The World Cup has been around for a long time, and where it came from

World Cup Overview.

Locations of previous World Cups (the previous 16

9 times in Europe, 4 times in South America, 3 times in Central and North America (13 countries).

Uruguay, Italy (2nd), France (2nd), Brazil, Switzerland, Sweden, Chile, United Kingdom, Mexico (2nd), West Germany, Argentina, Spain, USA (1st).

At the Olympiad held in 1920.

The World Cup, also known as the FIFA World Cup, is the world's highest-level football competition.

As we all know, modern football originated in England and then took the world by storm. Due to the rapid development of football, international competitions have also emerged. In 1896, when the first modern Olympic Games were held in Greece, football was included in the official sport, and Denmark defeated Greece 9 0 to become the first Olympic football champion.

Because professional athletes were not allowed to participate in the Olympic Games, by 1928 (the ninth Olympic Games) football competition could no longer be sustained.

After the 1928 Olympic Games, FIFA (International Football Association) convened a meeting of delegates and unanimously passed a resolution to hold the quadrennial World Football Championship. Originally, the tournament was called the "World Football Championship". In 1956, FIFA held a meeting in Luxembourg and decided to change the name to the "Remet Cup".

This is in recognition of the contribution of former FIFA President Frenchman Remet to the sport of football. Later, it was suggested that the two names should be combined and called "World Football Championship - Remet Cup". As a result, at the Helsinki meeting, it was decided to change the name to the "World Football Championship - Remet Cup", or "World Cup" for short.

The trophy of the World Cup was a special prize made by FIFA in 1928 for the winners, cast by the famous Parisian jewelry technician Freel, whose model was Nikai, the legendary Greek goddess of victory. The statue is made of solid gold, weighs 1,800 grams, is 30 centimeters high, and stands on a marble base. This cup is a mobile prize, and each champion can keep the gold cup for 4 years, and return it to FIFA before the next tournament to be awarded to the new world champion.

There is also an additional stipulation: whoever wins the world championship three times in a row will always receive the cup. In 1970, Brazil took possession of the cup.

So in May 1971, FIFA adopted a new trophy designed by Italian Gazzania – two wrestlers with their hands on the earth. The new cup, named the "FIFA World Cup", was 36 centimeters high, weighed 5 kilograms, and was worth $20,000 at the time. In the 10th World Cup in 1974, West Germany won the new cup for the first time as champions.

FIFA has also stipulated that the new cup is a mobile prize, and no one can keep it forever.