Modern football originated in England and then swept the world. Due to the rapid development of football, international competitions have also appeared. 1896 When the Athens Olympic Games was held, football was listed as an official event. Denmark beat Greece 9-0 and became the first football champion in the Olympic Games. Because professional athletes are not allowed to participate in the Olympic Games, the football match will not last until the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games.

1928 After the Olympic Games, FIFA held a representative meeting and unanimously adopted the resolution to hold the World Football Championship every four years. This has played a positive role in promoting the further development and improvement of world football. At first, this new football game was called "World Football Championship". 1956, FIFA decided to change its name to "Rimet Cup" at its meeting in Luxemburg. This is in recognition of Rimet, a Frenchman and former FIFA president, for his achievements in football. Rimet has been the president of FIFA for 33 years (192 1- 1954), and is the initiator and organizer of the World Football Championship. Later, it was suggested that the two names be linked, called "World Football Championship-Rimet Cup". Therefore, the Helsinki Conference decided to change its name to "World Football Championship-Rimet Cup" or "World Cup" for short.

The World Cup trophy is a special prize made by FIFA for the winner in 1928, which was cast by the famous Parisian jewelry technician Friel. Its model is Nikai, the legendary Greek goddess of victory. She was wearing an ancient Roman tunic, with her arms straight and a big cup in her hand. The statue, made of pure gold, weighs1800g and is 30cm high, and stands on a marble pedestal. This cup is a mobile prize. Whoever wins the championship can keep the gold cup for four years and return it to FIFA before the next cup so that it can be awarded to the new world champion. There is also an additional rule: whoever wins the world championship three times in a row will win the trophy forever.

During the 9th World Cup from 65438 to 0970, Uruguay, Italy and Brazil all won the championship twice. Therefore, everyone has the opportunity to possess this cup forever. As a result, Brazil took the lead and occupied the cup.

To this end, FIFA has to prepare a new trophy for the next champion. 1971may, FIFA held a new cup judging meeting. After reviewing 53 schemes, we decided to adopt the design scheme of Gazania, Italy-the design scheme of holding the earth high with both hands. This figure symbolizes the strength and scale of sports. The new World Cup is named "FIFA World Cup". This cup is 36 centimeters high and weighs 5 kilograms, which was worth 20 thousand dollars at that time. 1974 In the 10 World Cup, West Germany won the new cup as a champion for the first time. This time, FIFA stipulates that the new cup is a mobile prize, and no matter which team wins many championships, it can't occupy this cup.

Review of World Cup history

1 World Cup in Uruguay

There were no qualifiers in this tournament, only 13 national teams participated, and two South American countries, Uruguay and Argentina, joined hands to enter the final. Uruguay's national football team became the first World Cup champion.

The first World Cup ushered in a new era of world football.

The 2nd World Cup in Italy 1934

The tournament was broadcast live on the radio for the first time.

Italy and Czechoslovakia competed for the championship, and Italy won the World Cup for the first time.

The 3rd World Cup in France 1938

In this tournament, the last champion and the host team directly entered the final stage. The rule that the last champion directly entered the World Cup finals was cancelled after the World Cup in Korea and Japan in 2002. In the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Brazil, the last champion, also participated in the South American regional qualifiers.

The final was held between Italy and Hungary, and the Italian team won the championship again with a score of 4-2.

The 4th World Cup in Brazil 1950

After the first round of round robin, Brazil, Uruguay, Spain and Sweden entered the semi-finals, and they need to decide the champion again in the form of round robin. The final decisive battle between Brazil and Uruguay was staged in Maracana. Uruguay, a veteran powerhouse, withstood the pressure on and off the court and won the World Cup for the second time.

The number of spectators in this World Cup exceeded 6,543,800+for the first time, setting a world cup record of 60,000 spectators per game. Brazil's Ademyr won the best shooter award. He scored seven goals in the game. In addition, it is worth mentioning that during the whole cup, no player was sent off, probably after the baptism of World War II, and people paid more attention to harmony and friendliness.

The 5th World Cup in Switzerland 1954

The tournament was held in five cities in Switzerland, and scored 140 goals in 26 games, which made the fans feast their eyes. The average score of 5.38 goals per game is also the highest in previous World Cup finals. In this tournament, the players put on jerseys with numbers for the first time. In addition, television was used to broadcast the World Cup for the first time.

