FIFA WORLD CUP FOOTBALL
Federation International de Football Association
History of FIFA World Cup:
The
football World Cup is organised by FIFA. The World Cup is called ‘Jules Rimet
Cup’ Named after the name of FIFA president from 1921-1953. The first international
game was played in 1872; Scotland hosted England. The game, which tied 0-0, was
watched by 4,000 people. Uruguay hosted the first World Cup games in 1930 and
became the first nation to win a World Cup, defeating Argentina 4-2. The games
are played every four years and have continued to grow in popularity. The 2006
World Cup final was watched by more than 700 million people – the world’s most
widely-viewed sporting event. Because of World War II, there were no World Cup
games in 1942 and 1946, Brazil leads the world in World Cup wins, having taken
the cup home five times.
The list of winners more than one
time
Brazil – 1958,
1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002
Germany – 1954,
1974 and 1990
Italy – 1934,
1938, 1982 and 2006
Argentina – 1978
and 1986
Uruguay – 1930
and 1950
FIFA
world cup where, when & who is the winner:
Year Host Winner Runners-up Score
1930 Uruguay Uruguay beat
Argentina 4-2
1934 Italy Italy beat Czechoslovakia 2-1
1938 France Italy beat Hungary 4-2
1950 Brazil Uruguay
beat Brazil 2-1
1954 Switzerland West
Germany beat Hungary 3-2
1958 Sweden Brazil beat Sweden 5-2
1962 Chile Brazil beat Czechoslovakia 3-1
1966 England England beat West
Germany 4-2
1970 Mexico Brazil beat Italy 4-1
1974 West Germany West Germany beat
Netherlands 2-1
1978 Argentina Argentina beat Netherlands
3-1
1982 Spain Italy beat West Germany 3-1
1986 Mexico Argentina beat
West Germany 3-2
1990 Italy West
Germany beat Argentina 1-0
1994 United States Brazil beat Italy 0–0
(3–2 pens.)
1998 France France beat Brazil 3-0
2002 Republic & Japan Brazil beat Germany 2-0
2006 Germany Italy beat France 1–1
(5–3 pens.)
2010 South Africa Spain beat Netherlands 1-0
2014 Brazil Germany beat Argentina 1-0
2018 Russia SCHEDULED
2010 FIFA World Cup Logo
hosted by South Africa
[FIFA
- Federation of International Football Association]
FIFA
awards 2013:
Ballon d’Or : Cristiano Ronaldo
Women’s world player : Nadine Angerer
Male coach : Jupp Heynckes
Female coach : Silvia Neid
Ballon d’Or Prix d’Honneur :
Pele
Puskas goal award : Zlatan Ibrahimovic (Sweden v
England)
Fifa Presidential Award : Jacques Rogge
Fair Play Award : Afghanistan Football Federation
2014
FIFA World Cup
The
2014 FIFA World Cup is the 20th FIFA World Cup, an international men's football
tournament that is took place in Brazil from 12 June to 13 July 2014. It is the second time that Brazil has
hosted the competition, the previous being in 1950.
Copa do Mundo da FIFA
Brasil 2014
2014 FIFA World Cup Official Logo
Juntos num só ritmo
(All in one rhythm)
Tournament Details
Host
country Brazil
Dates 12 June –
13 July 2014
Teams 32 (from 5
confederations)
Venue(s) 12 (in 12 host
cities)
Final positions
Champions Germany (4th title)
Runners-up Argentina
Third place Netherlands
Fourth place Brazil
Tournament statistics
Matches played 64
Goals scored 171 (2.67 per match)
Attendance 3,429,873 (53,592 per match)
Top scorer(s) James Rodríguez (6 goals)
Best player Lionel Messi
Best goalkeeper Manuel Neuer
Awards:
The
following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Award
|
Winner
|
Golden Ball
|
|
Golden Boot
|
|
Golden Glove
|
|
Best Young Player
|
|
FIFA Fair Play Trophy
|
Colombia
|
Prize Money
At the tournament, the prize money was
distributed as follows:
·
$35 million – Winner
·
$25 million – Runner-up
·
$22 million – Third
placed team
·
$20 million – Fourth
placed team
·
$14 million – To each team eliminated in the quarter-finals (4 teams)
·
$9 million – To each team eliminated in the round of 16 (8 teams)
·
$8 million – To each team eliminated at the group stage (16 teams)
The total prize money on offer for the
tournament was confirmed by FIFA as US$576
million (including payments of $70 million to domestic clubs and $100 million
as player insurances), a 37 percent increase from the amount allocated in the 2010 tournament.
Before the tournament, each of the 32 entrants received $1.5 million for
preparation costs.
Tournament team Rankings
Pos.
|
Team
|
G
|
Pld
|
W
|
D
|
L
|
Pts
|
GF
|
GA
|
GD
|
1
|
Germany
|
G
|
7
|
6
|
1
|
0
|
19
|
18
|
4
|
+14
|
2
|
Argentina
|
F
|
7
|
5
|
1
|
1
|
16
|
8
|
4
|
+4
|
3
|
Netherlands
|
B
|
7
|
5
|
2
|
0
|
17
|
15
|
4
|
+11
|
4
|
Brazil
|
A
|
7
|
3
|
2
|
2
|
11
|
11
|
14
|
-3
|
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