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5 days ago · Brazil-Sweden was the first World Cup final featuring nations from different continents. George Raynor, from Hoyland Common in England, became the first foreigner to coach in the fixture.
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2 days ago · The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association ( FIFA ), the sport's global governing body.
1 day ago · The trophy cup awarded from 1930 to 1970 was the Jules Rimet Trophy, named for the Frenchman who proposed the tournament. This cup was permanently awarded in 1970 to then three-time winner Brazil (1958, 1962, and 1970), and a new trophy called the FIFA World Cup was put up for competition.
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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...
2 days ago · The 1930 FIFA World Cup was the inaugural FIFA World Cup, the world championship for men's national football teams. It took place in Uruguay from 13 to 30 July 1930. FIFA, football's international governing body, selected Uruguay as the host nation, as the country would be celebrating the centenary of its first constitution and the Uruguay national football team had successfully retained their ...
1 day ago · Northern Ireland's best World Cup performance was in their first appearance in the finals, the 1958 World Cup, where they reached the quarter-finals after beating Czechoslovakia 2–1 in the play-off. They were knocked out by France, losing 4–0.
20 hours ago · In 92 caps for his country, Pele scored 77 goals, a record that Neymar just surpassed in 2023. Here's the best Brazil players of all time ranked, including Pele, Ronaldo, Ronaldinho, Garrincha ...
4 days ago · Complete table of World Cup Qualifiers standings for the 2024/2025 Season, plus access to tables from past seasons and other Football leagues.
