Brazil's Pele
FIFA World Cup Finals 1930-2010 Progress Stats
Football stats of the progress of every country which has participated in the World Cup since 1930
Eusabio of Portugal against England, 1966
FIFA World Cup 2006 Germany logo
FIFA World Cup Finals 1930-2006 Performance Record
The performance of every country who has participated in the World Cup Finals from 1930
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 2006
First Round Matches
Football stats details of every First Round match from the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 2006
Second Round Matches
Football stats of the Second Round matches from
the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 2006
Quarter Finals Matches
Football stats of the Quarter Final matches from the 2006 World Cup Finals in Germany
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 2006
Semi Finals, 3rd Place & Final
Football stats of the Semi Finals, Third Place
Play-Off and Final match
Lionel Messi of Argentina
Brazil in the Quarter Finals
Italy celebrate their 4th World Cup triumph
The Jules Rimet Trophy - won outright by Brazil in 1970
The current World Cup trophy

The FIFA World Cup, occasionally called the Football World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international association football competition contested by the men's national teams of the members of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body.

The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals.

The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month.

In the eighteen tournaments held, only seven nations have won the title. Brazil is the most successful World Cup team, having won the tournament five times.

The current World Champions, Italy, follows with four titles, while Germany holds three. The other former champions are Uruguay (who won the inaugural tournament) and Argentina with two titles each, and England and France with one title each.

The most recent World Cup Finals were held in Germany, where Italy was crowned champion after beating France in the final. The next World Cup Finals will be held in South Africa in the summer of 2010.


FIFA World Cup Finals 1930-2010 & FIFA U-20 World Cup 1977-2009

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FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa - Qualifying Nations Stats
Nations qualified for South Africa 2010
Italy were World Champions in 2006
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 2006
Player Details & Club Affiliations
Football stats of all 736 players who participated in
the FIFA World Cup Finals 2006 in Germany
Maradona against Belgium
Germany's Jurgen Klinsmann
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 1930
Uruguay
Football stats of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in Uruguay 1930
FIFA World Cup 1934 Italy poster
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 1934
Italy
Football stats of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in
Italy 1934
FIFA World Cup 1938 France poster
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 1938
France
Footballstats of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in France 1938
FIFA World Cup 1950 Brazil poster
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 1950
Brazil
Football stats of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in Brazil 1950
FIFA World Cup 1954 Switzerland poster
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 1954
Switzerland
Football stats of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in Switzerland 1954
FIFA World Cup 1958 Sweden poster
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 1958
Sweden
Footballstats of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in Sweden 1958
FIFA World Cup 1962 Chile poster
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 1962
Chile
Football stats of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in Chile 1962
FIFA World Cup 1966 England poster
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 1966
England
Football stats of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in England 1966
FIFA World Cup 1970 Mexico poster
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 1970
Mexico
Football stats of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in Mexico 1970
FIFA World Cup 1974 West Germany poster
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 1974
West Germany
Football stats  of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in West Germany 1974
FIFA World Cup 1978 Argentina poster
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 1978
Argentina
Football stats of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in Argentina 1978
FIFA World Cup 1982 Spain poster
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 1982
Spain
Football stats of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in
Spain 1982
FIFA World Cup 1986 Mexico logo
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 1986
Mexico
Football stats of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in Mexico 1986
FIFA World Cup 1990 Italy logo
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 1990
Italy
Football stats  of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in
Italy 1990
FIFA World Cup 1994 USA logo
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 1994
United States of America
Football stats of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in
the United States of America 1994
FIFA World Cup 1998 France logo
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 1998
France
Football stats of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in France 1998
FIFA World Cup 2002 South Korea-Japan logo
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 2002
South Korea & Japan
Football stats of the FIFA World Cup Finals held in South Korea & Japan 2002
FIFA World Cup 1930 Uruguay poster
Action from the World Cup Final 2006
FIFA World Cup Final Matches Results
1930-2006
Football Results from every World Cup Final match and 3rd Place Play-Off from 1930 to 2006
FIFA U-20 World Cup 2009 Egypt logo
FIFA Youth World Cup Finals Stats
Egypt 2009
Full details of the 2009 FIFA Youth (U-20)
World Cup Finals in Egypt 24th September
to 16th October 2009
Argentina were FIFA U-20 World Champions in 2007
FIFA Youth World Cup Final Matches
Stats 1977-2009
Football stats of the FIFA Youth (U-20) World Cup Finals from the first competition in Tunisia in 1977 up to the 2009 Finals in Egypt with an Order of Merit
FIFA World Cup 2010 South Africa logo
FIFA World Cup Finals Stats 2010
Qualification
All the Nations who have qualified for the 2010 World Cup, how they got there and how well they've done in the past
Panini FIFA World Cup 1970 sticker album
Panini Stickers
FIFA World Cup 1970 Mexico
The complete set of Panini cards and stickers issued for the FIFA World Cup 1970 in Mexico