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Winning the World Cup takes a lot of talent and determination. Winning it multiple times is even more impressive. But who won it the most?
The World Cup is set to start this weekend, taking place in November and December for the first time ever. In addition, this is the first time that Qatar has hosted the event.
With so many firsts, could we have a new team win the championship, or will it be one of the familiar faces lifting the trophy at the end?
Let’s take a look at the teams that have historically dominated the tournament.
Heading to Qatar, which country has won the most World Cups?
Brazil has won the World Cup the most times, five times. Here are the total earnings by country in order from most to least:
- Brazil: 5
- Germany: 4
- Italy: 4
- Argentina: 2
- France: 2
- Uruguay: 2
- England: 1
- Spain: 1
The last time Brazil won the tournament was in 2002, and Germany in 2014. The last time any country other than the four nations won the tournament was Spain, who won the World Cup for the first time in 2010 over the Netherlands.
Which country has scored the most matches in the FIFA World Cup Finals?
In terms of appearances, Brazil is second with seven. The first is Germany, which has appeared in the World Cup finals eight times. This is the complete list:
- Germany: 8
- Brazil: 7
- Italy: 6
- Argentina: 5
- France: 3
- Netherlands: 3
- Uruguay: 2
- Czechoslovakia: 2
- Hungary: 2
- England: 1
- Spain: 1
- Sweden: 1
- Croatia: 1
Croatia debuted in 2018. Before that, we hadn’t seen a new face in the final since Spain in 2010.
