Record · World Cup
Most World Cup titles
Brazil lead the way — five titles. Just eight nations have won it across 21 completed finals.
5
Record titles
8
Winning nations
21
Completed finals
World Cup titles by nation, counted from each completed edition's final result — never from memory. Successor-state continuity follows the app's editorial map (e.g. West Germany's titles count for Germany).
| Nation | Titles | Editions |
|---|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 | 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 |
| Germany | 4 | 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014 |
| Italy | 4 | 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 |
| Argentina | 3 | 1978, 1986, 2022 |
| France | 2 | 1998, 2018 |
| England | 1 | 1966 |
| Spain | 1 | 2010 |
| Uruguay | 1 | 1930 |
Source: 2002 World Cup match record, via openfootball (public-domain data) — source
✓ Every fact computed from public match records — openfootball (public-domain data). Not written by anyone.