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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 ...
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 ...
Invictus is a 2009 biographical sports film directed by Clint Eastwood and starring Morgan Freeman and Matt Damon, making it the third collaboration between Eastwood and Freeman after Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004).
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]
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
Alves came on as a substitute in the 2009 FIFA Confederations Cup semi-final against South Africa and scored the winner, a free-kick and a goal in the 88th minute in a 1–0 win. [75] The following summer, he was named to Brazil's squad for the 2010 FIFA World Cup .
Daniel Alberto Passarella (born 25 May 1953) is an Argentine former footballer and manager, who is considered one of the greatest defenders of all time. [2] [3] [4] As a player for Argentina, he was part of two FIFA World Cup-winning teams; he captained his nation to victory at the 1978 World Cup which Argentina hosted, and was also part of the winning squad in 1986.
Dino Zoff OMRI (pronounced [ˈdiːno dˈdzɔf]; born 28 February 1942) is an Italian former professional footballer who played as a goalkeeper.Regarded as one of the greatest goalkeepers of all time, he is the oldest ever winner of the World Cup, which he lifted as captain of the Italy national team in the 1982 tournament, at the age of 40 years, 4 months and 13 days. [3]