The final’s history, previous winners, runners-up, and results prior to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final between Argentina and France

The final's history, previous winners, runners-up, and results prior to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final between Argentina and France
The final’s history, previous winners, runners-up, and results prior to the FIFA World Cup Qatar 2022 final between Argentina and France. Image credit: FIFA

On Sunday at the Lusail Stadium, Argentina and France will face off for the 22nd World Cup championship. These are the winners and runners-up from the FIFA World Cup since 2022.

In the semifinals, the South American team defeated Croatia, while France stopped Morocco’s incredible run to set up the summit match. Morocco and Croatia will compete for third place on Saturday.

Only the 21st World Cup final has occurred in this tournament’s 22nd iteration. This is due to the fact that Uruguay won the 1950 World Cup in Brazil, which was decided by a mini-league format involving four teams.

With five championships under its belt, Brazil is the most successful squad in history. In 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002, it triumphed. With four titles each, Germany and Italy are the next two most successful teams. Uruguay, Argentina, and France all have two victories.

In four World Cups, Germany has finished second among the losers. Three times apiece, Argentina and the Netherlands finished as the runner-up teams.

Here are all the FIFA World Cup final results till date.

FIFA World Cup Year Winner Runner-up
1930 Uruguay Argentina
1934 Italy Czechoslovakia
1938 Italy Hungary
1950 Uruguay Brazil
1954 West Germany Hungary
1958 Brazil Sweden
1962 Brazil Czechoslovakia
1966 England West Germany
1970 Brazil Italy
1974 West Germany Netherlands
1978 Argentina Netherlands
1982 Italy West Germany
1986 Argentina West Germany
1990 West Germany Argentina
1994 Brazil Italy
1998 France Brazil
2002 Brazil Germany
2006 Italy France
2010 Spain Netherlands
2014 Germany Argentina
2018 France Croatia