Italy were crowned champion four years later in 1934.
Host nation: Italy.
Final: Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia (after extra time).
Top goalscorer: Czechoslovakia forward Oldřich Nejedlý scored five goals.
Italy successfully retained the World Cup in 1938, one year before the outbreak of World War Two.
Host nation: France.
Final: Italy 4-2 Hungary.
Top goalscorer: Brazil forward Leônidas scored seven goals.
There were no tournaments in 1942 or 1946 because of war and recovery, but Uruguay reclaimed the World Cup when it was next held in 1950.
Host nation: Brazil.
Final: Uruguay 2-1 Brazil.
Top goalscorer: Brazil forward Ademire scored eight goals.
Then Brazil won the first of its five World Cup titles in 1958.
Host nation: Sweden.
Final: Brazil 5-2 Sweden.
Top goalscorer: France forward Just Fontaine scored 13 goals.
England was crowned champion at Wembley Stadium in London in 1966.
Host nation: England.
Final: England 4-2 West Germany (after extra time).
Top goalscorer: Portugal striker Eusébio scored nine goals.
Brazil, and Pelé, won a third World Cup in 1970.
Host nation: Mexico.
Final: Brazil 4-1 Italy.
Top goalscorer: West Germany striker Gerd Müller scored 10 goals.
West Germany won its second World Cup title in 1974.
Host nation: West Germany.
Final: West Germany 2-1 Netherlands.
Top goalscorer: Poland winger Grzegorz Lato scored seven goals.
Argentina was crowned World Cup champion on home soil in 1978.
Host nation: Argentina.
Final: Argentina 3-1 Netherlands (after extra time).
Top goalscorer: Argentina striker Mario Kempes scored six goals.
Italy lifted the World Cup trophy for a third time in 1982.
Host nation: Spain.
Final: Italy 3-1 West Germany.
Top goalscorer: Italy forward Paolo Rossi scored six goals.
Argentina won its second World Cup title in 1986.
Host nation: Mexico.
Final: Argentina 3-2 West Germany.
Top goalscorer: England striker Gary Lineker scored six goals.
West Germany won a third World Cup title in 1990.
Host nation: Italy.
Final: West Germany 1-0 Argentina.
Top goalscorer: Italy striker Salvatore Schillaci scored six goals.
20 years after its third triumph, Brazil won another World Cup in 1994.
Host nation: United States.
Final: Brazil 0-0 Italy (3-2 after a penalty shoot-out).
Top goalscorer: Bulgaria forward Hristo Stoichkov and Russia forward Oleg Salenko both scored six goals.
France won the World Cup in Paris in 1998.
Host nation: France.
Final: France 3-0 Brazil.
Top goalscorer: Croatia striker Davor Šuker scored six goals.
Brazil won its fifth World Cup title in 2002.
Host nation: Japan and South Korea.
Final: Brazil 2-0 Germany.
Top goalscorer: Brazil striker Ronaldo scored eight goals.
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Host nation: Germany.
Final: Italy 1-1 France (5-3 after a penalty shoot-out).
Top goalscorer: Germany striker Miroslav Klose scored five goals.