| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Host Country |
| 2026 | To be decided | To be decided | United States, Canada, Mexico |
| 2022 | Argentina | France | Qatar |
| 2018 | France | Croatia | Russia |
| 2014 | Germany | Argentina | Brazil |
| 2010 | Spain | Netherlands | South Africa |
| 2006 | Italy | France | Germany |
| 2002 | Brazil | Germany | South Korea, Japan |
| 1998 | France | Brazil | France |
| 1994 | Brazil | Italy | United States |
| 1990 | Germany | Argentina | Italy |
| 1986 | Argentina | Germany | Mexico |
| 1982 | Italy | Germany | Spain |
| 1978 | Argentina | Netherlands | Argentina |
| 1974 | Germany | Netherlands | Germany |
| 1970 | Brazil | Italy | Mexico |
| 1966 | England | Germany | England |
| 1962 | Brazil | Czechoslovakia | Chile |
| 1958 | Brazil | Sweden | Sweden |
| 1954 | Germany | Hungary | Switzerland |
| 1950 | Uruguay | Brazil | Brazil |
| 1938 | Italy | Hungary | France |
| 1934 | Italy | Czechoslovakia | Italy |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Argentina | Uruguay |