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The FIFA World Cup was first held in 1930, when FIFA, the world's football governing body, decided to stage an international men's football tournament under the era of FIFA president Jules Rimet who put this idea into place. Jules Rimet was the president of FIFA from 1921 to 1954.
2 days ago · World Cup, football (soccer) tournament held every four years that determines the sport’s world champion. It is likely the most popular sporting event in the world, drawing billions of television viewers every tournament. Learn more about the World Cup, including the winners.
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- The World Cup in football (soccer) is a quadrennial tournament of 32 men’s national teams that is organized by the Fédération Internationale de Foo...
- The World Cup happens every four years in order to have enough time for the qualification tournaments and playoffs among national teams to take pla...
- Qualifying for the World Cup is a long process during the years between each quadrennial tournament. Each of the Fédération Internationale de Footb...
- World Cup prize money comes from the earnings of the nonprofit Fédération Internationale de Football Association. FIFA’s revenue is generated by hi...
- The men’s World Cup all-time top scorer is Miroslav Klose of the German national football (soccer) team. He scored a total of 16 goals across four...
The World Cup was first televised in 1954 and as of 2006 is the most widely viewed and followed sporting event in the world. The cumulative viewership of all matches of the 2006 World Cup was estimated to be 26.29 billion.
- Most successful national teams in FIFA World Cup. Team. Titles. Finals. Participation. Brazil 5 7 22 Germany 4 8 20 Italy 6 18 Argentina 3 France 2 16 Uruguay 14 England.
- Finals and results. Year. Home team* Away team* Result. 1930. Uruguay. Argentina. 4-2. 1934. Italy. Czechoslovakia. 2-1 (a.e.t) 1938. Hungary. 2-4. 1950† Brazil.
- Most successful goal scorers in a single tournament. Player. Goals. Team. Year. Just Fontaine 13 France. 1958. Sándor Kocsis 11 Hungary. 1954. Gerd Müller 10 West Germany.
- Continent versus continent in FIFA World Cup. Continent. Titles. To reach final. To reach semi-finals. Europe 12 29 54 South America 10 15 23 Asia 0 1 Central and North America.
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Nov 16, 2009 · July | 13. On July 13, 1930, France defeats Mexico 4-1 and the United States defeats Belgium 3-0 in the first-ever World Cup football matches, played simultaneously in host city Montevideo,...
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The first World Cup took place in Uruguay in 1930 with the first football matches taking place on July 13th, 1930. The tournament saw France beat Mexico with the USA beating Belgium. The competition saw the hosts Uruguay knock out their great rivals Argentina in the final to become the first nation ever crowned World Cup winners.
The championship has been awarded every four years since 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, when it was not held because of World War II. The World Cup final is the last match of the competition, played by the only two teams remaining in contention, and the result determines which country is declared the world champion.
