Soccerphile is the specialist site for the World Cup. We have covered the 2002 World Cup in Korea/Japan, the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, the 2014 World Cup in Brazil, and Russia 2018. Of course, we will be bringing you the latest from Qatar World Cup 2022 and World Cup 2026.
We provide non-partisan, objective advice on attending and enjoying a football World Cup. We support the traveling fans, without whom the tournaments would be soulless affairs.
As well as in-depth travel guides to the host cities, cultural and travel essentials, images of the host nation, Soccerphile provides analysis on the competing nations, full qualifying results, ticket information, FIFA World Rankings for each team and squad profiles.
World Cup Winners
World Cup Winners
Host in (brackets)
1930 Uruguay
(Uruguay)
1934 Italy
(Italy)
1938 Italy
(France)
1950 Uruguay
(Brazil)
1954 West Germany
(Switzerland)
1958 Brazil
(Sweden)
1962 Brazil
(Chile)
1966 England
(England)
1970 Brazil
(Mexico)
1974 West Germany
(West Germany)
1978 Argentina
(Argentina)
1982 Italy
(Spain)
1986 Argentina
(Mexico)
1990 West Germany
(Italy)
1994 Brazil
(USA)
1998 France
(France)
2002 Brazil
(Korea/Japan)
2006 Italy
(Germany)
2010 Spain
(South Africa)
2014 Germany
(Brazil)
2018 France
(Russia)
2022 Argentina
(Qatar)
World Cup All-time Top Goalscorers
The FIFA men's World Cup has seen 2,720 goals scored up until the 2026 tournament; which individuals have scored the most across the history of the tournament? See the top goalscorers in World Cup history from 1930 in Uruguay until 2022 in Qatar.
World Cup Red & Yellow Cards
Disciplinary Records in FIFA World Cup History - Argentina leads all footballing nations in total disciplinary sanctions across the history of the FIFA World Cup, having accrued in excess of 120 cautions and 11 dismissals since 1930.
Highest & Lowest Attendances At A World Cup
See a listing of the highest & lowest attendances at matches at a World Cup from an estimated 200,000 at the Estadio Maracanã in Rio de Janeiro for Brazil v Uruguay in 1950 to just 300 for Romania v Peru in 1930 in Uruguay.
Best & Worst Matches At The World Cup
See a listing of the five best and five worst matches in World Cup history. From the heights of Italy 4-3 West Germany in 1970 to the lows of West Germany 1-0 Austria in 1982.
Most World Cup Appearances
See a listing of the players with the most World Cup appearances at the tournament as a whole and in the final match itself.
World Cup Songs
The tradition of an "Official Theme" for the FIFA World Cup began in 1962 in Chile: Find a list of Official World Cup Songs since 1962.
Disgrace of Gijón 1982
Algeria v Austria in Kansas City in Group J is a chance for the North Africans to avenge the infamous "Disgrace of Gijón" at World Cup 1984.
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