

Nigeria coach Lars Lagerback could be tempted to freshen up his attack as he leads his team into their must win Group B encounter against Greece.
Peter Odemwingie is likely to be brought into the attack to replace Chinedu Obasi after the Lokomotiv Moscow forward was a surprise omission from the starting XI that lost 1-0 to Argentina.
Experienced defender Sotirios Kyrgiakos could return to a Greek team that was comprehensively beaten by South Korea in their opening match.
| 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 |