FIFA World Cup Soccer

The World Cup is the epitome of soccer; World cup soccer is every footballer’s ultimate dream. If a player becomes skilled enough he will be asked to join a team representing the country for a bid to the World Cup facing the best teams of the world.

World Cup Soccer is an international football competition among national football teams of member nations of FIFA, Fédération Internationale de Football Association. FIFA is the sport’s global governing body.

World Cup Soccer is sometimes called Football World Cup, FIFA World Cup or just World Cup, though the term World Cup could define any sport besides soccer.

FIFA World Cup Soccer holds both men’s and women’s World Cup Soccer on a separate schedule.

The first World Cup Soccer was held in 1930 on the Estadio Centenario in Montevideo, Uruguay. Except in 1942 and 1946 (World War), FIFA World Cup Soccer was held every four years until the latest tournament in 2006.

The final stage of World Cup Soccer is where the sporting event reaches its highest pinnacle. This stage is competed by 32 deserving national teams in a group stage and knockout stage for over a month within the host nation.

About 28.8 billion audiences watch the proceedings of the World Cup Soccer Finals making this event the most anticipated since its first television appearance in 1954.

The most successful World Cup Soccer team is Brazil who won the championship five times. Germany and Italy is next behind with three titles each and Uruguay and Argentina with two titles each and lastly, Englandand France with one title each.

Here is the breakdown of the past World Cup Soccer winners.

The World Cup Soccer Years

Year    Host                    Winner                 Runner-up

2006    Germany                 Italy                          France

2002    South Korea/Japan Brazil                       Germany

1998    France                       France                      Brazil

1994    Brazil                          Brazil                        Italy

1990    Italy                     West Germany               Argentina

1986    Mexico                       Argentina                  West Germany

1982    Spain                          Italy                           West Germany

1978    Argentina                  Argentina                   Netherlands

1974    West Germany        West Germany            Netherlands

1970    Mexico                        Brazil                           Italy

1966    England                      England                   West Germany

1962    Chile                        Brazil                        Czechoslovakia

1958    Sweden                       Brazil                            Sweden

1954    Switzerland                West Germany           Hungary

1950    Brazil (Maracanazo)    Uruguay                       Brazil

1946                                          world war

1942                                         world war

1938    France                      Italy                             Hungary

1934    Italy                          Italy                          Czechoslovakia

1930    Uruguay                    Uruguay                     Argentina

World Cup Soccer Trivia

• Players with the most goals

• The reason behind Brazil’s successes is through their dynamic players who are considered to be among the best. Brazilian Ronaldo leads the most goals with 15 from 4 world cups (1994, 1998, 2002, 2006) with Gerard Müller from Germany with 14 in 2 world cups (1970, 1974). Frenchman Just Fontaine has 13 in 1 world cup (1958) followed by the legendary Pelé with 12 in 4 world cups (1958, 1962, 1966, 1970).

• The player with the most World Cup Soccer appearances is Lothar Matthäus of Germany with 25

• The biggest victory is in 1954 between Hungary and South Korea 9-0. Also in 1974 between Yugoslavia and Zaire 9-0. the 1982 victory of Hungary over El Salvador has 10-1.