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  2. List of FIFA World Cup finals - Wikipedia

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    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 ...

  3. Portal:Current events/September 2015 - Wikipedia

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    In what media called "the greatest shock in rugby history", Japan defeat two-time World Cup champion South Africa 34–32 in Brighton. In another result viewed as a surprise, Georgia defeat Tonga 17–10 in Gloucester. In the match, Georgia's 18-year-old Vasil Lobzhanidze becomes the youngest player ever to appear in a Rugby World Cup match.

  4. History of the FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia

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    The first goal in World Cup history was scored by Lucien Laurent of France. Four days later, the first World Cup hat-trick was achieved by Bert Patenaude of the U.S. in the Americans' 3–0 win against Paraguay. In the final, Uruguay defeated Argentina 4–2 in front of a crowd of 93,000 people in Montevideo to become the first nation to win a ...

  5. Portal:Current events/2015 September 7 - Wikipedia

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    Disasters and accidents Five people are killed as a small plane crashes in western Colorado. (USA Today) International relations European refugee crisis The President of France François Hollande agrees to take 24,000 refugees out of the estimated 100,000 per month expected to arrive. (AP via ABC News) Hundreds of people, tired of waiting for promised transportation, broke out from Hungary's ...

  6. FIFA World Cup records and statistics - Wikipedia

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    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. Teams are ranked by total ...

  7. United States at the FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia

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    FIFA World Cup on ABC is the branding used for presentations of the FIFA World Cup produced by the American Broadcasting Company television network in the United States. ABC first broadcast World Cup matches in 1970, when they aired week-old filmed highlights shown on ABC's Wide World of Sports. ABC next broadcast the 1982 FIFA World Cup Final.

  8. Wikipedia:Main Page history/2015 September 7 - Wikipedia

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    1940 – Second World War: The German Luftwaffe changed their strategy in the Battle of Britain and began bombing London and other British cities (pictured) and towns for over 50 consecutive nights. 1999 – Three weeks after an earthquake struck northwestern Turkey , a major earthquake struck Athens , causing Greece and Turkey to initiate ...

  9. National team appearances in the FIFA World Cup - Wikipedia

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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.