History of previous World Cup finals

History of previous World Cup finals ahead of tomorow's at Soccer City between The Netherlands and Spain:

30/07/1930

Montevideo

Uruguay 4 Argentina 2

The final was played at the Estadio Centenario on 30 July with an official attendance 93,000. The hosts scored the opening goal through Pablo Dorado but Argentina were level eight minutes later through Carlos Peucelle. Just before the break, leading tournament scorer Guillermo Stabile gave Argentina a 2-1 lead. Uruguay equalised through Pedro Cea before Santos Iriarte and Castro ensured victory as the home side added the World Cup to their Olympic title.

10/06/1934

Rome

Italy 2 Czechoslovakia 1 (after extra-time)

In front of the watching dictator Benito Mussolini, the Czechs took the lead with 20 minutes left much to the dismay of the 45,000 crowd in the del Partiti stadium with Puc beating Italian keeper Combi after a corner. Raimondo Orsi equalised eight minutes from full-time and Angelo Schiavio hit an extra-time winner to give a relieved Mussolini and Italy the title.

19/06/1938

Paris

Italy 4 Hungary 2

In a tournament overshadowed by the impending world war, Italy were the dominant force with two goals each for Colaussi and Piola in a 4-2 victory which made them back-to-back World Cup winners. Dr Ottorino Barassi, the Italian Fifa vice-president, then kept the trophy safe in a shoe-box under his bed throughout the Second World War.

16/07/1950

Rio de Janeiro

Uruguay 2 Brazil 1

No final, but a four-team final group featuring pool winners - Brazil, Spain, Sweden, and Uruguay. Brazil won their first two matches with a 7-1 thrashing of Sweden and 6-1 rout of Spain. Before the decisive match, Brazil was sitting on top and had one game left to play against Uruguay, only a point behind. A crowd of 199,954 in the Maracana saw the home side go in front in the 47th minute, thanks to a goal from Friaca. Uruguay equalised and then with just over 11 minutes left, Alcides Ghiggia scored the winner.

04/07/1954

Berne

West Germany 3 Hungary 2

Hungary's Mighty Magyars were overwhelming favourites to win, having built up a five-year, 32-match unbeaten run, but West Germany, who had been beaten by the Hungarians, pulled off one of the great soccer sensations. Ferenc Puskas and Zoltan Czibor gave Hungary a 2-0 lead inside the first eight minutes but the Germans were level at 2-2 before the 20-minute mark thanks to strikes from Max Morlock and Helmut Rahn. With six minutes left, Helmut Rahn made it 3-2 to West Germany before Puskas had an 88th-minute 'goal' ruled out for offside.

29/06/1958

Stockholm

Brazil 5 Sweden 2

The tournament which launched 17-year-old sensation Pele on the world. In the final, Nils Liedholm gave Sweden a third minute lead before Vava scored twice to give Brazil a 2-1 lead at the interval. In the 55th minute, Pele scored a stunner, chipping the ball over a defender from close range and scoring with a volley. Mario Zagallo then extended Brazil's lead to 4-1, before Agne Simonsson pulled one back for the Swedes. Fittingly, Pele added the fifth in the last minute.

17/06/1962

Santiago

Brazil 2 Czechoslovakia 1

Pele was injured in the second game of the tournament, but the champions still reached the knockout stages. Brazil beat hosts Chile and then fell behind in the final when Josef Masopust gave the Czechs a 15th-minute lead. But the lead lasted only two minutes, before Amarildo equalised while second-half goals from Zito and Vava ensured Brazil retained the World Cup.

30/07/1966

London

England 4 West Germany 2 (after extra-time)

England's one and only triumph. Helmut Haller put the West Germans ahead before Geoff Hurst equalised and Martin Peters made it 2-1 in the 78th minute. But in the dying moments, Wolfgang Weber sent the final into extra time. In the 11th minute of extra time, Hurst's shot came down off the underside of the crossbar, and bounced down and out. England claimed a goal while the Germans protested. Swiss referee Gottfried Dienst awarded the goal after consulting the Azerbaijan-born linesman Tofik Bakhramov. Hurst added a fourth, completing the only World Cup final hat-trick.