The Federal Republic of Germany defeated Hungary and finally won the championship, which began their glorious course in the World Cup.

The 6th World Cup in Sweden 1958

The star of this game is Brazilian talented player Pele, who is only 17 years old. He played on the left and formed the sharpest front line in the world with Garrincha, zagallo and Wawa. Another star is France's Fontaine, who is the first star to score goals in every game in the World Cup finals, setting an unprecedented record of scoring goals in the previous World Cup 13.

Sweden, the host country, played well, entered the championship finals and competed for the championship. But Brazilian artistic football soon proved its power to the world, and Brazil won the World Cup for the first time.

China participated in the World Cup qualifier for the first time, but failed to qualify.

The 7th World Cup in Chile 1962

This World Cup is called the roughest World Cup in history, and players were sent off in almost every game. Three days after the start of the game, 34 players were carried away.

Brazil beat Czechoslovakia to become the third team to win the World Cup twice, which set off a fierce "yellow storm" around the world.

The 8th World Cup in England 1966

The biggest dark horse in this tournament belongs to North Korea, the first Asian team to enter the semi-finals of the World Cup.

In the championship battle between England and the Federal Republic of Germany, Hurst of England became the hero of the host country. He became the only player who scored a hat trick in the final so far, and the birthplace of modern football team was on the podium for the first time. The British innovatively used the "442" formation in this competition, and this classic formation is still adopted by many teams.

The 9th World Cup in Mexico 1970

With the development of football in all continents, FIFA decided to hold the World Cup outside Europe and South America for the first time, and finally chose Mexico.

In the championship battle, Brazil finally defeated the Italian team by 4-/kloc-0, and won an epoch-making victory, becoming the first team to win the championship three times in the history of the World Cup, and occupying the "Rimet Cup" forever.

10 World Cup in Germany 1974

This World Cup coincides with the upsurge of technological innovation in world football, represented by the Dutch-created "all-out and all-defensive football", which has brought new vitality to football.

The Federal Republic of Germany and the Netherlands played a final that will never go down in history. In the cheers of the audience, the Federal Republic of Germany boarded the championship podium for the second time.

Argentina's11978th World Cup

This World Cup has achieved a historic breakthrough, with more than 100 teams participating for the first time.

Argentina competed with the last runner-up Holland for the championship. Finally, Argentina was 3- 1, and the Netherlands was second. This is also the fifth time in the history of the World Cup that the host country won the championship.

12 World Cup in Spain 1982

This competition has been expanded to 24 teams.

Italy and West Germany competed for the championship. Italy became the second country after Brazil to win three World Cups. Rossi also won the top scorer and best player award in this tournament with six goals.

13 World Cup in Mexico

Colombia, the host country of this World Cup, gave up because of financial difficulties. Mexico replaced Colombia to host the World Cup, becoming the first country to host two World Cups.

The Argentine team competed with the Federal Republic of Germany for the championship. As the best player in this tournament, superstar diego maradona showed his elegant demeanor and became a big stage for his performance. Argentina finally won the championship.

14 World Cup in Italy

The heroes of this tournament are veteran Milla, top scorer Shirachi and Argentine goalkeeper goyechea. The champion finally belongs to the Federal Republic of Germany, which, like Italy and Brazil, has become a country that has won three World Cups.

This tournament attracted nearly 26.7 billion TV viewers, and the ticket revenue reached $65.438+0.4 billion.

15 World Cup in America

The World Cup finals are full of exciting scenes and amazing goals. Saudi Arabia broke into the 16 semi-finals and won honor for Asian football. The biggest tragedy of this tournament is that Colombian player Escobar was killed when he returned home after scoring an own goal.

In the final, the two teams were Brazil and Italy, both of which won three World Cup titles respectively. 120 minutes is not high or low. Penalty shoot-out, Brazil won the Cup again, becoming the first country in the world to win the World Cup four times.

16 World Cup in France

The World Cup expanded to 32 teams. The biggest dark horse is Croatia, which entered the World Cup finals for the first time. They finally won the third place, and Suk became the top scorer in this World Cup.

July 12 becomes a French festival. In the final, midfielder Zidane scored twice in the first half, which laid the foundation for the French team to win the championship in advance. In the end, France defeated Brazil 3-0 to win the championship.

