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The overly-commercial World Cup of today had actually humble beginnings. Early in the 20th century, FIFA tried to arrange an international tournament, but it wasn't until 1930 that the first World Cup was held. The tournament was designed as an alternative to the Olympic games where professional footballers where not allowed to compete. Held in South America, the first World Cup was ignored by many European nations due to the inconvenience of travel. England, where professional football was first to develop completely dismissed the tournament and refused to participate until 1950
Germany 2006
S.Korea & Japan 2002
France 1998
USA 1994
Past World Cup Finals
Year
Winner
Runner-up
Result
Host
2006
Italy
France
1-1 (5-3)
Germany
2002
Brazil
Germany
2-0
S.Korea & Japan
1998
France
Brazil
3-0
France
1994
Brazil
Italy
0-0 (3-2)
USA
1990
West Germany
Argentina
1-0
Italy
1986
Argentina
West Germany
3-2
Mexico
1982
Italy
West Germany
3-1
Spain
1978
Argentina
Netherlands
3-1
Argentina
1974
West Germany
Netherlands
2-1
Germany
1970
Brazil
Italy
4-1
Mexico
1966
England
West Germany
4-2
England
1962
Brazil
Czechoslovakia
3-1
Chile
1958
Brazil
Sweden
5-2
Sweden
1954
West Germany
Hungary
3-2
Switzerland
1950
Uruguay
Brazil
2-1
Brazil
1938
Italy
Hungary
4-2
France
1934
Italy
Czechoslovakia
2-1
Italy
1930
Uruguay
Argentina
4-2
Uruguay
Titles
Country
5
Brazil
4
Italy
3
Germany
2
Uruguay
2
Argentina
1
France
1
England
Titles
Continent
9
South America
9
Europe
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