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The '''FIFA World Cup''' is an international [[Association football (soccer)|football]] tournament that takes place every four years. It was originally known as the '''Jules Rimet Trophy''' until 1974, when it was replaced by the FIFA World Cup. | The '''FIFA World Cup''' is an international [[Association football (soccer)|football]] tournament that takes place every four years. It was originally known as the '''Jules Rimet Trophy''' until 1974, when it was replaced by the FIFA World Cup. | ||
Winners to date have been: | Winners to date have been: | ||
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The next FIFA World Cup tournaments will take place in South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014. | The next FIFA World Cup tournaments will take place in South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014.<ref>[http://www.fifa.com/worldcup/index.html Official Site of FIFA]<ref> | ||
==References== | ==References== | ||
{{Reflist}} | {{Reflist}} | ||
Revision as of 08:06, 21 February 2010
The FIFA World Cup is an international football tournament that takes place every four years. It was originally known as the Jules Rimet Trophy until 1974, when it was replaced by the FIFA World Cup.
Winners to date have been:
| Year | Host | Winner | Runner-Up |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930 | Uruguay | Uruguay | Argentina |
| 1934 | Italy | Italy | Czechoslovakia |
| 1938 | France | Italy | Hungary |
| 1950 | Brazil | Uruguay | Brazil |
| 1954 | Switzerland | West Germany | Hungary |
| 1958 | Sweden | Brazil | Sweden |
| 1962 | Chile | Brazil | Czechoslovakia |
| 1966 | England | England | West Germany |
| 1970 | Mexico | Brazil | Italy |
| 1974 | West Germany | West Germany | Netherlands |
| 1978 | Argentina | Argentina | Netherlands |
| 1982 | Spain | Italy | West Germany |
| 1986 | Mexico | Argentina | West Germany |
| 1990 | Italy | West Germany | Argentina |
| 1994 | United States | Brazil | Italy |
| 1998 | France | France | Brazil |
| 2002 | Japan/South Korea | Brazil | Germany |
| 2006 | Germany | Italy | France |
The next FIFA World Cup tournaments will take place in South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014.<ref>Official Site of FIFA<ref>