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Founded1930
RegionInternational (FIFA)
Number of teams204 (qualifiers)
32 (finals)
Current championsFrance (2nd title)
Most successful team(s)Brazil (5 titles)

The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition established in 1930. It is contested by the men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has taken place every four years, except in 1942 and 1946, when the competition was cancelled due to World War II. The most recent World Cup, hosted by Russia in 2018, was won by France, who beat Croatia 4–2 in regulation time.

The World Cup final match is the last of the competition, and the result determines which country is declared world champions. If after 90 minutes of regular play the score is a draw, an additional 30-minute period of play, called extra time, is added. If such a game is still tied after extra time, it is then decided by a penalty shoot-out. The team winning the penalty shoot-out are then declared champions.[1] The tournament has been decided by a one-off match on every occasion except 1950, when the tournament winner was decided by a final round-robin group contested by four teams (Uruguay, Brazil, Sweden, and Spain). Uruguay's 2–1 victory over Brazil was the decisive match (and one of the last two matches of the tournament) which put them ahead on points and ensured that they finished top of the group as world champions. Therefore, this match is regarded by FIFA as the de facto final of the 1950 World Cup.[2]

In the 21 tournaments held, 79 nations have appeared at least once. Of these, 13 have made it to the final match, and eight have won.[n 1] With five titles, Brazil is the most successful World Cup team and also the only nation to have participated in every World Cup finals tournament.[4]Italy and Germany have four titles. Current champion France, along with past champions Uruguay and Argentina, have two titles each, while England and Spain have one each. The team that wins the finals receive the FIFA World Cup Trophy, and their name is engraved on the bottom side of the trophy.[5]

The 1970 and 1994, along with the 1986, 1990 and 2014 games are to date the only matches competed by the same teams (Brazil–Italy and Argentina–Germany respectively). As of 2018, the 1934 final[n 2] remains the latest final to have been between two teams playing their first final. The final match of the most recent tournament in Russia took place at the country's biggest sports complex, the Luzhniki Stadium in Moscow.[6] The 1930 and the 1966 games are the only ones that did not take place on a Sunday. The former did on a Wednesday and the latter on a Saturday. As of 2018, only nations from Europe and South America have competed in a World Cup final. Six nations have won the final as host: Uruguay, Italy, England, Germany, Argentina and France. Two nations have lost the final as host: Brazil and Sweden.

List of finals[edit]

Locations of FIFA World Cup finals
Key to the list of finals
Match was won during extra time
Match was won on a penalty shoot-out
  • The 'Year' column refers to the year the World Cup was held, and wikilinks to the article about that tournament. The wikilinks in the 'Final score' 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 football teams of the countries, not the articles for the countries.
List of finals matches, their venues and locations, the finalists, and final scores
YearWinnersFinal score[2]Runners-upVenueLocationAttendanceReferences
1930Uruguay4–2ArgentinaEstadio CentenarioMontevideo, Uruguay80,000[7][8]
1934Italy2–1
[n 3]		CzechoslovakiaStadio Nazionale PNFRome, Italy50,000[9][10]
1938Italy4–2HungaryStade Olympique de ColombesParis, France45,000[11][12]
1942Editions not organized because of World War II.
1946
1950[n 4]Uruguay2–1
[n 5]		BrazilEstádio do MaracanãRio de Janeiro, Brazil199,854[13][14][15]
1954West Germany3–2HungaryWankdorf StadiumBern, Switzerland60,000[16][17]
1958Brazil5–2SwedenRåsunda StadiumSolna, Sweden51,800[18][19]
1962Brazil3–1CzechoslovakiaEstadio NacionalSantiago, Chile69,000[20][21]
1966England4–2
[n 6]		West GermanyWembley StadiumLondon, England93,000[22][23]
1970Brazil4–1ItalyEstadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico107,412[24][25]
1974West Germany2–1NetherlandsOlympiastadionMunich, West Germany75,200[26][27]
1978Argentina3–1
[n 7]		NetherlandsEstadio MonumentalBuenos Aires, Argentina71,483[28][29]
1982Italy3–1West GermanySantiago BernabéuMadrid, Spain90,000[30][31]
1986Argentina3–2West GermanyEstadio AztecaMexico City, Mexico114,600[32][33]
1990West Germany1–0ArgentinaStadio OlimpicoRome, Italy73,603[34][35]
1994Brazil0–0
[n 8]		ItalyRose BowlPasadena, California, U.S.94,194[36][37]
1998France3–0BrazilStade de FranceSaint-Denis, France80,000[38][39]
2002Brazil2–0GermanyInternational StadiumYokohama, Japan69,029[40][41]
2006Italy1–1
[n 9]		FranceOlympiastadionBerlin, Germany69,000[42][43]
2010Spain1–0
[n 10]		NetherlandsSoccer CityJohannesburg, South Africa84,490[44][45]
2014Germany1–0
[n 11]		ArgentinaEstádio do MaracanãRio de Janeiro, Brazil74,738[46][47]
2018France4–2CroatiaLuzhniki StadiumMoscow, Russia78,011[48][49]
Upcoming finals
YearFinalistsMatchFinalistsVenueLocationAttendanceReferences
2022vLusail Iconic StadiumLusail, Qatar
2026vMetLife StadiumEast Rutherford, New Jersey, U.S.

