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World Cup, FIFA World Cup, World Football Championship) is the highest level of football match in the world, and it is also called the three top events in the world with the Olympic Games and F 1. Held every four years, any FIFA member country (region) can send teams to sign up for the World Cup, which is mainly divided into two stages: the qualifying stage and the final stage.

During the Spring and Autumn Period and the Warring States Period in China, there was a "football" game in Linzi, the ancient capital of Qi, which was called "Cuju" at that time. Modern football originated in England and then swept the world. Due to the rapid development of football, international competitions have also appeared. 1896 When the Athens Olympic Games was held, football was listed as an official event. Denmark beat Greece 9-0 and became the first football champion in the Olympic Games. Because professional athletes are not allowed to participate in the Olympic Games, the football match will not last until the 1928 Amsterdam Olympic Games. 1928 After the Olympic Games, FIFA held a representative meeting and unanimously adopted the resolution to hold the World Football Championship every four years. This has played a positive role in promoting the further development and improvement of world football. At first, this new football game was called "World Football Championship". 1956, FIFA decided to change its name to "Rimet Cup" at its meeting in Luxemburg. This is in recognition of Rimet, a Frenchman and former FIFA president, for his achievements in football. Rimet has been the president of FIFA for 33 years (192 1- 1954), and is the initiator and organizer of the World Football Championship. Later, it was suggested that the two names be linked, called "World Football Championship-Rimet Cup". Therefore, the Helsinki Conference decided to change its name to "World Football Championship-Rimet Cup" or "World Cup" for short.

1 World Cup in Uruguay 1930 Uruguay became the first World Cup champion.

The 2nd World Cup in Italy 1934 Italy won the World Cup for the first time.

Italy won the third 1938 World Cup in France, and Italy became the first team to win the World Cup.

Brazil won the World Cup title for the second time in the 4th 1950 World Cup.

The Swiss Fifth World Hungary Team 1954 won the championship.

Brazil won the World Cup for the first time at the 6th World Cup in Sweden with a score of 65,438-0,958. China participated in the World Cup qualifier for the first time, but failed to qualify.

The 7th World Cup in Chile 1962 Brazil is the third team to win the World Cup twice.

The 8th World Cup in England 1966 England won the World Cup.

In the 9th Mexico 1970 World Cup, Brazil won the World Cup for the third time.

10 World Cup in Germany 1974 The Federal Republic of Germany won the World Cup for the second time.

1 1 World Cup Argentina won the World Cup with 1978, which is the fifth time in the history of the World Cup that the host country won the championship.

12 world cup in Spain 1982 Italy became the second country to win three world cups after Brazil.

Argentina 13 Mexico won the World Cup.

The Federal Republic of Germany won the Italy 14 World Cup with 1990. Like Italy and Brazil, the Federal Republic of Germany became the country that won the World Cup three times.

15 1994 World Cup in the United States, Brazilians once again won the Cup, becoming the first country in the world to win the World Cup four times.

France 16 France won the World Cup.

In the 2002 Korea-Japan 17 World Cup, Brazil won the World Cup for the fifth time.

Italy won the 18 World Cup in Germany in 2006.

19 World Cup in South Africa 20 10 African countries hosted the World Cup for the first time, marking the gradual peak of African football.

The 20th 20 14 world cup in Brazil on October 30th, 2007 10, FIFA announced at its headquarters in Zurich that Brazil would host the 20th14 world cup.

Four chapters of the opening materials of the World Cup

Except for the gorgeous supermodel of Summer in Italy, the opening ceremonies of previous World Cups rarely leave a deep impression, and the short time is one of the important reasons. Tonight (June 1 1), CCTV5 will broadcast the 20 10 World Cup special program live at 18: 30 Beijing time, while South Africa will break the previous practice that the opening ceremony of the World Cup in Germany was only 13 minutes. If TV broadcast and countdown performance are added, the total duration will reach 40 minutes.

