| Founded | 1922 |
|---|---|
| Number of teams | 16 (finals) |
| Current champions |  Netherlands |
 1926 FIFA World Cup | |
The FIFA World Cup is an international association football tournament that has been held since 1922.
Champions[]
| Year | Host | Winners | Score | Runners-up | Third place | Score | Fourth place | Number of teams | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1922 |  France
|
Netherlands |
3–1 aet |
 Iberia |
 Germany |
 Brazil |
16 |
1926 FIFA World Cup-Iberia[]
Qualifications[]
Process
Iberia automatically qualified. Also, I'm adding in countries that I assume would join, because we are late to this process. 16 qualified. 2 made it from Asia-Pacific, 3 from Eastern Europe, 4 from the Americas, and 6 from Western Europe (Plus Iberia). The top 4 remaining ranked FIFA teams were given seeds.
Qualified
- France (Western Europe)
- Germany (Western Europe)
- Italy (Western Europe)
- Iberia (Western Europe)
- Denmark (Western Europe)
- Netherlands (Western Europe)
- Belgium (Western Europe)
- Romania (Eastern Europe)
- Sweden (Eastern Europe)
- Croatia (Eastern Europe)
- Venezuela (Americas)
- Colombia (Americas)
- Mexico (Americas)
- Brazil (Americas)
- Japan (Asia-Pacific)
- Australia (Asia-Pacific)
Didn't Qualify
- Thailand (Asia-Pacific)
- Hungary (Eastern Europe)
- Estonia (Eastern Europe)
- Costa Rica (Americas)
- Honduras (Americas)
- Panama (Americas)
- Scotland (Western Europe)
- Ireland (Western Europe)
- Switzerland (Western Europe)
Groups[]
Pots[]
Pot A was seeds. Pot B was remaining Western European Teams. Pot C was the rest of the Americas (plus Australia) and Pot D was the rest of Eastern Europe (Plus Japan).
| Pot A | Pot B | Pot C | Pot D |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Germany Italy Netherlands Brazil |
Denmark France Iberia Belgium |
Venezuela Colombia Mexico Australia |
Romania Sweden Croatia Japan |
Groups[]
| Group A | Group B | Group C | Group D |
|---|---|---|---|
|
Brazil France Australia Sweden |
Germany Iberia Colombia Japan |
Netherlands Denmark Venezuela Croatia |
Italy Belgium Mexico Romania |
Group Stage[]
Group A (Pamplona)[]
- Brazil 3-1 France
- Australia 1-0 Sweden
- Brazil 3-1 Sweden
- France 0-0 Australia
- France 2-0 Sweden
- Brazil 2-1 Australia
Brazil wins; France advances (after so many tiebreaker stats)
Group B (Barcelona)[]
- Germany 2-1 Iberia
- Colombia 1-1 Japan
- Germany 1-0 Japan
- Iberia 3-1 Colombia
- Colombia 2-1 Germany
- Iberia 3-0 Japan
Germany wins; Iberia advances
Group C (Porto)[]
- Netherlands 3-2 Denmark
- Venezuela 1-0 Croatia
- Netherlands 3-0 Croatia
- Venezuela 1-1 Denmark
- Venezuela 2-0 Netherlands
- Croatia 1-0 Denmark
Venezuela wins; Netherlands advances
Group D (Guarda)[]
- Belgium 1-0 Italy
- Mexico 1-1 Romania
- Belgium 1-1 Mexico
- Italy 3-1 Romania
- Belgium 2-1 Romania
- Italy 2-1 Mexico
Belgium wins; Italy Advances
Knockout Stage[]
Lisbon Bracket[]
- Brazil P 2-2 Iberia
- Italy 2-0 Venezuela
- Italy P 1-1 Brazil
Madrid Bracket[]
- Germany 2-1 France
- Netherlands P 0-0 Belgium
- Germany 2-1 Netherlands
World Cup Final[]
- Final: Italy 1-0 Germany
- Consolation: Brazil 3-0 Netherlands