Which country has won the most FIFA World Cup titles?

Brazil has won the most FIFA World Cup titles, lifting the trophy five times. Its championships came in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, and 2002, placing Brazil ahead of Germany and Italy, who have each won four.

Brazil’s first title arrived in Sweden in 1958, when a 17-year-old Pelé became a global star. Brazil successfully defended the championship in 1962, then won a third title in Mexico in 1970 with a celebrated team led by Pelé, Jairzinho, Gérson, and captain Carlos Alberto. Those victories made Brazil the first country to win the World Cup three times.

The fourth title came in the United States in 1994, when Brazil defeated Italy in a penalty shootout. Its fifth arrived in 2002 in South Korea and Japan, with Ronaldo scoring both goals in the final against Germany. Brazil is also the only nation to have appeared in every edition of the men’s World Cup, a separate record that is often mentioned alongside its title total.