Final of the 2026 World Cup in New Jersey – kick-off in Mexico

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

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Estadio Centenario, Montevideo, Uruguay

Uruguay is the first football 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 host wins. The World Cup is in the shadow of 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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Olympique Yves du Manoir, Paris, France

Italy is the first team to defend the world championship title under coach Vittorio Pozzo – Hungary loses one of two finals.

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

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Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Known as Maracanaço and the greatest disgrace in Brazilian football history until the 7-1 defeat against Germany in Belo Horizonte at the 2014 World Cup.

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

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Wankdorf Stadium, Bern, Switzerland

Rahn shoots from the background and explains the miracle of Bern, Germany’s first World Cup triumph against the seemingly overwhelming Hungary. The Golden Generation remains unfinished and subsequently has to contend with severe reprisals in its own country.

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

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Rasunda Fotbollstadion, Solna/Stockholm, Sweden

Brazil’s first World Cup title is under the star of the rising superstar Pelé, who scored six tournament goals at the age of 17.

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

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Estadio Nacional, Santiago de Chile, Chile

Brazil is the second team to defend the World Cup title – Pelé was only able to play in the first two games and was injured on the bench afterwards. For Czechoslovakia there is the second defeat in the second final.

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

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Wembley Stadium, London, England

The legend of the Wembley goal is born: Hurst overcomes BRD keeper Hans Tilkowski in extra time, the ball bounces off the bottom edge of the crossbar onto the ground, Weber heads it out of bounds. The referee decides on goal – still controversial today.

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

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Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico

Pelé finally made himself immortal with his third World Cup title and goals in two World Cup finals. The coach is Mario Zagallo, who became world champion as a player in 1958 – only Franz Beckenbauer in 1974/1990 and Didier Deschamps in 1998/2018 have achieved that to date.

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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 host wins the race: Germany beats the favored Elftal around Johan Cruyff in front of their home crowd.

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

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Monumental Antonio V. Liberti, Buenos Aires, Argentina

Kempes and Bertoni, pictured, lead Argentina to their first World Cup title – Oranje are defeated again, the first golden generation remains unfinished.

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

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Santiago Bernabéu, Madrid, Spain

Germany goes into the game as favorites and is defeated by the Squadra Azzurra – Tardelli’s emotional celebration (pictured here) is symbolic of the emotionality of the Italians in this game.

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

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Estadio Azteca, Mexico City, Mexico

The Aztec Stadium will once again be the scene of a legendary performance: Diego Maradona, for once, does not score in the final – 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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Olimpico, Rome, Italy

Four years later, Germany achieved revenge against Maradona & Co. “D10S” hardly sees a stab against the man-marking defense around Guido Buchwald. Brehme converted the penalty against the supposed “penalty killer” Sergio Goycochea. Franz Beckenbauer is the second person to become world champion both as a player and as a coach.

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Gates: –

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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 shoots and becomes a tragic hero. In the Brazilian squad: 17-year-old Ronaldo.

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Goals: Zinédine Zidane (27th, 45th), Emmanuel Petit (90th)

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Stade de France, Paris, France

Zidane’s star finally rises in front of his home crowd. Ronaldo, until then the celebrated star of the World Cup, goes onto the field unfit and disappointed.

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Goals: Ronaldo (67th, 79th)

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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 always fails in front of the goal. When Oliver Kahn makes a mistake after an outstanding tournament to date, El Fenomeno is there.

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Goals: Marco Materazzi (19th) / Zinédine Zidane (7th)

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Olympic Stadium, Berlin, Germany

Italy against France or Materazzi against Zidane. Both score in regular time. In extra time, the Italian defender provoked the Frenchman so much that he started his famous headbutt. It is the last game of his great career. Fabio Grosso converts the decisive penalty for the team around the outstanding defensive leader Fabio Cannavaro (pictured).

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Goals: Andrés Iniesta (116.)

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FNB Stadium, Johannesburg, South Africa

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

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Goals: Mario Götze (113.)

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Maracana, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

This final is taking place for the third time at a World Cup. After the 7-1 win in the semi-final against Brazil, it took the DFB team until extra time against Lionel Messi & Co., who kept getting stuck with Manuel Neuer and the German defense. Then Götze does it – as asked by commentator Tom Bartels.

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Goals: Mario Mandzukic (18th/own goal), Antoine Griezmann (38th), Paul Pogba (59th), Kylian Mbappé (65th) / Ivan Perisic (28th), Mario Mandzukic (69th)

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Luzhniki Stadium, Moscow, Russia

France wins the World Cup title for the second time, Didier Deschamps follows Zagallo and Beckenbauer in the player/coach statistics. In focus: Mbappé, who is just 19 years old!

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Goals: Lionel Messi, (23rd), Ángel Di María (36th), Kylian Mbappé (80th), Kylian Mbappé (81st) / Lionel Messi (108th), Kylian Mbappé (118th)

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Lusail Iconic Stadium, Lusail, Qatar

Argentina wins the world championship title for the third time. In a breathtaking finale, the penalty shootout decides, in which Argentina’s Emiliano Martínez saves Kingsley Coman’s penalty and Aurélien Tchouameni misses. The Argentines all scored, and the decisive penalty was sunk by Gonzalo Montiel, who took the penalty in extra time to make it 3-3. In focus: Messi crowns his magnificent career with a brace in the final and is honored as player of the tournament!