Football is one of the most popular command worldwide international competitions. It is sports game where all team is emulating for little points in contrast to most of games where players are to score more points.

The history of the ball of foot counts many centuries. There existed similar games with the ball in Ancient Egypt, China, Greece, France, Italy and England. The closest ancestor of the football was probably, Roman ?garpastum?. It was the 5th century when the game disappeared with Rome Empire, but memories about it were left in European consciousness.

But the boom of popularity took place in the 17th century in England where it came from Italy. Here the game got its name although it happened not during game's legalization but at the time of its prohibition.

At the beginning of 19th century England went through the ?football of the crowd? to well-organized game, rules of which were cultivated in Rugby-school in 1846. Two years later the rules were detailed in Cambridge. The first world football club was founded in 1846 in Sheffield city that gave an impulse for future worldwide international competitions.

Six years later representatives of seven clubs gathered in London for creating common rules and organizing National Football Association. It was founded in 1863, and the first international football rules were worked out. Three from thirty of the rules pointed to hand play prohibition in different situations. And only in 1871 goalkeeper was allowed to play with hands.

At the end of 19th century the football's popularity started sweeping growth in Europe and Latin America. From 1930 worldwide international competitions take place (like Olympic tournaments once per four years). Mainly only professional football players whose mastery is paid in world cups take part in them.

The first world champion was Uruguay team, where played a lot Olympic champions in 1924 and 1928. In 1950 the Uruguay team became world champion for the second time.
Football belongs to those kinds of sports in which the most prestigious competition is considered to be World championships and not Olympic Games. In comparison with football tournament at Olympic Games fifa world cup has much more popularity. From the worldwide international competitions football world cup which official name is FIFA World Cup is said to be the most important and popular. It is traditionally organized by Federation International of Football Association. Nobody will argue with the fact that the World Cup finals are the most widely-viewed international sport events. These worldwide international competitions are even more significant than Olympic Games.

Football final competitions are held every four years where more than 160 teams of different nations compete in regional football competitions to get to place in the finals. Today final competitions include plays of 32 teams. These football tournaments last for 4 weeks. The country-host is chosen previously. At the moment it has been already stated that the next World Cup will be held in Germany, 2006.