3. Italy – 4 World Cup Trophies
A whopping four World Cup trophies for European’s Italy.
They were in fact the first nation to retain the World Cup when they won it back-to-back in 1934 and 1938.
They first won it on home soil as they beat Czechoslovakia 2-1, and then the following World Cup in France, they beat Hungary 4-2.
However, they then had to wait until 1982 to win their third World Cup, and that came after they beat Germany 3-1 in Spain.
The fourth and final victory came in 2006 when they beat France 5-3 on penalties in Germany.
Italy have only ever won the competition when it’s been hosted in Europe.
