The history of the World Cups: victories and disappointments

It is difficult to find on our planet a sport game that could compete in popularity with football. Being one of the most accessible sports for any strata of society, it is interesting to people both far from competitions, and fans at any level. But still the top is the championship of planetary scale - the main competition, held every four years. At the moment, the history of the World Cups includes 20 tournaments.

The first tournament

The choice of the venue for the first World Cup in favor of Uruguay was not accidental. This team won in the last two international tournaments at the Olympics, and for their services the South American power was awarded the honorable right to conduct an international match. It happened in 1930, when the first ever world championship was held. Football was then destined to win the hearts of people all over the world. There were 13 participating countries registered for participation. Home stadium in Montevideo was for the Uruguayan team is truly golden. It was on him that the owners team won the first ever gold medals of the championship.

FIFA World Cup: Winning History

In the future, world tournaments were held with a certain regularity - once every four years. An exception was the fortieth years, when two competitions were missed because of World War II.

The second world championship, held in Italy, pleased the fans with a new scheme of conducting. The organizers used the so-called Olympic system, where the loser was eliminated from the further struggle. Again, the hosts became the strongest, this time the Italian team.

After the war, the world football championships resumed in 1950. The first post-war championship was entrusted to lead the Brazilian federation. Local fans reasonably expected the triumph of their players. The scheme of the tournament games was again modified, now the final four revealed the strongest on the circular system. Before the last game, the Brazilian national team suited a draw, but they succumbed to their eternal rivals Uruguayans with a score of 1-2 and became only second. Time "pentakampionov" will come in a few years, and at that time the whole country was immersed in mourning.

Age of the Brazilian national team

The sixth world championship, held in the Swedish fields, marked the hegemony of Brazilian football for many years to come. In Sweden, this team was more powerful than its opponents. What are the results of the semifinal and final matches only. Both these games ended with the same score 5-2 in favor of the Brazilian national team.

In 1962, at the World Championships, held in Chile, the story was largely repeated. Again, the Brazilian team skates with their rivals, giving only one point in the group stage of the Czechoslovak team. The chance to get even with the opponent fell for the Brazilians in the final fight. And this time the "yellow" were stronger with a score of 3-1.

But in the world championship in 1966, the Brazilian national team could not overcome even the group stage. For the sake of justice, it is worth noting that this had its own reasons. The loss of a number of leading players, including Pele, has had a detrimental effect on the playing potential of the ball wizards. And won that championship, its owners, the players of the England national team, defeated in the final match the team of Germany with a score of 4-2. The founders of football this triumph and will remain to this day the only one.

But after four years at the Mexican World Cup, the Brazilians regained the title of the strongest team of the planet. This time the South American team won six games out of six, with a total difference of goals scored and conceded 19-7. The final game against the Italians was held with a huge advantage of the Brazilian national team and ended with the defeat of 4-1. And again the whole world admired the play of the great Pele.

The era of total football

Time passed, the world changed, and the main sport changed. Trainers more and more experimented with the tactics of the game, and it was starting to bear fruit. Passed in 1974 in Germany World Cup, the history of the results of which showed how great the importance of the coaching staff, surprised. Team Germany led by Helmut Shen triumphantly held a home tournament, winning the second in its history of gold.

In the future, the winners were different teams. But the history of the world soccer championships has given its Brazilians a niche. None of them managed to repeat the achievement of the South American team, having won two tournaments in a row.

Personalities

Each World Cup in football - the history of the winners, the history of personalities, their game conquered millions of fans. In the pre-war competitions, the main stars were Stabila, Meazza, Planica, Piola - names that speak little to the current lovers of this sport, but at that time were the cult soccer players of their countries.

In the postwar years, the Brazilians with a scattering of stars came to the fore, the main one being Pele, a three-time world champion in the Brazilian national team. Together with him on football stadiums shone Dida, Garrincha and other masters of football. The next epoch gave the world such dimensions as Bekenbauer, Kempes, Rossi, Bonek.

The 1986 championship became a landmark in the history of international football. Not only that the Argentinean team for the second time has become the strongest team of the planet, the main thing was becoming in the status of star Diego Maradona, who did that miracle in that tournament. Perhaps, after Pele it was the first player to be listed as highly.

Kahn, Ronaldo, Batistuta, Zidane, Klose - every football fan can continue this list, depending on their preferences.

Team Russia (USSR) at the World Championships

The first participation of our players at the world's largest tournament took place at the Sixth World Championships in Sweden. The debut was quite successful. Domestic athletes made their way to the top eight teams of the planet, losing in the quarterfinals to the hosts with a score of 0-2. In four years the result was the same: the flight at the ¼ final stage. Again, the team of the hosts of the championship, the Chilean national team, became an obstacle.

The most successful in the history of domestic football was the World Cup in England, where our team reached the semi-finals. In the future, these results had only to be dreamed of.

Russia in the world championships in football - the story is rather sad. His team started in 1994. Becoming the legal successor of the Soviet Union, the Russian team performed three times at the world championships. Unfortunately, all three tournaments were finished already in the group stage. Let's hope that the 2018 World Cup, which will be held in our country, will bring more reasons for pride to the athletes.

World Cup football: history and statistics

As you know, all sports require constant counting of various indicators. If you consider purely the figures, you can see the following indicators: at the moment the history of the World Cups has 20 tournaments held, but only 8 teams became the owners of the main award.

The greatest number of victories in the Brazilian national team - 5, close to them are teams of Germany and Italy, having in their assets four victories. The best scorer in the history of world championships is Germany striker Miroslav Klose. In his active 16 goals scored. The greatest number of personal victories in the asset Pele, who three times became world champion in the Brazilian team. The greatest number of matches in the final series of international championships was held by German football player Lothar Matthaus.

Mundial 2018: expectations

The history of the World Cups continues its report. And the next world championship, which will pass to Russia, will supplement this story with new facts. This tournament promises to be interesting, spectacular, exciting. It will necessarily light up new stars and flash sportsmen, known throughout the world.