The first chapter calls

The opening ceremony will start at 14 local time in South Africa, but the stadium will be open from 10 that morning to warm the seats for fans who arrive early. Former South African President nelson mandela will stay at the opening ceremony for at least 10 to 15 minutes. Interestingly, because there is only 120 VVIP seat, it is said that some VIPs can only stand or move to VIP seats! 14: 00: 30, the South African Air Force's "Silver Eagle" and "Eagle Lion" fighters flew over the Football City Stadium and performed a dazzling flight performance. This is to emulate the Boeing 747 that flew over Ellis Park Stadium before the final of 1995 Rugby World Cup. At that time, the words "Good luck to the South African national team that entered the finals" were written on the belly of the plane ... 14: 00,10/0, and a short film with the duration of 1: 47 was shown on the big screen, introducing a colorful rainbow country, an old and new one. 20 10 The mascot of the opening ceremony of the World Cup in South Africa14: 001:48 was awarded the title of "Poet Laureate" by the famous African poet Zarani Mandela? Mjiwa appeared in the center of the stage. He is the youngest inheritor of the oldest oral hymn ("Kubanga") in Africa. Mjiwa will use South African Hausa (the second largest language in South Africa, from which Mandela comes) to call for Africa. "African brothers, today we will reshape history, our land will usher in the World Cup, and the world family will gather in our land. Beautiful Africans will strut forward. Show the world your personality. This is Africa, this is South Africa, and this is the 20 10 FIFA World Cup. Celebrate, Africa! " At the same time, nine human ribbons extended to the center of the stadium, symbolizing the other nine World Cup stadiums outside the Football City, and 270 women sang African folk songs, symbolizing the echo of the World Cup call. 14:14:10/sec. After introducing the design inspiration of Football City Stadium on the spot, the other nine stadiums represented by nine ribbons were "summoned" in turn: Cape Town ... bloemfontein ... "The names of all cities were displayed by flags at the same time, and the images of the stadiums were also displayed on the big screen. 14 16, the music stopped abruptly, and the first chapter of the opening ceremony ended with fireworks.

Chapter II Blood in Africa

Sandis 20 10, the singer and lead singer of the famous local "Quatole" (a kind of local pop music that has blended hip-hop and rap styles since the late 1980s), rehearsed the opening ceremony of the World Cup in South Africa. Maziwei sang to the accompaniment of a huge dung beetle. In African culture, dung beetles are regarded as nourishing and enriching the land, so they are respected and loved. A huge football celebrating the whole world rolled into the stadium and was finally launched by dung beetles. 14: 06 5438+09: 23 Timothy, a rhythm and blues singer born in Soweto? Molloy will sing as a symbol of Nelson? In Mandela's song "Hope", the actors formed a model of the African continent and the whole world around molloy. When molloy leaves, Sifiwo will appear on the big screen. The songwriter who planned to sing at the opening ceremony and the head of the 35-year-old famous singer Nchebe died suddenly before the opening of the World Cup (May 25th), leaving endless regrets.

Chapter III United Africa

14: 22 13 seconds, a group of famous singers and performing groups began to perform. These include HHP, a famous singer from South Africa, TKZee and Khalid from Algeria, Osibisa from Ghana and Kuti from Nigeria. There are also two dance troupes from C? te d 'Ivoire and Cameroon, which just represent six African teams.

Chapter IV A United World

After performing in Africa, American superstar Robert won 19 Grammy nominations and sold more than 34 million records worldwide. Kelly stepped onto the stage and will sing the theme song "Call for Victory" with the local "Spiritual Singing Group" in Soweto. In addition, Latin Queen Shakira will sing another World Cup song "Wakava: African Time". In the process of singing, in addition to the big national flag rehearsed by the top 32, there will be 176 flags of FIFA members who failed to advance to the final (including the five-star red flag of China). Then, 370 young people will spell and shout out the names of the top 32 countries in alphabetical order, of which South Africa is the last. Finally, at 14: 40 and 19 seconds, in the "Victory List" of the Silver Falcon fighter, the actors began to leave the scene, and the broadcast rang out. "Ladies and gentlemen, thank you for attending the opening ceremony. On behalf of Africa, Johannesburg once again welcomes you to the 19 FIFA World Cup. 4 weeks, 32 teams, unparalleled events. At 4 o'clock, it will start here, and South Africa will play against Mexico. " In this way, South Africa's time began and Africa's time began. A striking person [something]

Hero face

Mandela's smile Nelson? Mandela is a hero of South Africa and an idol of the whole world. During his 92-year career, he has been fighting for the elimination of apartheid. He is as brave as a lion, laughing and laughing in a small prison; At the same time, like a swan, he sympathized with others and coaxed Mandela to forgive all his sins. At the opening ceremony of the World Cup on June 1 1, Mandela will return to the Football City Stadium. This will also be the most beautiful smile that Mandela left to the world. There is always an unforgettable complex between Mandela and the stadium, a meaningful legend. Over the past 20 years, no matter how the world changes, several stadiums in Joburg have always been sacred places to worship Mr. Mandela. Prior to this, Mandela's two grand appearances in the stadium had an earth-shattering impact on the history of South Africa. 1990, Mandela, who had just finished his imprisonment, delivered a famous speech to120,000 black compatriots at Soweto Stadium, becoming one of the most famous speeches in the 20th century, with Martin? Lu Se? Kim's great speech was a perfect match. At this moment, he is a national hero of South Africa. 1In June, 1995, Mandela, who had become the first black president of South Africa, came to Ellis Park Stadium in Joburg, and this time it was the rugby World Cup final. Due to the influence of apartheid, rugby is regarded as a sport unique to whites, and blacks also scoff at their national football team and often hiss. Mandela, on the other hand, generously put on the jersey of the South African rugby national team "Springbok" and always supported them. Under the president's attention, the South African team won the world championship. The 60,000 white audience present paid tribute to Mandela with tsunami-like applause. From this moment on, Mandela really became the political leader of South Africa. Time flies. /kloc-in 0/5 years, this weather-beaten old man will appear in the football city stadium. "National hero" is a past tense, and "political leader" is also an old saying; This time, he is just a messenger of love.

