How Have Defending Champions Fared in FIFA World Cup since 1930.? France Eyes on History, Rankings.

Qatar may be hosting the 2022 FIFA World Cup, but France & Argentina will also garner plenty of attention.

After winning the 2018 World Cup final 4-2 against Croatia, Les Bleus were back in the fold in 2022 and looking to repeat for their third ever title in the tournament.

However, Argentina beats France on penalty shootouts in 2022 World Cup Final, demolish their quest for back-to-back titles ended in heartbreaking fashion.

Which teams have won back-to-back FIFA World Cups?

Has any team won ever back-to-back World Cups? Off course Yes ! There are two countries in the List & May be Third will be add on Sunday, 18th Dec. in Doha, Qatar.

In the last 21 FIFA World Cups, only two nations have achieved the feat.

France are looking to defend their World Cup title in Qatar with Les Bleus moving on to face Argentina in the 2022 World Cup final after defeating Morocco in the semis.

Didier Deschamps' side showed their resilience to edge out England, with a 2-1 win in the quarterfinals, and then to down a tough Atlas Lions side in the semifinal round to secure a date with Argentina.

Vittorio Pozzo led Italian, as Azzuri side became the first-ever nation to retain a World Cup, in the second and third editions of the tournament, in 1934 and 1938.

Brazil won the first of their five World Cups in 1958, and defended it in 1962, in a dominant period of World Cup history for the Samba Boys.

Les Bleus downs in Qatar tournament, as the Argentina demolish their quest for back-to-back titles ended in heartbreaking fashion.

Has any team returned to the final after winning the Last World Cup.?

There are Five teams that have returned to the final after winning the World Cup in the previous edition of the tournament

Italy in 1938 (defeated Hungary)
Brazil in 1962 (defeated Czechoslovakia)
Argentina in 1990 (lost to West Germany)
Brazil in 1998 (lost to France)
France in 2022 (lost to Argentina).

Which teams have won the FIFA World Cups on Penalties?

Only two World Cup finals have gone to penalties.

2006 World Cup: Italy defeated France
1994 World Cup: Brazil defeated Italy

Seven of the previous 21 World Cup finals have gone to extra-time, including three of the last four

2014: Germany 1, Argentina 0
2010: Spain 1, Netherlands 0
2006: Italy 1, France 1 (Italy 5-3 in penalties)

Let’s take a look back at all previous World Cup winners and how they fared four years later:

List of FIFA World Cup winners & Next World Cup results 1930-2022.

1930 winners: Uruguay wins the First Ever World Cup

Next result: 1934 – Uruguay boycotted the tournament hosted by Italy due to few European teams accepting invitations to compete in the 1930 tournament.

1934 winners: Italy

Next result: 1938 – Italy defended its 1934 win by beating Hungary 4-2 in the final.

1938 winners: Italy

Next result: 1950 – Due to the World War II, 1942 and 1946 tournaments canceled, but Italy did not make it out of the group in this edition.

1950 winners: Uruguay

Next result: 1954 – Uruguay finished in fourth place after losing 4-2 to Hungary in the semis and 3-1 to Austria in the 3rd place game.

1954 winners: West Germany

Next result: 1958 – West Germany finished in fourth place after losing 3-1 to Sweden in the semis and 6-3 to France in the third-place game.

1958 winners: Brazil

Next result: 1962 – Brazil won the title for a second straight time after beating Czechoslovakia (now split into two countries) 3-1.

1962 winners: Brazil

Next result: 1966 – Brazil finished third place in its group.

1966 winners: England

Next result: 1970 – England lost in the quarterfinals 3-2 to West Germany.

1970 winners: Brazil

Next result: 1974 – Brazil lost to Poland 1-0 in the third-place play-off.

1974 winners: West Germany

Next result: 1978 – West Germany finished third in its group behind the Netherlands and Italy.

1978 winners: Argentina

Next result: 1982 – Argentina finished third in the second group stage behind Italy and Brazil.

1982 winners: Italy

Next result: 1986 – Italy lost 2-0 to France in the Round of 16.

1986 winners: Argentina

Next result: 1990 – Argentina nearly repeated the title streak but lost 1-0 to West Germany in the final.

1990 winners: West Germany

Next result: 1994 – After West & East Germany merged into ONE in 1990, the nation, now United as Germany (DFB), lost 2-1 to Bulgaria in the quarters.

1994 winners: Brazil

Next result: 1998 – Brazil came close to repeating title stream but lost 3-0 to France in the final.

1998 winners: France

Next result: 2002 – France finished last in its group behind Denmark, Senegal and Uruguay.

2002 winners: Brazil

Next result: 2006 – Brazil lost 1-0 to France in the quarters.

2006 winners: Italy

Next result: 2010 – Italy finished last in its group behind Paraguay, Slovakia and New Zealand.

2010 winners: Spain

Next result: 2014 – After winning its first ever World Cup, Spain followed up with a third-place group finish behind Netherlands and Chile.

2014 winners: Germany

Next result: 2018 – Germany finished last in its group behind Sweden, Mexico and South Korea.

2018 winners: France

Next result: 2022 – France lost to Argentina in a penalty shootout in world cup final despite Mbappé’s hat trick.

Which Golden Boot winners have won the World Cup title.?

There are Five Golden Boot winners, who have won the World Cup in history.

1930: Guillermo Stabile, 8 goals (Uruguay)
1962: Vavá and Garrincha, 4 goals each (Brazil)
1978: Mario Kempes, 6 goals (Argentina)
1982: Paolo Rossi, 6 goals (Italy)
2002: Ronaldo, 8 goals (Brazil)
2022 Top-Goal Scorers: Kylian Mpbappe, FRA - 8 goals.

Have Any Golden Ball winner won the World Cup Too.?

There are Four Golden Ball winners, who have won the World Cup title too, in this short list, Must Incld. as the Lionel Messi wins the 2022 Golden Ball Award as the Lifts the Prestigious World Cup trophy.

1982: Paolo Rossi (Italy)
1986: Diego Maradona (Argentina)
1994: Romario (Brazil)
2022: Lionel Messi, Argentina

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