The basics of the World Cup, entry level

1.The World Cup is held every 4 years.

2.This year's World Cup was held in South Africa and opened on the evening of June 11, Beijing time.

3.England are without David Beckham this year, who ruptured his Achilles tendon.

4.World Cup matches in South Africa are usually played late at night, so forgive your boyfriend.

5.The World Cup in South Africa starts in winter, as the southern hemisphere season is the opposite of the northern hemisphere, and it is the only World Cup to be held in winter.

6.A total of 32 teams participated in the World Cup, divided into 8 groups, with 2 teams in each group qualifying for the round of 16.

7.The team that has won the most World Cups is Brazil with five titles, Italy four times and Germany three.

8.Each team has 11 starters (including the goalkeeper) and can be substituted for 3 players in the game.

9.The man in the middle of the pitch who wore a different outfit from the players of both teams and who whistled often was the referee, and there were two linesmen with flags.

10.The World Cup also has a name, called the "Hercules Cup".

If you look at the (overall) record in the World Cup, the German team has won 3 times, 3 runners-up, and 11 times in the top four, with the best record, followed by Brazil, Italy, and Argentina, and the worst record is El Salvador, which participated twice, lost all 6 games, scored 1 goal and conceded 22 goals.

followed by Zaire, who participated in one tournament, did not score a goal, and conceded 14 goals;

Then there is Haiti, who scored 2 goals and conceded 14 goals;

Then there is Greece, which scored 0 goals and conceded 10 goals, and New Zealand, which scored 2 goals and conceded 12 goals;

This is the turn of China (2002 South Korea-Japan World Cup) to score 0 goals and concede 9 goals! They lost 0:4 to Brazil, 0:3 to Turkey, and 0:2 to Costa Rica.

The World Cup, which takes place every four years, has always attracted hundreds of millions of fans around the world, so how did it come about and develop? In May 1928, in order to meet the needs of the development of modern football, FIFA held a congress in Amsterdam, the Netherlands, and the participants unanimously adopted the decision to host the World Cup football tournament. The first FIFA World Cup was held in Uruguay in 1930 and has been held every four years since then.

At the FIFA conference held in Luxembourg in 1956, it was proposed to change the name of the "World Football Championship" to the "Remet Cup" in recognition of the outstanding contribution of the former FIFA president and Frenchman Remet to the cause of football. Later, it was proposed to link the two names together and call it the "World Football Championship - Remet Cup". Later, at the meeting of representatives in Helborne, Finland, the name was changed to the "World Football Championship - Remet Cup", or "World Cup" for short, and the name is still used today.

There are two championship trophies in the World Cup, and the first "Golden Goddess Cup" is made of pure gold. The cup weighs kilograms, stands on a marble base, and is 30 centimeters high. It was made by Ferrer, a famous jewelry designer in Paris, France.

He modeled on Nikai, the winged goddess of victory in Greek mythology, and created a woman dressed in ancient Roman costume, with her arms outstretched and holding her cup high. FIFA stipulated that the team that won the World Cup would remain in the Gold Cup until the next tournament. But at the same time, it is stipulated that the country that won the championship three times will always have this gold cup.

In the 1970 World Cup held in Mexico, the Brazilian team won the championship for the third time, so the "Golden Goddess Cup" flew to Brazil and settled forever. Unfortunately, someone later stole the gold cup and melted it down. In 1971, FIFA selected 52 designs for the creation of the new trophy, and the Italian Gazzania was selected for the design.

The trophy he designed was the shape of two strong men holding a globe in both hands. This gold cup is 36 centimeters high, weighs 5 kilograms, and is called the "FIFA World Cup". Trophies are fluid.

Since 1930, the World Cup has been held 15 times, and only six countries have won the championship. They are: Brazil 4 times, Germany 3 times, Italy 3 times, Uruguay 2 times, Argentina 2 times, England 1 time.