The 2026 FIFA World Cup has been full of thrills, surprises, and excitement as 48 teams vie for the one global championship available at the end of the journey.

The identity of the real, official world champions won’t be known until the World Cup final in New Jersey on July 19. However, the new unofficial world champions were crowned in Seattle on Friday.

Here's a look at every FIFA World Cup, a trip through the world's biggest sporting event's history that includes wild bits of U.S. soccer trivia.

While it’s impossible to predict the champion, the 2026 World Cup already has many winners: the qualifying teams, the host countries and FIFA are all reaping record financial and media benefits.

Spain defeated Uruguay 1-0 advancing to the knockout stage of the World Cup and eliminating the South American powerhouse on Friday.

Despite the very chalk nature of the World Cup, there have been stunning victors who beat all-time great teams en route to glory.