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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 ...
In 2010, Qatar won the bid to host the 2022 FIFA World Cup, becoming the first Arab country to host the tournament. [21] [22] Following a controversy over bidding, a report by FIFA cleared Qatar’s name from all allegations. [23] In June 2019, the FIFA Council announced Qatar as the host of 2019 FIFA Club World Cup and 2020 FIFA Club World Cup ...
21 September 2001 () ... 2010 FIFA World Cup qualification: Qatar ... 25 December 2013 () 2014 WAFF Championship: Qatar 1–0 ...
In November 2007, FIFA announced that all members of World Cup-winning squads between 1930 and 1974 were to be retroactively awarded winners' medals. [65] [66] [67] Since 2006, winners of the competition are also awarded the right to wear the FIFA Champions Badge, up until the time at which the winner of the next competition is decided. [68]
As of the 2022 FIFA World Cup, 80 national teams have competed at the finals of the FIFA World Cup. [1] Brazil is the only team to have appeared in all 22 tournaments to date, with Germany having participated in 20, Italy and Argentina in 18 and Mexico in 17. [2]
Champions: England Men's only major tournament victory 6 5 1 0 11 3 +8 1970 Mexico: Quarter-finals Best result 4 2 1 1 6 4 +2 1974 West Germany: Champions: 7 6 0 1 13 4 +9 1978 Argentina: Champions: 7 5 1 1 15 4 +11 1982 Spain: Second round (top 12) 5 1 2 2 4 5 −1 1986 Mexico: Quarter-finals 5 3 2 0 6 2 +4 1990 Italy: Third place: 7 6 1 0 10 ...
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.
Qatar hosted the Gulf Cup tournament in 1976, 1992 and 2004, winning the biggest tournament for national teams in the region in 1992 and 2004. In 2014, Qatar lifted the trophy for the third time after beating host Saudi Arabia in the final. [16] From 13–28 April 1995, the 10th FIFA World Youth Championship was held in Doha, which was won by ...