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The belt in the World Cup

682 World Cup belt games · 175 title changes

When the holder makes the World Cup, every game is for two titles at once. The belt only moves in the World Cup if the holder is there, so a lot of years it sits out. These are the years it didn't.

Most World Cup title changes won

England17
Scotland17
Argentina10
Chile9
Brazil8
Uruguay8
Wales7
France7
Netherlands7
Peru6

Latest World Cup title changes

Mar 30, 2026New Zealand beat Chile 4–1 (FIFA Series)
Nov 19, 2024Zambia beat Sierra Leone 2–0 (African Cup of Nations qualification)
Oct 15, 2024Sierra Leone beat Ivory Coast 1–0 (African Cup of Nations qualification)
Nov 16, 2023Uruguay beat Argentina 2–0 (FIFA World Cup qualification)
Dec 13, 2022Argentina beat Croatia 3–0 (FIFA World Cup)
Jun 10, 2022Croatia beat Denmark 1–0 (UEFA Nations League)
Jun 3, 2022Denmark beat France 2–1 (UEFA Nations League)
Oct 10, 2021France beat Spain 2–1 (UEFA Nations League)
Oct 6, 2021Spain beat Italy 2–1 (UEFA Nations League)
Sep 7, 2020Italy beat Netherlands 1–0 (UEFA Nations League)
Sep 6, 2019Netherlands beat Germany 4–2 (UEFA Euro qualification)
Mar 24, 2019Germany beat Netherlands 3–2 (UEFA Euro qualification)
Nov 16, 2018Netherlands beat France 2–0 (UEFA Nations League)
Jul 15, 2018France beat Croatia 4–2 (FIFA World Cup)
Jul 1, 2018Croatia beat Denmark 2–1 (FIFA World Cup; Croatia won on penalties)

Season by season

SeasonCarried it inCame out with itGamesChanges
2026ChileSpain101
2024Ivory CoastZambia82
2023ArgentinaUruguay61
2022FranceArgentina133
2021ItalyFrance172
2020NetherlandsItaly61
2019NetherlandsNetherlands102
2018PeruNetherlands124
2017ChilePeru83
2016UruguayChile145
2015BrazilUruguay104
2014RussiaBrazil84
2013ColombiaSwitzerland134
2012UruguayColombia51
2011JamaicaUruguay156
2010CubaCuba60
2009SpainPeru114
2008JapanChile134
2007EgyptEgypt40
2006MalawiSouth Africa52
2005AngolaMalawi91
2004Republic of IrelandAngola102
2003NetherlandsCzech Republic61
2002NetherlandsNetherlands20
2001SpainSpain40
2000GermanyFrance64
1999FranceRussia71
1998ArgentinaFrance103
1997GermanyGermany70
1996RussiaGermany123
1995ColombiaRussia72
1994ColombiaColombia52
1993ArgentinaColombia131
1992PortugalArgentina61
1991NetherlandsNetherlands50
1990GreeceNetherlands31
1989PolandBelgium41
1988WalesNetherlands21
1987ItalyItaly30
1986GermanyArgentina74
1985FranceNetherlands53
1984YugoslaviaFrance82
1983SwitzerlandPortugal61
1982ChileSwitzerland93
1981BrazilPeru82
1979ArgentinaChile133
1978FranceArgentina73
1977FranceFrance53
1976CzechoslovakiaCzechoslovakia50
1975EnglandCzechoslovakia81
1974NetherlandsGermany91
1973SpainNetherlands60
1972SpainSpain20
1971HungaryHungary72
1969SwedenFrance21
1968AustriaAustria10
1967EnglandAustria72
1966RussiaEngland82
1965ColombiaChile52
1963MexicoCosta Rica62
1962SpainMexico32
1961SpainSpain20
1960UruguayArgentina51
1959BrazilUruguay121
1958ArgentinaBrazil63
1957ArgentinaArgentina165
1956ArgentinaArgentina131
1955ParaguayArgentina51
1953BrazilUruguay52
1952ChileBrazil51
1950ScotlandChile43
1949EnglandScotland31
1948EnglandEngland20
1939ScotlandEngland11
1938EnglandScotland31
1937WalesEngland31
1936ScotlandWales31
1935EnglandScotland41
1934WalesEngland11
1933EnglandWales44
1932AustriaAustria30
1931EnglandAustria31
1930ScotlandEngland41
1929ScotlandScotland30
1928Northern IrelandScotland22
1927ScotlandNorthern Ireland32
1926ScotlandScotland30
1925WalesScotland41
1924ScotlandWales31
1923ScotlandScotland30
1922ScotlandScotland33
1921EnglandScotland21
1920ScotlandEngland41
1914EnglandScotland42
1913ScotlandEngland31
1912ScotlandScotland30
1911ScotlandScotland30
1910EnglandScotland31
1909ScotlandEngland32
1908WalesScotland31
1907ScotlandWales21
1906EnglandScotland31
1905EnglandEngland30
1904Northern IrelandEngland21
1903ScotlandNorthern Ireland31
1902ScotlandScotland30
1901ScotlandScotland30
1900EnglandScotland31
1899EnglandEngland30
1898ScotlandEngland31
1897ScotlandScotland30
1896EnglandScotland31
1895EnglandEngland30
1894EnglandEngland30
1893EnglandEngland30
1892EnglandEngland30
1891ScotlandEngland31
1890ScotlandScotland30
1889EnglandScotland41
1888ScotlandEngland31
1887ScotlandScotland30
1886ScotlandScotland30
1885ScotlandScotland30
1884ScotlandScotland30

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