During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China, there was a "football" game in Linzi, the ancient capital of Qi, which was called "Cuju" at that time. Modern football originated in England and then swept the world. Due to the rapid development of football, international competitions have also appeared. 1896 When the Athens Olympic Games was held, football was listed as an official event. Denmark beat Greece 9-0 and became the first football champion in the Olympic Games. Because professional athletes are not allowed to participate in the Olympic Games, the football match will not last until the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games. 1928 After the Olympic Games, FIFA held a representative meeting and unanimously adopted the resolution to hold the World Football Championship every four years. This has played a positive role in promoting the further development and improvement of world football. At first, this new football game was called "World Football Championship". 1956, FIFA decided to change its name to "Rimet Cup" at its meeting in Luxemburg. This is in recognition of Rimet, a Frenchman and former FIFA president, for his achievements in football. Rimet has been the president of FIFA for 33 years (192 1- 1954), and is the initiator and organizer of the World Football Championship. Later, it was suggested that the two names be linked, called "World Football Championship-Rimet Cup". Therefore, the Helsinki Conference decided to change its name to "World Football Championship-Rimet Cup" or "World Cup" for short.
[Edit this paragraph] World Cup trophy
It is a prize specially made by FIFA for the winner in 1928, which was cast by Friel, a famous Parisian jewelry technician. Its model is Nikai, the legendary Greek goddess of victory. She was wearing an ancient Roman tunic, with her arms straight and a big cup in her hand. The statue, made of pure gold, weighs1800g and is 30cm high, and stands on a marble pedestal. This cup is a mobile prize. Whoever wins the championship can keep the gold cup for four years and return it to FIFA before the next cup so that it can be awarded to the new world champion. There is also an additional rule: whoever wins the world championship three times will win the trophy forever. Rimet Gold Cup 1970, Uruguay, Italy and Brazil won the championship twice in the 9th World Cup. So, everyone has a chance to keep this cup forever. As a result, Brazil took the lead and occupied the cup. To this end, FIFA has to prepare a new trophy for the next champion. 1971may, FIFA held a new cup judging meeting. After reviewing 53 schemes, we decided to adopt the design scheme of Italian Gazania-the design scheme of holding the earth high with both hands. This figure symbolizes the strength and scale of sports. The new cup is named "Hercules Cup". This cup is 36 centimeters high and weighs 5 kilograms, which was worth 20 thousand dollars at that time. 1974 In the 10 World Cup, West Germany won the new cup as a champion for the first time. This time, FIFA stipulates that the new cup is a mobile prize, and no matter which team wins many championships, it can't occupy this cup.
[Edit this paragraph] World Cup schedule
The World Cup schedule is divided into two stages: the preliminaries and the finals. The preliminaries are divided into six divisions, namely Europe, South America, Asia, Africa, North America and Oceania. Each division needs to formulate the rules of the preliminaries according to the actual situation of its own division, while teams from FIFA member countries (regions) who sign up for the World Cup need to hold preliminaries in their respective divisions to compete for the final seats. At present, there are 32 places in the final stage of the World Cup, and the host country can directly obtain the places in the final stage. Except for the host country, other places are allocated by FIFA according to the football level of each qualifier, and different qualifiers will have different places in the final stage. Note: FIFA stipulates that from the 2006 World Cup qualifiers, defending champions need to participate in the World Cup qualifiers in their respective regions, so that only the host country can enter the top 32 finals. The host country of the World Cup finals must be a FIFA member country (region), and member countries (regions) need to apply to FIFA (two member countries can jointly apply for hosting), and then all FIFA member countries can apply. The national team that won the place in the final stage through the World Cup qualifiers will go to the host country to compete for the championship together with the host country's team in the final stage. In the final stage, 32 teams will be divided into 8 groups by lottery, with 4 teams in each group, and the top two teams in each group will be qualified to enter the semi-finals; After entering the semi-finals, 16 teams decided the schedule according to the established rules, no more lottery, and then single elimination matches were held until the champion was decided.
