Added: 02/27/2006 |
A Football World Cup History Wouldn't be Complete Without a Look at the Record-MakersFootball world cup history begins in 1920 when the group of the French enthusiasts which leader was Jule Rome, lit up the idea to collect the strongest national combined teams of the world for battle for a title of the world champion on football. The idea was realized in 1930. In 2002, the history of carrying out of the world championships on football marked the 72nd anniversary, and the prestige and popularity of this tournament is only growing. Any other sports event does not involve so steadfast attention of fans from all continents, as the world championship on football which is spent under aegis of FIFA.
The first world championship on football was lead in Uruguay. Now a cup of the world name is a cup of FIFA. In first football world cup 13 teams took part, each of which received the personal invitation, and the owner of the first football world cup became the owners of tournament - combined team of Uruguay, in the ending beaten combined team of Argentina. Prior to the beginning of the Second world war tournaments of the world championship had passed two more times: in Italy and in France, and then there came a 12-year-break. But with it football world cup history does not come to its end.
FIFA renewed carrying out of the champion-ships in 1950. And all since 1930 tournament has been spent 17 times, thus owners of football world cup became teams of 8 countries. In Amsterdam in summer days of Olympiad in 1928 the decision on the beginning of football world cup history was accepted. To lead the international tournament on football for national combined teams was accepted on congress of FIFA. Then they founded a prize for winners. The trophy was made on personal means of president of FIFA Jules Rome. Under his order unique work was executed by one of the best Parisian jewelers Abel Lefler.
As a model the skilful master chose winged goddess Nika who personifies a fair victory over a battlefield. The Second World War interrupted football world cup history, but did not stop it. The first football world cup had tragically destiny. It had been stolen twice. For the first time it happened on March, 20, 1966 in England. The cup was found by David Corbett and his dog. FIFA at once determined the conditions of a cup storage. The country - possessor was obliged to bring to bank in a pledge at a rate of a prize cost and to hold it up to the following championship.
The cup was passing. However, if the team won football world cup three times, it could take away the cup on eternal storage. In 1970, the combined team of Brazil in the third time won the supreme title and took away for ever the first football world cup which before had been owned by the Englishmen. The second abduction of a cup took place on December, 20, 1983 in Brazil. Eventually, criminals were caught. They were three. But to rescue a cup of the world it was impossible: the gold cup was melted in beams of precious metal and sold. The duplicate of the first football world cup which fully complies with the original now is kept by Brazilians.
The successor of this historical trophy became the Cup of world of FIFA. It looks like a sculptural figure - two young men on the extended hands support the globe. The cup also is made of pure gold. On a pedestal of a cup 20 blank lines for its future owners have been left. However, seven from the names of the last world champions are already engraved on the cup. Football world cup history continues to evolve. Since the beginning, the football world cup has been stolen twice, restored and won by the skilled team from Brazil three times. It is possible to tell that it is the most significant football world cup results.
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