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Each FIFA World Cup since 1966 has its own mascot or logo. World Cup Willie, the mascot for the 1966 competition, was the first World Cup mascot. [99] World Cups feature official match balls specially designed for each tournament. After Slazenger produced the ball for the 1966 World Cup Adidas became the official supplier to FIFA. [100]
Title-holder Italy did take part, despite the Superga air disaster of 1949 in which the entire Grande Torino team (many of whom were national team players) were killed. The 1950 World Cup was the only tournament not to stage a final tie, replacing knockout rounds with two group phases.
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 2022 World Cup begins Nov. 20 — one day earlier than its original start date ... They will all take World Cup breaks by Monday, Nov. 14, the date by which all professional clubs, in every ...
The 1954 World Cup hosting duty was decided on 26 July 1946, the same day that Brazil was selected for the 1950 World Cup, in Luxembourg City. On 27 July, the FIFA Congress pushed back the 5th World Cup finals, deciding it should take place in 1954.
The defending World Cup champions were formerly granted an automatic spot in the Cup finals field. As of the 2006 tournament, this berth is no longer guaranteed. [13] However, no defending World Cup champion has yet failed to qualify. Automatic berths have never been given for defending World Cup runners-up.
Here’s everything you need to know about the 2022 World Cup in Qatar.
FIFA World Cup record Year Round Pld W D L GF GA 1930 to 1970: Did not enter: 1974 and 1978: Did not qualify: 1982: Round 1: 3: 0: 1: 2: 2: 6 1986 to 2014: Did not qualify: 2018: Disqualified: 2022: Did not qualify: 2026: To be determined: 2030: 2034: Total 1/25 3 0 1 2 2 6