FIFA World Cup
The FIFA World Cup is the most watched tournament in football (soccer). The Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA) organises the World Cup every four years. More people watch the World Cup finals than any other sporting event in the world—even more people than the Olympic Games.[source?] Brazil is the most successful country in World Cup history, having won the tournament five times
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| Founded | 1930 |
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| Region | International (FIFA) |
| Number of teams | 32 (finals) 211 (eligible to enter qualification) |
| Related competitions | FIFA Confederations Cup |
| Current champions |  Argentina (3rd title) |
| Most successful team(s) |  Brazil (5 titles) |
| Website | fifa |
| 33px 2022 FIFA World Cup | |
| 250px Argentina, the current champions | |
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The finals tournament is held every four years. In the other years there are only qualifiers (qualifying tournaments) in the six FIFA world regions. These amazing games help to decide which teams will move on. Over 160 national teams play in the qualifying games. The best teams from the qualifying games win a place in the finals. The finals now include 32 teams. Before 1998, only 24 teams were in the finals; starting in 2026, there will be 48 teams in the finals.[1] Many years before each World Cup, FIFA picks the host nation, the country where the finals will be held. Being the host nation means that their team has qualified for the finals tournament automatically and does not need to play any qualifying games. The 32 teams in the finals then play for four weeks, usually between June and July, to decide who the champion (tournament winner) will be.
Results
- ↑ There was no Third Place match in 1930, so FIFA decided that the United States finished third because they played better overall in the tournament than Yugoslavia.[2]
- ↑ "1950 FIFA World Cup". FIFA.com. Fédération Internationale de Football Association. Archived from the original on 20 December 2013. Retrieved 5 March 2009.
Wins by team
| Team | Titles | Runners-up | 3rd Place | 4th Place | Top of
Players |
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| Brazil
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5 | 2 (1950, 1998) | 2 (1938, 1978) | 2 (1974, 2014) | 11 |
 Germany
|
4 (1954, 1974, 1990, 2014) | 4 (1966,
1982, 1986, 2002) |
4 (1934, 1970, 2006, 2010) | (1) 1958 | 13 |
 Italy
|
4 (1934, 1938, 1982, 2006) | 2 (1970, 1994) | (1) 1990 | (1) 1978 | 8 |
| Argentina
|
3 (1978, 1986, 2022) | 3 (1930, 1990,
2014) |
0 | 0 | 5 |
 Uruguay
|
2 (1930, 1950) | 0 | 0 | 3 (1954, 1970, 2010) | 5 |
 France
|
2 (1998, 2018) | 2 (2006, 2022) | 2 (1958, 1986) | (1) 1982 | 6 |
 Spain
|
(1) 2010 | 0 | 0 | (1) 1950 | 2 |
 England
|
(1) 1966 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
 Netherlands
|
0 | 3
2010) |
(1) | (1) | 5 |
 Hungary
|
0 | 2 (1938, 1954) | 0 | 0 | 2 |
 Croatia
|
0 | 1 (2018) | 2 (1998, 2022) | 0 | 2 |
 Sweden
|
0 | 1 (1958) | 2 (1950, 1994) | (1) 1938 | 4 |
FIFA World Cup Media
- London 1908 English Amateur Football National Team.jpg
Team of Great Britain that won the Olympic tournament in 1908
- Jules Rimet 1933.jpg
FIFA president Jules Rimet convinced the confederations to promote an international football tournament
Estadio Centenario, the location of the first World Cup final in 1930 in Montevideo, Uruguay
The opening game of the Maracanã Stadium in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil, shortly before the 1950 FIFA World Cup
- FIFA World Cup 2010 Uruguay Ghana.jpg
Inside Soccer City in Johannesburg, South Africa, during a match at the 2010 FIFA World Cup
- Round of 16 Canada vs Switzerland (18852958960).jpg
BC Place in Vancouver hosting a 2015 Women's World Cup match
- World cup hosts.png
A map of FIFA World Cup final hosts, 1930–2022. Green: once; dark green: twice; light green: planned
- Russia 2018 World Cup.jpeg
Russian delegates celebrate being chosen as the host of the 2018 FIFA World Cup
A Coca-Cola bottle promoting the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan
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Related pages
References
- ↑ "World Cup to expand to 48 teams in 2026". NBC Sports Chicago. January 10, 2017. Retrieved June 5, 2020.
- ↑ 1930 FIFA World Cup, FIFA.com. Retrieved on 5 March 2009. Archived 2017-11-19 at the Wayback Machine