Men's Championship
Women's Championship
The PPWC rules, while similar to the above competitions, differ in this way:
This list shows all matches in which the title changed hands. The figure in the last column is the number of subsequent matches in which the team retained the title.
DATE MATCH TOURNAMENT SUCCESSFUL DEFENCES 30/07/1930 Uruguay 4-2 Argentina World Cup Final 0 06/09/1931 Brazil 2-0 Uruguay Rio Branco Cup 1 27/05/1934 Title vacated 10/06/1934 Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia World Cup Final 1 27/10/1935 Czechoslovakia 2-1 Italy Dr Gero Cup 4 23/05/1937 Italy 1-0 Czechoslovakia Dr Gero Cup 1 04/06/1938 Title vacated 19/06/1938 Italy 4-2 Hungary World Cup Final 2 02/04/1950 Austria 1-0 Italy International Cup 0 24/06/1950 Title vacated 16/07/1950 Uruguay 2-1 Brazil World Cup 3 13/04/1952 Chile 2-0 Uruguay Panamerican Championship 0 20/04/1952 Brazil 3-0 Chile Panamerican Championship 3 19/03/1953 Peru 1-0 Brazil South American Championship 0 28/03/1953 Uruguay 3-0 Peru South American Championship 0 16/06/1954 Title vacated 04/07/1954 West Germany 3-2 Hungary World Cup Final 0 08/06/1958 Title vacated 29/06/1958 Brazil 5-2 Sweden World Cup Final 9 12/12/1959 Uruguay 3-0 Brazil S. Amer. Extra Championship 4 17/08/1960 Argentina 4-0 Uruguay Atlantic Cup 2 30/05/1962 Title vacated 17/06/1962 Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia World Cup Final 2 17/03/1963 Paraguay 2-0 Brazil South American Championship 1 24/03/1963 Bolivia 2-0 Paraguay South American Championship 2 25/07/1965 Paraguay 2-0 Bolivia World Cup Qualifier 0 01/08/1965 Argentina 3-0 Paraguay World Cup Qualifier 3 11/07/1966 Title vacated 30/07/1966 England 4-2 West Germany World Cup Final 2 15/04/1967 Scotland 3-2 England European Championship Qual. 0 21/10/1967 N. Ireland 1-0 Scotland European Championship Qual. 0 22/11/1967 England 2-0 N. Ireland European Championship Qual. 3 05/06/1968 Yugoslavia 1-0 England European Championship 1 10/06/1968 Italy 2-0 Yugoslavia European Championship 4 31/05/1970 Title vacated 21/06/1970 Brazil 4-1 Italy World Cup Final 7 13/06/1974 Title vacated 07/07/1974 West Germany 2-1 Netherlands World Cup Final 9 20/06/1976 Czechoslovakia 2-2 West Germany (5-3 pens) European Championship 1 30/03/1977 Wales 3-0 Czechoslovakia World Cup Qualifier 0 12/10/1977 Scotland 2-0 Wales World Cup Qualifier 2 20/05/1978 England 1-0 Scotland British Home Championship 0 01/06/1978 Title vacated 25/06/1978 Argentina 3-1 Netherlands World Cup Final 1 18/07/1979 Bolivia 2-1 Argentina Copa América 1 01/08/1979 Paraguay 2-0 Bolivia Peace of Chaco Cup 7 05/12/1979 Chile 1-0 Paraguay Copa América 1 29/04/1981 Uruguay 2-1 Chile Copa Pinto Duran 2 23/08/1981 Peru 2-1 Uruguay World Cup Qualifier 2 13/06/1982 Title vacated 11/07/1982 Italy 3-1 West Germany World Cup Final 5 