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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.
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 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 ]
Only official matches include UEFA Champions League (formerly European Cup), UEFA Europa League (formerly UEFA Cup), UEFA Super Cup, UEFA Cup Winners' Cup, Inter-Cities Fairs Cup, Intercontinental Cup, and FIFA Club World Cup matches. As of 29 January 2025
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 Grand Sports Arena of the Luzhniki Olympic Complex, [a] commonly known as Luzhniki Stadium, [b] is the national stadium of Russia, located in its capital city, Moscow.Its total seating capacity of 78,011 makes it the largest football stadium in Russia and the ninth-largest stadium in Europe.
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.