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Goals: Pablo Dorado (12′), José Pedro Cea (57′), Santos Iriarte (68′), Héctor Castro (89′) / Carlos Peucelle (20′), Guillermo Stábile (37′)

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Centenario Stadium, Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguay is the first (Site notre bureau spécialisé) world champion in its own country!

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Goals: Raimundo Orsi (81′), Angelo Schiavio (95′) / Antonin Puc (76′)

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Stadio Nazionale del PNF, Rome, Italy

Like Uruguay before, the hosts are winning. The World Cup is overshadowed by Italian fascism under Benito Mussolini.

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Goals: Gino Colaussi (6th, 35th), Silvio Piola (16th, 82nd) ​​/ Pál Titkos (8th), György Sárosi (70th)

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Olympic Yves du Manoir, Paris, France

Italy, coached by Vittorio Pozzo, are the first team to defend the title of world champion – Hungary loses one of the two finals.

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Goals: Juan Schiaffino (66′), Alcides Ghiggia (79′) / Friaça (47′)

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Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Known as Maracanaço and until the 1:7 against Germany in Belo Horizonte in the 2014 World Cup, it was the biggest disgrace in the history of Brazilian (Site notre bureau spécialisé).

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Goals: Max Morlock (10′), Helmut Rahn (18′, 84′) / Ferenc Puskás (6′), Zoltán Czibor (8′)

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Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland

Rahn fires from the background and vindicates the Bern miracle, Germany’s first World Cup triumph against a seemingly overwhelming Hungary. The golden generation remains unfinished and must then face the harshest reprisals in their own country.

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Goals: Vavá (9′, 32′), Pelé (55′, 90′), Mario Zagallo 68′) / Nils Liedholm (4′), Agne Simonsson (80′)

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Rasunda Fotbollstadion, Solna/Stockholm, Sweden

Brazil’s first world title is under the star of rising superstar Pelé, who scored six tournament goals aged 17.

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Goals: Amarildo (17′), Zito (69′), Vavá (78′) / Josef Masopust (15′)

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Estadio Nacional, Santiago de Chile, Chile

Brazil defend the World Cup title as a second team – Pelé can only play in the first match and is then injured on the bench. For Czechoslovakia there is the second defeat in the second final.

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Goals: Sir Geoff Hurst (18′, 101′, 120′), Martin Peters (78′) / Helmut Haller (12′), Wolfgang Weber (89′)

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Wembley Stadium, London, England

The Wembley goalscoring legend is born: Hurst overcomes BRD goalkeeper Hans Tilkowski in extra time, the Brall bounces off the lower edge of the bar on the floor, Weber kicks him out. The referee decides on a goal – controversial to this day.

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Goals: Pelé (18′), Gérson (66′), Jairzinho (71′), Carlos Alberto (86′) / Roberto Boninsegna (37′)

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Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico

Pelé finally immortalized himself with his third world title and his goals in two World Cup finals. The coach is Mario Zagallo, who was still world champion as a player in 1958 – only Franz Beckenbauer managed that in 1974/1990 and Didier Deschamps in 1998/2018.

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Goals: Johan Neeskens (2nd) / Paul Breitner (25th), Gerd Müller (43rd)

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Olympic Stadium, Munich, Germany

Once again the hosts win the race: Germany beat Johan Cruyff’s Elftal in front of their home crowd.

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Goals: Mario Kempes (38′, 105′), Daniel Bertoni (115′) / Dick Nanninga (82′)

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Monumental Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Kempes and Bertoni (pictured) lead Argentina to their first World Cup title – Oranje beaten again, the first Golden Generation remains unfinished.

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Goals: Paolo Rossi (57′), Marco Tardelli (69′), Alessandro Altobelli (81′) / Paul Breitner (83′)

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Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain

Germany enter the match as favorites and are beaten by Squadra Azzurra – Tardelli’s emotional celebration (pictured here) is symbolic of how emotional the Italians are in this game.

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Goals: José Luis Brown (21′), Jorge Valdano (55′), Jorge Burruchaga (84′) / Karl-Heinz Rummenigge (73′), Rudi Völler (81′)

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Azteca Stadium, Mexico City, Mexico

The Aztec Stadium is once again the scene of a legendary performance: Diego Maradona, for once, did not score in the final himself – but it was his performance that brought the Albiceleste there. He prepared the decisive goal.

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Goals: Andreas Brehme (85.)

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Olympic, Rome, Italy

Four years later, Germany managed to get revenge on Maradona & Co. « D10S » sees little cunning in the face of the man who covers the defense around Guido Buchwald. Brehme converted the penalty against alleged ‘penalty killer’ Sergio Goycochea. Franz Beckenbauer is the second to become world champion both as a player and as a coach.

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Doors: –

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Rose Bowl Stadium, Los Angeles, USA

The first final to be decided on penalties – the Brazilian triumphs in the duel of superstars between Romario and Roberto Baggio. Baggio misses and becomes the tragic hero. In the Brazilian team: Ronaldo, 17 years old.

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Goals: Zinedine Zidane (27′, 45′), Emmanuel Petit (90′)

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Stadium of France, Paris, France

In front of a home crowd, Zidane’s star finally rises. Ronaldo, until then the celebrated star of the World Cup, is out of form and disappointed.

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Goals: Ronaldo (67′, 79′)

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NISSAN Stadium, Yokohama, Japan

Four years after Paris, Ronaldo shows his extra class: the German team even has advantages in the first half, but still fails in front of goal. When Oliver Kahn clinches after what has been an exceptional tournament so far, El Fenomeno is there.

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Goals: Marco Materazzi (19′) / Zinedine Zidane (7′)

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Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

Italy against France or Materazzi against Zidane. Both score in regular time. In injury time, the Italian defender pushed the Frenchman to launch his famous header. This is the last game of his great career. Fabio Grosso converts the decisive penalty for the team around the excellent defender Fabio Cannavaro (photo).

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Goals: Andres Iniesta (116′)

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FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa

Oranje have the best chance in the third attempt at a World Cup final, but Arjen Robben and Co. simply can’t score against Spain’s golden generation. Barcelona star Iniesta is available in extra time in a particularly tough game. Rafael van der Vaart can no longer block the ball…

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Goals: Mario Gotze (113.)

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Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

This is the third time there has been this final in a World Cup. After beating Brazil 7-1 in the semi-finals, it took the DFB-Elf against Lionel Messi & Co., who in turn repeatedly got stuck at Manuel Neuer and the German defense, until extension. So Götze does it – as requested by commentator Tom Bartels.

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Goals: Mario Mandzukic (18’/coss), Antoine Griezmann (38′), Paul Pogba (59′), Kylian Mbappé (65′) / Ivan Perisic (28′), Mario Mandzukic (69′)

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Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia

France wins world title for second time, Didier Deschamps trails Zagallo and Beckenbauer in player/manager stats. At the center of attention: the young 19-year-old Mbappé!