Germany vs Argentina will be the 19th Final match of the FIFA World Cup in 20th edition. In 1950 there was no separate match for the final as Uruguay emerged winner from the Round Robin league ahead of the hosts Brazil. Germany has created a record of reaching the maximum 8th Final, one more than Brazil. Argentina maintains its record of being the only country to have never lost in semifinal as it reaches its 5th final. Germany and Brazil hold the record for reaching consecutive finals. 67 goals have been scored in the 18 finals so far. Only once it has been all Latino final. Check many more statistics related to World Cup.
2014 Football World Cup: Schedule and Results in Indian Standard Time
Group A, Group B, Group C, Group D, Group E, Group F, Group G, Group H
FIFA World Cup 2014: Points Table, Goal Statistics, Goal Scores, Groups and Team Qualification
History and Records: History of All Previous Editions, History of Hattricks, Who Reached Top Four in Previous Editions!!
Statistics of the World Cup Finals
- No Final in 1950 World Cup.
2 Finals (1994 and 2006) were decided in Penalties.
4 Finals (1934, 1966, 1978 and 2010) were decided in Extra Time.
7 Hosts have reached the finals, 5 have won.
European team has never won a World Cup held in America (4 in South America, 3 in North America).
Brazil is the only South American team to have won the
world cup held in Europe (1958 Sweden).
Brazil is the only team to have won at 4 different continents. South America (Chile 1962), Europe (1958), North America (1994 USA, Mexico 1970) and Asia (2002 South Korea).
Spain is the only European team to have won a world cup outside Europe (2010 South Africa).
Germany and Brazil have thrice reached the finals in successive world cups.
10 Champions are from Europe, while 9 Champions are from Latin America.
67 goals in 18 finals make World Cup as goal scoring event.
5 countries have hosted the World Cup twice.
South Africa is the only host to have been knocked out in first round.
Goal Statistics of Finals
- 5-2 is the highest score in a final (1958).
67 goals are scored in 18 Finals of 19 editions.
Only Goalless final happened in 1994 World Cup.
1-0 result has happened twcie (1990 and 2010).
Latin (South) America And Europeans in Final
Europeans have dominated the World Cup finals as in 18 of the 19 finals at least one European Team has reached, while on 8 occasions only European teams entered the final.
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10 South American vs European Finals: 1958, 1962, 1970, 1978, 1986, 1990, 1994, 1998, 2002, 2014
Only One All South American Final: 1930
8 All European Finals: 1934, 1938, 1954, 1966, 1974, 1982, 2006, 2010
Argentina and Germany are the only teams to have played 3 finals against each other.
2 Finals were played between Brazil and Italy in 1970 and 1994.
Consecutive Finals
On 6 occasions 5 teams have entered the consecutive finals of the World Cup.
- 3 Germany (1982, 1986, 1990), Brazil (1994, 1998, 2002)
2 Italy (1934, 1938), Brazil (1958, 1962), Netherlands (1974, 1978), Argentina (1986, 1990)
Finalists of the World Cup
12 teams have reached the Final of the FIFA World Cup in 19 editions (1950 had no final match) till 2014 World Cup.
- 8: Germany
7: Brazil
6: Italy
5: Argentina
3: Netherlands
2: Uruguay, France, Czechoslovakia, Hungary
1: Sweden (1958), England (1966), Spain (2010)
Winners
- 5: Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)
4: Italy ((1934, 1938, 1982, 2006)
3: Germany (1954, 1974, 1990)
2: Argentina (1978, 1986), Uruguay (1930, 1950)
1: England (1966), Spain (2010)
Losers
- 4: Germany (1966, 1982, 1986, 2002)
3: Netherlands (1974, 1978, 2010)
2: Czechoslovakia (1934, 1962), Hungary (1938, 1954), Argentina (1930, 1990), Italy (1970, 1994), Brazil (1950, 1998)
1: Sweden (1958), France (2006)
Finalists of the World Cups
- 1930 Uruguay vs Argentina
1934 Italy vs Czechoslovakia
1938 Italy vs Hungary
1950 No Final Match
1954 Germany vs Hungary
1958 Brazil vs Sweden
1962 Brazil vs Czechoslovakia
1966 England vs Germany
1970 Brazil vs Italy
1974 Germany vs Netherlands
1978 Argentina vs Netherlands
1982 Italy vs Germany
1986 Argentina vs Germany
1990 Argentina vs Germany
1994 Brazil vs Italy
1998 France vs Brazil
2002 Brazil vs Germany
2006 Italy vs France
2010 Spain vs Netherlands
2014 Argentina vs Germany
Hosts of Final
Italy (1934 and 1990), France (1938 and 1998), Brazil (1950 and 2014), Mexico (1970 and 1986) and Germany (1974 and 2006) have hosted the World Cup twice.
5 Hosts have won the finals. Uruguay (1930), Italy (1934), England (1966), Germany (1974), Argentina (1978), France (1998) are the winner hosts.
2 Hosts have lost in the finals. Brazil (1950) and Sweden (1958).
- 1930 Uruguay
1934 Italy
1938 France
1950 Brazil
1954 Switzerland
1958 Sweden
1962 Chile
1966 England
1970 Mexico
1974 Germany
1978 Argentina
1982 Spain
1986 Mexico
1990 Italy
1994 USA
1998 France
2002 South Korea/Japan
2006 Germany
2010 South Africa
2014 Brazil
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