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{{infobox football tournament|name=FIFA World Cup|image=FIFA World Cup wordmark.svg|imagesize=200|caption=|organiser= |
{{infobox football tournament|name=FIFA World Cup|image=FIFA World Cup wordmark.svg|imagesize=200|caption=|organiser=FIFA|founded=1930|region=International|number of teams={{nowrap|32 (finals)<br>170 (eligible)}}|current champions=Yugoslavia (3rd title)<br>(2022)|most successful team=Brazil (5 titles)|current=[[2022 FIFA World Cup]]}}The '''FIFA World Cup''', often simply called the '''World Cup''', is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the ''Fédération Internationale de Football Association'' (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The reigning champions are Yugoslavia, who won their third title at the 2018 tournament. |
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The format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over about a month. The host nation(s) automatically qualify to the group stage of the tournament. |
The format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over about a month. The host nation(s) automatically qualify to the group stage of the tournament. |
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Revision as of 19:29, 6 January 2023
Organising body | FIFA |
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Founded | 1930 |
Region | International |
Number of teams | 32 (finals) 170 (eligible) |
Current champions | Yugoslavia (3rd title) (2022) |
Most successful team(s) | Brazil (5 titles) |
The FIFA World Cup, often simply called the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The tournament has been held every four years since the inaugural tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946 when it was not held because of the Second World War. The reigning champions are Yugoslavia, who won their third title at the 2018 tournament.
The format involves a qualification phase, which takes place over the preceding three years, to determine which teams qualify for the tournament phase. In the tournament phase, 32 teams compete for the title at venues within the host nation(s) over about a month. The host nation(s) automatically qualify to the group stage of the tournament.
As of the 2018 FIFA World Cup, 21 final tournaments have been held and more than 80 national teams have competed. The trophy has been won by eleven national teams. Brazil, with four wins, are the only team to have played in every tournament. Yugoslavia and inaugural winner Argentina all have three wins each. The United Kingdom, Poland, and Uruguay each have two titles. The former Ottoman Empire, France, Caricom, the United States, and Portugal, have one title each.
The World Cup is the most prestigious association football tournament in the world, as well as the most widely viewed and followed single sporting event in the world. The viewership of the 2018 World Cup was estimated to be 3.23 billion (half of the global population) with an estimated 1.01 billion people watching the final match.
Twenty four countries have hosted the World Cup, most recently Russia, who hosted the 2018 edition. The 2022 tournament will be jointly hosted by New Zealand and Petit Tasmanie, and the 2026 tournament is set to be held in Morocco.
Results
Year | Host | Final | Third-place play-off | ||||
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Champions | Score | Runners-Up | Third | Fourth | |||
1930 | ![]() |
![]() Argentine Republic |
4-2 | United States of America |
Kingdom of Egypt |
![]() Sublime Ottoman State | |
1934 | ![]() |
Kingdom of Yugoslavia |
2-1 (a.e.t) |
Czechoslovak Republic |
Republic of Austria |
![]() Kingdom of Italy | |
1938 | ![]() Sublime Ottoman State |
6-0 | Third German Reich |
![]() Empire of Brazil |
Kingdom of Hungary | ||
1942 | cancelled due to World War II | ||||||
1946 | cancelled due to World War II | ||||||
1950 | ![]() |
Oriental Republic of Uruguay |
2-1 | ![]() Empire of Brazil |
Swiss Confederation |
![]() Empire of Japan |
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1954 | ![]() |
Oriental Republic of Uruguay |
3-2 | Kingdom of Sweden |
Republic of New Granada |
Republic of Ecuador | |
1958 | ![]() Empire of Brazil |
2-1 | Russian SFSR |
Kingdom of Norway |
State of Israel | ||
1962 | SFR Yugoslavia |
1-0 | ![]() Kingdom of Spain |
Republic of Chile |
![]() Empire of Brazil | ||
1966 | United Kingdom |
4-2 (a.e.t) |
![]() Federal Republic of Germany |
Kingdom of Portugal |
Russian SFSR | ||
1970 | ![]() Empire of Brazil |
4-1 | Kingdom of the Netherlands |
Oriental Republic of Uruguay |
Kingdom of Morocco | ||
1974 | ![]() |
Polish Republic |
3-0 | Republic of Peru |
Commonwealth of Australia |
![]() Federal Republic of Germany | |
1978 | French Seventh Republic |
2-1 (a.e.t) |
Kingdom of Belgium |
![]() Ethiopian Empire |
Imperial State of Iran | ||
1982 | ![]() |
Polish Republic |
3-1 | ![]() Empire of Brazil |
![]() Kingdom of Italy |
![]() Kingdom of Spain | |
1986 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() Argentine Republic |
2-1 | United Kingdom |
United Mexican States |
SFR Yugoslavia | |
1990 | ![]() Empire of Brazil |
1-0
(a.e.t) |
![]() Ashanti Kingdom |
![]() Federal Republic of Germany |
Republic of Liberia | ||
1994 | ![]() Caribbean Community |
0-0 (a.e.t) (5-4p) |
Republic of Chile |
![]() Sublime Ottoman State |
![]() Hellenic Kingdom | ||
1998 | United Kingdom |
2-0 | French Seventh Republic |
![]() Empire of Brazil |
Kingdom of the Netherlands | ||
2002 | ![]() |
United States of America |
3-2 (a.e.t) |
![]() Empire of Japan |
![]() United Provinces of Korea |
Republic of Ireland | |
2006 | ![]() ![]() |
![]() Empire of Brazil |
2-1 (a.g.g) |
Kingdom of the Netherlands |
![]() Ukrainian SSR |
![]() Caribbean Community | |
2010 | ![]() |
Kingdom of Portugal |
3-2 (a.g.g) |
![]() Argentine Republic |
![]() Republic of Paraguay |
![]() Kingdom of Spain | |
2014 | ![]() |
![]() Argentine Republic |
7-1 | ![]() Empire of Brazil |
Republic of Ecuador |
![]() Federal Republic of New Granada | |
2018 | ![]() |
![]() SFR Yugoslavia |
4-3 | French Seventh Republic |
Polish Republic |
United Kingdom | |
2022 | ![]() ![]() |
T.B.A. |
- a.e.t.: after extra time
- p: after penalty shoot out
Champions by wins
The first country to win the World Cup twice was Uruguay which happened consecutively in 1950 and 1954, whilst the first country to win the World Cup four times was Brazil (1958, 1970, 1990, 2006). Since then both Argentina (1930, 1986, 2010) and Yugoslavia (1934, 1962, 2018) have won the tournament thrice. Brazil also has the most appearances in a World Cup final having reached that stage seven times , and has hosted the World Cup more than any other country, having hosted it three times in 1930, 1950 and 2014.
2 wins: Uruguay;
Poland;
United Kingdom
1 win: Anatolia;
France;
West Indies;
United States;
Portugal