21/06/1970

Mexico

Brazil 4 Italy 1

Brazil claimed the Jules Rimet trophy for the third time and did it in some style. Pele headed home from a Rivelino cross before Roberto Boninsegna levelled before the break. Brazil dominated thereafter, with Gerson making it 2-1 in the 66th minute, Jairzinho adding the third after 70 minutes with captain Carlos Alberto sealing the victory five minutes from the end.

07/07/1974

Munich

West Germany 2 Netherlands 1

Johan Cruyff was chopped down in the penalty area and Johan Neeskens converted the penalty while the Germans were still settling. They levelled with a 25th minute penalty through Paul Breitner while Gerd Mueller struck the winner as West Germany lifted a second title.

25/06/1978

Buenos Aires

Argentina 3 Netherlands 1 (after extra-time)

Argentina came onto the pitch late and then protested over the plaster cast being worn by Rene van de Kerkhof to protect his injured wrist. Mario Kempes, who would finish with six goals for the tournament, put the hosts ahead in the 38th minute before Dick Nanninga equalised with eight minutes left. Kempes and Daniel Bertoni scored in extra-time.

11/07/1982

Madrid

Italy 3 West Germany 1

Italy recovered from a first half penalty miss by Antonio Cabrini. Paolo Rossi scored first for the third straight game by heading home Claudio Gentile's cross and as Germany looked for the equaliser, Italy exploited the gaps. Marco Tardelli added the second before substitute Alessandro Altobelli made it 3-0. Paul Breitner netted a consolation seven minutes from time.

29/06/1986

Mexico

Argentina 3 West Germany 2

Jose Brown and Jorge Valdano had given a Diego Maradona-inspired Argentina a 2-0 lead by the 55th minute before Karl-Heinz Rummenigge and Rudi Voeller brought the Germans back into contention. With seven minutes remaining, a pass from Maradona gave Jorge Burruchaga the chance to score the winner for Argentina. Despite his infamous 'Hand of God' goal against England in the last eight, Maradona won the Golden Ball as the best player.

08/07/1990

Rome

West Germany 1 Argentina 0

If the 1986 final between these sides had been a thriller, the re-match at Rome's Stadio Olimpico four years later was something of a disappointment. A dour game was enlivened by the second-half dismissal of Argentine defender Pedro Monzon, who became the first man to be sent off in a World Cup final. Another red for Gustavo Dezotti meant Argentina finished with nine men, after Andreas Brehme's well-placed 85th-minute penalty had given West Germany their third title.

17/07/1994

Pasadena

Brazil 0 Italy 0 (after extra time; Brazil won 3-2 on penalties)

The tournament's two outstanding sides met on a baking hot afternoon in California that would end in the first penalty shootout to decide a World Cup final. Italy captain Franco Baresi performed heroics to keep Brazilian strikers Bebeto and Romario at bay, but Roberto Baggio's missed spot-kick was to prove the tournament's enduring image as Brazil ended their 24-year wait to reclaim the trophy.

12/07/1998

Paris

France 3 Brazil 0

Build-up to the match was overshadowed by concerns over the fitness of Brazil's star striker Ronaldo, who suffered a convulsive fit on the eve of the game. The 21-year-old sensation was a shadow of himself in the match and France took a 2-0 lead into half-time thanks to a pair of headers from Zinedine Zidane. Emmanuel Petit's late goal secured the hosts' first ever World Cup and kickstarted a huge party on the Champs Elysees.

30/06/2002

Yokohama

Brazil 2 Germany 0

Asia's first tournament provided the setting for Ronaldo's redemption. Four years on from his nightmare at the Stade de France, the striker scored twice in the final to take his personal tally in the tournament to eight goals (enough to secure the Golden Boot) and bring Brazil their fifth World Cup crown.

09/07/2006

Berlin

Italy 1 France 1 (after extra time; Italy won 5-3 on penalties)

The 2006 tournament produced the first all-European final since 1982 and a match packed with incident. France went ahead in the seventh minute through Zidane's brave chipped penalty but Italy quickly responded via Marco Materazzi. Zidane was dismissed for headbutting Materazzi in extra time and Italy went on to claim their fourth title when Fabio Grosso swept his spotkick home after David Trezeguet's attempt had struck the crossbar.