History   Year   Winner 2006 Italy 2002 Brazil 1998 France 1994 Brazil 1990 West Germany 1986 Argentina 1982 Italy 1978 Argentina 1974 West Germany 1970 Brazil 1966 England 1962 Brazil 1958 Brazil 1954 West Germany 1950 Uruguay 1938 Italy 1934 Italy 1930 Uruguay FIFA World Cup 1938 (France)    Final 19 Jun 1938 Italy Hungary 4-2 (3-1)  Third-place play-off 19 Jun 1938 Sweden Brazil 2-4 (2-1)  Semifinal 16 Jun 1938 Hungary Sweden 5-1 (3-1) 16 Jun 1938 Italy Brazil 2-1 (0-0)  Quarterfinal 14 Jun 1938 Brazil Czechoslovakia 2-1 (0-1) 12 Jun 1938 Brazil Czechoslovakia 1-1 (1-0, 1-1) AET 12 Jun 1938 France Italy 1-3 (1-1) 12 Jun 1938 Hungary Switzerland 2-0 (1-0) 12 Jun 1938 Sweden Cuba 8-0 (4-0)  Last 16 09 Jun 1938 Cuba Romania 2-1 (0-1) 09 Jun 1938 Switzerland Germany 4-2 (1-2) 05 Jun 1938 Cuba Romania 3-3 (1-1, 2-2) AET 05 Jun 1938 France Belgium 3-1 (2-1) 05 Jun 1938 Hungary Dutch East Indies 6-0 (4-0) 05 Jun 1938 Italy Norway 2-1 (1-0, 1-1) AET 05 Jun 1938 Netherlands Czechoslovakia 0-3 (0-0, 0-0) AET 05 Jun 1938 Poland Brazil 5-6 (1-3, 4-4) AET 04 Jun 1938 Germany Switzerland 1-1 (1-1, 1-1) AET