Brazil have won the most FIFA World Cups, claiming the trophy five times across seven decades of dominance.

Germany and Italy share second with four titles each, followed by Argentina on three. Spain moved onto two with their win in New Jersey, joining France and Uruguay on that mark and leaving England as the only single-title nation on the list.

The 2026 tournament came and went without adding a ninth name to the roll of honour. Only eight countries have ever lifted football's biggest prize, and that select club hasn't grown since Spain broke through in 2010.

La Roja simply came back and did it again, beating Argentina 1-0 after extra time in the final on Monday morning AEST. Ferran Torres settled it in the 106th minute.

Here's every nation that's won the thing, plus the records, quirks and names that shaped World Cup history.

Most FIFA World Cup Wins by Country

Brazil (5 titles)

Years won: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002

The only nation to have played in every World Cup, and this should already say something about them.

Brazil's golden run came between 1958 and 1970, when a 17-year-old Pele announced himself and the Seleção built what many still consider the greatest team ever assembled.

Dunga's pragmatic 1994 side ended a 24-year drought on penalties against Italy, and Ronaldo, Ronaldinho and Rivaldo delivered the fifth star in 2002.

Carlo Ancelotti was meant to be the answer in 2026 and it didn't land. Brazil edged past Japan in the round of 32 before Norway knocked them out in the round of 16, extending the barren run to six tournaments without a final.

For the first time in World Cup history, neither Brazil nor Germany reached the quarter-finals.

Germany (4 titles)

Years won: 1954, 1974, 1990, 2014

The first three came as West Germany, starting with the Miracle of Bern against heavily favoured Hungary in 1954.

Franz Beckenbauer captained the 1974 winners on home soil and then managed the 1990 side to victory over Argentina, making him one of only three people to lift the trophy as both player and coach.

The 2014 triumph in Brazil is remembered for the 7-1 semi-final demolition of the hosts and Mario Gotze's extra-time winner in the final.

Since then it's been grim. Paraguay dumped Germany out of the 2026 tournament in the round of 32 on penalties, of all things, after Kai Havertz, Nick Woltemade and Jonathan Tah all missed from the spot. It was the first shootout Germany have ever lost at a World Cup and a third straight tournament without reaching the last 16.

Italy (4 titles)

Years won: 1934, 1938, 1982, 2006

Vittorio Pozzo remains the only manager to win back-to-back World Cups, with Italy's first two titles coming in 1934 and 1938.

Paolo Rossi ended a 44-year drought in 1982, scoring six goals straight off a two-year match-fixing ban.

The 2006 triumph saw Italy beat France on penalties in a final best remembered for Zinedine Zidane's headbutt on Marco Materazzi.

The Azzurri weren't in North America at all. Bosnia and Herzegovina beat them on penalties in the playoff final in Zenica in March, making Italy the first former world champion to miss three consecutive World Cups. Their last World Cup knockout match remains the 2006 final they won.

Argentina (3 titles)

Years won: 1978, 1986, 2022

The 1978 win as hosts still carries questions around a controversial 6-0 against Peru.

The 1986 title belonged almost entirely to Diego Maradona, whose "Hand of God" and "Goal of the Century" against England remain the most talked-about five minutes in football history.

Then came Qatar, where Lionel Messi finally got his moment, Argentina beating France 4-2 on penalties after a 3-3 thriller featuring a Kylian Mbappe hat-trick.

The defence of that title ended one game short. Argentina reached the 2026 final and were second best throughout, playing the whole of extra time with ten men after Enzo Fernandez was sent off. They didn't register a shot on target all night. Messi, at 39, became the first man to start three World Cup finals.

Spain (2 titles)

Years won: 2010, 2026

Andrés Iniesta's extra-time winner against the Netherlands in South Africa delivered Spain's first, the middle title in a remarkable three-in-a-row alongside Euro 2008 and Euro 2012.

Sixteen years later they got the second, and they got it by defending better than any champion in the tournament's history. Spain conceded a single goal across eight matches, keeping seven clean sheets, with Unai Simón taking the Golden Glove. Rodri won the Golden Ball and 19-year-old Pau Cubarsi was named Best Young Player, giving Spain three of the four individual awards.

With Euro 2024 already banked and Lamine Yamal, Pedri and Rodri all still in their twenties, this looks less like a one-off and more like the start of something. Spain have won 14 of their last 15 matches across the World Cup and Euros.

France (2 titles)

Years won: 1998, 2018

Zinedine Zidane's two headers delivered France's first on home soil against Brazil.

Twenty years later, Didier Deschamps became only the third man to win the trophy as both player and manager, guiding a squad featuring a 19-year-old Mbappe past Croatia 4-2 in Moscow.

France went close again in 2026 and ended up with nothing. They won their first five matches without needing extra time, then ran into Spain in the semi-final and lost 2-0. Worse followed in the third-place playoff, a 6-4 defeat to England. Mbappe's consolation was the Golden Boot with 10 goals.

Uruguay (2 titles)

Years won: 1930, 1950

La Celeste won the inaugural tournament as hosts in 1930. Their second came at the Maracanã twenty years later, where they shocked hosts Brazil 2-1 in front of more than 170,000 fans.

The "Maracanazo" is still considered Brazil's darkest sporting moment and one of football's great upsets.

Nothing so romantic in 2026. Uruguay went out at the group stage without winning a match, finishing third in Group H on two points and missing the cut among the best third-placed sides. Spain beat them 1-0 in the group.

England (1 title)

Years won: 1966

England's only title came on home soil, with Geoff Hurst scoring a hat-trick, including the controversial "ghost goal" that bounced down off the crossbar, in a 4-2 win over West Germany at Wembley.

Hurst's feat stood alone for 56 years until Mbappe matched it in 2022.

Thomas Tuchel's side got closer than any England team since. They beat Mexico and Norway to reach the semi-finals, lost 2-1 to Argentina, then thumped France 6-4 in a wild third-place playoff. Third is England's best World Cup finish since they won the thing, and Jude Bellingham's seven goals had him third in the Golden Boot race. Still no senior men's trophy, though.

Every FIFA World Cup Winner Since 1930

The full roll call of winners and beaten finalists across 23 editions:

• 1930: Uruguay (beat Argentina)
• 1934: Italy (beat Czechoslovakia)
• 1938: Italy (beat Hungary)
• 1950: Uruguay (beat Brazil)
• 1954: West Germany (beat Hungary)
• 1958: Brazil (beat Sweden)
• 1962: Brazil (beat Czechoslovakia)
• 1966: England (beat West Germany)
• 1970: Brazil (beat Italy)
• 1974: West Germany (beat Netherlands)
• 1978: Argentina (beat Netherlands)
• 1982: Italy (beat West Germany)
• 1986: Argentina (beat West Germany)
• 1990: West Germany (beat Argentina)
• 1994: Brazil (beat Italy on penalties)
• 1998: France (beat Brazil)
• 2002: Brazil (beat Germany)
• 2006: Italy (beat France on penalties)
• 2010: Spain (beat Netherlands)
• 2014: Germany (beat Argentina)
• 2018: France (beat Croatia)
• 2022: Argentina (beat France on penalties)
• 2026: Spain (beat Argentina)