As the world cup draws near it is important to look at the happenings at previous editions, the host countries, continents, and how far teams have fared.
Since the very first edition in Uruguay in 1930, the World cup has held nineteen times with fifteen different countries hosting the mundia at various times and has produced Eight different winners so far. The last edition was played in South Africa (first time by an African country).
The world cup has seen some countries fared better than others and some continents dominating the winners log. In the nineteen previous editions, football power house Brazil has emerge the most winners, having won five editions and Italy lie second on the winner's log having won four of the nineteen editions, Germany is third with three cumulative wins as West Germany and Germany, both Uruguay and Argentina have won the tournament two times each while England, France and Spain have all won the world cup trophy just once since the history of the competition.
In the nineteen previous editions of the world cup, football governing body, FIFA, try as much as possible spread the hosting right across all continent though criterias must be met, and these has seen the tournament played more in some continents than the other.
The first edition was played in South America, and since then, European Countries has enjoyed more, as they have hosted the tournament ten different times to four by South American Countries, three by North America and one each in Asia and Africa.
It will be interesting to know that up until now, the world cup has been won by countries from just two continents - Europe and South America - leaving countries from other countries with a huge mountain to climb if they are to play themselves into reckoning in the game. Thou the competition has been between two continents, Europe has enjoyed more success than their South American counterpart having won ten and coming second fifteen times and the south Americans winning nine and coming second four times.
The World Cup is among the world's most widely viewed sporting events, an estimated 715.1 million people watched the final match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany.
The next three World Cups will be hosted by Brazil in 2014, Russia in 2018, and Qatar in 2022.
Since the very first edition in Uruguay in 1930, the World cup has held nineteen times with fifteen different countries hosting the mundia at various times and has produced Eight different winners so far. The last edition was played in South Africa (first time by an African country).
The world cup has seen some countries fared better than others and some continents dominating the winners log. In the nineteen previous editions, football power house Brazil has emerge the most winners, having won five editions and Italy lie second on the winner's log having won four of the nineteen editions, Germany is third with three cumulative wins as West Germany and Germany, both Uruguay and Argentina have won the tournament two times each while England, France and Spain have all won the world cup trophy just once since the history of the competition.
In the nineteen previous editions of the world cup, football governing body, FIFA, try as much as possible spread the hosting right across all continent though criterias must be met, and these has seen the tournament played more in some continents than the other.
The first edition was played in South America, and since then, European Countries has enjoyed more, as they have hosted the tournament ten different times to four by South American Countries, three by North America and one each in Asia and Africa.
It will be interesting to know that up until now, the world cup has been won by countries from just two continents - Europe and South America - leaving countries from other countries with a huge mountain to climb if they are to play themselves into reckoning in the game. Thou the competition has been between two continents, Europe has enjoyed more success than their South American counterpart having won ten and coming second fifteen times and the south Americans winning nine and coming second four times.
The World Cup is among the world's most widely viewed sporting events, an estimated 715.1 million people watched the final match of the 2006 FIFA World Cup held in Germany.
The next three World Cups will be hosted by Brazil in 2014, Russia in 2018, and Qatar in 2022.
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