2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan 17
This World Cup is the first time to be held in Asia, and it is also the first time to be co-hosted. It is also the first time for China to appear in the World Cup finals. As last time, there are still 32 teams in the final stage. The competition system is also divided into eight groups for round robin, and then the top two in each group enter the knockout stage until the champion is decided. As it was jointly organized by Korea and Japan, the opening match was held in Korea and the final was held in Japan.
1998 World Cup in France
Since the start of this World Cup, the number of teams participating in the finals has expanded to 32, and 64 fierce matches have been played in France 10 stadium. As the number of teams in the final stage has increased to 32, the competition system has also changed: first, it will be divided into eight groups for round robin, and then the top two in each group will enter the knockout stage until the champion is decided. The Cup organized by the romantic French was quite successful, setting a record of about 37 billion viewers watching the game on TV.
1994 15 th world cup in the United States
The15th World Cup is scheduled to be held in the "football desert" of the United States, which makes people uneasy. But the fact is that FIFA Havelange said, "1994 World Cup in the United States was the most successful one in history." . Indeed, the bursting of the Giant Stadium, the performances of heroes from all walks of life, the civilized coexistence of fans from all directions, and the rich income of hundreds of millions of dollars all reflect the wisdom and ability of the American people. Objectively speaking, this is a successful World Cup.
Italy World Cup 14
Italy is the "Mecca" in the hearts of world players, and it is widely expected that the first World Cup in the 1990s will be held in Apennine Peninsula. Summer in Italy swept the world and once again set off a football frenzy around the world. The top 24 teams participating in this World Cup are divided into six groups. The top two teams in each group and the four teams with the best performance *** 16 advance to the second round, and the rematch adopts the elimination system until the champion is decided.
Mexico World Cup 13
A Mexican boy named Luis indulged himself, and the top 24 players in the 13 World Cup found their enemies. Coincidentally, 12 years ago, the 6-year-old girl who drew lots for the 9th World Cup was the boy's mother. Mexicans struggling for the right to host the Olympic Games told the world with such a shocking hand that football is supreme in Mexico.
1982 The 1st12nd World Cup in Spain
Before this World Cup, Italian football suffered a gambling scandal, and the main striker Rossi just got rid of the ban before the cup. Therefore, the Italian expedition also has the significance of excusing itself. However, at the beginning, people's eyes focused more on strong teams like Brazil, France and Germany, and Italy was quite low-key.
1978 The 11th World Cup in Argentina
1978, 1 1 The World Cup was held in Argentina. * * * 104 teams signed up for the competition, and 67 1 1 reporters interviewed them, all of which set a new record in history. The 16 teams that finally came to Buenos Aires were: Italy, Hungary, France, Poland, Spain, Sweden, Austria, Netherlands, Scotland, Brazil, Peru, Tunisia, Mexico, Iran, West Germany and Argentina.
1974 The 10th World Cup in Germany
Since Brazil occupied the Rimet Cup permanently in 1970, FIFA had to create a mobile FIFA World Cup, commonly known as the "World Cup". The World Football Championship was officially renamed FIFA World Cup. 1974 June 13, the 10th World Cup opened in Munich, the Federal German beer city. Of the 99 teams that signed up for the competition, only 16 teams were lucky enough to participate in the final after a long period of preliminary selection.
1970 The 9th World Cup in Mexico
In the 1970s, the World Cup developed from European-American confrontation to global madness. El Salvador and Honduras, two neighboring countries in Central America, finally declared war because of the victory or defeat of the stadium. This war, which lasted for 1 month, claimed nearly 1 10,000 lives, injured countless people, abandoned villages and lost 50 million dollars of property, which caused the biggest tragedy in the whole football history. 1970 On May 30th, the 9th World Cup was grandly opened in the plateau country of Mexico.
The 8th World Cup in England
On July 1966, 1 1, the 8th World Cup was held in England, the birthplace of modern football. This is undoubtedly a good opportunity for the British who have always thought highly of themselves. However, a disgraceful thing happened before the game. On March 20th, in order to attract the audience, the British authorities exhibited the Goddess Cup at the stamp exhibition, only to find that the Golden Cup was missing in the evening. I've looked all over the world, and there's no trace. Seven days later, I was found by a dog named Kimchi. Worried Britons are not only pleasantly surprised, but also embarrassed.
1962 The 7th World Cup in Chile
In sharp contrast to the 6th Sweden Model League Cup, the 7th Chile Cup was a "horrible" and "worrying" World Cup. A series of brutal fatal fouls and passive intensive defensive tactics make the technical level of this cup very low, which is unbearable boredom except fighting. The power and beauty of football have been destroyed.
The 6th World Cup in Sweden
The 6th World Cup was held in Sweden from 65438 to 0958, which achieved unprecedented success. It is regarded as "marking an important stage of world football" and has entered the history of FIFA as a "model cup". 5 1 team entered the competition, and 16 teams entered the finals, namely Brazil, Argentina, Paraguay, Mexico, the Soviet Union, Yugoslavia, Czechoslovakia, Hungary, Sweden, West Germany, Austria, France, England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. Only four are from America, four are from Western Europe, four are from Eastern Europe and four are from Britain.
The 5th World Cup in Switzerland
From 65438 to 0954, Switzerland, a scenic country, became the third European country to host the World Cup. The nightmare of war has passed, and it coincides with the 50th anniversary of FIFA. On the anniversary, after some fierce competition, 65,438+04 teams, which stood out from 37 teams, gathered together with the host and the last champion to plan a "green wine boiled hero".
1950 The 4th World Cup in Brazil
With the outbreak of World War II, the Fourth World Cup had to be postponed to 1950 in Brazil. The war left European countries riddled with holes, and football plummeted, while South American countries were uniquely unaffected by the war, and the level of football soared. 33 teams signed up for the competition, but Austria and Syria abstained in the preliminaries. France, Hungary, Austria, Portugal, Czechoslovakia, East Germany, West Germany and other countries did not sign up for the competition because of the war.
The Third World Cup in France
The third World Cup was held in the hometown of Jules Rimet, the "father of the World Cup". For a time, France became the center of football talk, and the whole country was busy. A * * * 35 teams signed up for the competition, and after peripheral elimination, 14 teams were allowed to participate in the finals. New regulations have been made in this tournament, and the last champion team and the host country team directly entered the finals. This system has been used to this day, so that Italy and France, the last champions, occupied two positions in the ranking of 16.
1934 The Second World Cup in Italy
The unexpected success of the first World Cup in Uruguay made the participating countries soar from 13 to 3 1. Unfortunately, South American teams such as Uruguay did not participate or sent the strongest team out of revenge. Britain, the birthplace of modern football, did not participate because it quit FIFA at that time. Fifa adopted a new way of competition for the first time, and decided to hold a continental qualifier first, from which 16 winning teams were selected to enter the final. This method has continued.
1930 Uruguay's first world cup
1930 On July 3rd, the first World Football Championship (hereinafter referred to as the World Cup) was grandly opened in the Centennial Stadium in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay (1930 was named after the centenary of Uruguay's independence). Bolivia, Brazil, Chile, Mexico, Paraguay, Peru, Argentina, the United States, Uruguay, Belgium, Romania, Yugoslavia and France *** 13 teams got together and started a 18-day football match.