world cup winners list
Definition
A chronological register of the national football teams that have emerged victorious in the FIFA World Cup since the tournament's inception in 1930.
A document or digital record frequently searched by football fans to settle pub arguments about whether Uruguay really won the first one (they did) or to recount Brazil's record-breaking five titles.
Examples
I spent three hours staring at the world cup winners list just to confirm that my life's greatest joy is essentially watching people in shorts run after a ball.
Consulting the world cup winners list is a mandatory ritual for anyone hoping to graduate from casual spectator to insufferable football trivia bore.
If you look closely at the world cup winners list, you'll see a beautiful history of nations united by the shared experience of collective heartbreak and occasionally, irrational euphoria.