History of FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup or World Cup is also called the Football World Cup. This sporting event is an international football competition. The participants of this game are the members of the men's national teams of the Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA).

The FIFA World Cup is held every four years and it started in 1930. The tournament has been held ever since except in 1942 and 1946 because of World War II.

The tournament format of the World Cup is that 32 teams will compete for the title at venues within the host nation, this is the World Cup Finals. For 2010, it will be in South Africa.

Currently, the World Cup is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 World Cup final.

Out of the 18 World Cups, 7 countries have already won. Brazil hold the record as the only team that played in all of them and have won the championship five times. At present, Italy holds the World Cup title and has won a total of four championships.

Other countries who have won the World Cup are Germany at three, Uruguay and Argentina with two titles each, and England and France, with one title each.

The 2006 World Cup was held in Germany. This is where Italy defeated France in the finals. The 2014 World Cup will be held in Brazil.