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Football tournament FIFA World Cup final Founded 1930 ; 94 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 ...
Lord's has hosted the final five times. The inaugural ICC Cricket World Cup final was held on 21 June 1975 at Lord's, contested by Australia and the West Indies.A man of the match performance, [11] including a century, from West Indian captain Clive Lloyd, coming in to bat at number five with his team at 50/3, [12] formed the basis of a 149-run fourth-wicket partnership with Rohan Kanhai. [13]
The 1978 FIFA World Cup was the 11th edition of the FIFA World Cup, a quadrennial international football world championship tournament among the men's senior national teams. It was held in Argentina between 1 and 25 June.
Pages in category "1978 in cricket" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total. This list may not reflect recent changes. E. 1978 English cricket ...
Argentina defeats the Netherlands 3–1 after extra time to win the 1978 FIFA World Cup. The rainbow flag of the LGBT movement flies for the first time (in its original form) at the San Francisco Gay Freedom Day Parade. June 26 – A bombing by Breton nationalists causes destruction in the Palace of Versailles.
1978 FIFA World Cup Group 4; 1978 FIFA World Cup Group A; K. 1978 FIFA World Cup knockout stage; Q. 1978 FIFA World Cup qualification; S. 1978 FIFA World Cup squads; T.
Since the 1958 FIFA World Cup, to avoid future boycotts or controversy, FIFA began a pattern of alternating the hosts between the Americas and Europe, which continued until the 1998 FIFA World Cup. The 2002 FIFA World Cup, hosted jointly by South Korea and Japan, was the first one held in Asia, and the first tournament with multiple hosts. [83]
Old Trafford Cricket Ground, Manchester England by 132 runs ODI 51: 26 May: Bob Willis: Wasim Bari: Kennington Oval, London England by 94 runs Test series No. Date Home captain Away captain Venue Result Test 825: 1–5 June: Mike Brearley: Wasim Bari: Edgbaston Cricket Ground, Birmingham England by an innings and 57 runs Test 826: 15–19 June ...