29/05/1983 Sweden 2-0 Italy European Championship Qual. 0 09/06/1983 Romania 1-0 Sweden European Championship Qual. 3 17/06/1984 West Germany 2-1 Romania European Championship 0 20/06/1984 Spain 1-0 West Germany European Championship 1 27/06/1984 France 2-0 Spain European Championship 4 02/05/1985 Bulgaria 2-0 France World Cup Qualifier 2 16/11/1985 East Germany 2-1 Bulgaria World Cup Qualifier 0 31/05/1986 Title vacated 29/06/1986 Argentina 3-2 West Germany World Cup Final 2 09/07/1987 Uruguay 1-0 Argentina Copa América 1 07/08/1988 Colombia 2-1 Uruguay Jiménez de Quesada Cup 3 05/07/1989 Paraguay 1-0 Colombia Copa América 1 09/07/1989 Brazil 2-0 Paraguay Copa América 7 08/06/1990 Title vacated 08/07/1990 West Germany 1-0 Argentina World Cup Final 2 05/06/1991 Wales 1-0 Germany European Championship Qual. 0 16/10/1991 Germany 4-1 Wales European Championship Qual. 4 18/06/1992 Netherlands 3-1 Germany European Championship 0 22/06/1992 Denmark 2-2 Netherlands (5-4 pens) European Championship 5 24/02/1993 Argentina 1-1 Denmark (5-4 pens) Artemio Franchi Trophy 8 15/08/1993 Colombia 2-1 Argentina World Cup Qualifier 7 17/06/1994 Title vacated 17/07/1994 Brazil 0-0 Italy (3-2 pens) World Cup Final 8 23/07/1995 Uruguay 1-1 Brazil (5-3 pens) Copa América 1 12/11/1996 Chile 1-0 Uruguay World Cup Qualifier 1 12/01/1997 Peru 2-1 Chile World Cup Qualifier 1 19/01/1997 Denmark 2-1 Peru US Cup 4 20/08/1997 Bosnia-Herzegovina 3-0 Denmark World Cup Qualifier 0 06/09/1997 Croatia 3-2 Bosnia-Herz. World Cup Qualifier 0 10/09/1997 Denmark 3-1 Croatia World Cup Qualifier 1 10/06/1998 Title vacated 12/07/1998 France 3-0 Brazil World Cup Final 5 05/06/1999 Russia 3-2 France European Championship Qual. 11 01/09/2001 Slovenia 2-1 Russia World Cup Qualifier 4 13/01/2002 Honduras 5-1 Slovenia Carlsberg Lunar New Year Cup 1 31/05/2002 Title vacated 30/06/2002 Brazil 2-0 Germany World Cup Final 0 19/06/2003 Cameroon 1-0 Brazil Confederations Cup 3 29/06/2003 France 1-0 Cameroon Confederations Cup 6 25/06/2004 Greece 1-0 France European Championship 2 04/09/2004 Albania 2-1 Greece World Cup Qualifier 0 08/09/2004 Georgia 2-0 Albania World Cup Qualifier 0 13/10/2004 Ukraine 2-0 Georgia World Cup Qualifier 6 07/09/2005 Turkey 1-0 Ukraine World Cup Qualifier 1 12/11/2005 Switzerland 2-0 Turkey World Cup Qualifier 0 16/11/2005 Turkey 4-2 Switzerland World Cup Qualifier 0 09/06/2006 Title vacated 09/07/2006 Italy 1-1 France (5-3 pens) World Cup Final 1 06/09/2006 France 3-1 Italy European Championship Qual. 0 07/10/2006 Scotland 1-0 France European Championship Qual. 0 11/10/2006 Ukraine 2-0 Scotland European Championship Qual. 2 02/06/2007 France 2-0 Ukraine European Championship Qual. 2 12/09/2007 Scotland 1-0 France European Championship Qual. 1 17/10/2007 Georgia 2-0 Scotland European Championship Qual. 0 21/11/2007 