SOCCER GAME

WORLD CUP

The soccer, described like passion of multitudes, has reached a spectacular

diffusion in all the corners of the world, in spite of the social, cultural distances or
economic, thousands of individuals enjoy and undergo every week by their favorite
colors. To the players, protagonists of the spectacle, were called on the paper to
leave everything to them by love to the t-shirt.

The World Cup is the climax of the soccer events anywhere in the world. On May
26 of 1928, the Congress of the Federation the International of Associated Soccer,
(FIFA), located in Amsterdam, decided, to organize a competition (the World Cup)
of all the affiliated nations. The first World Cup was celebrated in Montevideo, on
July 1930, then was difficult to imagine that someday this competition would
happen to be the greatest sport festival.

The World Cup organized by the FIFA, have been increasing the number of
participant countries with the passage of the years, initiating with 13 countries in
the world cup one of 1930, to 24 in 1982 and now to 32 participant countries. In
addition, esteem that 200 million men, women and children practice.

Of the resultants points of the history of the World Cup we have like country that is
been present in all the final phases from 1930, to Brazil, with a total of 15 times.
Also it is possible to stand out that the Brazilians have gained 49 of the 73 played
parties.

Between outstanding personages she is Fontaine, French who has the record of
more goals marked during a final phase, obtained in the world-wide one of Sweden
in 1958. And Edson Arantes do Nascimento, Brazilian, known anywhere in the
world like Pel, the player who have participated and won in three World Cup,
1958, 1962 and 1970, Diego Armando Maradona, the Argentinean-Spanish Alfredo
Di Stfano and the Dutch Joahyn Cruyff. Today, another Brazilian, Ronaldo,
already are mentioned like the successor of Pel and star of century XXI

World-wide championships of Soccer from 1930 to 1998

Year Seat Champion Sub champion

1930 Uruguay Uruguay Argentina
1934 Italia Italia Checoslovaquia
1938 Francia Italia Hungra
1950 Brasil Uruguay Brasil
1954 Suiza Alemania Hungra
1958 Suecia Brasil Suecia
1962 Chile Brasil Checoslovaquia
1966 Inglaterra Inglaterra Alemania
1970 Mxico Brasil Italia
1974 Alemania Alemania Holanda
1978 Argentina Argentina Holanda
1982 Espaa Italia Alemania
1986 Mxico Argentina Alemania
1990 Italia Alemania Argentina
1994 U.S.A Brasil Italia
1998 Francia Francia Brasil