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 World Cup 1930
 
 

Winners Uruguay
Teams 13

Teams in qualifiers N/A
Notable absentees Of the major European countries, only France took part
Surprises USA , who finished third
Golden Boot Guillermo Stábile ( Argentina ) - 8
Stats A total of 70 goals were scored (3.89 per match); Argentina (18) scored the most
Format One group of four and three groups of three in the qualifying stage, with the top from each group going into the semi-finals

Number of matches 18

 

 

 

World Cup 1934

Winners Italy
Teams 16

Teams in qualifiers 32
Notable absentees Holders Uruguay , England
Surprises Egypt
Golden Boot Oldrich Nejedlý ( Czechoslovakia ) - 5
Stats A total of 70 goals were scored (4.12 per match); Italy (12) scored the most
Format Straight knockout, replays for drawn matches

Number of matches 17
 
 
 

World Cup 1938

Winners Italy

Teams 15

Teams in qualifiers 37
Notable absentees Argentina , England , Spain , Uruguay
Surprises Dutch East Indies ( Indonesia ), Cuba
Golden Boot Leônidas ( Brazil ) - 7
Stats A total of 84 goals were scored (4.67 per match); Hungary (15) scored the most
Format Straight knockout, replays for drawn matches

Number of matches 18

 

 

 

World Cup 1950

Winners Uruguay

Teams 13

Teams in qualifiers 34
Notable absentees France, Germany , Hungary
Surprises Bolivia
Golden Boot Ademir ( Brazil ) - 9
Stats A total of 88 goals were scored (4.00 per match); Brazil (22) scored the most
Format Four groups, with the winners of each progressing to a four-team round-robin final group. Withdrawals meant there were two groups of four, one of three and one of two

Number of matches 22

 

 

World Cup History
World Cup 1954

Winners West Germany

Teams 16

Teams in qualifiers 45
Notable absentees Spain
Surprises Korean Republic
Golden Boot Sándor Kocsis ( Hungary ) - 11
Stats A total of 140 goals were scored (5.38 per match); Hungary (27) scored the most
Format Four groups of four with two seeded and two unseeded teams in each group. However, the teams played just two matches per group rather than the usual three, with the seeded sides facing unseeded sides. Where teams ended up tied for the second qualifying position by points, they required a play-off. The two teams finishing at the top of their group went through to the quarter-finals

Number of matches 26
 

World Cup 1958

Winners Brazil

Teams 16

Teams in qualifiers 45
Notable absentees Italy , Uruguay
Surprises Wales , Northern Ireland
Golden Boot Just Fontaine (France) - 13
Stats A total of 126 goals were scored (3.60 per match); France (23) scored the most
Format Four groups of four, with the top two progressing to the quarter-finals

Number of matches 35
 

World Cup 1962

Winners Brazil

Teams 16

Teams in qualifiers 56
Notable absentees Sweden
Surprises Colombia
Golden Boot Garrincha, Vavá (Brazil), Leonel Sánchez (Chile), Drazan Jerkovic (Yugoslavia), Flórián Albert (Hungary), Valentin Ivanov (USSR) - 4
Stats A total of 89 goals were scored (2.78 per match); Brazil (14) scored the most
Format Four groups of four, with the top two progressing to the quarter-finals

Number of matches 32

 

World Cup 1966

Winners England

Teams 16

Teams in qualifiers 70
Notable absentees None
Surprises North Korea
Golden Boot Eusébio ( Portugal ) - 9
Stats A total of 89 goals were scored (2.78 per match); Portugal (17) scored the most
Format Four groups of four, with the top two progressing to the quarter-finals
Number of matches 32

 

World Cup 1970


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Winners Brazil
Teams16
Teams in qualifiers 75
Number of matches 32

Notable absentees Argentina , France, Portugal , Spain

Surprises Morocco , the first African qualifiers since World War II

Golden Boot Gerd Muller ( Germany ) - 10

 

