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Top Teams in World Cup History
| In all, 207 teams have competed to qualify for the World Cup, but only eleven have made it to the final match, and of those eleven, only seven teams have actually won. As a consequence of this exclusiveness, the World Cup inspires a great deal of enthusiasm and national pride amongst the tournament's fans. |
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| TEAM | TITLES | WINNING YEARS | |
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BRAZIL | 5 | 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 |
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GERMANY | 3 | 1954, 1974, 1990 |
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ITALY | 3 | 1934, 1938, 1982 |
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ARGENTINA | 2 | 1978, 1986 |
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URUGUAY | 2 | 1930, 1950 |
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ENGLAND | 1 | 1966 |
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FRANCE | 1 | 1998 |
| Brazil, by a clear margin, are the most successful World Cup team overall, having won the tournament five times in total, as well as having finished as runners-up twice. Brazil is also the only nation to have participated in every World Cup so far. South America holds the most titles at nine, followed by Europe at eight. The two countries with the most appearances in the World Cup final match are Germany and Brazil, each with 7 appearances in the final match (Brazil won 5 while Germany won 3). Brazil and Italy were finalists each up for their 3rd cup in 1970 and for their 4th cup in 1994, both times Brazil edged Italy. Six of the seven teams have won a world championship while playing in their own homeland at least once: this is one of the reasons why nations actively lobby to be selected as World Cup hosts, and one of the main critiques from the detractors of the tournament and FIFA itself, accused of favourable refereeing and draws for the host. The only previous winner not to have won on home ground is the otherwise extremely successful Brazil, who famously lost the deciding match when they hosted the 1950 tournament. Even traditionally "weaker" nations have been successful during their spell as hosts, most recently South Korea, who made it to the semifinals while hosting the 2002 World Cup, even if in every previous attempt never managed to pass the first round. Both England (1966 World Cup) and France (1998 World Cup) won their only World Cups while playing as host nations. |
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