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Monday, 7 July 2014

World Cup Football (FIFA)

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
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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 young player                     Paul Pogba
Best goalkeeper                       Manuel Neuer

Awards:
The following awards were given at the conclusion of the tournament:
Award
Winner
Golden Ball
  Lionel Messi
 
 Thomas Müller
 
 Arjen Robben
Golden Boot
  James Rodríguez (6 goals, 2 assists)
 
 Thomas Müller (5 goals, 3 assists)
 
 Neymar (4 goals, 1 assist)
Golden Glove
 Manuel Neuer
Best Young Player
 Paul Pogba
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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