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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.
It was an official sponsor the 2010 FIFA World Cup in South Africa and an index measuring World Cup player performance was updated after each round of matches. [1] Castrol made a ranking in Euro 2012 [2] and the 2013 FIFA Confederations Cup. [3]
As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the finals of the FIFA World Cup. [1] Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy and Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. [2] Eight nations have won the tournament.
The 2022 World Cup began with some surprises. Saudi Arabia beat Argentina in one of the biggest upsets in tournament history. Teams like Belgium and Germany failed to make the knockout rounds.
Lionel Messi is the player with the most games played at the FIFA World Cup, and one of only six along with German Lothar Matthäus, Portuguese Cristiano Ronaldo and Mexicans Antonio Carbajal, Andrés Guardado, and Rafael Márquez to have entered the field in five different tournaments.
The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.
U.S. Women's National Team legend Brandi Chastain spoke with Yahoo Sports about the strong performance by the men's team in Qatar and what it means for the program with the World Cup set to come ...
50 – FIFA World Cup matches (before quarter-finals) 60 – FIFA World Cup matches (quarter-finals, semi-finals, third place play-off and final) W – the result of the game: 0 – loss after regular or extra time; 0.5 – draw or loss in a penalty shoot-out; 0.75 – win in a penalty shoot-out; 1 – win after regular or extra time.