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Map of population density in England as at the 2011 census The non-metropolitan counties and unitary authorities of England in 2020 by total population. The demography of England has since 1801 been measured by the decennial national census, and is marked by centuries of population growth and urbanization. Due to the lack of authoritative ...
The population of the United Kingdom was estimated at 67,596,281 in 2022. [1] It is the 21st most populated country in the world and has a population density of 279 people per square kilometre (720 people/sq mi), with England having significantly greater density than Wales, Scotland, and Northern Ireland. [1]
The hosts for both World Cups were announced by the FIFA Executive Committee on 2 December 2010. Russia was selected to host the 2018 FIFA World Cup, making it the first time that the World Cup was hosted in Eastern Europe and making it the biggest country geographically to host the World Cup.
The FIFA U-20 Women's World Cup is held biannually, including the year before each Women's World Cup. Both tournaments were awarded in a single bidding process on three occasions, with the U-20 tournament serving as a dress rehearsal for the larger competition each time ( 2010 , 2014 and 2018 ).
7 July – Harold Abrahams wins 100m gold at the Paris Olympics in a time of 10.6 seconds. 11 July – Eric Liddell wins 400m gold at the Paris Olympics in a new world record time of 47.6 seconds. 7 August – Housing (Financial Provisions) Act provides government subsidy for the building of houses to rent, principally by local authorities. [10]
Colombia's Marcos Coll made World Cup history when he scored a goal direct from a corner kick (called an Olympic Goal in Latin America), the only one ever made in a World Cup, past legendary Soviet goalkeeper Lev Yashin. The 1966 World Cup, hosted by England, was the first to embrace marketing, featuring a mascot and official logo for the first ...
England's World Cup record; First match England 2–0 Chile (25 June 1950; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil) Biggest win England 6–1 Panama (24 June 2018; Nizhny Novgorod, Russia) Biggest defeat Germany 4–1 England (27 June 2010; Bloemfontein, South Africa) Best result Champions at the 1966 World Cup Worst result Group stage in 1950, 1958 and 2014
World Series. 4–10 October — Washington Senators (AL) defeats New York Giants (NL) to win the 1924 World Series by 4 games to 3; Negro leagues. Kansas City Monarchs defeats Hilldale 5 games to 4 with 1 tie in the first official Negro World Series. Pitcher Nip Winters wins a record 27 games for Hilldale in the ECL regular season.