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World Cup History
13/05/2004 12:22 - (SA)
Cape Town - Formed in 1904, it took Fifa close to three decades to start a professional international competition.
With many top nations withdrawing from the Olympics in 1928, among them Denmark and England, Fifa made a decision to organise a World Cup competition immediately.
Fifa announced its plan to run its own competition, open to all affiliated countries. Initially, a name was not given to the competition, but the world's press did not waste any time giving it their own title. "World Cup", "World Soccer Championship" and "La Coupe de Monde" were a few of the names coined for the competition. Another was the "Jules Rimet Cup".
And so the World Cup was born on May 26 1928.
On May 18 1929 at the congress of Barcelona, Uruguay with its good record in the Olympics tournaments, was proclaimed host of the First World Cup and indeed staged the first world cup.
Sixteen World Cup tournaments have been played between 1930-2002.
Previous World Cup Fixtures
Date: 2002
Host Country: South Korea & Japan
Final score: Brazil - Germany 2-0
Date: 1998
Host Country: France
Final score: France - Brazil 3-0
Date: 1994
Host Country: USA
Final score: Brazil - Italy 3-2 (penalties)
Date: 1990
Host Country: Italy
Final score: West Germany - Argentina 1-0
Date: 1986
Host Country: Mexico
Final score: Argentina - West Germany 3-2
Date: 1982
Host Country: Spain
Final score: Italy - West Germany 3-1
Date: 1978
Host Country: Argentina
Final score: Argentina - Holland 3-1 (after extra-time)
Date: 1974
Host Country: Germany
Final score: West Germany - Holland 2-1
Date: 1970
Host Country: Mexico
Final score: Brazil - Italy 4-1
Date: 1966
Host Country: England
Final score: England - West Germany 4-2
Date: 1962
Host Country: Chile
Final score: Brazil - Czechoslovakia 3-1
Date: 1958
Host Country: Sweden
Final score: Brazil - Sweden 5-2
Date: 1954
Host Country: Switzerland
Final score: West Germany - Hungary 3-2 (2:2)
Date: 1950
Host Country: Brazil
Final score: Uruguay - Brazil 2-1
Date: 1938
Host Country: France
Final score: Italy - Hungary 4-2
Date: 1934
Host Country: Italy
Final score: Italy - Czechoslovakia 2-1 (after extra time)
Date: 1930
Host Country: Uruguay
Final score: Uruguay - Argentina 4-2
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