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World Cup
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The FIFA World Cup is the
most prestigious football competition in the world. The final round is played
every four years after qualifying competitions within FIFA's various continental
confederations.
Over the years, FIFA has increased the number of final round participants, which now stands at 32. Eight four-team groups are narrowed down to a 16-team knock-out round, quarter-finals, semi-finals and a final, with the two losing semi-finalists taking part in a third-place play-off. Year Host Country Winner Score 2010 South Africa Spain Spain 1-0 Netherlands 2006 Germany Italy Italy 1-1 (5-3) France 2002 Japan / S. Korea Brazil Brazil 2-0 Germany 1998 France France France 3-0 Brazil 1994 US Brazil Brazil 3-2 Italy 1990 Italy Germany Germany 1-0 Argentina 1986 Mexico Argentina Argentina 3-2 Germany 1982 Spain Italy Italy 3-1 Germany 1978 Argentina Argentina Argentina 3-1 Holland 1974 Germany Germany Germany 2-1 Holland 1970 Mexico Brazil Brazil 4-1 Italy 1966 England England England 4-2 Germany 1962 Chile Brazil Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia 1958 Sweden Brazil Brazil 5-2 Sweden 1954 Switzerland Germany Germany 3-2 Hungary 1950 Brazil Uruguay Uruguay 2-1 Brazil 1938 France Italy Italy 4-2 Hungary 1934 Italy Italy Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia 1930 Uruguay Uruguay Uruguay 4-2 Argentina
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