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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 ...
The current award was introduced in the 1982 FIFA World Cup, sponsored by Adidas and France Football. [5] Oliver Kahn is to date the only goalkeeper to have won the award, which he did in the 2002 FIFA World Cup. At the 2022 FIFA World Cup, Lionel Messi became the first player to win a second Golden Ball. [6]
[a] Of these, eight national teams have won the World Cup, [113] and they have added stars to their badges, with each star representing a World Cup victory. Uruguay, however, chose to display four stars on their badge , representing their two gold medals at the 1924 and 1928 Summer Olympics, which are recognized by FIFA as World Championships ...
The 1991 season was Rypien's best: he threw for 3,564 yards and 28 touchdowns with 11 interceptions, leading the Redskins to Super Bowl XXVI after recording a 14–2 regular season record. He was named the MVP (Most Valuable Player) of the game, passing for 292 yards and 2 touchdowns and leading his team to a 37–24 win over the Buffalo Bills.
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.
On January 26, 1992, the Redskins won Super Bowl XXVI by defeating the Buffalo Bills 37–24; [9] QB Mark Rypien won the Super Bowl MVP award. [60] After the Super Bowl, the Redskins set another franchise record by sending eight players to the Pro Bowl. [56] The 1991 Washington Redskins are widely considered one of the best teams in NFL history ...
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.
The Redskins ended their campaign as world champions, knocking off the defending AFC Champion Buffalo Bills 37–24, in Super Bowl XXVI. The Redskins led the league in scoring with 485 points and allowed the second-fewest points (224) in the league in 1991. [ 1 ] (