IT PAYS TO FINISH TOP

12 World Cup winners who topped their group: Brazil 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002, England 1966, Argentina 1986, West Germany 1990, France 1998, Italy 2006, Spain 2010, Germany 2014 4 World Cup winners who came second: West Germany 1954, 1974, Argentina 1978, Italy 1982 Only top team qualified in 1930 & 1950. No group stage in 1934 & 1938