Learn how World Cup tournaments have compared in nations qualifying, matches played, players participating, goals scored, average goals per game, overall attendance, and attendance per game. Use the information in this table when discussing the World Cup in your classroom; it's a great resource for math lessons on graphing and statistics, or use the table in a social studies activity about participating countries.
| Goals | Attendance | |||||||||
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| Year | Host | Continent | Winning Team | Nations | Matches | Players | Scored | Per Game | Overall | Per Game |
| 1930 | Uruguay | So. America | Uruguay | 13 | 18 | 189 | 70 | 3.8 | 589,300 | 32,739 |
| 1934 | Italy | Europe | Italy | 16 | 17 | 208 | 70 | 4.1 | 361,000 | 21,235 |
| 1938 | France | Europe | Italy | 15 | 18 | 210 | 84 | 4.7 | 376,000 | 20,889 |
| 1942-46 Not held | ||||||||||
| 1950 | Brazil | So. America | Uruguay | 13 | 22 | 192 | 88 | 4.0 | 1,044,763 | 47,489 |
| 1954 | Switzerland | Europe | West Germany | 16 | 26 | 233 | 140 | 5.3 | 872,000 | 33,538 |
| 1958 | Sweden | Europe | Brazil | 16 | 35 | 241 | 126 | 3.6 | 819,402 | 23,411 |
| 1962 | Chile | So. America | Brazil | 16 | 32 | 252 | 89 | 2.8 | 892,812 | 27,900 |
| 1966 | England | Europe | England | 16 | 32 | 254 | 89 | 2.8 | 1,464,944 | 45,780 |
| 1970 | Mexico | No. America | Brazil | 16 | 32 | 270 | 95 | 3.0 | 1,690,890 | 52,840 |
| 1974 | West Germany | Europe | West Germany | 16 | 38 | 264 | 97 | 2.6 | 1,809,953 | 47,630 |
| 1978 | Argentina | So. America | Argentina | 16 | 38 | 277 | 102 | 2.7 | 1,685,602 | 44,358 |
| 1982 | Spain | Europe | Italy | 24 | 52 | 396 | 146 | 2.8 | 2,108,723 | 40,552 |
| 1986 | Mexico | No. America | Argentina | 24 | 52 | 414 | 132 | 2.5 | 2,393,031 | 46,020 |
| 1990 | Italy | Europe | West Germany | 24 | 52 | 413 | 115 | 2.2 | 2,516,354 | 48,391 |
| 1994 | United States | No. America | Brazil | 24 | 52 | 437 | 140 | 2.7 | 3,587,088 | 68,982 |
| 1998 | France | Europe | France | 32 | 64 | 704 | 171 | 2.7 | 2,775,400 | 43,366 |
| 2002 | Japan/So. Korea | Asia | Brazil | 32 | 64 | 736 | 161 | 2.5 | 2,705,197 | 42,269 |
| 2006 | Germany | Europe | Italy | 32 | 64 | 736 | 147 | 2.3 | 3,353,655 | 52,491 |
| 2010 | South Africa | Africa | Spain | 32 | 64 | 736 | 145 | 2.3 | 3,170,856 | 49,670 |
| 2014 | Brazil | South America | Germany | 32 | 64 | 736 | 171 | 2.67 | 3,429,873 | 53,592 |
| 2018 | Russia | Asia and Europe | TBD | 32 expected | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD | TBD |
