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2002 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Football at the 1988 Summer Olympics – Men's Asian Qualifiers: Shenzhen: Shenzhen Universiade Sports Centre Stadium: 60,334 2026 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Bao'an Sports Center Stadium: 40,000 2018 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC) Shenzhen Stadium: 32,500 2014 FIFA World Cup qualification (AFC)
Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 95 years ago (1930) Current champions Argentina (3rd title) Most successful team(s) Brazil (5 titles) The FIFA World Cup is an international association football competition contested by the senior men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship ...
FIFA has had strict stadium guideline requirements since at least 2001. [1] Stadiums must have a capacity of at least 40,000, stadiums hosting quarter-finals or semi-finals must have a minimum of 60,000 and those hosting the opening ceremony or final must have a capacity of at least 80,000. [2]
China first entered World Cup qualification in 1957 in an attempt to qualify for the 1958 FIFA World Cup and has made its first appearance in 2002. Despite a respectable performance against Costa Rica, they lost all of their games without scoring a goal with a goal difference of 0-9. [1] [2] [3]
The World Cup final match is the last of the competition, and the result determines which country is declared world champions. If after 90 minutes of regular play the score is a draw , an additional 30-minute period of play, called extra time , is added.
The FIFA World Cup, often called the World Cup, is an international association football competition among the senior men's national teams of the members of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.
The defending World Cup champions were formerly granted an automatic spot in the Cup finals field. As of the 2006 tournament, this berth is no longer guaranteed. [13] However, no defending World Cup champion has yet failed to qualify. Automatic berths have never been given for defending World Cup runners-up.
Wuhan Three Towns, 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup: Phoenix Hill Football Stadium: 52,800: Chengdu: Sichuan: Chengdu Rongcheng, [2] Former venue for the 2023 AFC Asian Cup [a] Yellow Dragon Sports Centre Stadium: 52,672: Hangzhou: Zhejiang: Zhejiang F.C., 2007 FIFA Women's World Cup, Football at the 2022 Asian Games: Guiyang Olympic Sports Centre ...