World Cup 1974

Winners West Germany

Teams 16
Teams in qualifiers 99
Notable absentees England , France, Hungary , Spain , USSR
Surprises Australia , Haiti and Zaire
Golden Boot Grzegorz Lato ( Poland ) - 7
Stats A total of 97 goals were scored (2.55 per match); Poland (16) scored the most
Format Four groups of four in the qualifying stage, with the top two from each group going into a second round of two four-team groups and the winners facing each other in the final

Number of matches 38

 

World Cup 1978

Winners Argentina

Teams 16
Teams in qualifiers 107
Notable absentees England , Czechoslovakia , USSR
Surprises Iran , Tunisia

Golden Boot Mario Kempes ( Argentina ) - 6
Stats A total of 102 goals were scored (2.68 per match); Argentina and Netherlands (15) scored the most
Format Four groups of four in the qualifying stage, with the top two from each group into a second round of two groups of four, the top side in each progressing into the final

Number of matches 38

 

 

World Cup 1982

Winners Italy

Teams 24
Teams in qualifiers 109
Notable absentees Netherlands , Mexico
Surprises Algeria , Cameroon , Honduras , Kuwait , New Zealand

Golden Boot Paolo Rossi ( Italy ) - 6
Stats A total of 146 goals were scored (2.81 per match); France (16) scored the most
Format Six groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to the second round, where they split into four groups of three. The winners of each group advanced to the semi-finals

Number of matches 52

 

World Cup 1986
November 10, 2009

Winners Argentina

Teams 24
Teams in qualifiers 121
Notable absentees Netherlands
Surprises Canada , Iraq

Golden Boot Gary Lineker ( England ) - 6
Stats A total of 132 goals were scored (2.54 per match); Argentina (14) scored the most
Format Six groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to a knockout round of 16, plus four best third-place finishers

Number of matches 52

 

World Cup 1990

Winners West Germany
Teams 24
Teams in qualifiers 116
Notable absentees Denmark , France, Portugal
Surprises Costa Rica , Republic of Ireland , UAE
Golden Boot Salvatore Schillaci ( Italy ) - 6
Stats A total of 115 goals were scored (2.21 per match), which was the lowest goals-per-match ratio in World Cup history; West Germany (15) scored the most
Format Six groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to a knockout round of 16, plus four best third place finishers
Number of matches 52

 

 

World Cup 1994

Winners Brazil
Teams 24
Teams in qualifiers 147
Notable absentees England , France
Surprises Greece , Nigeria , Saudi Arabia
Golden Boot Hristo Stoichkov ( Bulgaria ), Oleg Salenko ( Russia ) - 6
Stats A total of 141 goals were scored (2.71 per match); Sweden (15) scored the most
Format Six groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to a knockout round of 16, plus four best 3rd place finishers
Number of matches 52

 

World Cup 1998
November 10, 2009

Winners France
Teams 32
Teams in qualifiers 174
Notable absentees Russia
Surprises Jamaica , Japan , South Africa
Golden Boot Davor Suker ( Croatia ) - 6
Stats A total of 171 goals were scored (2.67 per match); France (15) scored the most
Format Eight groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to a knockout round of 16
Number of matches 64

 

World Cup 2002

Winners Brazil
Teams 32
Teams in qualifiers 199
Notable absentees Netherlands
Surprises Senegal , South Korea , Turkey
Golden Boot Ronaldo ( Brazil ) - 8
Stats A total of 161 goals were scored (2.52 per match); Brazil (18) scored the most
Format Eight groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to a knockout round of 16
Number of matches 64

 

 

 

World Cup 2006

Winners Italy
Teams 32
Teams in qualifiers 198
Notable Absentees Cameroon , Nigeria
Surprises Angola , Ivory Coast , Ghana , Togo , Trinidad & Tobago
Golden Boot Miroslav Klose ( Germany ) - 5
Stats A total of 147 goals were scored (2.30 per match); Germany (14) scored the most
Format Eight groups of four, with the top two teams in each group advancing to a knockout round of 16
Number of matches 64

 

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