[Edit this paragraph] Historical review of the World Cup
1 Uruguay World Cup (1930) has no qualifiers, only 13 national teams signed up for the competition, and two South American countries, Uruguay and Argentina, entered the finals hand in hand. Uruguay's national football team became the first World Cup champion. The 2nd Italy 1934 World Cup was broadcast live by radio for the first time. Italy and Czechoslovakia competed for the championship, and Italy won the World Cup for the first time. France's third 1938 World Cup, the last champion and the host team directly entered the final stage. Italy won the championship. Brazil, Uruguay, Spain and Sweden entered the semi-finals after the first round of group round robin in the 4th World Cup in Brazil (1950), so they need to decide the champion by round robin again. In the end, the experienced Uruguay team withstood the pressure on and off the court and won the World Cup for the second time. The 5th Switzerland 1954 World Cup was held in five cities in Switzerland, with a total of 140 goals in 26 matches, which made the fans feast their eyes. The average score of 5.38 goals per game is also the highest in previous World Cup finals. In this tournament, the players put on jerseys with numbers for the first time. In addition, television was used to broadcast the World Cup for the first time. The Federal Republic of Germany reversed its victory over Hungary and finally won the championship, starting their glorious course in the World Cup. The star of Sweden's 6th World Cup (1958) is Brazilian talent Pele, who is only 17 years old. He played on the left and formed the sharpest front line in the world with Garrincha, zagallo and Wawa. Another star is France's Fontaine, who is the first star to score goals in every game in the World Cup finals, setting an unprecedented record of scoring goals in the previous World Cup 13. Brazil won the World Cup for the first time. The 7th World Cup in Chile (1962) is called the rudest World Cup in history, and players were sent off in almost every game. Three days after the start of the game, 34 players were carried away. In the end, Brazil beat Czechoslovakia and became the third team to win the World Cup twice. The biggest dark horse in the 8th England World Cup 1966 belongs to North Korea, and it is the first Asian team to enter the semi-finals in the World Cup. In the championship battle between England and the Federal Republic of Germany, Hurst of England became the hero of the host country. He became the only player who scored a hat-trick in the final so far, and the modern football team won the championship in the country where it originated for the first time. The British innovatively used the "442" formation in this competition, and this classic formation is still adopted by many teams. The controversial goal between England and the Federal Republic of Germany has also become an unsolved case and classic in the history of the World Cup. The 9th World Cup in Mexico (1970) FIFA first decided to hold the World Cup outside Europe and South America, and finally chose Mexico. In the championship battle, Brazil finally defeated the Italian team by 4-/kloc-0, and won an epoch-making victory, becoming the first team to win the championship three times in the history of the World Cup, and occupying the "Rimet Cup" forever. The101974th World Cup in Germany coincided with the upsurge of technological innovation represented by the Dutch-created "all-out and all-defensive football", which brought new vitality to football. The Federal Republic of Germany and the Netherlands played a final that will never go down in history. In the cheers of the audience, the Federal Republic of Germany won 2-/kloc-0-0, and got on the podium for the second time. Argentina 1 1 World Cup achieved a historic breakthrough. The first breakthrough of the qualifying team 100. Argentina competed with the last runner-up Holland for the championship. Finally, Argentina was 3- 1, and the Netherlands was second. This is also the fifth time in the history of the World Cup that the host country won the championship. Spain 12 World Cup expanded to 24 teams. Italy and West Germany competed for the championship. Italy became the second country after Brazil to win three World Cups. Rossi also won the top scorer and best player award in this tournament with six goals. Colombia, the host country of Mexico 13 World Cup, gave up due to financial difficulties. Mexico replaced Colombia to host the World Cup, becoming the first country to host two World Cups. Before the World Cup, there was a big earthquake. The Argentine team competed with the Federal Republic of Germany for the championship. As the best player in this tournament, superstar diego maradona showed his elegant demeanor and became a big stage for his performance. Argentina finally won the championship. 14 The heroes of the Italian World Cup 1990 are veteran Milla, top scorer Shiraz and Argentine goalkeeper goyechea. The champion finally belongs to the Federal Republic of Germany, which, like Italy and Brazil, has become a country that has won three World Cups. The World Cup finals of USA 15 1994 were brilliant and scored amazing goals. The biggest tragedy of this tournament is that Colombian player Escobar was killed when he returned home after scoring an own goal. In the final, the two sides were Brazil and Italy. /kloc-there is no difference in the game within 0/20 minutes. In the penalty shootout, Baggio missed the penalty, and the Brazilian won the cup again, becoming the first country in the world to win the World Cup four times. 16 1998 The World Cup in France was expanded to 32 teams. The biggest dark horse is Croatia, which entered the World Cup finals for the first time. After the disintegration of the former Yugoslavia, it finally won the third place, and team star Suk became the top scorer in this World Cup. July 12 becomes a French festival. In the final, midfielder Zidane scored twice in the first half. In the end, France defeated Brazil 3-0 to win the championship. The 2002 Korea-Japan 17 World Cup was jointly held by the two countries for the first time in history. This year's cup was frequently upset by the weak team winning the strong team, and several popular teams stopped at the group stage. China entered the World Cup finals for the first time, but failed to score three goals in the group stage, with nine goals and zero points. The final was played between Brazil and Germany, and Brazil won the World Cup for the fifth time. In the 2006 World Cup in Germany 18, the top four teams were all European teams. In the end, Italy beat France on penalties and won the championship. Zidane shocked the world when he was sent off for headbutting Italian defender Materazzi in the second half of extra time. . 19 20 10 The World Cup in South Africa was held for the first time in South Africa. This is the first time that an African country has hosted the World Cup, marking the gradual peak of African football. This year's World Cup is frequently unpopular, and the champion and runner-up of the last World Cup went home without qualifying for the group. South Africa has also become the first host country that failed to qualify for the World Cup. In the end, Spain defeated the Netherlands and won the World Cup for the first time in history. 20th 20 14 World Cup in Brazil130 October 2007, 14, FIFA officially announced in Zurich that the 20 14 Men's Football World Cup will be held in Brazil, which is the second time that Brazil has hosted the World Cup after 1950.
