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The crest of the pass is wide and covered with lush alpine grass vegetation during the summer. The Astore River originates from the western slopes of the Burzil Pass. [4] It is the oldest-known route connecting Gilgit with Skardu and Srinagar through the Deosai Plateau. Ancient travellers are believed to have extensively crossed the pass by horse.
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 ...
The first joint bid of the World Cup was approved, edging out Mexico. Results: South Korea/ Japan (joint bid, voted by acclamation) Mexico; The 2002 FIFA World Cup was co-hosted in Asia for the first time by South Korea and Japan (the opening match was held in South Korea and the final was held in Japan).
Babusar Pass connect Khyber Pakhtunkhwa to Gilgit Baltistan 4,173 m (13,691 ft) Bashkaro Pass 4,924 m (16,155 ft) Bolan Pass connects Sibi with Quetta 1,793.4 m (5,884 ft) Burzil Pass 4,100 m (13,451 ft) Mustagh Pass 6,013-meter (19,728 ft) Broghil Pass Pass to Afghanistan 3,798 m (12,460 ft) Chaprot Pass 4,900 m (16,076 ft) Peiwar Pass
1930 FIFA World Cup final (Uruguay 4–2 Argentina) Stadio Nazionale PNF: Rome, Italy: 1934 FIFA World Cup final (Italy 2–1 Czechoslovakia) Stade Yves-du-Manoir: Colombes , France: 1938 FIFA World Cup final (Italy 4–2 Hungary) Maracanã Stadium: Rio de Janeiro, Brazil: 1950 FIFA World Cup decisive match (Uruguay 2–1 Brazil)
Estadio Centenario, the location of the first World Cup final in 1930 in Montevideo, Uruguay. The first two World Cup matches took place simultaneously on 13 July 1930, and were won by France and the United States, who defeated Mexico 4–1 and Belgium 3–0 respectively. The first goal in World Cup history was scored by Lucien Laurent of ...
The cities that hosted the most World Cup matches were the two biggest cities in Italy: Rome and Milan, each hosting six matches, and Bari, Naples and Turin each hosted five matches. Cagliari, Udine, and Palermo were the only cities of the 12 selected that did not host any knockout round matches.
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.