Lithuania 2-0 Georgia European Championship Qual. 1 01/06/2008 Latvia 2-1 Lithuania Baltic Cup 1 10/09/2008 Greece 2-0 Latvia World Cup Qualifier 1 15/10/2008 Switzerland 2-1 Greece World Cup Qualifier 6 11/06/2010 Title vacated 11/07/2010 Spain 1-0 Netherlands World Cup Final 23 30/06/2013 Brazil 3-0 Spain Confederations Cup 0 12/06/2014 Title vacated 13/07/2014 Germany 1-0 Argentina World Cup Final 1 11/10/2014 Poland 2-0 Germany European Championship Qual. 4 04/09/2015 Germany 3-1 Poland European Championship Qual. 1 08/10/2015 Rep. of Ireland 1-0 Germany European Championship Qual. 0 11/10/2015 Poland 2-1 Rep. of Ireland European Championship Qual. 4 30/06/2016 Portugal 1-1 Poland (5-3 pens) European Championship 2 06/09/2016 Switzerland 2-0 Portugal World Cup Qualifier 8 10/10/2017 Portugal 2-0 Switzerland World Cup Qualifier 0 14/06/2018 Title vacated 15/07/2018 France 4-2 Croatia World Cup Final 3 16/11/2018 Netherlands 2-0 France UEFA Nations League 2 24/03/2019 Germany 3-2 Netherlands European Championship Qual. 2 06/09/2019 Netherlands 4-2 Germany European Championship Qual. 6 07/09/2020 Italy 1-0 Netherlands UEFA Nations League 17 06/10/2021 Spain 2-1 Italy UEFA Nations League 0 10/10/2021 France 2-1 Spain UEFA Nations League 2 03/06/2022 Denmark 2-1 France UEFA Nations League 1 10/06/2022 Croatia 1-0 Denmark UEFA Nations League 3 20/11/2022 Title vacated 18/12/2022 Argentina 3-3 France (4-2 pens) World Cup Final 4 16/11/2023 Uruguay 2-0 Argentina World Cup Qualifier 5 10/07/2024 Colombia 1-0 Uruguay Copa América 0 14/07/2024 Argentina 1-0 Colombia Copa América 1 10/09/2024 Colombia 2-1 Argentina World Cup Qualifier 0 10/10/2024 Bolivia 1-0 Colombia World Cup Qualifier 0 Next match: 15/10/2024 Argentina - Bolivia World Cup Qualifier
DATE MATCH TOURNAMENT SUCCESSFUL DEFENCES 30/11/1991 USA 2-1 Norway World Cup Final 1 12/03/1993 Norway 1-0 USA Cyprus Cup 10 29/07/1994 China 3-2 Norway Chiquita Cup 4 05/06/1995 Title vacated 18/06/1995 Norway 2-0 Germany World Cup Final 2 06/08/1995 USA 2-1 Norway US Cup 19 19/03/1998 Norway 4-1 USA Algarve Cup 4 25/07/1998 China 1-1 Norway (4-2 pens) Goodwill Games 0 27/07/1998 USA 2-0 China Goodwill Games 6 20/03/1999 China 2-1 USA Algarve Cup 0 19/06/1999 Title vacated 10/07/1999 USA 0-0 China (5-4 pens) World Cup Final 12 31/05/2000 China 1-0 USA Pacific Cup 2 08/06/2000 Canada 2-2 China (5-3 pens) Pacific Cup 2 26/06/2000 China 3-2 Canada CONCACAF Gold Cup 1 01/07/2000 Brazil 3-2 China CONCACAF Gold Cup 0 03/07/2000 USA 1-0 Brazil CONCACAF Gold Cup 7 28/09/2000 Norway 3-2 USA Olympic Games 1 13/03/2001 China 2-0 Norway Algarve Cup 4 07/08/2001 Korea Republic 3-1 China Tiger Pools Toto Cup 4 14/12/2001 Japan 2-1 Korea Republic Asian Championship 0 16/12/2001 Korea DPR 2-0 Japan Asian Championship 16 20/09/2003 Title vacated 12/10/2003 