Beautiful woman

Shakira's Latin beauty Shakira is a stunner given to this world by God. Her name can be regarded as synonymous with sexy, hot and beautiful. At the closing ceremony of the 2006 World Cup in Germany, Shakira danced in red and wrote an unforgettable song "Irresistible". In the World Cup in South Africa, FIFA President Blatter hand-picked Shakira, showing her charm. Shakira also created a new work "Waka" for the World Cup, which was taken as the official theme song of the World Cup by FIFA. In Africa, "Waka" means bright and burning flame. On the evening of 10 local time, Shakira will attend the World Cup concert at Orlando Stadium in Joburg. The World Cup concert is a part of the opening ceremony of the World Cup, which can be regarded as a prelude to the formal ceremony of the opening ceremony. Shakira will also be the top singer in the concert. I wonder how much flame Shakira will bring to our wild World Cup?

African songs

The original soundtrack is 20 10 South Africa World Cup 1 1, and the opening ceremony will be staged in Football City. Compared with the previous three-hour concert, the opening ceremony was relatively short. However, the presence of more than 50 heads of state from all over the world will make the opening ceremony very grand. In order to highlight the festive atmosphere of the World Cup, there will be African-style dance and percussion performances at the opening ceremony. The youngest actor is only 10, and the oldest is 59. South Africa's Minister of Arts and Culture Luluk Singuana said that the opening ceremony will show people the unique African style and highlight the national elements of six African teams participating in this World Cup. "We are very happy to have invited the best musicians from South Africa and the whole African continent."

Chinese element

It is worth mentioning that there will be three beautiful girls from China and three beautiful girls from China at the opening ceremony of the World Cup. As the World Cup approaches, beautiful women flock from all over the world, among which three beautiful women from China, Zeng, Zeng and Zeng, have six Chinese characters "the most beautiful football baby" printed on their clothes. They were the winners who stood out through the football baby election of two western media and a sponsor, and their roles on the stage of the opening ceremony of the World Cup were dancers. The South African World Cup will be the first time for China people to perform in the World Cup. With this, the three football baby made history. For Jing, this trip to South Africa is very dreamy. "I heard that I was able to participate in the performance of the opening ceremony this time because the South African President personally asked." Therefore, apart from attending the opening ceremony and watching the World Cup, Beijing is most eager to be received by the President of South Africa. "I have prepared many gifts, hoping to give them to him personally. [2]

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VIP table and political football

Everything went well in the World Cup in South Africa, but there is still one thing to be decided: the VIP list for the opening ceremony of Soccer City Stadium has not yet been finalized. 20 10 The stadium of the FIFA World Cup in South Africa can accommodate 90,000 people, with only 120 VIP seats. Prior to this, South African President Zuma sent an invitation to 52 African heads of state, and he also wanted to enhance relations with other countries with diplomatic relations outside Africa. However, the arrangement of VIP seats has other meanings. For example, former South African President Thabo Mbeki should attend the opening ceremony, but in view of their six-year power struggle, Thabo Mbeki will definitely not sit with Zuma. For another example, according to the usual practice, FIFA President Blatter will not get very close to his predecessor Havelange. The political mystery hidden in the VIP table is likely to undermine the relationship between the South African government and FIFA. The determination of Mr Blatter and his team to oppose raising football to a political level is well known.

A song "Hope" is mixed with sadness and joy.

158 1 cast will create an hour-long opening feast of the World Cup. Another highlight of the opening ceremony was R & ampb singer dimas? Molloy sang the song "Hope" written by former South African President nelson mandela. The original singer was Nash Bee, but at the age of 34, he died suddenly on May 26th, and then he changed to molloy. On this carnival day, standing in front of the image of a musician who died young, both molloy and South Africans will have a feeling of sadness and joy.