List of ICC World cup finals: Key to list of finals The final was played as a day/night game. The final was decided by the Duckworth–Lewis method. The "Year" column refers to the year the World Cup was held, and links to the article about that tournament. The links in the "Result" column point to the article about that tournament's final game. Links in the "Winners" and "Runners-up" columns point to the articles for the national cricket teams of the countries, not the articles for the countries. List of finals, along with the host nation and location and result of the final YearWinnerResultRunner-upFinal venueHost nation(s) [ 2 ] 1975 West Indies 291/8 (60 overs) West Indies won by 17 runs [ 12 ] Australia 274 all out (58.4 overs) Lord's, LondonEngland 1979 West Indies 286/9 (60 overs) West Indies won by 92 runs [ 17 ] England 194 all out (51 overs) Lord's, LondonEngland 1983 India 183 all out (54.4 overs) India won by 43 runs [ 21 ] West Indies 140 all out (52 overs) Lord's, LondonEngland 1987 Australia 253/5 (50 overs) Australia won by 7 runs [ 22 ] England 246/8 (50 overs) Eden Gardens, Kolkata, IndiaIndia, Pakistan 1992 Pakistan 249/6 (50 overs) Pakistan won by 22 runs [ 24 ] England 227 all out (49.2 overs) MCG, Melbourne, AustraliaAustralia, New Zealand 1996 Sri Lanka 245/3 (46.2 overs) Sri Lanka won by 7 wickets [ 26 ] Australia 241/7 (50 overs) Gaddafi Stadium, Lahore, PakistanIndia, Pakistan, Sri Lanka 1999 Australia 133/2 (20.1 overs) Australia won by 8 wickets [ 29 ] Pakistan 132 all out (39 overs) Lord's, LondonEngland, Wales, Ireland, Scotland, Netherlands 2003 Australia 359/2 (50 overs) Australia won by 125 runs [ 31 ] India 234 all out (39.2 overs) Wanderers, Johannesburg, South AfricaKenya, South Africa, Zimbabwe 2007 Australia 281/4 (38 overs) Australia won by 53 runs [ 33 ] Sri Lanka 215/8 (36 overs) Kensington Oval, BridgetownWest Indies 2011 India 277/4 (48.2 overs) India won by 6 wickets [ 35 ] Sri Lanka 274/6 (50 overs) Wankhede Stadium, Mumbai, IndiaBangladesh, India, Sri Lanka