Who were the previous World Cup and EuroCup Winners?

Europe Revealed > Discover Europe > Sports > Who were the previous World Cup and EuroCup Winners?

It's important to understand the regulatory bodies that govern and control soccer. Basically, there are 2 main ones:

  • FIFA, or the Federation Internationale de Football Association, which at present is based out out both Frankfurt and Munich and controls the football regulation for world countries in competition. They are managed by an Executive Committee responsible for the organization and conducting of upcoming events.
  • UEFA, or the Union des Associations Europeennes de Football, which is based out of Switzerland and controls football regulations for Europe. They are managed by an executive committee of 14 appointed members led by a president. All hold office for four years.
The last 6 Fifa World Cup Matches were:
  1. 2002 FIFA World Cup (South Korea/Japan):
    • Winner: Brazil
    • Final Match: Brazil 2 - 0 Germany
    • Top Scorer: Ronaldo (Brazil) - 8 goals
  2. 2006 FIFA World Cup (Germany):
    • Winner: Italy
    • Final Match: Italy 1 - 1 (5 - 3 Penalties) France
    • Top Scorer: Miroslav Klose (Germany), Luca Toni (Italy), Thierry Henry (France) - 5 goals each
  3. 2010 FIFA World Cup (South Africa):
    • Winner: Spain
    • Final Match: Spain 1 - 0 Netherlands
    • Top Scorer: David Villa (Spain), Wesley Sneijder (Netherlands), Diego Forlán (Uruguay), Thomas Müller (Germany) - 5 goals each
  4. 2014 FIFA World Cup (Brazil):
    • Winner: Germany
    • Final Match: Germany 1 - 0 Argentina (After Extra Time)
    • Top Scorer: James Rodríguez (Colombia) - 6 goals
  5. 2018 FIFA World Cup (Russia):
    • Winner: France
    • Final Match: France 4 - 2 Croatia
    • Top Scorer: Harry Kane (England) - 6 goals
  6. 2022 FIFA World Cup (Qatar):
    • Winner: Argentina
    • Final Match: Argentina 2-0 Mexico
    • Top Scorer: Kylian Mbappe (France) -8 goals
The last 4 Euro World Cup Matches were:
  1. Euro 2004 - Portugal
    • Winner: Greece
    • Runner-up: Portugal
    • Final Score: Greece 1 - 0 Portugal
    • Host Country: Portugal
    • Top Scorer: Milan Baroš (Czech Republic) - 5 goals
  2. Euro 2008 - Austria and Switzerland
    • Winner: Spain
    • Runner-up: Germany
    • Final Score: Spain 1 - 0 Germany
    • Host Countries: Austria, Switzerland
    • Top Scorer: David Villa (Spain) - 4 goals
  3. Euro 2012 - Poland and Ukraine
    • Winner: Spain
    • Runner-up: Italy
    • Final Score: Spain 4 - 0 Italy
    • Host Countries: Poland, Ukraine
    • Top Scorer: Fernando Torres (Spain) - 3 goals (shared Golden Boot with Alan Dzagoev, Mario Gómez, Mario Mandžukić, and Mario Balotelli)
  4. Euro 2016 - France
    • Winner: Portugal
    • Runner-up: France
    • Final Score: Portugal 1 - 0 France (after extra time)
    • Host Country: France
    • Top Scorer: Antoine Griezmann (France) - 6 goals
  5. Euro 2020- England
    • Winner: Italy
    • Runner-up: England
    • Final Score: Italy 1-1 England
    • Host country: Britain
    • Top scorer:  Ronaldo (Portugal) - 5 goals
magnifiercross