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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 ...
Highest home attendance in UEFA competitions: 49,575 vs. Waterschei, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, 13 March 1983. [43] Lowest home attendance in UEFA competitions: 9,117 vs. Karpaty Lviv, UEFA Europa League, 30 September 2010. [47] Highest average Ligue 1 home attendance: 47,517 in 2019–20. [48] Lowest average Ligue 1 home attendance: 10,030 in 1971 ...
The two countries have met each other four times in the history of the FIFA World Cup, with two wins for Brazil (West Germany 1974 and Spain 1982), one for Argentina and a draw (Argentina 1978). The country that played most against Brazil in the finals is Sweden : 7 times, with five wins for Brazil and two draws.
The system used in the World Cup up to 1990 was 2 points for a win. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total ...
A total of 471 players have been in the winning team in the World Cup. Brazil's Pelé is the only one to have won three times, while another 20 have won twice. Only players from Brazil and Italy, and one player from Argentina, have won the World Cup more than once. No player has won two World Cups both as captain.
U.S.A. Bicentennial Cup Tournament. Winners: 1976; Taça Centenário Jornal O Fluminense (vs Rio de Janeiro XI) Winners: 1978; Saudi Crown Prince Trophy (vs Al Ahli Saudi FC) Winners: 1978; Rous Cup. Winners: 1987; Australia Bicentenary Gold Cup. Winners: 1988; Amistad Cup [8] Winners: 1992; Umbro Cup. Winners: 1995; Nelson Mandela Challenge ...
The 2025 FIFA Club World Cup is a 32-team tournament featuring top professional clubs from around the world, set to begin June 15, 2025, in the U.S. (Photo courtesy of FIFA)
The tournament featured France as the hosts, Brazil as the winners of the previous World Cup and 30 other teams who emerged from the qualification tournaments organised by the six FIFA confederations. The 32 teams competed in a group stage, from which 16 teams qualified for the knockout stage.