[Edit this paragraph] World Cup record
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Most goals scored in the World Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo (Brazil), * *15, 1998 4, 8 in 2002 and 3 in 2006; 14 ball: Gedmü ller (Germany), Klose (Germany); 14 goals: Fontaine (France), Pele (Brazil); 1 1 Goals: Kocsis (Hungary), Klinsmann (Germany); 10 goals: Lato (Poland), Rahn (Germany), Reinkel (Britain), Kubilas (Peru) and batistuta (Argentina) scored the most goals in the final: Pele 3 goals (1958 2 goals, 1970 1 0). Wawa 3 ball (1958 2 ball, 1962 1 ball); Hurst scored 3 goals in a single World Cup (1966), Zidane scored 3 goals in a single World Cup (1998/2006): Fontaine (France), final 1958, 13 goals; Kocsis played in 1954 World Cup and scored 1 1 goal in five games. The top scorer with the fewest goals is Nigel Deliens (Czechoslovakia) 1934. The country that scored the most goals in a single game: 1954, Hungary. Up to 27 goals were scored in a single game: Salenko (Russian), scored 5 goals against Cameroon, and scored the most in a single World Cup 1994. Shooter: Klose (Germany), scored 5 goals. In 2002, Kocsis scored the most hat tricks: twice (1954 against South Korea and West Germany), Fontaine twice (1958 against Paraguay and West Germany) and Gedmü ller twice (1970 against Bulgaria and Peru). First hat trick: stability. Argentina-Mexico scored the most goals: Pele (Brazil) scored four quarters (1958/1962/1966/1970) and four quarters (1958/1970). 1962 1 ball, 1966 1 ball, 1970 4 ball) Uwe Seeler (West Germany) (1958 1 ball,/kloc-. Milestone goals: 1 (Laurent, France, 1930 against Mexico), 500th (bobby collins, Scotland, 1958 against Paraguay), 1000 (Argentina, Nigeria 1994), 200th. England) and the 2208th goal (Iniesta, Spain, 20 10 in the Netherlands in 2065) are the latest goals respectively: in 2006, Alessandro Del Piero of Italy scored in 12 1 minute against Germany; Fastest hat trick: 1982 Hungarian laszlo Keith scored in the 70th, 74th and 77th minutes against El Salvador, and he was also the only substitute who scored a hat trick in the World Cup. Batistuta of Argentina scored three goals in the 1998 World Cup match between Argentina and Jamaica in 10 minutes. Oldest goal: 1994, Cameroonian roger milla scored against Russia, when he was 42 years old and 39 days old; Youngest goal: 1958, Brazil Pele scored against Wales, only 17 years and 239 days; The World Cup includes the only person who scored in the infield in the final: Jairzinho of Brazil (also translated as Cha Xiannu), 1970 World Cup six goals; Uruguay's Gigia also scored every goal (4 games) 1950, but it was a round robin and there was no champion and runner-up final. Fastest substitute goal: 1998, Danish striker Sander scored a goal only 16 seconds after coming off the bench against Nigeria; Molares (Uruguay), 2002, Uruguay-Senegal, came off the bench in the second half, 17 seconds and reached two World Cup finals: Brazil's Wawa (1958/ 1962) and Pele (1958/1). The only person who scored goals for two countries in the World Cup: Proche Chinneski, Yugoslavia 1990, Croatia 1998. The first own goal: Manuel rosas (Mexico) 1930, Mexico-Chile (again, 1938, Ernst Loscher of Switzerland scored an own goal against Germany) The fastest own goal: England10 Paraguay in 2006.