Results[edit]

Map of winning countries
Results by nation
National teamWinsRunners-upTotal finalsYears wonYears runners-up
Brazil5271958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 20021950, 1998
Germany4481954, 1974, 1990, 20141966, 1982, 1986, 2002
Italy4261934, 1938, 1982, 20061970, 1994
Argentina2351978, 19861930, 1990, 2014
France2131998, 20182006
Uruguay2021930, 1950–
England1011966–
Spain1012010–
Netherlands033–1974, 1978, 2010
Czechoslovakia022–1934, 1962
Hungary022–1938, 1954
Sweden011–1958
Croatia011–2018
Results by confederation
ConfederationAppearancesWinnersRunners-up
UEFA281216
CONMEBOL1495

Footnotes[edit]

  1. ^This follows FIFA's consideration that the national teams of West Germany/Germany, Czechoslovakia/Czech Republic, Yugoslavia/Serbia and Montenegro/Serbia, and USSR/Russia are combined respectively for record-keeping.[3]
  2. ^Technically the 1958 final was also between two first timers, but Brazil's 1950 group game defeat is generally counted as a previous 'final' appearance for the team.
  3. ^Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes.[9][10]
  4. ^The 1950 FIFA World Cup did not have a final, rather, the tournament was decided by a 4-team round robin phase.
  5. ^Not the final but the decisive match of the final group stage.
  6. ^Score was 2–2 after 90 minutes.[22][23]
  7. ^Score was 1–1 after 90 minutes.[28][29]
  8. ^Score was 0–0 after 120 minutes. Brazil won 3–2 on penalties.[36][37]
  9. ^Score was 1–1 after 120 minutes. Italy won 5–3 on penalties.[42][43]
  10. ^Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes.[44][45]
  11. ^Score was 0–0 after 90 minutes.[46][47]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

General

  • 'World Cup 1930–2014'. Rec. Sport. Soccer Statistics Foundation (RSSSF). 17 July 2014. Retrieved 24 July 2014.

