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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 closest thing that happened was the 1957 Tournoi de Paris, which brought together the only continental champions of the time and which served as inspiration for the Intercontinental Cup. The Intercontinental Cup is considered by FIFA as the official predecessor [14] [6] to the FIFA Club World Cup, which was held for the first time in 2000. [15]
The teams rejoined in 1946 following FIFA's invitation. [29] The tournament also saw the return of 1930 champions Uruguay, who had boycotted the previous two World Cups. Uruguay won the tournament again after defeating the host nation Brazil, in the match called "Maracanazo" (Portuguese: Maracanaço).
The International Stadium Yokohama in Japan has played host to the FIFA Club World Cup final the most times, with six title-deciding matches held. [32] Along with the Estádio do Maracanã, they are the only venues in the world to have hosted both the FIFA World Cup final and the FIFA Club World Cup final (International Stadium Yokohama hosted the 2002 FIFA World Cup final while the deciding ...
As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the final tournaments. [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 ]
Champions: England Men's only major tournament victory 6 5 1 0 11 3 +8 1970 Mexico: Quarter-finals Best result 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 1974 West Germany: Champions: 7 6 0 1 13 4 +9 1978 Argentina: Champions: 7 5 1 1 15 4 +11 1982 Spain: Second round (top 12) 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 1986 Mexico: Quarter-finals 5 3 2 0 6 2 +4 1990 Italy: Third place: 7 6 1 0 10 ...
The UEFA Champions League is a seasonal football competition established in 1955. [1] Prior to the 1992–93 season, the tournament was named the European Cup. [1] The UEFA Champions League is open to the league champions of all UEFA (Union of European Football Associations) member associations (except Liechtenstein, which has no league competition), as well as to the clubs finishing from ...
These teams have historically participated in matches and tournaments outside FIFA's recognition, though some of them have sporadically or regularly played in friendly matches and tournaments against FIFA members. Some national teams with FIFA membership have disappeared due to belonging to a sovereign state or dependent territory which split ...