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Traditional powers find World Cup qualiying anything but easy.
Revisiting Olympic team choices and seamy side to World Cup selection.
FIFA president Blatter a big loser with Germany getting 2006 World Cup.
Germany will host in 2006 after winning by one vote in 4th ballot.
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World Cup Champions
| Year | Champion | Runner-up |
Score | Third Place |
Fourth Place | Host Country |
| 1998 |
France | Brazil |
3-0 | Croatia |
Holland | France |
| 1994 |
Brazil | Italy |
0-0 (3-2) | Sweden |
Bulgaria | USA
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| 1990 |
West Germany | Argentina |
1-0 | Italy |
England | Italy |
| 1986 |
Argentina | West Germany |
3-2 | France |
Belgium | Mexico |
| 1982 |
Italy | West Germany |
3-1 | Poland |
France | Spain |
| 1978 |
Argentina | Holland |
3-1 (OT) | Brazil |
Italy | Argentina |
| 1974 |
West Germany | Holland |
2-1 | Poland |
Brazil | West Germany |
| 1970 |
Brazil | Italy |
4-1 | West Germany |
Uruguay | Mexico |
| 1966 |
England | West Germany |
4-2 (OT) | Portugal |
USSR | England |
| 1962 |
Brazil | Czechoslovakia |
3-1 | Chile |
Yugoslavia | Chile |
| 1958 |
Brazil | Sweden |
5-2 | France |
West Germany | Sweden |
| 1954 |
West Germany | Hungary |
3-2 | Austria |
Uruguay | Switzerland |
| 1950 |
Uruguay | Brazil |
2-1 | no game |
no game | Brazil |
| 1938 |
Italy | Hungary |
4-2 | Brazil |
Sweden | France |
| 1934 |
Italy | Czechloslovakia |
2-1 (OT) | Germany |
Austria | Italy |
| 1930 |
Uruguay | Argentina |
4-2 | USA |
| Uruguay |
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