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Every final · 1998–2022

Every World Cup final

Seven finals, each finalist broken into the club and international silverware it carried into the match. Expand any final to see the most-decorated players behind the bars — and who actually lifted the trophy.

4 of 7

finals won by the less-decorated side

“Upset” = the finalist carrying less pre-match pedigree lifted the trophy.

6 of 7

champions weren’t the tournament’s #1 squad

Only Spain 2010 went in as the most-decorated squad of its World Cup and won it.

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UPSET2022 · Final
Argentina3–3France

Argentina won on penalties

Argentina#4 by pedigree366
20× Copa América5× Champions League8× Copa Libertadores12× La Liga9× Ligue 1+14 more
France#3 by pedigree448
10× World Cup14× Nations League15× Champions League14× Bundesliga10× La Liga+12 more

Argentina champions — the less-decorated finalist.

AS EXPECTED2018 · Final
France4–2Croatia
France#6 by pedigree201
4× Champions League1× Bundesliga4× La Liga16× Ligue 13× Premier League+10 more
Croatia#8 by pedigree149
9× Champions League3× Bundesliga5× La Liga1× Ligue 15× Serie A+7 more

France champions — pedigree held.

AS EXPECTED2014 · Final
Germany1–0Argentina
Germany#3 by pedigree250
7× Champions League36× Bundesliga2× La Liga3× Copa del Rey1× Coppa Italia+3 more
Argentina#5 by pedigree235
5× Champions League5× Copa Libertadores4× Bundesliga14× La Liga2× Ligue 1+13 more

Germany champions — pedigree held.

AS EXPECTED2010 · Final
Netherlands0–1Spain
Netherlands#8 by pedigree137
3× Champions League3× Bundesliga5× La Liga3× Premier League1× Serie A+7 more
Spain#1 by pedigree348
15× European Championship15× Champions League31× La Liga1× Premier League16× Copa del Rey+4 more

Spain champions — pedigree held.

UPSET2006 · Final
Italy1–1France

Italy won on penalties

Italy#7 by pedigree188
6× Champions League28× Serie A15× Coppa Italia1× Cup Winners' Cup3× Europa League+1 more
France#2 by pedigree383
6× World Cup7× European Championship17× Confederations Cup4× Champions League4× Bundesliga+13 more

Italy champions — the less-decorated finalist.

UPSET2002 · Final
Germany0–2Brazil
Germany#5 by pedigree205
2× European Championship5× Champions League26× Bundesliga3× Serie A15× DFB-Pokal+5 more
Brazil#7 by pedigree191
2× World Cup12× Copa América8× Confederations Cup3× Champions League8× Copa Libertadores+11 more

Brazil champions — the less-decorated finalist.

UPSET1998 · Final
Brazil0–3France
Brazil#4 by pedigree251
7× World Cup18× Copa América14× Confederations Cup2× Champions League5× Copa Libertadores+8 more
France#6 by pedigree155
6× Champions League10× Ligue 12× Premier League8× Serie A1× Copa del Rey+9 more

France champions — the less-decorated finalist.

Bars sum each finalist's pre-match pedigree; expanding a final fetches that tournament's full squads from the explorer.