify for the last three tournaments, a remarkable fall from grace for a traditional powerhouse.

It’s been 64 years since any country won back-to-back World Cups, a feat Argentina will be aiming to achieve this summer, after success in 2022. Remarkably, the last six World Cups have all been won by different countries. Could that trend continue in 2026?