Germany 2-1 Sweden World Cup Final 7 23/08/2004 USA 2-1 Germany Olympic Games 11 15/03/2006 Germany 0-0 USA (4-3 pens) Algarve Cup 8 07/03/2007 Norway 2-1 Germany Algarve Cup 0 09/03/2007 Denmark 1-0 Norway Algarve Cup 0 11/03/2007 Germany 3-0 Denmark Algarve Cup 0 13/03/2007 Italy 1-0 Germany Algarve Cup 0 05/05/2007 Sweden 2-0 Italy European Championship Qual. 2 10/09/2007 Title vacated 30/09/2007 Germany 2-0 Brazil World Cup Final 2 04/03/2008 Denmark 1-0 Germany Algarve Cup 2 12/03/2008 USA 2-1 Denmark Algarve Cup 8 06/08/2008 Norway 2-0 USA Olympic Games 1 12/08/2008 Japan 5-1 Norway Olympic Games 1 18/08/2008 USA 4-2 Japan Olympic Games 4 11/03/2009 Sweden 1-1 USA (4-3 pens) Algarve Cup 3 04/09/2009 Norway 3-1 Sweden European Championship 0 07/09/2009 Germany 3-1 Norway European Championship 4 03/03/2010 USA 3-2 Germany Algarve Cup 3 05/11/2010 Mexico 2-1 USA World Cup Qualifier 0 08/11/2010 Canada 1-0 Mexico World Cup Qualifier 1 23/01/2011 USA 2-1 Canada Four Nations Tournament 5 26/06/2011 Title vacated 17/07/2011 Japan 2-2 USA (3-1 pens) World Cup Final 8 07/03/2012 Germany 4-3 Japan Algarve Cup 7 13/03/2013 USA 2-0 Germany Algarve Cup 1 07/03/2014 Sweden 1-0 USA Algarve Cup 0 10/03/2014 Japan 2-1 Sweden Algarve Cup 0 12/03/2014 Germany 3-0 Japan Algarve Cup 5 04/03/2015 Sweden 4-2 Germany Algarve Cup 0 06/03/2015 Brazil 2-0 Sweden Algarve Cup 0 09/03/2015 Germany 3-1 Brazil Algarve Cup 1 06/06/2015 Title vacated 05/07/2015 USA 5-2 Japan World Cup Final 11 12/08/2016 Sweden 1-1 USA (4-3 pens) Olympic Games 1 19/08/2016 Germany 2-1 Sweden Olympic Games 2 01/03/2017 USA 1-0 Germany SheBelieves Cup 0 04/03/2017 England 1-0 USA SheBelieves Cup 0 07/03/2017 Germany 1-0 England SheBelieves Cup 3 30/07/2017 Denmark 2-1 Germany European Championship 1 06/08/2017 Netherlands 4-2 Denmark European Championship 10 04/09/2018 Norway 2-1 Netherlands World Cup Qualifier 3 07/06/2019 Title vacated 07/07/2019 USA 2-0 Netherlands World Cup Final 11 21/07/2021 Sweden 3-0 USA Olympic Games 4 06/08/2021 Canada 1-1 Sweden (3-2 pens) Olympic Games 2 23/02/2022 Spain 1-0 Canada Arnold Clark Cup 2 12/07/2022 Germany 2-0 Spain European Championship 3 31/07/2022 England 2-1 Germany European Championship 6 20/07/2023 Title vacated 20/08/2023 Spain 1-0 England World Cup Final 4 01/12/2023 Italy 3-2 Spain UEFA Nations League 2 09/04/2024 Finland 2-1 Italy European Championship Qual. 0 31/05/2024 Netherlands 1-0 Finland European Championship Qual. 3 Next match: ?/ 2/2025 Netherlands - TBD UEFA Nations League
This ranking was originally devised in 2012 by a Scottish football website called The Away End, which is no longer in existence (and did not contain the women's edition).
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Last updated: 11 Oct 2024
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