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History of Fifa World Cup

- originated by Jules Rimet, a French lawyer and businessman who

was also passionate about football.

- He was on the FIFA Board during the Olympic Games in Paris in 1924, and when he

watched Uruguay win, and was inspired to create the idea of a worldwide football-

only competition.

1928 - He proposed the idea of the World Cup and accepted by the FIFA members in

Amsterdam. Later, after a special FIFA congress in Barcelona, the Uruguay was

selected to host the first World Cup.

1930 - Uruguay celebrated both its centenary year of independence, and its first World

Cup event.

- opened at the brand-new Estadio Centenario in Montevideo on 18July1930

(http://www.oleole.com/fifa/world-cup/history/ehi7.html)

World Cup Summaries- updated

Year |Champion |Runner-Up |Result |3rd Place |Host | |1930 |Uruguay |Argentina |4-2 |United States |Uruguay | |1934 |Italy |Czechoslovakia |2-1 (ot) |Germany |Italy | |1938 |Italy |Hungary |4-2 |Brazil |France | |1950 |Uruguay |Brazil |2-1 |Sweden |Brazil | |1954 |West Germany |Hungary |3-2 |Austria |Switzerland | |1958 |Brazil |Sweden |5-2 |France |Sweden | |1962 |Brazil |Czechoslovakia |3-1 |Chile |Chile | |1966 |England |West Germany |4-2 (ot) |Portugal |England | |1970 |Brazil |Italy |4-1 |West Germany |Mexico | |1974 |West Germany |Holland |2-1 |Poland |West Germany | |1978 |Argentina |Holland |3-1 (ot) |Brazil |Argentina | |1982 |Italy |West Germany |3-1 |Poland |Spain | |1986 |Argentina |West Germany |3-2 |France |Mexico | |1990 |West Germany |Argentina |1-0 |Italy |Italy | |1994 |Brazil |Italy |0-0 (3:2 pk) |Sweden |United States | |1998 |France |Brazil |3-0 |Croatia |France | |2002 |Brazil |Germany |2-0 |Turkey |Korea / Japan | |2006 |Italy |France |1-1 (5-4 pk) |Germany |Germany | |

(http://www.soccerhall.com/history/World_Cup_History.htm)

1930 - only 13 teams take part in this match.

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2010 – have 32 teams...