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82-Soccer Or Football-4 : Since the Beginning - Some Interesting Facts
Championship
Only seven countries have won the championship since 1930 (17 World Cup
games) :-
Brazil (5), Italy (4), Germany (3), Uruguay
(2), Argentina (2), England (1), France (1)
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SN |
Year |
Host |
Winner |
Runner Up |
Score |
Notes |
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1 |
1930 |
Uruguay |
Uruguay |
Argentina |
4-2 |
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2 |
1934 |
Italy |
Italy |
Czechoslovakia |
2-1 |
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3 |
1938 |
France |
Italy |
Hungary |
4-2 |
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2 World Cups of
1942 and 1946 were eliminated because of WWII |
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4 |
1950 |
Brazil |
Uruguay |
Brazil |
2-1 |
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5 |
1954 |
Switzerland |
Germany |
Hungary |
3-2 |
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6 |
1958 |
Sweden |
Brazil |
Sweden |
5-2 |
Pele of Brazil is born |
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7 |
1962 |
Chile |
Brazil |
Czechoslovakia |
3-1 |
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8 |
1966 |
England |
England |
Germany |
4-2 |
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9 |
1970 |
Mexico |
Brazil |
Italy |
4-1 |
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10 |
1974 |
Germany |
Germany |
Netherlands |
2-1 |
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11 |
1978 |
Argentina |
Argentina |
Netherlands |
3-1 |
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12 |
1982 |
Spain |
Italy |
Germany |
3-1 |
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13 |
1986 |
Mexico |
Argentina |
Germany |
3-2 |
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14 |
1990 |
Italy |
Germany |
Argentina |
1-0 |
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15 |
1994 |
USA |
Brazil |
Italy |
3-2 |
Goalless World Cup |
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16 |
1998 |
France |
France |
Brazil |
3-0 |
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17 |
2002 |
Korea/Japan |
Brazil |
Germany |
2-0 |
S Korea and Japan co-hosted |
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18 |
2006 |
Germany |
Italy |
France |
(5-3) |
Victory with Golden Goal
or penalty shootout |
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19 |
2010 |
South Africa |
Spain |
Netherlands |
1-0 |
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20 |
2014 |
Brazil |
Germany |
Argentina |
1-0 |
Victory in Extra Time |
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21 |
2018 |
Russia |
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
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22 |
2022 |
Qatar |
xxx |
xxx |
xxx |
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* Score in brackets are from Penalty kicks.
Host Countries List in Alphabetical Order
|
SN |
Host Country |
In Year |
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1 |
Argentina |
1978 |
| 2 |
Brazil |
1950, 2014 |
| 3 |
Chile |
1962 |
| 4 |
England |
1966 |
| 5 |
France |
1938, 1998 |
| 6 |
Germany |
1974, 2006 |
| 7 |
Italy |
1934, 1990 |
| 8 |
Korea/Japan |
2002 |
| 9 |
Mexico |
1970, 1986 |
| 10 |
Qatar |
(2022) |
| 11 |
Russia |
(2018) |
| 12 |
South Africa |
2010 |
| 13 |
Spain |
1982 |
| 14 |
Sweden |
1958 |
| 15 |
Switzerland |
1954 |
| 16 |
Uruguay |
1930 |
| 17 |
USA |
1994 |
Thus since 1930, altogether 15 countries have hosted the 19 Word Cup games.
Two new countries, Qatar and Russia, are in line.
4 countries have hosted twice and 1 another new country is in line.
Summary
of Soccer Game Winners (1930-2014) - 20 Games
| Winners |
Years |
Score |
| Brazil
(5) |
1958, 1962, 1970, 1994, 2002 |
5-2, 3-1, 4-1, 3-2, 2-0 |
| Italy
(4) |
1934, 1938, 1982, 2006 |
2-1, 4-2, 3-1, (5-3) |
| Germany (4) |
1954, 1974, 1990,
2014 |
3-2, 2-1, 1-0,
1-0 |
| Argentina (2) |
1978, 1986 |
3-1, 3-2 |
| Uruguay (2) |
1930, 1950 |
4-2, 2-1 |
| England (1) |
1966 |
4-2 |
| France (1) |
1998 |
3-0 |
| Spain (1) |
2010 |
1-0 |
Highlights of 2006 World Cup, Germany
Switzerland had not conceded in the last four FIFA World Cup matches, but
it could not prevent it in 2006 against Ukraine and it lost the game.
Zidane, the French Captain, who was retiring from Soccer this year, received
the Golden Ball, but later it was taken back from him. He exited from the
match in disgrace as he hit the chest of Italy's Marco Meterazzi while playing
in the final match.
32 countries participated in this match from six continents.
2010 World Cup
Was hosted by South Africa. It has a site
www.worldcup2010southafrica.com
See Soccer-2010 for its information.
2014 World Cup
Was hosted by Brazil.
See Soccer-2014 for its Information
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