
Since emerging as a world power in the Seventies, Holland have been run by avant garde coaching gurus (Rinus Michels, Louis van Gaal, Guus Hiddink) or their footballing aristocracy (Johan Cruyff, Frank Rijkaard and Marco van Basten).
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Uruguay coach Oscar Tabarez is determined to show that Paul the Octopus is not always right in his predications, by defeating Germany in the third-place play-off.
Soothsayer: Paul has been impressive in his predictions thus far. Will he be right again?
Tabarez has claimed he does not believe in soothsayers, but t View more »| 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 |