Specific

  1. ^'Laws of the Game'(PDF). FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Retrieved 9 February 2009.
  2. ^ ab'FIFA World Cup Finals since 1930'(PDF). FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Retrieved 3 February 2009.
  3. ^'All-time FIFA World Cup Ranking 1930-2010'(PDF). FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Retrieved 30 January 2013.
  4. ^'World Cup Spotlight on Brazil'. CNN. Retrieved 29 January 2007.
  5. ^'Taça da Copa do Mundo chega ao Brasil (World Cup trophy arrives in Brazil)'. Globo TV. 21 April 2014. Retrieved 22 April 2014.
  6. ^Ogden, Mark (20 October 2014). 'Russia's Luzhniki Stadium ahead of schedule for 2018 World Cup Final'. www.telegraph.co.uk.
  7. ^'1930 FIFA World Cup Uruguay'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 20 October 2007. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  8. ^'World Cup history – Uruguay 1930'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  9. ^ ab'1934 FIFA World Cup Italy'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 23 March 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  10. ^ ab'World Cup history – Italy 1934'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  11. ^'1938 FIFA World Cup France'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 21 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  12. ^'World Cup history – France 1938'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  13. ^Janela, Mike (12 June 2018). 'World Cup Rewind: Largest attendance at a match in the 1950 Brazil final'. Guinness World Records. Retrieved 27 June 2018.
  14. ^'1950 FIFA World Cup Brazil'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Retrieved 26 January 2009.
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  16. ^'1954 FIFA World Cup Switzerland'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 20 July 2012. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  17. ^'World Cup history – Switzerland 1954'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  18. ^'1958 FIFA World Cup Sweden'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 17 February 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  19. ^'World Cup history – Sweden 1958'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  20. ^'1962 FIFA World Cup Chile'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 17 February 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  21. ^'World Cup history – Chile 1962'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  22. ^ ab'1966 FIFA World Cup England'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 25 March 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  23. ^ ab'World Cup history – England 1966'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  24. ^'1970 FIFA World Cup Mexico'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 25 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  25. ^'World Cup history – Mexico 1970'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  26. ^'1974 FIFA World Cup Germany'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 26 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  27. ^'World Cup history – West Germany 1974'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  28. ^ ab'1978 FIFA World Cup Argentina'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 12 February 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  29. ^ ab'World Cup history – Argentina 1978'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  30. ^'1982 FIFA World Cup Spain'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  31. ^'World Cup history – Spain 1982'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  32. ^'1986 FIFA World Cup Mexico'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 29 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  33. ^'World Cup history – Mexico 1986'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  34. ^'1990 FIFA World Cup Italy'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 15 November 2013. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  35. ^'World Cup history – Italy 1990'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
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  37. ^ ab'World Cup history – USA 1994'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  38. ^'1998 FIFA World Cup France'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 21 July 2011. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  39. ^'World Cup history – France 1998'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  40. ^'2002 FIFA World Cup Korea/Japan'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Archived from the original on 30 January 2009. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  41. ^'World Cup history – Japan & South Korea 2002'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  42. ^ ab'2006 FIFA World Cup Germany'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  43. ^ ab'Zidane off as Italy win World Cup'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). 4 May 2006. Retrieved 26 January 2009.
  44. ^ ab'2010 FIFA World Cup South Africa'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  45. ^ ab'Netherlands 0–1 Spain (aet)'. BBC Sport (British Broadcasting Corporation). Retrieved 12 May 2012.
  46. ^ ab'Estadio Do Maracana, Rio de Janeiro'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). 18 January 2012. Retrieved 4 June 2014.
  47. ^ abMcNulty, Phil (13 July 2014). 'Germany 1–0 Argentina'. BBC Sport. British Broadcasting Corporation. Retrieved 19 July 2014.
  48. ^'Formidable France secure second title'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). 15 July 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.
  49. ^'More than half the world watched record-breaking 2018 World Cup'. FIFA.com (Fédération Internationale de Football Association). 21 December 2018. Retrieved 4 June 2019.

External links[edit]

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Published 9:45 PM EDT Jun 11, 2018

Hopefully, the 2018 edition of the World Cup will provide a moment that will be recalled for years to come.

Phrasal verbs exercises pdf. Going into this year's tournament, these are the top 10 best moments from the World Cup's illustrious history:

10. Uruguay beats Brazil

World Cup: 1950
Round: Final

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The 'final' of the 1950 World Cup was a round-robin tournament, and its penultimate game just happened to be the decisive one: host Brazil vs. Uruguay. Brazil needed only a draw to win the tournament, but Uruguay shocked the 170,000-plus in attendance at the Estádio do Maracanã with a 2-1 win. This was considered the worst loss in Brazil's soccer history .. that is, until losing 7-1 to Germany in the 2014 World Cup, which was also held in Brazil.

