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The World Cup has been held every four years since; [87] by 2019, it had expanded to 24 national teams, and 1.12 billion viewers watched the competition. [88] Four years later, FIFA targeted the 32-team 2023 Women's World Cup at an audience of 2 billion, [89] while about 1.4 million tickets were sold, setting a Women's World Cup record. [90]
Most games coached in total: 2,155 – Alex Ferguson, 1974–2013 [142] Most games coached in a single club: 1,754 – Willie Maley for Celtic, 1897–1940 [143] [144] Most games coached in national league: 1,478. Alex Ferguson, 1974–2013; Graham Turner, 1978–2014 [145] Most games coached in top-tier national league: 1,374 – Alex Ferguson ...
Despite soccer's relative lack of popularity in the host nation, the tournament was the most financially successful [28] [29] in World Cup history; it broke tournament records with overall attendance of 3,587,538 and an average of 68,991 per match, [30] marks that stood unbroken as of 2018 [31] despite the expansion of the competition from 24 ...
The history of association football, more commonly known as football or soccer, stretches back to at least medieval times. [ 1 ] [ 2 ] [ 3 ] FIFA cites Cuju in ancient China is the earliest form of a kicking game for which there is scientific evidence, a military manual from the Han dynasty , and it closely resembles modern association football.
The system used in the World Cup up to 1990 was 2 points for a win. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win , 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws.
Australia beats American Samoa 31–0 in 2002 World Cup qualification, the world record in an international match. 2002 in football; Brazil sets up a record fifth title in World Cup competition, the first ever to be played in Asia (also the first outside Europe and the Americas), defeating Germany 2–0 in the 2002 FIFA World Cup final.
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The FIFA Confederations Cup was a tournament held one year before the World Cup at the World Cup host nation(s) as a dress rehearsal for the upcoming World Cup. It is contested by the winners of each of the six FIFA confederation championships, along with the FIFA World Cup champion and the host country. [ 57 ]