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The World Cup has a long and storied history dating back to 1930. A win earns you immortality as a player or manager in your home country โ€” as well as the honour of wearing a star above the national crest on the team jersey.

Itโ€™s safe to say some countries have had more success, and wear more stars, than others at the tournament. Here are all the past winners, and the list includes England.

๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† 5: Brazil (1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002)

๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† 4: Italy (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006), Germany* (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014)

๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† 3: Argentina (1978, 1986, 2022)

๐Ÿ†๐Ÿ† 2: Uruguay (1930, 1950), France (1998, 2018)

๐Ÿ† 1: England (1966), Spain (2010)

*First three won as West Germany

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