9. England crowned champs at home

World Cup: 1966
Round: Final

Going into every World Cup, England is hailed as an international elite. Every World Cup, England falls short of expectations. It's the most consistent thing about the World Cup .. that, and Germany reaching at least the quarterfinals. England did get its
moment of glory in 1966, when it hosted the tournament. Behind Geoff Hurst's hat trick — the first and only hat trick in World Cup history — England defeated Germany, 4-2, in the final at Wembley Stadium. Outside of the 1966 tournament, England's best-ever
finish was fourth place in 1990.

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8. Zidane leads France to glory

World Cup: 1998
Round: Final

Eight years before suffering the embarrassment of receiving a red card in a World Cup final, Zinedine Zidane emerged as one of the game's greatest-ever players with a performance that made him a national hero. Zidane led France to its lone World Cup
triumph in 1998, when the nation hosted the tournament. With two first-half goals from Zidane, France cruised to a 3-0 win in the final vs. Brazil. Until that 7-1 demolition by Germany in 2014, the 1998 final had been Brazil's largest loss in a World Cup game.

7. Cameroon upsets Argentina

World Cup: 1990
Round: Group stage

Cameroon kicked off the 1990 tournament in Italy with one of the biggest upsets ever, taking down Diego Maradona and the defending World Cup champions from Argentina. Cameroon went on to win the group — which also included Romania and the Soviet Union — and advanced to the quarterfinals. This game helped validate African soccer on the international stage. Twelves years later, another African team — Senegal — opened the World Cup with an upset of the reigning champions, France.

6. Van Persie's flying header

World Cup: 2014
Round: Group stage

In a rematch of the 2010 World Cup final, the Netherlands absolutely wiped out the defending champions from Spain, 5-1. The key moment was Robin van Persie's sensational flying header goal in the 44th minute that tied the game at 1-1 right before the half. Spain didn't recover from this debacle, losing its second game to Chile and bowing out of the tournament without advancing to the knockout round. The Netherlands, meanwhile, advanced to the semis, losing to Argentina, and then went on to defeat host Brazil in the third-place game.

5. Miracle of Bern

World Cup: 1954
Round: Final

Hungary's 'Golden Team' was a heavy tournament favorite, but Germany pulled off a shocking upset in the final. Considered one of the greatest matches in World Cup history, Germany rallied from an early two-goal deficit to pull off the stunning win. As with many epic sporting moments, the 'Miracle of Bern' was made into a movie, Das Wunder von Bern. This game is considered a seminal moment in the rise of German fußball.

4. Donovan's winner

World Cup: 2010
Round: Group stage

Having drawn in its first two group matches, the U.S. needed a win over Algeria in order to reach the knockout stage. The USMNT waited until the game's final moments to generate the most dramatic goal in its history. In stoppage time, Landon Donovan's goal lifted the U.S. to a 1-0 win and spawned one of the greatest YouTube videos of all time. It was also the first time since the inaugural World Cup in 1930 that the U.S. won its group.

3. Carlos Alberto's goal

World Cup: 1970
Round: Final

Brazil punctuated its 4-1 win over Italy in the 1970 World Cup final with a goal for the ages. Six different players touched the ball and meandered around the bewildered Italians before Pele collected the ball and passed it off to Carlos Alberto, who scored the famous goal. The 1970 Brazil team is often cited as the greatest team of all time.

2. Pele comes of age

World Cup: 1958
Round: Final

This served as the coming-out party for the one many consider the greatest player ever, Pele. As a 17-year-old, Pele scored two goals as Brazil won the final over host Sweden, 5-2. In all, Pele scored six goals in four games, a tally that included a hat trick in the semifinal against France. Pele pushed Brazil into the international soccer stratosphere it enjoys to this day .. as a perennial World Cup title contender. With Pele, Brazil won three of four World Cups from 1958-1970.

1. Goal of the Century

World Cup: 1986
Round: Quarterfinal

Diego Maradona had himself quite a day. Moments after scoring the famous 'Hand of God' goal, Maradona scored the 'Goal of the Century.' Maradona executed a 60-yard scamper through perplexed England players en route to beating goalkeeper Peter Shilton to give Argentina a two-goal lead in what would be a 2-1 quarterfinal win. Galvanized by Maradona's play, Argentina won its second World Cup.

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Published 9:45 PM EDT Jun 11, 2018