[custom_adv] 1934: Italy 2 - Czechoslovakia 1 Italy (Raimundo Orsi 81, Angelo Schiavio 95) beat Czechoslovakia 2-1 (Antonin Puc 71) after extra time in the final at the Nazionale PNF in Rome, Italy. [custom_adv] 1938: Italy 4 - Hugary 2 Italy (Gino Colaussi 35, 6, Silvio Piola 16, 82) beat Hungary 4-2 (Pal Titkos 8, Gyorgy Sarosi 70) in the final at the Stade Olympique in Colombes, near Paris, France. [custom_adv] 1950: Uruguay 2 - Brazil 1 Uruguay (Juan Schiaffino 66, Alcides Ghiggia 79) beat Brazil 2-1 (Friaça 47) in the final at the Maracana in Rio De Janeiro, Brazil. This infamous match is the origin of the Brazilian superstition about the "Curse of the Maracana." [custom_adv] 1954: W. Germany 3 - Hungary 2 West Germany (Max Morlock 10, Helmut Rahn 18, 84) beat Hungary 3-2 (Ferenc Puskas 6, Zoltan Czibor 8) in the final at the Wankdorf Stadium in Berne, Switzerland. [custom_adv] 1958: Brazil 5 - Sweden 2 Brazil (Vavá 32, 9, Pelé 55, 90, Mario Zagallo 68) beat Sweden 5-2 (Nils Liedholm 4, Agne Simonsson 80) in the final at the Rasunda Stadium in Stockholm, Sweden. [custom_adv] 1962: Brazil 3 - Czechoslovakia 1 Brazil (Amarildo 17, Zito 69, Vavá 78) beat Czechoslovakia 3-1 (Josef Masopust 15) in the final at the Estadio Nacional in Santiago, Chile. [custom_adv] 1966: England 4 - Germany 2 England (Geoff Hurst 18, 101, 120, Martin Peters 78) beat West Germany 4-2 (Helmut Haller 12, Wolfgang Weber 89) after extra time in the final at Wembley Stadium in London, U.K. [custom_adv] 1970: Brazil 4 - Italy 1 Brazil (Pelé 18, Gerson 66, Jairzinho 71, Carlos Alberto 86) beat Italy 4-1 (Roberto Boninsegna 37) in the final at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City. [custom_adv] 1974: W. Germany 2 - Nederlands 1 West Germany (Paul Breitner 25, Gerd Müller 43) beat the Netherlands 2-1 (Johan Neeskens 2) in the final at the Olympiastadion in Munich, Germany. [custom_adv] 1978: Argentina 3 - Netherlands 1 Argentina (Mario Kempes 38, 105, Daniel Bertoni 115) beat the Netherlands 3-1 (Dick Nanninga 82) in the final at the Estadio Monumental in Buenos Aires, Argentina. [custom_adv] 1982: Italy 3 - Germany 1 Italy (Paolo Rossi 57, Marco Tardelli 69, Alessandro Altobelli 81) beat West Germany 3-1 (Paul Breitner 83) in the final at the Santiago Bernabeu in Madrid, Spain. [custom_adv] 1986: Argentina 3 - Germany 2 Argentina (Jose Brown 23, Jorge Valdano 56, Jorge Burruchaga 84) beat West Germany 3-2 (Karl-Heinz Rummenigge 74, Rudi Voeller 81) in the final at the Estadio Azteca in Mexico City, Mexico. [custom_adv] 1990: W. Germany 1 - Argentina 0 West Germany (Andreas Brehme 85) beat Argentina 1-0 in the final at the Stadio Olimpico in Rome, Italy. [custom_adv] 1994: Brazil 3 - Italy 2 Brazil beat Italy 3-2 on penalties after the match ended 0-0 in the final at the Rose Bowl in Los Angeles, California, U.S. [custom_adv] 1998: France 3 - Brazil 0 France (Zinedine Zidane 27, 45+1, Emmanuel Petit 90+3) beat Brazil 3-0 in the final at Stade de France in Saint-Denis, near Paris, France
