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Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
The FIFA Confederations Cup was a tournament held one year before the World Cup at the World Cup host nation(s) as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming World Cup. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships, along with the FIFA World Cup champion and the host country. [57]
Since 1930, FIFA has sanctioned an official documentary film for each World Cup. Up to 2002, 35 mm film was used for the footage. List Year Host country Title Narrator(s) Refs Notes 1954 Switzerland German Giants Emil Fersil 1958 Sweden Hinein! Herbert Zimmermann Heribert Meisel Heinz Gottschalk An UFA production with commentary in German. The title is German for "[It's] in!", often shouted ...
Set against backdrop of 1954 FIFA World Cup Final, which became known in Germany as the "Miracle of Bern". [1] The Other Final: 2003 Documentary Match between Bhutan and Montserrat, lowest-ranked teams in FIFA World Rankings, held on same day as 2002 FIFA World Cup Final. United: 2003 Romantic comedy Norway film. Pelé Eterno: 2004 Documentary
Soccer icon Mário Zagallo, a four-time World Cup winner with Brazil as a player and coach, has died at age 92, a post on his official Instagram account announced on Saturday.
2009 World Cup may refer to: 2009 Alpine Skiing World Cup; 2009 ICC World Twenty20; 2009 Women's Cricket World Cup; 2009 World Cup (men's golf) Chess World Cup 2009; Football (soccer): Youth: 2009 FIFA U-20 World Cup; Junior: 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup; Club: 2009 FIFA Club World Cup; Beach soccer: 2009 FIFA Beach Soccer World Cup
The 2009 FIFA Club World Cup (officially known as the FIFA Club World Cup UAE 2009 presented by Toyota for sponsorship reasons) was a football tournament played from 9 to 19 December 2009. It was the sixth FIFA Club World Cup and was played in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates. Defending champions Manchester United did not qualify as they lost ...
The 2009 FIFA Club World Cup final was the final match of the 2009 FIFA Club World Cup, a football tournament for the champion clubs from each of FIFA's six continental confederations. The match took place at the Sheikh Zayed Stadium , Abu Dhabi , on 19 December 2009, and pitted Estudiantes de La Plata of Argentina, the CONMEBOL club champions ...