Friday, July 9, 2010

World Cup History


Even not being very popular in America, the FIFA World Cup is the most viewed international event held every four years. Also called the World Cup, Football World Cup or Soccer World Cup, this tournament is held for one month, and involves 32 countries in group stages, with 4 in each group. Two teams advance to the Round of 16. The eight winners advance to the Quarter Finals. Then the new four winners compete on the Semi Finals where only two will be left. Those two now face each other to accomplish the dream of becoming a World Cup champion.
Here the past World Cups:
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Year - Host --------- Champions
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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 - West Germany
1994 - USA - Brazil
1998 - France - France
2002 - Korea/Japan - Brazil
2006 - Germany - Italy
2010 - South Africa - Spain
2014 - Brazil - ???

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