17 2002 Korea-Japan World Cup

The World Cup was jointly held by the two countries for the first time in history. This year's cup was frequently upset by the weak team winning the strong team, and several popular teams stopped at the group stage.

The final was played between Brazil and Germany, and Brazil won the World Cup for the fifth time.

The host country South Korea won the fourth place, setting a new record for Asian teams in the history of the World Cup.

China entered the World Cup finals for the first time, but failed to score three goals in the group stage, with nine goals and zero points.

18 2006 World Cup in Germany

Germany, South Africa, England, Morocco and Brazil bid for the 2006 World Cup, but Brazil withdrew at the last minute. In the final vote, Germany defeated South Africa by 12 1 1 and won the right to host the 2006 World Cup. This is the second time that Germany has hosted the World Cup finals. Germany last hosted the World Cup in 1974.

In this World Cup, the top four teams are European teams, while Asian and African teams are not performing well. In the end, Italy beat France on penalties and won the championship. Zidane shocked the world when he was sent off for headbutting Italian defender Materazzi in the second half of extra time.

19 South Africa World Cup 20 10

19 World Cup will be held in South Africa, which indicates that the football career in Africa is gradually reaching its peak.

20th World Cup in Brazil 20 14

Beijing time 20071October 30th 10, FIFA announced at its headquarters in Zurich that Brazil will host the 20 14 World Cup!

World Cup Record Collection

The oldest world champion: dino zoff (Italian) is 40 years old.

The youngest world champion: Pele (Brazil) 17 years old.

The oldest player: roger milla (Cameroonian) 42 years and 39 days.

Youngest player: norman whiteside (Northern Ireland) 17 years and 42 days.

The oldest shooter: roger milla (Cameroonian) 42 years and 39 days.

The youngest goal scorer: Pele (Brazil) 17 years and 239 days.

The first goal: Laurent (France), 1930, France-Uruguay.

First penalty: rosas (Mexico), 1930, Argentina-Mexico.

The first own goal: Manuel rosas (Mexico) 1930, Mexico-Chile.

The first hat trick: Staby Le (Argentina) 1930, Argentina-Mexico.

Shortest time hat trick: Keith (Hungary) 1982, Hungary-El Salvador

The first player sent off: Galindo (Peru) 1930 Peru-Romania.

The first goalkeeper sent off: Pagliyuka (Italy) 1994 Italy-Norway.

The first yellow card: Lopchev (Soviet Union), 1970,

The first red card: Kassel (Chile), 1974, Chile-West Germany.

Top scorer with the fewest goals: Nej Deliens (Czechoslovakia) 1934.

Fastest player sent off: jose batista (Uruguay) 1986 Uruguay-Scotland 56 seconds.

The scores are the most disparity: 1982, Hungary-El Salvador 10: 1.

The record of scoring the most goals in a single game: 1954, Austria 7-5 Switzerland.

Fastest goal record: 2002, Hakan-Suk, Turkey-North Korea, 1 1 sec.

The record of the fastest substitute goal: Molares (Uruguay), 2002, Uruguay-Senegal, 17 seconds.

The country that scored the most goals in a single game: 1954, Hungary, with 27 goals.

Four consecutive goalkeepers: Bailey (6 goals in 58 years, 2 goals in 62 years, 0 goals in 66 years, 4 goals in 70 years) and the seller (0 goals in 58 years, 2 goals in 62 years, 2 goals in 66 years and 3 goals in 70 years).

Top scorer in a single World Cup: Fontaine (France), 13 goal, 1958.

Top scorer in a single World Cup: Klose (Germany), 5 goals, 2002.

Players who scored the most goals in the World Cup: Cristiano Ronaldo (Brazil), 15, 98 -4, 2002 -8 and 2006 -3.

The most goals conceded in the World Cup are: Dai Yaya (Saudi Arabia), 25 goals,16 goals in 994,18 goals in 998 and 12 in 2002.

The person who scored the most goals in a single game: Salenko, 5 goals, 1994, and Erka, 6: 1.

The most red and yellow cards in a single game: 2002, Germany-Cameroon, 16.

Player with the most appearances: matthaeus (German), 25 games in 5 sessions, with a total of 2048 minutes.

Longest clean sheet record: Zeng Jia (Italy), 90 years, 5 games with 565,438+08 minutes.

Player with the most fouls: Diego Diego Maradona (Argentine), 53 times, 90 years.