When the draw for the World Cup finals was announced in December last year, tonight's clash between Group G heavyweights Brazil and Ivory Coast made fans the world over drool. Kaká, Drogba, Robinho, Zokora (okay, maybe not Zokora) ... some of the world's finest players are on display in this match. Even Sven-Goran Eriksson has managed to park his bum on the Ivory Coast bench for this one, having been installed as their manager for the tournament
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 |