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- Only eight nations to date have been crowned world number one. Germany were top when rankings were first introduced with Brazil eventually replacing them. From there, Italy, France, Argentina, Spain, Netherlands, and Belgium have all also enjoyed stints as world number one.
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Dec 15, 2022 · Brazil entered the 2022 World Cup as the world No.1 and have held top spot since March 31 this year when they replaced Belgium, who themselves were top for nearly four years. Ghana, meanwhile,...
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Host: Uruguay Final: Uruguay 4-2 Argentina Top goal scorer:Guillermo Stabile, Argentina Score: 14/50 Every major event has to begin somewhere and the first edition of the World Cup scores poorly for a number of reasons. This was very much a case of "let's get this tournament off the ground" and with the sport still so new as a global product, there...
Host: Italy Final: Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia (after extra time) Top goal scorer: Oldrich Nejedly, Czechoslovakia Score: 19/50 With defending champions Uruguay boycotting the tournament (allegedly on the grounds that not many European teams had come to their tournament in 1930), there was no known powerhouse to take down and little continuity from 19...
Host: France Final: Italy 4-2 Hungary Top goal scorer: Leonidas, Brazil Score: 23/50 This tournament is perhaps best known for the full-on collision of sports and geopolitics as the world perched on the cusp of World War II, which would officially begin in early 1939. However, by the time the 1938 World Cup rolled around, Germany had already annexe...
Host: Argentina Final: Argentina 3-1 Netherlands (after extra time) Top goal scorer:Mario Kempes, Argentina Score: 24/50 Coming off an incredible run of tournaments in 1966, 1970 and 1974, this one fell rather flat for a couple of reasons. First, the star power was tamped down considerably thanks to both Johan Cruyff's international retirement and ...
Host: Russia Final: France 4-2 Croatia Top goal scorer: Harry Kane, England Score: 25/50 This World Cup promised a lot in terms of elite players and star power, but the tournament felt like one of systems over individuals as stronger, deeper teams prevailed over elite players surrounded by so-so squads. Lionel Messi managed just one goal, Croatia's...
Host: Chile Final: Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia Top goal scorers: Garrincha, Brazil; Florian Albert, Hungary; Valentin Ivanov, USSR; Drazan Jerkovic, Yugoslavia; Leonel Sanchez, Chile; Vava, Brazil Score: 26/50 An incredible confluence of talent that produced little of lasting memory. Or at least, little good. The 1950s generation of stars -- Brazil's...
Host: Italy Final: West Germany 1-0 Argentina Top goal scorer: Salvatore Schillaci, Italy Score: 26/50 On paper, there is so much to love about this tournament in retrospect. You had major star power -- Roberto Baggio, Franco Baresi and Paolo Maldini for Italy; Ruud Gullit and Marco van Basten for Netherlands; West Germany's Lothar Matthaus; Brazil...
Host: South Africa Final: Spain 1-0 Netherlands (after extra time) Top goal scorers: Diego Forlan, Uruguay; Thomas Muller, Germany; Wesley Sneijder, Netherlands; David Villa, Spain Score: 27/50 [sound of vuvuzelas] Statistically, Spain's run of dominance -- they won the European Championship in 2008 and 2012, in addition to the 2010 World Cup -- ma...
Score: 28/50 Host: Sweden Final: Brazil 5-2 Sweden Top goal scorer: Just Fontaine, France Why did we not rate this World Cup higher? This was the first one to feature Pele! You had Garrincha, his tricky counterpart in Brazil's attack, and Vava, who I'm mentioning mostly so I can point out his nickname ("Peito de Aco," or "Steel Chest.") It was Braz...
Score: 29/50 Host: Switzerland Final: West Germany 3-2 Hungary Top goal scorer:Sandor Kocsis, Hungary After the 1942 and 1946 editions were cancelled due to World War II and quite a few important teams either sat out the 1950 tournament or were banned, 1954 was the deepest World Cup to date. Brazil were inching toward their massive breakthrough, de...
The rankings were introduced in December 1992, and eight teams (Argentina, Belgium, Brazil, France, Germany, Italy, the Netherlands and Spain) have held the top position, of which Brazil have spent the longest time ranked first.
Dec 19, 2022 · Here's the final ranking of the 32 teams at the 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, based on their stage reached, record, goal difference and goals scored.
Oct 24, 2024 · Explore the official men’s and women’s FIFA/Coca-Cola World Ranking and the latest ranking news.
Nov 30, 2023 · 2022 FIFA World Cup winners Argentina have topped the list since April, when 'La Albiceleste' took the first position for the first time in six years. England has climbed one spot to third behind the second-placed France and the table-topping Argentina.
