World Cup: history, facts and figures

World Cup: :It is the largest and most famous football tournament in the world. Take part in it 32 A national team from various continents, and they compete to win the world title every four years. Organized by the International Football Association (FIFA), it is considered the most important global sporting event after the Olympic Games.

World Cup history

The first version of the World Cup was held in a year 1930 In Uruguay, the host team won it after it beat Argentina in the final with a result 4-2. Only 13 teams participated in this version, and there were no qualifiers to qualify. The tournament was cut off due to World War II in my year 1942 And1946، And resumed in a year 1950 In Brazil, where Uruguay won a big surprise in Brazil in the decisive match known as “ Maracana Tragedy ”.

Since then, the World Cup has witnessed many wonderful, exciting and influential moments, such as West Germany's victory over Hungary in a year 1954 At “ Bern's Miracle ”, Pele's famous goal in 2000 1958 Against Sweden, England won West Germany in a year 1966 After a controversial goal, Brazil won Italy in a year 1970 After a great art show, Maradona's hand goal in a year 1986 Against England, France beat Brazil in a year 1998 After Zidane shines, Italy wins France in a year 2006 Weighting kicks after Zidane was expelled, and Spain won the Netherlands in a year 2010 After Enista's goal in overtime, Germany won over Argentina in a year 2014 After the goal of Gotze in overtime, France won Croatia in a year 2018 With a result 4-2.

Facts and figures about the World Cup

The most winning female team in the World Cup is Brazil with five titles, followed by Germany and Italy with four titles each, then Uruguay, Argentina and France with two titles each, then England and Spain with one title each.
The most popular player in the World Cup is the German Luther Matthews in five copies (1982, 1986, 1990، 1994, 1998), Followed by Italian Gianluigi Buffon and Mexican Rafael Marquez in four copies (1998, 2002, 2006, 2010) for each of them.
The most registered players in the World Cup are German Miroslav Claus B.16 A goal, followed by Brazilian Ronaldo B.15th A goal, then German Gerd Muller B.14 A goal.
The most popular player in the World Cup award is Brazilian Pele three times (1958, 1962, 1970(, Followed by Argentine Maradona and French, two times each)1986، 1990) And(1998، 2006) Respectively.
The countries hosting the World Cup are Mexico, Germany, Brazil, France and Italy three times each.
The biggest result in the history of the World Cup is Hungary's victory over El Salvador 10-1 in the year 1982.
The most targeted match in the history of the World Cup is the match of France and Argentina in a year 2018، Which ended in France winning a result 4-3.
The most popular game in the history of the World Cup is the match of Portugal and the Netherlands in a year 2006، Which saw four red cards.

World Cup 2026

The next version of the World Cup will be held in a year 2026 In the United States of America, Canada, and Mexico, the first time that three countries have hosted the tournament together

How is the World Cup organized؟

The World Cup is an international football tournament organized by FIFA every four years. Share it 32 Nationally elected from various continents, and competing to win the world title. Organizing the World Cup includes several stages, namely:
Host Selection: Countries wishing to host the World Cup submit nomination files containing their plans, budget, stadiums, infrastructure and other criteria. The FIFA Evaluation Committee visits and reports on the candidates. The FIFA Council then votes on selecting the host from among the candidates. For example, Qatar was chosen to host the World Cup 2022 After overcoming Japan, Australia, the United States and South Korea in voting1.
Qualifiers: All the national teams that are members of FIFA participate in the qualifiers, with the exception of the host who automatically qualifies. The qualifiers are divided into six geographical regions: Africa, Asia, Europe, North and Central America, the Caribbean, South America and Oceania. Each region organizes its own qualifying system, which usually includes stage groups and playoffs. A specific number of women are eligible from each region to the World Cup, and this number is determined based on the strength of football in each region. For example, you qualify 13 Elected from Europe, five from Africa, four and a half from Asia, four and a half from South America, three and a half from North and Central America, the Caribbean, and a half from Oceania2.
The draw: After the playoffs are over, the eligible teams are divided into eight groups of four teams in each group. The order of the electors in the lottery is determined based on the classification of the global viva and the continental and logical level. This arrangement aims to ensure balance and justice between groups, and to avoid confronting women from the same continent or region in the first stage. For example, qualified teams were divided into the World Cup 2018 To four levels, a team from each level was drawn to form each group3.
Group role: Each team plays three games in its group, with each team from the other group. The winner of each match gets three points, two draws on one point, and the loser gets zero points. The first and second each group qualifies for qualifying roles, and the third and fourth each group comes out of the tournament. In the event that the points are equal between two or more teams in the same group, the arrangement is determined based on the difference between the recorded and future goals, then the number of registered goals