History of FOOTBALL World Cup
The FIFA World Cup was first held in 1930, when FIFA president Jules Rimet decided to stage an international football tournament. The inaugural edition, held in 1930, was contested as a final tournament of only thirteen teams invited by the organization. Since then, the World Cup has experienced successive expansions and format remodeling to its current 32-team final tournament preceded by a two-year qualifying process, involving over 200 teams from around the world.
The first official international football match was played in 1872 in Glasgow between Scotland and England, although at this stage the sport was rarely played outside Great Britain.
By 1900, however, football had gained ground all around the world and national football associations were being founded. The first official international match outside the British Isleswas played between Uruguay and Argentina in Montevideo in July 1902. FIFA was founded in Paris on 22 May 1904 – comprising football associations from France, Belgium (the preceding two teams having played their first international aqainst each other earlier in the month), Denmark, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Switzerland, with Germany pledging to join.
FIFA (Federation International of Football Association)
FIFA (Federation International of Football Association) is the international governing body of association football, futsal and beach soccer. It is one of the world’s oldest and largest NGOs, being founded on 21 May 1904. It has since expanded to include 209 member associations.
President of FIFA – Gianni Infantino of Switzerland/Italy from 2016 to at present.
General Secretary – Fatma Samoura of Senegal from 2016 to at present
FIFA World Cup Champions List
| Year | Host | Winner |
|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Uruguay | Uruguay |
| 1934 | Italy | Italy |
| 1938 | France | Italy |
| 1950 | Brazil | Uruguay |
| 1954 | Switzerland | West Germany |
| 1958 | Swedan | Brazil |
| 1962 | Chile | Brazil |
| 1966 | England | England |
| 1970 | Mexico | Brazil |
| 1974 | West Germany | West Germany |
| 1978 | Argentina | Argentina |
| 1982 | Spain | Italy |
| 1986 | Mexico | Argentina |
| 1990 | Italy | West Germany |
| 1994 | United States | Brazil |
| 1998 | France | France |
| 2002 | South Korea & Japan | Brazil |
| 2006 | Germany | Italy |
| 2010 | South Africa | Spain |
| 2014 | Brazil | Germany |
| 2018 | Russia | France |
| 2022 | Qatar | ??? |
| 2026 | Canada, Mexico, United States. | ??? |
FIFA World Cup Champions Team
| Country | No.of FIFA World Cup |
|---|---|
| Brazil | 5 |
| Italy | 4 |
| West Germany | 4 |
| Uruguay | 2 |
| Argentina | 2 |
| England | 1 |
| France | 2 |
| Spain | 1 |
| Total | 21 |
FIFA Golden Ball and Golden Boot Winners
| Year | Golden Ball | Golden Shoe/ Boot |
|---|---|---|
| 1982 | Paolo Rossi | Paolo Rossi |
| 1986 | Diego Maradona | Gary Linekar |
| 1990 | Salvatore Schillaci | Salvatore Schillaci |
| 1994 | Romario | Oleg Salenko & Hristo Stoichkov |
| 1998 | Ronaldo | Davor Suker |
| 2002 | Oliver Khan | Ronaldo |
| 2006 | Zinedine Zidane | Miroslav Klose |
| 2010 | Diego Forlan | Thomas Muller |
| 2014 | Lionel Messi | James Rodriguez |
| 2018 | Luka Modric (Croatia) | Harry Kane (England) |