Number Eight: The FIFA World Cup
In 1928, the FIFA association, primarily in charge of regulating soccer standards, hosted their first international tournament. They were enticed by the incredible demand for international competitions for soccer outside of the Olympics, and the World Cup was born.
Number Seven: The First World Cup
Upon the emergence of this new tradition, Uruguay was deemed to be the hosting grounds for the first …show more content…
Ronaldo of the Brazil team and Miroslav Klose of the Germany team hold the title of the all-time leading World Cup scorers, each being responsible for 15 goals.
Number Four: Transformation of the Cup
When the World Cup trophy was first debuted, it was a statue of pure gold in the form of the Greek goddess of victory, Nike. The name, befitting the trophy’s design, was Victory. The trophy underwent a makeover in 1946, in order to honor the FIFA president. The name was then changed to the Jules Rimet Trophy. A new trophy was born in 1974, and is the one still in circulation today.
Number Three: A Winning Pattern
In the World Cup Tournament, the soccer team for the host nation always qualifies to play. Remarkably, many of the winning teams over the event’s history have been home teams. Six nations have won the cup when the tournament was hosted in their country, and all four tournaments held in South America awarded cups to South American teams.
Number Two: The Leading