Cristiano Ronaldo
The world's most expensive player is one of the stars of the show in this World Cup. He left Manchester United for an incredible £80m last summer - and has looked worth every penny in his first season with Real Madrid. A return of 32 goals in 33 games is awesome. He hasn't always replicated his club form at international level for Portugal, but with the opportunity to overshadow Lionel Messi, Ronaldo will be desperate to take his chance.
Years | Winners | Runner-up | Third place |
2006 | Italy | France | Germany |
2002 | Brazil | Germany | Turkey |
1998 | France | Brazil | Croatia |
1994 | Brazil | Italy | Sweden |
1990 | Germany | Argentina | Italy |
1986 | Argentina | Germany | France |
1982 | Italy | Germany | Poland |
1978 | Argentina | Holland | Brazil |
1974 | Germany | Holland | Poland |
1970 | Brazil | Italy | Germany |
1966 | England | Germany | Portugal |
1962 | Brazil | Czech | Chile |
1958 | Brazil | Sweden | France |
1954 | Germany | Hungary | Austria |
1950 | Uruguay | Brazil | Sweden |
1938 | Italy | Hungary | Brazil |
1934 | Italy | Czech | Germany |
1930 | Uruguay | Argentina | America |