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International Football: World Cup Finals

This tournament was not held in 1942 or 1946.

Year Winner Runner-up Score Venue
1930 Uruguay Argentina 4–2 Uruguay
1934 Italy Czechoslovakia 2–1 Italy
1938 Italy Hungary 4–2 France
1950 Uruguay Brazil 2–1 Brazil
1954 West Germany Hungary 3–2 Switzerland
1958 Brazil Sweden 5–2 Sweden
1962 Brazil Czechoslovakia 3–1 Chile
1966 England West Germany 4–2 England
1970 Brazil Italy 4–1 Mexico
1974 West Germany Holland 2–1 West Germany
1978 Argentina Holland 3–1 Argentina
1982 Italy West Germany 3–1 Spain
1986 Argentina West Germany 3–2 Mexico
1990 West Germany Argentina 1–0 Italy
1994 Brazil1 Italy 0–0 USA
1998 France Brazil 3–0 France
2002 Brazil Germany 2–0 South Korea & Japan

1 Brazil won 3–2 on penalties.


Summer Olympics: Leading Medal-Winning Countries 1896–2000

Country Gold Silver Bronze Total
USA 872 659 581 2,112
USSR/CIS1 485 395 354 1,234
UK 188 243 232 663
France 189 195 216 600
Germany2 165 198 210 573
Italy 179 144 155 478
Sweden 138 157 176 471
Hungary 150 134 158 442
GDR 153 130 127 410
Australia 103 110 139 352
Japan 98 97 103 298

1 Not including Russia, which at the Summer Olympics of 1996 and 2000 won 58 gold, 53 silver, and 47 bronze medals – a total of 158 medals.

2 Germany 1896–64 and 1992–98 (not including West Germany and East Germany).


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