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5 days ago · Slovenia [2] Ukraine [3] Slovakia [4] Bosnia and Herzegovina [2] Iceland. *This total number of UEFA teams which have participated in the World Cups through 2018 is 34, using FIFA's view on successor teams (e.g., Russia is a successor of USSR and not a separate team, whereas Ukraine is a newer separate entity).
1 day ago · As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 22 final tournaments have been held since the event's inception in 1930, and a total of 80 national teams have competed. The trophy has been won by eight national teams. Brazil, with five wins, are the only team to have played in every tournament.
1 day ago · Swedish delegates lobbied other countries at the FIFA Congress held in Rio de Janeiro around the opening of the 1950 World Cup finals. Sweden was awarded the 1958 tournament unopposed on 23 June 1950. Result: Sweden; 1962 FIFA World Cup
4 days ago · The host nation has won the FIFA World Cup six times: in 1930 (Uruguay), 1934 (Italy), 1966 (England), 1974 (West Germany), 1978 (Argentina), and 1998 (France). The most recent host nation to win the FIFA World Cup was France in 1998.
1 day ago · May 21, 2024. West Germany World Cup finalist Schnellinger dead at 85. Schnellinger, a defender, played in four World Cups with West Germany from 1958 to 1970 and was on the losing side when...
5 days ago · England's men have now gone 58 years since their last success in a major tournament, when they lifted the 1966 World Cup on home soil. They came close to ending the run at Euro 2020 but...
2 days ago · The World Cup Final of 1966 England v West Germany: what was the score at full-time (after 90 minutes)? Answer: 2-2 First half: Helmut Haller (W. Germany) 12', Geoff Hurst (England) 18'.
