FIFA World Cup

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The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The current champion is France, which won its second title at the 2018 tournament in Russia.

Tournaments

No. Year Host Nation Dates Countries
4 1950 Brazil June 24-July 16 Qualifiers
Sweden
Non-Qualifiers
Republic of Ireland • Scotland
5 1954 Switzerland June 16-July 4 Qualifiers
England • France • Scotland
Non-Qualifiers
Northern Ireland • Republic of Ireland • Wales
6 1958 Sweden June 8-29 Qualifiers
Argentina • Brazil • Czechoslovakia • England • Hungary • Mexico • Northern Ireland • Soviet Union • Sweden • Wales • West Germany
Non-Qualifiers
Denmark • Israel • Republic of Ireland
7 1962 Chile May 30-June 17 Qualifiers
Czechoslovakia • England • Spain • Switzerland • West Germany
Non-Qualifiers
Luxembourg • Northern Ireland • Portugal • Republic of Ireland • Scotland • Sweden • Wales
8 1966 England July 11-30 Qualifiers
England • West Germany
Non-Qualifiers
Albania • Austria • Denmark • East Germany • Greece • Northern Ireland • Wales
9 1970 Mexico May 31-June 21 Qualifiers
Czechoslovakia • Soviet Union
Non-Qualifiers
Denmark • Hungary • Northern Ireland • Republic of Ireland
10 1974 West Germany June 13-July 7 Qualifiers
Argentina • Brazil • Bulgaria • Netherlands • Poland • Sweden • Uruguay • West Germany
Non-Qualifiers
Cyprus • England • Northern Ireland • Wales
11 1978 Argentina June 1-25 Qualifiers
Austria • Italy • Scotland • Sweden
Non-Qualifiers
Bulgaria • East Germany • England • Finland • Luxembourg • Republic of Ireland • Switzerland
12 1982 Spain June 13-July 11 Qualifiers
Belgium • Czechoslovakia • England • France • Hungary • Northern Ireland • Scotland • Soviet Union • Wales
Non-Qualifiers
Iceland • Israel • Norway • Republic of Ireland • Romania • Sweden • Switzerland • Turkey
13 1986 Mexico May 31-June 29 Qualifiers
England • Northern Ireland • Scotland • Soviet Union • Spain
Non-Qualifiers
Australia • Finland • Iceland • Republic of Ireland • Romania • Wales
14 1990 Italy June 8-July 8 Qualifiers
Czechoslovakia • England • Netherlands • Republic of Ireland • Scotland • Sweden • Wales Yugoslavia
Non-Qualifiers
Albania • Bulgaria • Denmark • France • Hungary • Norway • Poland • Switzerland
15 1994 United States June 17-July 17 Qualifiers
Belgium • Republic of Ireland
Non-Qualifiers
Denmark • England • Northern Ireland • Poland •  Portugal • Scotland • Wales
16 1998 France June 10-July 12 Qualifiers
England • Germany • Italy • Netherlands • Scotland
Non-Qualifiers
Belgium • Estonia • Georgia • Latvia • Northern Ireland • Poland • Sweden • Turkey • Wales
17 2002 South Korea/Japan May 31-June 30 Qualifiers
Croatia • Denmark • England • Poland • Portugal • Republic of Ireland
Non-Qualifiers
Albania • Andorra • Armenia • Bulgaria • Finland • Greece • Iran • Northern Ireland • Norway • San Marino • Scotland • Ukraine • Wales
18 2006 Germany June 9-July 9 Qualifiers
Angola • Argentina • Australia • Brazil • Costa Rica • Ecuador • England • France • Germany • Ghana • Iran • Italy • Japan • Mexico • Poland • Saudi Arabia • Serbia and Montenegro • South Korea • Spain • Switzerland • Togo
Non-Qualifiers
Albania • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Chile • Cyprus • Denmark • Israel • Latvia • Lithuania • Northern Ireland • Norway • Republic of Ireland • Russia • Scotland • Wales
19 2010 South Africa June 11-July 11 Qualifiers
England • Germany • Serbia
Non-Qualifiers
Andorra • Croatia • Czech Republic • Finland • Kazakhstan • Liechtenstein • Northern Ireland • Norway • Romania • Russia • Scotland • Ukraine • Wales
20 2014 Brazil June 12-July 13 Qualifiers
Belgium • Croatia • Germany • Italy
Non-Qualifiers
Armenia • Bulgaria • Faroe Islands • Iceland • Republic of Ireland • Wales
21 2018 Russia June 14-July 15 Qualifiers
Belgium • Croatia • England • France • Germany • Iceland • Portugal • Serbia • Sweden • Switzerland
Non-Qualifiers
Albania • Austria • Belarus • Bulgaria • Czech Republic • Estonia • Faroe Islands • Georgia • Greece • Hungary • Kosovo • Lithuania • Macedonia • Malta • Moldova • Netherlands • Republic of Ireland • Scotland • Slovakia • Slovenia • Ukraine • Wales
22 2022 Qatar November 21-December 18 Qualifiers
Croatia • England • France • Germany • Italy • Serbia
Non-Qualifiers/Not Yet Qualified
Albania • Austria • Azerbaijan • Finland • Iceland • Israel • Kazakhstan • Lithuania • Northern Ireland • Portugal • Russia • Scotland • Ukraine
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FIFA World Cup (Qatar 2022)
Current National Teams Albania • Andorra • Angola • Argentina • Armenia • Australia • Austria • Azerbaijan • Belarus • Belgium • Brazil • Chile • Costa Rica •  Croatia • Cyprus • Czech Republic • Denmark • Ecuador • Estonia • Faroe Islands • Finland • France • Georgia • Ghana • Greece •  Hungary • Iceland • Italy • Japan • Kazakhstan • Kosovo • Liechtsnstein • Lithuania • Luxembourg •  Malta • Mexico • Moldova •  Netherlands • North Macedonia • Northern Ireland • Norway • Poland • Portugal • Republic of Ireland • Romania • Russia • San Marino • Saudi Arabia • Scotland • Serbia • Slovakia • South Korea • Spain • Sweden • Switzerland • Togo • Turkey • Ukraine • Uruguay • Wales
Former National Teams Czechoslovakia • East Germany • Serbia and Montenegro • Soviet Union • West Germany • Yugoslavia
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