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FIFA World Cup History

Period: May 28, 1928 to Jul 13, 2014

First FIFA World Cup

Jul 18, 1930

Uruguay hosted and won the World Cup against Argentina (4-2).

2nd Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 1934

Italy hosted and won the FIFA World Cup against Czechoslovakia (2-1).

3rd Annual FIFA World Cup

May 13, 1938

France held the World Cup. Italy beat Hungary (4-2).

4th Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 1950

Brazil hosted and competed in the FIFA World Cup and lost against Uruguay (2-1).

5th Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 1954

Switzerland hosted the FIFA World Cup. Germany beat Hungary (3-2).

6th Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 1958

Sweden hosted and competed in the FIFA World Cup. Brazil beat Sweden (5-2).

7th Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 1962

Chile hosted the FIFA World Cup. Brazil beat Czechoslovakia (3-1).

8th Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 1966

England hosted and competed, and won the FIFA World Cup, They defeated Germany (4-2).

9th Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 1970

Mexico hosted the FIFA World Cup. Brazil beat Italy (4-1).

10th Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 1974

Germany hosted, competed and won the FIFA World Cup. They beat Holland (2-1).

11th Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 1978

Argentina hosted, competed and won the FIFA World Cup. They beat Holland (3-1).

12th Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 1982

Spain hosted the FIFA World Cup. Italy beat Germany (3-1).

13th Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 1986

Mexico hosted the FIFA World Cup. Argentina beat Germany (3-2).

14th Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 1990

Italy hosted the FIFA World Cup. Germany beat Argentina (1-0).

15th Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 1994

The United States of America hosted the FIFA World Cup. The ending score between Brazil and Itay was 0-0, then Brazil defeated italy Italy (3-2) in penalties.

16th Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 1998

France hosted, competed and defeated Brazil (3-0) in this years FIFA World Cup.

17th Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 2002

Japan and South Korea hosted the FIFA World Cup. Brazil defeated Germany (2-0).

18th Annual FIFA World

Jul 13, 2006

Germany hosted the FIFA World Cup. The score was tied 1-1 between Italy and France, then Italy beat France (5-3) in penalties.

19th Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 2010

South Africa hosted the FIFA World Cup. Spain defeated the Netherlands (1-0).

20th Annual FIFA World Cup

Jul 13, 2014

Brazil hosted the FIFA World Cup. Germany defeated Argentina (1-0).