| Year | Hosts | Winners |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Uruguay |
| 1934 | Italy | Italy |
| 1938 | France | Italy |
| 1950 | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 1954 | Switzerland | West Germany |
| 1958 | Sweden | Brazil |
| 1962 | Chile | Brazil |
| 1966 | England | England |
| 1970 | Mexico | Brazil |
| 1974 | West Germany | West Germany |
| 1978 | Argentina | Argentina |
| 1982 | Spain | Italy |
| 1986 | Mexico | Argentina |
| 1990 | Italy | West Germany |
| 1994 | United States | Brazil |
| 1998 | France | France |
| 2002 | South Korea & Japan | Brazil |
| 2006 | Germany | Italy |
| 2010 | South Africa | Spain |
| 2014 | Brazil | Germany |
| 2018 | Russia | |
| 2022 | Qatar |