The 1958 FIFA World Cup was won by Brazil.
=== Selection results ===* West Germany was the host of the 1974 Cup, and (reunited) Germany host to the one in 2006=== Performances ===Six of the eight champions have won one of their titles while playing in their own homeland, the exceptions being Brazil, who finished as runners-up after losing the deciding match on home soil in 1950 and lost their semi-final against Germany in 2014, and Spain, which reached the second round on home soil in 1982
 Italy (1934 and 1938) and Brazil (1958 and 1962) are the only nations to have won consecutive titles

