FIFA World Cup History

 FIFA World Cup History

            

    

The 22nd FIFA World Cup is currently being played in Qatar.in which big teams like Argentina, Belgium, France, Brazil and Portugal are competing.On one hand, Brazil is trying to win this title for the sixth time.

on the other hand, Lionel Messi is determined to make Argentina win the World Cup for the third time, before his retirement.Portugal's Christiano Ronaldo is also hoping to win his team the World Cup for the first time.

 

Friends, the history of FIFA World Cup is full of interesting events.You will be surprised to know that the FIFA World Cup trophy has been stolen from different countries twice so far.

 

Was the original first trophy of FIFA world cup stolen?What happened to these stolen trophies? Which was the World Cup in which no final match was played?What are hand of God and goal of the century?You will get the answers to all these questions in this artecal.Also, in this artecal we will take a look at FIFA World Cup history.

 

 interesting facts about World Cup trophies and World Cup winners.FIFA,that is, Federation International of Football Association was established in 1904.1904 with the aim of administering the game of football and giving it further development and innovation.In 1928, FIFA president Jules Rimet took the initiative to establish a tournament called the FIFA World Cup for the world football competition.

 

World Cup Conditions

 

Started in 1930, the FIFA World Cup is held every four years.and the World Cup trophy awarded to the winning team is undoubtedly one of the most famous and prestigious prizes in the game.

 

The first trophy to be produced for a World Cup winner was designed by a French sculptor in 1930.The trophy was originally named the "Victory",but at the end of World War II, in 1946, the trophy was renamed the "Jules Rimet" trophy.in honor of the services of former FIFA president and mastermind of the World Cup event, Jules Rimet.

 

The design featured a gold statue of Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, holding an octagonal cup on her head and wearing a garland around her neck.

 

Made of pure silver, the trophy was inlaid with gold and its blue base was made of precious stones.The height of the trophy was 14 inches and it weighed 3.8 kg.Friends, regarding this trophy, FIFA has made a rule.the winner of each tournament will be entitled to this original trophy till the next World Cup.

 

and will be able to keep it till that next four years.And then according to the same order, the winner of the next World Cup will be entitled to this trophy for the next four years.Moreover, any team that wins the World Cup 3 times will become the permanent owner of this trophy and then will be able to keep it forever.

 

Under this rule, different countries were entitled to this trophy from 1930 to 1970.and finally, after Brazil's third victory in the 1970 World Cup, the "Jules Ramet Trophy" went permanently to Brazil.

 

An interesting thing about this trophy is that during World War II, an official of the Italian Football Federation, who was also the vice-president of FIFA.put this trophy in a shoebox and kept it in his bed for safekeepingThe trophy was kept safe during the war, but it has been stolen twice since.

 

For the first time, before the start of the World Cup in 1966, the trophy was stolen during an exhibition at Westminster Central Hall in LondonThe search for it took many dramatic turns but the English police failed to reach the trophy and England remained a laughing stock to the world.

 

A few days later, a dog named Pickles was playing on the ground when he found a package wrapped in newspaper,which when his owner opened it, contained the World Cup trophy.For the second time in 1983, the same trophy was again stolen from Brazil.

Since 1970, the trophy has been the permanent property of Brazil, which they used to keep in the offices of their football confederation, from where it was stolen.

 

The Brazilian government also announced a huge reward for the finder of the trophy, but this trophy has not been recovered till date.It is believed to have been melted down and sold. Brazil later produced a gold-plated replica of the trophy.

 

After the Jules Rimet Trophy went permanently to Brazil in 1970, FIFA had to introduce a new trophy before the 1974 World Cup.For this purpose, FIFA received 53 designs from around the world and among them, an Italian artist's design was selected.

 

The new design featured two athletes, carrying the earth on their heads.The trophy was 14.4 inches high, and was made of 6.17 kilograms of 18-karat gold.'FIFA World Cup' was engraved on the base of the trophy, and now after each World Cup, the name of the winning team and the year is also engraved.

 

on the base in the national language of that country.In 1994 and 2014, minor changes were made in the design of this trophy.Unlike the previous World Cup trophy, as per the new rules, this new FIFA World Cup trophy will no longer be awarded to a single country.Instead, the winner will now receive a gold-plated bronze replica trophy.

 

The original trophy is permanently housed at the FIFA World Football Museum in Zurich.and is only taken out for world tours before the world cup or other official ceremonies.

 

Friends, in the 21 World Cups played so far, Brazil has won the most that is, 5 times.Italy and Germany have won the World Cup four times each. Uruguay, France and Argentina twice each while England and Spain have won this mega event once.

 

World Cup winners

 

Let us now take a look at the history of World Cup winners.The first World Cup held in 1930 was hosted by Uruguay.It was the first and only World Cup for which no qualifying round was played and teams were formally invited to participate in the World Cup.

 

However, due to economic depression and long travel distances, many teams, especially European countries, declined the invitation.and in the end 13 teams, including only 4 European teams, participated in the World Cup.

 

Hosts Uruguay beat Argentina 4 goals to 2 in the final to claim the World Cup trophy.The second FIFA world cup which was full of controversies, was held in Italy in 1934.Uruguay, the host of the first World Cup and the defending champion, did not participate in the second World Cup held four years later.

