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The first joint bid of the World Cup was approved, edging out Mexico. Results: South Korea/ Japan (joint bid, voted by acclamation) Mexico; The 2002 FIFA World Cup was co-hosted in Asia for the first time by South Korea and Japan (the opening match was held in South Korea and the final was held in Japan).
The Rasunda Stadium was expanded from 38,000 for the World Cup by building end stands. [12] Organising committee chairman Holger Bergérus mortgaged his house to pay for this. [12] The new Malmö Stadion was built for the World Cup, replacing the 1896 Malmö Stadion at a new site [13] The
2006 FIFA World Cup final (Italy 1–1 [5–3 pso] France) Soccer City: Johannesburg, South Africa: 2010 FIFA World Cup final (Spain 1–0 Netherlands) Luzhniki Stadium: Moscow, Russia: 2018 FIFA World Cup final (France 4–2 Croatia) Lusail Stadium: Lusail, Qatar: 2022 FIFA World Cup final (Argentina 3–3 [4–2 pso] France)
The Fula, Fulani, or Fulɓe people [a] are an ethnic group in Sahara, Sahel and West Africa, widely dispersed across the region. [22] Inhabiting many countries, they live mainly in West Africa and northern parts of Central Africa, South Sudan, Darfur, and regions near the Red Sea coast in Sudan. The approximate number of Fula people is unknown ...
The official mascot of this World Cup was "Striker, the World Cup Pup", a dog wearing a red, white and blue soccer uniform with a ball. [57] Striker was designed by the Warner Bros. animation team. [58] A dog was picked as the mascot because dogs are a popular domestic pet in the United States. [58]
The world’s richest-per-capita country essentially built the 2022 World Cup by exploiting some of the poorest humans in some of the world’s poorest countries.
The first match for the United States men's national team was a World Cup qualifier played two months later on November 12 against Mexico that the hosts won 2–0. [84] The stadium hosted a quarterfinal doubleheader for the 2023 CONCACAF Gold Cup on July 9, 2023, with 24,979 spectators watching Jamaica defeat Guatemala and the United States ...
Enugu was a host for the 2009 FIFA U-17 World Cup games (24 October – 15 November) alongside Calabar and five other Nigerian cities with matches taking place at the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium. [128] Its hosting of the FIFA U-17 World Cup benefited Enugu through the renovation of the Nnamdi Azikiwe Stadium, having had such things as a new ...