HISTORY OF THE

SOCCER WORLD CUP

TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. ORIGIN
2. WORLD CUP MAP
3. TIMELINE
4. STATISTICS
5. THE TROPHY
6. THE BALL
7. THE HOST
8. CURIOSITIES
 ORIGIN
In1928, the International Federation of Association Football (FIFA), created in France in 1904,
approved the realization of the first World Cup.

That first edition was held in Uruguay in 1930. The local team was crowned champion after
beating Argentina in the final by 4 goals to 2 in the newly built Centenario Stadium in
Montevideo.

Since then the World Cup has been heldevery four years, with the exception of the period
between 1942 and 1946, during which international competitions were suspended because of
World War II.

So far 21 World Cups have been played, 11 in Europe, 8 in America, 1 in Asia and 1 in Africa. The
team with the most participations is Brazil, since it played all the World Cups.
The countries in which more World Cups have been organized are Mexico, Brazil, Italy, France and
Germany, with two editions each, as can be seen in the table below

1930 URUGUAY WORLD CUP

MAP

11 EN EUROPA
8 EN AMÉRICA
2 EN ASIA
1 EN ÁFRICA
 TIMELINE
INGLATERRA ESPAÑA FRANCIA BRASIL
BRASIL 1982 1998 2014
1950 1966
ITALIA ALEMANIA CATAR
SUECIA ALEMANIA ITALIA 2022
1934 1958 1990 2006
1974

1930 1954 1970 2002 2018

1986
URUGUAY SUIZA MÉXICO MÉXICO JAPÓN Y RUSIA
1962 COREA
1938 CHILE 1978 1994 2010
FRANCIA ARGENTINA EEUU SUDÁFRICA
STATISTICS
COUNTRY WITH THE MOST WORLD CUP WINS

BRASIL 5
PLAYER WITH THE MOST WORLD CUPS

PELÉ 3
TOP SCORER

MIROSLAV KLOSE 16
PLAYER WITH MOST MATCHES

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 THE TROPHY
The World Cup is a 6,142-kilogram trophy , 5 of them gold ,
given to the winners of the Soccer World Cup every four
years. Since the inception of the World Cup in 1930 , two
different trophies have been used: the Jules Rimet Trophy
from 1930 to 1970 , and the FIFA World Cup Trophy from
1974 onwards .
 THE BALL

THE TRADITION OF PREMIERING A BALL IN

EACH WORLD CUP BEGAN IN MEXICO 1970
 HOW TO CHOOSE
THE HOST?
First the candidates for a World Cup are elected. For example for the
World Cup 2018, the candidates were: England, Russia,
Spain/Portugal and Belgium/Netherlands.

The election is secret All members of the FIFA Executive Committee

give their vote.

To obtain the right to host a World Cup, the applicant must have an
absolute majority (50 percent + 1) of the votes of the members of the
FIFA Executive Committee present.

In the event of a tie, the FIFA President has the casting vote.

In all votes where an absolute majority is not achieved, the candidate

with the lowest number of votes shall be eliminated for the next vote.
DID YOU KNOW THAT...
IN MEXICO 1970...

In this World Cup, cards were used for the first time, so that
everyone could be aware of the players who were cautioned
or sent off. However, no players were sent off. Uruguay was the
team that received the most yellow cards with 6.

THE THEFT OF THE WORLD CUP...

On December 19, 1983, the Rimet Trophy, the first World

Cup, was stolen in Rio de Janeiro and never reappeared,
becoming one of the greatest mysteries in the history of
World Cups.
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