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World Cup History

The history of the soccer world cup dates back to the first tournament hosted by Uruguay in 1930. The host nation perform well in the world cup with England, Argentina , Italy, West Germany and France all winning the world cup as the host nation.


Here is a list of previous winners

1930
 Uruguay Host   Uruguay - Argentina    4:2
1934
 Italy Host  Italy - Czechoslovakia    2:1
1938
 France Host  Italy - Hungary    4:2
    1950 *  Brasil Host  Uruguay - Brasil    2:1 group
1954
 Switzerland Host  West Germany - Hungary    3:2
1958
 Sweden Host  Brasil - Sweden    5:2
1962
 Chile Host  Brasil - Czechoslovakia    3:1
1966
 England Host  England - West Germany    4:2
1970
 Mexico Host  Brasil - Italy    4:1
1974
 West Germany Host  West Germany - Holland    2:1
1978
 Argentina Host  Argentina - Holland    3:1
1982
 Spain Host  Italy - West Germany    3:1
1986
 Mexico Host  Argentina - West Germany    3:2
1990
 Italy Host  West Germany - Argentina    1:0
1994
 USA Host  Brasil - Italy    0:0  pens: 3:2
1998
 France Host  France - Brasil    3:0
2002
 Korea, Japan Host  Brasil - Germany

   2:0


In 1950 the statuette was named the Jules Rimet Cup after its founder, Frenchman Jules Rimet.

The FIFA World Cup was founded in 1971. It was designed by Silvio Gazzanigi of Italy. Made of 18-carat gold and malachite, the cup is 36 cm tall and weighs 5 kg.

The only team to appear in every World Cup Finals since 1930 is Brazil.

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