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The World Cup (The Golden Nike) was founded in
1930 by Frenchman Jules Rimet, the creator of t
he world
championship games. The cup was designed and made by a French sculptor, Abel
Lafleur. 30 cm in height, weighing 1,82 kg and made of pure gold, the
sculpture depicted Nike of Samothrace (Winged Victory). In 1950 the
statuette was named the Jules Rimet Cup after its founder. It was a trophy
passed on to each winner and the team to win the tournament three times got
to keep it (Brazil achieved this in 1970). In 1983 the Cup was stolen and it
has never been found. The tournament using Jules Rimet Cup was
organized for a total of 9 times from 1930 to 1970. The tournament is being
organized once in every four years.
The
FIFA World Cup
was founded in 1971. It was designed by Silvio Gazzanigi of Italy. Made of
18-carat
gold
and malachite, the cup is 36 cm tall and weighs 5 kg. The sculpture depicts
two triumphant football players holding a globe in their raised hands. The
trophy is passed on to each winning team that gets to keep an identical (but
gold-plated) replica. The making of the statue cost about $50,000, today its
value is estimated to over $10,000,000. The World Cup trophy that being used
today has been staged for 8 times from 1974 until now.
1st. World Cup (Uruguay, 1930) : At the 1929 FIFA
congress, Uruguay was chosen to arrange
the
first ever World Cup to honor its achievements in sports. Uruguay, the
reigning Olympic Champions, was chosen ahead of a quartet of European
countries including Italy and Spain. Even though Uruguay offers to pay all
team expenses, only four European countries makes the three week trip to
South America. The hosts builds a fantastic stadium in Montevideo that can
hold 95,000. The Stadium is finished five days after the World Cup has
started! The World Cup Champions were to receive what today is known as "The
Jules Rimet trophy".
2nd. World Cup (Italy, 1934) :
Italy was the hosts for the 1934 World-Cup. Uruguay, who won the pre
vious
tournament in 1930, surprisingly did not participate. So immediately one of
the main attractions was missing. This was the first and last time the
previous winners did not show up for the next championships. There was 16
teams took part in the tournament. Argentina and Brazil took part, but booth
with average teams. Therefore the Europeans and especially were favorites
for the title. With the fascist dictator Mussolini behind his team,
everything was set up for Italy. Players such as Orsi, Monti, and De Maria
from Argentina were drafted into the Italian squad after it was found they
had double nationalities. The championships was no victory for football, but
Mussolini and the Italians were pleased with the outcome.
3rd. World Cup (France, 1938) : The
World-Cup grew more and more, and in t
he third championships, there were 36 nations
involved. Norway reached the finals for the first time. The last
championships were won by the hosts, but that was to change. Again were
Italy the winners. This tournament the football was played in a more mature
and collective way, with more speed and technical play. Three players stood
out above others, Meazza, Ferrari and Fiola. The draw for the first round
was done in Paris on March 5. 1938.
4th. World Cup (Brazil, 1950) :
European teams from countries most affected by
World War II (among others the Polish team) didn't enter the qualifiers. The
silver medalists of the last championships, Hungary,
Czechoslovakia and
Argentina didn't participate either. Most countries in the world used the
years 1945-50 to rebuild their countries. As Usual, Brazil was the biggest
favorite of the tournament. Uruguay could not be written off, they had won
three championships in a row (OL-24, OL-28, VC-30), and had since not
participated in following tournaments. The final between Brazil and Uruguay
was played in front of amazing 203 000 people. Brazil had impressed everyone
in the early stages and took the lead 1-0. Uruguay could hardly get out of
their own half, but still managed to score 2 goals. One of the biggest
upsets in football history.
5th. World Cup (Switzerland, 1954) : Wankdorf stadium in Bern, 4. July 1954: Hungarys magical
“Magyars”, who were undefeated in 31 games over 4 years, met West-Germany in
the final of the 5th World-Cup. Just two weeks ago, Hungary had defeated
West-Germany by 8-3 in a group
game. Unluckily, this time they lost 3-2 to the confusion of all football
lovers. This legendary team who many regard as one of the best ever never
would become world champions. After the World-Cup they continued to win and
win until thousands of Russian tanks rolled into Budapest in November 1956.
The end of an era.
6th. World Cup (Sweden, 1958) :
Garrincha, Didi, Gilmar, Zito and Pele were
just some of Brazils
stars in 1958, who rewrote the history books. Hundreds
of Swedish flooded to the Brazilian training ground to catch a glimpse of
their ball control and tecnique. This championship would be the breakthrough
for a 17 year old boy from Sao-Paulo, Pele. This young man amazed the world
with his skills and goals. In the final against the hosts, Brazil won 5-2
with Pele scoring 2 of the goals. The semi final and final together he
scored 5 goals! Arguably footballs biggest star was born.
7th. World Cup (Chile, 1962) :
It was expected that Peles Brazil would defend
their title. They did, but to the most without Pele. After scoring in the
opening match, he was injured and did not play the rest of the tournament.
Brazil met Czechoslovakia in the final and won easily. Even without Pele,
Brazil was too strong for the rest of the football world. Teams such as
England and West-Germany were in the process of building new teams. Whereas
Argentina, Italy and Uruguay were mostly keen on fighting than playing
football.
8th. W
orld
Cup (England, 1966) :
England will win the World-Cup on home soil,
said the English manager Alf Ramsey. The games founders had been in 4
previous tournaments, but with disappointment. In 66 they started slowly
with a draw against Uruguay, but slowly found form as the tournament went
on. At last in this tournament, they stood as winners, and Ramsey a national
hero. The victory was not only popular and deserved, but also controversial.
The scoring that decided the final is still discussed to this day!!!
9th. World Cup (Mexico, 1970) :
Many believe that the 1970 World-Cup was the
best ever play
ed, and inspired millions of kids to start playing. It was a
championship where different styles came against each other. As proved in
the final where the passing and skillful Brazilians met the tactical and
physical Italians. Football won that day as Brazil won 4-1 playing some of
the best football ever seen. Again Pele was inspirational along with Jairzinho, Gerson, Felix and Carlos Alberto. They showed the world how
football should be played. 1970 proved to be the farewell to who many regard
as the greatest, Pele.
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