Past Winners

The World Cup 2018 begins in just under a week’s time and it will be the twenty-first of its kind. The World Cup was created in 1930, and since then it has took place every four years (with the exception of 1940 and 1946). This makes the international competition not only one of the most highly anticipated sporting events in the World, but one of the oldest too.

It also means that there have been many records made and broken at the World Cup. In this article, we take a look at some of these record and how they could affect both the outcome of the 2018 World Cup, and your wagers on it!

Which Countries Have Won the World Cup Before 2018?

Although, as we’ve just mentioned, there have been twenty World Cup competitions since the tournament’s inception in 1930, it is notoriously hard to win and therefore only eight different countries have been crowned winners.

Below you can see all eight of the winning countries, which years they won the competition, and how many times in total they have therefore been named champions.

Which Players Have Been Scored the Most World Cup Goals?

Alongside being named Champions of the World Cup 2018, there are some players who will also be eyeing up another prize; the Golden Boot prize for Top Goal Scorer of the competition.

These players however, have a lot to compete with as much like winning the cup itself, racking up countless goals in the tournament is actually very difficult. This is not least because there aren’t that many matches a team can play, but because the standard of play is usually, well, world-class obviously.

Below we have listed some of the World Cup’s best ever goal scorers, and weighed these up against how many World Cup competitions they took part in. This is an important statistic to consider especially in the World Cup 2018, as there is one player who may manage to break records this year.

Thomas Muller is the only active player in this list and he will be travelling to Russia to compete as part of the German international team. This means that the World Cup 2018 could be his perfect opportunity to break records, and with ten goals from two previous World Cup competitions, it looks very likely.

What All-Time and Past Winners Wagers Can You Make in the World Cup 2018?

Whilst all these facts and figures are great to know for pub-quizzes, we know that you’re really here to learn more about which World Cup wagers you can place this summer.

You can, of course, use past statistics to help inform your betting but there are also specific markets offered by many popular UK bookmakers which directly relate to all-time statistics. Here are some examples:

• Previous Champion To Win Outright
• First Time Winner Outright (A team that has never won before)
• New Continent Winning (i.e. Africa or Asia)
• Brazil to Win Outright
• Thomas Muller to Become the All-Time World Cup Top Goal Scorer