Let's start with the fact that no one knows where and when football got its beginning. It is possible to tell that the origin of football concerns to an extreme antiquity. The games similar to football can be met in games of many nations of the world. In the 19th century a game in football was spread worldwide. Doing confident steps on the planet, football won the popularity among all nations of the world. In 1904, the International Federation of Football (FIFA), which subsequently gave a push to the development of football was created.
Now more than 150 countries are included into this organization. The major events, which FIFA organize, are the world football championships. For the first time such a championship took its place in 1930, and the last - in 2002. In total FIFA has organized 17 tournaments which are spent each four years. Modular national teams take part in them only. The world football championships are a special sports action, review of achievements in the preparation of players in different regions of the world. Not casually these competitions are considered one of the most popular in the world. So, what teams became football world cup winners?
We shall result the data of football world cup awards: 1930 Uruguay, 1934 Italy, 1938 Italy, 1950 Uruguay, 1954 Germany, 1958 Brazil, 1962 Brazil, 1966 England, 1970 Brazil, 1974 Germany, 1978 Argentina, 1982 Italy, 1986 Argentina, 1990 Germany, 1994 Brazil, 1998 France, 2002 Brazil. Certainly, many of the world championships were accompanied football world cup records. Football world cup records were made not only by football world cup winners but also by common participants. For example, Brazil for the whole time of the world championships became football world cup winners for five times: in 1958, 1962, 1970, 1994 and 2002.
Football world cup records were also made by teams of France and the USA. They were unique participants of all tournaments. To tell the truth the team of the USA did not become one of the football world cup winners. They still have such an opportunity ahead. The record on a number of the heads hammered for one game was made on June, 1, 1997 in a selection match between combined teams of Iran and Maldives Republic. In that match the Iranian football players won with the account 18:0.
The record account for final games of the championship was fixed on June, 15, 1982 when the combined team of Hungary won against combined team of El Salvador with the account 10:1 in Spain. Here is one more of the football world cup records - a combined team of Brazil: on a total sum of hammered heads - 159 in 73 matches. Other interesting data on the world championships: since 1930 in the endings of the world championships 55 national combined teams acted. It is necessary to tell that the activity of FIFA is not limited only to adult football. Since 1978 FIFA began to hold the world championships among juniors. Nowadays the world championships among young men till 16 years are conducted.
So, the role of football in our life is invaluable. Football as a kind of sports gives us not only health but at the same time also traumas. Football causes respect - respect in a society. With the spirit of pride, happiness, weariness, after a victory you come back home and naturally share impressions with your relatives. Relatives and friends, colleagues or neighbors keep listening very attentive to you and sing praises.
Information like this has been known to make or break marriages or to bridge different cultures. Maybe it is a beautiful game after all.