The first World Cup was started in the same year

The first World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930!

A brief introduction to previous World Cups.

The World Cup in South Africa is the 19th edition, and the host country and the champion, runner-up and runner-up of the previous World Cups are:

Session: Year: Host Country: Team Champion, Runner-up, Third Runner-up: Third Place: Third Place: 1930 Uruguay: 13, Uruguay, Argentina, -2, 1934, Italy, 16, Italy, Czech Republic, Germany, Austria, 3, 1938, France, 15, Italy, Hungary, Brazil, Sweden, 4, 1950, Brazil, 13, Uruguay, Brazil, Brazil, Sweden, Spain, 5, 1954, Switzerland, 16, West Germany, Austria, Hungary, Austria, Uruguay, 6, 1958, Sweden, 16, Brazil, Sweden, France, West Germany, 7 1962, Chile, 16, Brazil, Czech Republic, Chile, Yugoslavia8 1966 United Kingdom 16 England West Germany Portugal Soviet Union9 1970 Mexico 16 Brazil Italy West Germany Uruguay10 1974 West Germany 16 West Germany Netherlands Poland Brazil11 1978 Argentina 16 Argentina Netherlands Brazil Italy12 1982 Spain 24 Italy West Germany Poland France13 1986 Mexico 24 Argentina West Germany France Belgium14 1990 Italy 24 West Germany Argentina Italy England15 1994 United States 24 Brazil Italy Sweden, Bulgaria, 16, 1998, France, 32, France, Brazil, Croatia, Netherlands, 17, 2002, Korea-Japan, 32, Brazil, Germany, Turkey, South Korea, 18, 2006, Germany, 32, Italy, France, Germany, Portugal.

In 1930, Uruguay also won the championship.

1930 Uruguay, Uruguay won the championship.

The last World Cup was held from June 14 to July 15, 2018, and the host country was Russia, and France won the championship.

The participating countries are as follows:

1. Host: Russia;

2. Asia: Iran, Japan, South Korea, Saudi Arabia, Australia;

3. Europe: Belgium, Germany, England, Spain, Poland, Iceland, Serbia, Portugal, France, Switzerland, Croatia, Sweden, Denmark;

4. South America: Brazil, Uruguay, Argentina, Colombia, Peru;

5. Central and North America and the Caribbean: Mexico, Costa Rica, Panama;

6. Africa: Nigeria, Egypt, Senegal, Morocco, Tunisia.

As of March 2022, the last World Cup was held from June 14 to July 15, 2018, and the host country was Russia.

The 2018 FIFA World Cup in Russia is the 21st FIFA World Cup tournament and takes place from June 14 to July 15, 2018, in 12 stadiums in 11 cities in Russia. This is the first time that the World Cup has been held in Russia, and it is also the first time that the World Cup has been held in an Eastern European country.

On July 16, 2018, France defeated Croatia 4-2 in the final of the tournament to win the Hercules Cup for the first time in 20 years, and Croatia also won the best result in team history (runner-up) in the World Cup. Croatian midfielder Luka Modric, England center Harry Kane, and Belgian goalkeeper Thibaut Courtois won the Golden Ball Award, Golden Boot Award, and Golden Glove Award respectively; French striker Kylian Mbappe won the Rookie of the Year award.

Uruguay 1930, Italy 1934, France 1938, Brazil 1950, Switzerland 1954, Sweden 1958, Chile 1966, England 1970, West Germany 1974.

Argentina 1978, Spain 1982, Mexico 1986, Italy 1990, USA 1994, France 1998, South Korea and Japan 2002, Germany 2006, South Africa 2010, Brazil 2014.

The above content reference: Encyclopedia - 2018 Russia World Cup, Encyclopedia - FIFA World Cup.