FIFA World Cup: List of all nations that have finished 3rd

Not quite the Final, but nevertheless a medal is at stake.
The two teams that lost their semi-final matches face each other in the World Cup's third-place game. The losing side takes nothing with them.
As the final and the 3rd place matches are going to be held on Sunday. Argentina will face France for the biggest battle of the year. Argentina is going to play the final after 8 years which they lost against Germany, whereas France has a chance to win the World Cup again after beating Croatia in 2018 final: The 3rd place match is going to be against Morocco and Croatia both the teams have had a fantastic run in the tournament lets see who takes the 3rd place prize.
Let’s look back at every third-place game result in World Cup history:
- 1930 – There was no third-place game this year, but FIFA eventually ruled that the United States finished in third based on its overall record in the tournament.
- 1934 – Germany 3, Austria 2
- 1938 – Brazil 4, Sweden 2
- 1950 – There was no final this year since the winner was decided by round-robin format between four nations.
- 1954 – Austria 3, Uruguay 1
- 1958 – France 6, West Germany 3
- 1962 – Chile 1, Yugoslavia 0
- 1966 – Portugal 2, Soviet Union 1
- 1970 – West Germany 1, Uruguay 0
- 1974 – Poland 1, Brazil 0
- 1978 – Brazil 2, Italy 1
- 1982 – Poland 3, France 2
- 1986 – France 4, Belgium 2
- 1990 – Italy 2, England 1
- 1994 – Sweden 4, Bulgaria 0
- 1998 – Croatia 2, Netherlands 1
- 2002 – Turkey 3, Korea Republic 2
- 2006 – Germany 3, Portugal 1
- 2010 – Germany 3, Uruguay 2
- 2014 – Netherlands 3, Brazil 0
- 2018 – Belgium 2, England 0
- 2022 – Croatia 2, Morocco 1
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