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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.
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.
France's bid to host the World Cup centered on a national stadium with 80,000 seats and nine other stadiums located across the country. [31] When the finals were originally awarded in July 1992, none of the regional club grounds were of a capacity meeting FIFA's requirements – namely being able to safely seat 40,000. [ 32 ]
Stade de France, listed as a Category 4 stadium by UEFA, hosted matches at the 1998 FIFA World Cup, the UEFA Champions League finals in 2000, 2006 and 2022. It has as well hosted the 1999 , 2007 and 2023 Rugby World Cups , making it one of only two stadia in the world to have hosted both a FIFA World Cup final and a rugby union World Cup final ...
The Parc des Princes (French pronunciation: [paʁk de pʁɛ̃s], lit. ' Park of Princes ') is an all-seater football stadium in Paris, France. [3] It is located in the south-west of the French capital, inside the 16th arrondissement, near the Stade Jean-Bouin and Stade Roland Garros.
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).
HKSAR Reunification Cup is a cup competition for celebrating the reunification of Hong Kong to China from finishing the colonial rule by United Kingdom. The first edition of the cup was held on 3 July 1997, two days after the Day of Establishment of HKSAR. The second edition was featured by a 4-team competition held on the 5th anniversary in 2002.
For the first time, FIFA decided to hold single-game matches in the World Cup host country, Qatar. They were scheduled for 13–14 June 2022 at the Ahmad bin Ali Stadium in Al Rayyan . [ 4 ] They were originally scheduled for March that year, but were moved due to the changes in the FIFA International Match Calendar caused by the COVID-19 ...