The origin of the World Cup

The World Cup (World Cup, FIFA World Cup, FIFA World Cup, World Football Championship) is the highest level football competition in the world, and is known as the world's three top events along with the Olympic Games and F1.

It is held every four years. Any member country (region) of FIFA (FIFA) can send a team to register to participate. The World Cup is mainly divided into two stages: the qualifying stage and the final stage. Linzi, the hometown of the Spring and Autumn Period and Warring States Period of China, is here

The competitive game of "football" appeared, which was called "Cuju" at that time.

Modern football originated in England and then became popular around the world.

Due to the rapid development of football, international competitions have also emerged.

When the Athens Olympics was held in 1896, football was listed as an official event. Denmark defeated Greece 9-0 and became the first football champion in the Olympics.

Because professional athletes were not allowed to participate in the Olympic Games, by the 1928 Amsterdam Olympics, the football competition could no longer continue.

After the 1928 Olympic Games, FIFA held a representative meeting and unanimously adopted a resolution to host the four-year World Football Championship.

This has played a positive role in promoting the further development and improvement of world football.

Initially this new football competition was called the "World Football Championship".

In 1956, at a meeting held in Luxembourg, FIFA decided to change its name to the "Jules Rimit Cup".

This is in recognition of the achievements made by former FIFA President Frenchman Rimet for football.

Rimit served as FIFA president for 33 years (1921-1954) and was the initiator and organizer of the World Football Championship.

Later, someone suggested joining the two names and calling it "World Football Championship - Jules Rimit Cup".

As a result, it was decided at the Helsinki Conference to change the name to the "World Football Championship - Jules Rimit Cup", referred to as the "World Cup".

Review of the history of the World Cup. The first 1930 World Cup in Uruguay. There were no qualifiers for this cup. Only 13 national teams signed up to participate. Two South American countries, Uruguay and Argentina, entered the finals together.

Uruguay's national football team becomes the first World Cup champion.

The first World Cup ushered in a new era for world football.

The 2nd 1934 World Cup in Italy. This cup was broadcast live on radio for the first time.

Italy competed with Czechoslovakia for the championship, and Italy won the World Cup for the first time.

The 3rd 1938 World Cup in France. In this cup, the previous champion and the host team directly entered the finals.

The rule that the previous champion directly entered the finals of the World Cup was not abolished until the 2002 World Cup in South Korea and Japan.

At the 2006 World Cup in Germany, the previous champion Brazil also participated in the South American qualifiers.

The final was held between Italy and Hungary, with the Italian team retaining the championship with a score of 4-2.

The Italian team also became the first team in World Cup history to win consecutive championships.

The 4th 1950 World Cup in Brazil After the first round of group rounds, Brazil, Uruguay, Spain and Sweden entered the semi-finals, and they needed to decide the championship in a round-robin format again.

The game between Brazil and Uruguay was the de facto final battle. This game was played at the Maracan? Stadium. The experienced Uruguay team withstood the pressure on and off the field and won the World Cup title for the second time.

The number of spectators in this cup exceeded 1 million for the first time and set a World Cup record of an average of 60,000 spectators per game.

Brazilian player Ademir won the top scorer award. In the game, he scored 7 goals.

It is also worth mentioning that during the entire cup match, not a single player was ejected. Perhaps after the baptism of World War II, people valued harmony and friendship more.

The 5th 1954 World Cup in Switzerland. This cup was held in five cities in Switzerland. A total of 140 goals were scored in 26 games, which was a feast for the eyes of the fans.

The average score of 5.38 goals per game is also the highest in all previous World Cup finals.

In this cup, the players wore jerseys with numbers on them for the first time.

In addition, television was used for the first time to broadcast the World Cup.

The Federal Republic of Germany came back to defeat the Hungarian team, known as the "Uncrowned King", and finally won the championship, starting their glorious journey in the World Cup.

The big star of the 6th 1958 World Cup in Sweden was the Brazilian team's 17-year-old talented player Pele. He played as a left winger and formed the world's sharpest forward line with Garrincha, Zagallo and Vava.

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Another star is Fontaine of the French team. He is the first star to score in every game in the World Cup finals, setting a record of 13 goals in a World Cup that has yet to be broken.

The host team Sweden performed well and entered the championship finals to compete for the championship.

But Brazilian artistic football soon proved its power to the world, and the Brazilian team won the World Cup for the first time.