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1930 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 13 July – 30 July
Teams: 13 (from 3 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: Argentina
Third place: United States
Fourth place: Yugoslavia -
1934 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 27 May – 10 June
Teams: 16 (from 4 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: Czechoslovakia
Third place: Germany
Fourth place: Austria -
1938 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 4 June – 19 June
Teams: 15 (from 4 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: Hungary
Third place: Brazil
Fourth place: Sweden -
1950 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 24 June – 16 July
Teams: 13 (from 3 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: Brazil
Third place: Sweden
Fourth place: Spain -
1954 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 16 June – 4 July
Teams: 16 (from 4 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up Silver: Hungary
Third place: Austria
Fourth place: Uruguay -
1958 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 8 June – 29 June
Teams: 16 (from 3 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: Sweden
Third place: France
Fourth place: West Germany -
1962 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 30 May – 17 June
Teams: 16 (from 3 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: Czechoslovakia
Third place: Chile
Fourth place: Yugoslavia -
1966 FIFA World Cup
¨ TOURNAMENT DETAILS Host country: England
Dates: 11 July – 30 July
Teams: 16 (from 5 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: West Germany
Third place: Portugal
Fourth place: USSR -
1970 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 31 May – 21 June
Teams: 16 (from 5 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: Italy
Third place: West Germany
Fourth place: Uruguay -
1974 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 13 June – 7 July
Teams: 16 (from 5 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: Netherlands
Third place: Poland
Fourth place: Brazil -
1978 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 1 June – 25 June
Teams: 16 (from 5 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: Netherlands
Third place: Brazil
Fourth place: Italy -
1982 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 13 June – 11 July
Teams: 24 (from 6 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: West Germany
Third place: Poland
Fourth place: France -
1986 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 31 May – 29 June
Teams: 24 (from 5 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: West Germany
Third place: France
Fourth place: Belgium -
1990 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 8 June – 8 July
Teams: 24 (from 5 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: Argentina
Third place: Italy
Fourth place: England -
1994 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 17 June – 17 July
Teams: 24 (from 5 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: Italy
Third place: Sweden
Fourth place: Bulgaria -
1998 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 10 June – 12 July
Teams: 32 (from 5 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: Brazil
Third place: Croatia
Fourth place: Netherlands -
2002 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 31 May – 30 June
Teams: 32 (from 5 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: Germany
Third place: Turkey
Fourth place: Korea Republic -
2006 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 9 June – 9 July
Teams: 32 (from 6 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: France
Third place: Germany
Fourth place: Portugal -
2010 FIFA World Cup
- TOURNAMENT DETAILS
Dates: 11 June – 11 July
Teams: 32 (from 5 or 6 confederations)- FINAL POSITIONS
Runner-up: Netherlands
Third place: Germany
Fourth place: Uruguay