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The past Champions (and runners up) of the World Cups are shown below:
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1930 Held in Uruguay: Champions: Uruguay; Runner up : Argentina
1934 Held in Italy: Champions: Italy; Runner up : Czechoslovakia
1938 Held in France: Champions: Italy; Runner up : Hungary
1950 Held in Brazil: Champions: Uruguay; Runner up : Brazil
1954 Held in Switzerland: Champions: W Germany; Runner up : Hungary
1958 Held in Sweden : Champions: Brazil; Runner up : Sweden
1962 Held in Chile: Champions: Brazil; Runner up : Czechoslovakia
1966 Held in England: Champions: England; Runner up : W Germany
1970 Held in Mexico : Champions: Brazil; Runner up : Italy
1974 Held in W Germany: Champions: W Germany; Runner up : Holland
1978 Held in Argentina: Champions: Argentina; Runner up : Holland
1982 Held in Spain: Champions: Italy; Runner up : W Germany
1986 Held in Mexico: Champions: Argentina; Runner up : W Germany
1990 Held in Italy: Champions: W Germany; Runner up : Argentina
1994 Held in USA: Champions: Brazil; Runner up : Italy
1998 Held in France: Champions: France; Runner up : Brazil
2002 Held in Japan and South Korea: See all the results
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The World Cup trophy shown above was used from 1974 onwards - before this the
Jules Rimet World Cup trophy (shown below) was presented to the winners of the
World Cup. Jules Rimet was the FIFA president in 1929 when the FIFA General
congress passed a vote to create the World Cup competition.
Original World Cup trophy (as won by England in 1966)
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