 

They were angry with European countries that had refused to travel to Uruguay for the first World Cup,and that Uruguay felt disrespected by their actions.

 

A qualifying stage for participation in the World Cup was held to ensure representation of teams from all continents in the World Cup under a set-up.32 teams participated in the qualifying stage to select 16 World Cup teams.

 

It was the only World Cup in the history of FIFA in which the host nation also had to go through the qualifying stage.Italy's then-ruler Mussolini and his party were also accused of corruption at the World Cup.influence peddling in favor of his country and the use of force and threats against opposing teams.

 

The quarter-final between Italy and Spain was marred by on-field fights, brawls and possibly poor refereeing decisions,resulting in a 1-1 draw, ultimately leading to a replay the following day in favor of Italy.

 

In the final, hosts Italy won the title by defeating Czechoslovakia by two goals to one.In 1938, the third World Cup was held in France, in which Italy won for the second time in a row.Italy's ruler Mussolini is said to have sent a telegram to the team's players before the final, which read "win or die"Italy, fortunately, managed to defend their title by defeating Hungary 4-2.Italy's coach at the time of these two victories was Vittorio Pozzo, and he holds the distinction of being the only coach in the world to win the World Cup twice.

 

After that, due to the Second World War, the Football World Cup could not be held for the next twelve years.In 1950, the World Cup was held again and this time Brazil qualified to host the World Cup.

 

Friends, this World Cup was a unique event of its kind because there was no knockout stage and no final match was played.In this World Cup, a new playing format was introduced by the organizers, which was limited to this World Cup only.

 

The 13 teams participating in the World Cup were divided into 4 groups.and in the next stage a final group consisting of the winning team of each group was formed.

 

Competitions were organized among the four teams included in this final group and the team with the highest number of points was declared the winnerInterestingly, according to Points Table, in the last match played between Brazil and Uruguay,the host Brazil only had to draw the match to win the World Cup, while Uruguay had to win the match.

 

Ultimately, after a tough competition, Uruguay won the match two-one to win the World Cup for the second time.Friends, in this world cup Indian team qualified for the world cup without playing the qualifying round.but later withdrew due to huge travel expenses and lack of timely selection of the team.

 

Four teams competed for one slot reserved for Asia.Three of the four teams, namely Burma, Indonesia and the Philippines, withdrew before the qualification round,after which the Indian team automatically qualified for the World Cup.

 

Friends, the interesting thing is that the Indian team played the game barefoot in the 1948 football Olympics.It is also said that FIFA's refusal to play barefoot in the World Cup was the reason for India's withdrawal,but this has not been confirmed by India.

 

West Germany won the 1954 World CupIn 1958, Brazil won the World Cup for the first time, that was held in Swedenwhile in the next World Cup in 1962, Brazil won the FIFA World Cup for the second time in a row.In the 1966 World Cup, England, the founder of modern football, won the World Cup trophy for the first time.

 

In the ninth World Cup played in Mexico in 1970, Brazil won it for the third timeand thus according to the rules of FIFA, the "Jules Ramet Trophy" was permanently awarded to Brazil, which was later stolen from there.

 

After the design of the new FIFA World Cup trophy, the first and overall tenth World Cup was held in Germany in 1974which was won by the host Germany and became world champions for the second time.

 

In 1978, the eleventh FIFA World Cup was played in Argentina.The hosts Argentina won the World Cup for the first time after defeating the Netherlands in the final.Since 1982, instead of 16, 24 teams have been included in this event to represent more countries in the World Cup.

 

In the twelfth world cup played in 1982, Italy won the World Cup for the third time.In 1986, Argentina won the World Cup for the second time under the leadership of Diego Maradona.

 

Friends, the quarter-final played between England and Argentina in this world cup has a unique position in the history of footballAs the second half of the match began, both teams were tied without a goaljust 6 minutes later Maradona scored a controversial goal, now known as the "hand of god"The goal was probably illegal under the laws of football due to Maradona's use of handsbut the referees on the ground could not see it and video assistant referee technology did not exist at the time.

 

After the match, when Maradona was asked if this goal was correcthis answer was "It was made, a little with the head of Maradona and, a little with the hand of God".4 minutes later Maradona scored the second goal which is now known as the goal of the centuryThis goal is said to be the greatest individual goal in football historyThe match ended in a 2–1 victory for Argentina against England, and the World Cup ended with Argentina becoming world champions.

 

Germany in 1990, and Brazil in 1994 won the world cup.In order to allow more teams, including Asian and African nations, to enter the World Cup, 32 teams have been added to the World Cup formaThis World Cup was played in France and the host France won the title for the first time.

 

The 17th world cup played in 2002 was jointly hosted by South Korea and Japan.It was the first World Cup to be held in the continent of Asia and Brazil won it for the fifth time.In the 2006 World Cup, Italy won the trophy for the fourth time by defeating France on penalty kicksIn 2010, for the first time, an African country had the honor of hosting the FIFA World Cup.

 

Spain won the World Cup for the first time in this event held in South Africa.In 2014, Germany became the world champion for the fourth timeWhile in 2018, France was declared the winner of the World Cup for the second time.

 

2022 is the first time an Islamic country is hosting the FIFA World Cup.Who will be the winner of this world cup will be decided in the final match to be played at Lusail Stadium in Qatar on December 18,but which team do you think will win this world cup, you must tell us your opinion in the comments section.