- Key
| † | Match went to extra time |
| * | Match decided by a penalty shootout after extra time |
- Summaries of previous tournaments
- Notes
- ^ There was no official World Cup Third Place match in 1930; The United States and Yugoslavia lost in the semi-finals. FIFA now recognizes the United States as the third-placed team and Yugoslavia as the fourth-placed team, using the overall records of the teams in the tournament.[1]
- ^ There was no official World Cup final match in 1950.[2] The tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by four teams (Uruguay, Brazil, Sweden, and Spain). However, Uruguay's 2–1 victory over Brazil was the decisive match (and also coincidentally one of the last two matches of the tournament) which put them ahead on points and ensured that they finished top of the group as world champions. Therefore, this match is often considered the "final" of the 1950 World Cup.[3] Likewise, Sweden's 3–1 victory over Spain (played at the same time as Uruguay vs Brazil) ensured that they finished third.
- ^ Brazil won 3–2 in a penalty shootout
- ^ Italy won 5–3 in a penalty shootout
- ^ 1930 FIFA World Cup, FIFA.com. Retrieved on 5 March 2009.
- ^ 1950 FIFA World Cup, FIFA.com. Retrieved on 5 March 2009.
- ^ FIFA World Cup Finals since 1930 (PDF), FIFA.com. Retrieved on 5 March 2009.