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Revision as of 21:22, June 29, 2018
The FIFA World Cup is a global association football (soccer) tournament held every four years since 1930 (except during the World War II). Its scale as a global sporting event is challenged only by the Olympics. The Women's World Cup began in 1991, and has been played every four years since.
In the current form, the final tournament is contested by 32 nations who, with the exception of the host nation, are required to qualify by beating others from their region in a preliminary tournament. The current holders of the (men's) World Cup are Germany, who beat Argentina in the 2014 final in Brazil. Brazil currently holds the record for most wins, with 5. The next FIFA World Cup will take place in Russia in 2018.
Tournament Winners (men's)[1]
| Year | Location | Winner |
| 1930 | Uruguay | Uruguay |
| 1934 | Italy | Italy |
| 1938 | France | Italy |
| 1950 | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 1954 | Switzerland | West Germany |
| 1958 | Sweden | Brazil |
| 1962 | Chile | Brazil |
| 1966 | England | England |
| 1970 | Mexico | Brazil |
| 1974 | West Germany | West Germany |
| 1978 | Argentina | Argentina |
| 1982 | Spain | Italy |
| 1986 | Mexico | Argentina |
| 1990 | Italy | Germany |
| 1994 | United States | Brazil |
| 1998 | France | France |
| 2002 | Japan and South Korea | Brazil |
| 2006 | Germany | Italy |
| 2010 | South Africa | Spain |
| 2014 | Brazil | Germany |
| 5 | Brazil | 1958,1962,1970,1994,2002 |
|---|---|---|
| 4 | Italy | 1934,1938,1982,2006 |
| 4 | Germany | 1954,1974,1990,[2] 2014 |
| 2 | Argentina | 1978,1986 |
| 2 | Uruguay | 1930,1950 |
| 1 | England | 1966 |
| 1 | France | 1998 |
| 1 | Spain | 2010 |
Tournament Winners (women's)
| Year | Location | Winner |
| 1991 | China | USA |
| 1995 | Sweden | Norway |
| 1999 | USA | USA |
| 2003 | USA | Germany |
| 2007 | China | Germany |
| 2011 | Germany | Japan |
| 2015 | Canada | USA |
References
- ↑ http://www.sportingchronicle.com/divisions/worldcupwinners.html
- ↑ These titles were technically won by West Germany.