The origin of the World Cup
At the congress of 1924, FIFA passed "If Olympic football matches conform to the International Football Association"
According to the rules of the United Nations, FIFA will recognize its proposal of "World Football Championship" and agree to organize Olympic football matches. 1924 The football match of the Olympic Games was a great success, and the final between Uruguay and Switzerland attracted 60,000 spectators. Uruguay won 3-0 and celebrated the world championship in the capital Montevideo. 1928 At the Amsterdam Olympic Games, Uruguay won the football championship again.
The success of the Olympic football match has strengthened FIFA's desire to have its own world champion. According to the proposal of the Executive Committee, FIFA 1928 decided to formally hold the FIFA World Championship at the general meeting held in Amsterdam on May 28th, and the World Cup was born.
The first World Cup is scheduled to be held in two-time Olympic champion Uruguay, which is preparing for the celebration of independence1930th anniversary. However, this decision of FIFA has not received unanimous support. Because Europe was in an economic crisis at that time, it was necessary to travel long distances by sea to participate in this World Cup. And for every club team, it means giving up their best players for two months. Therefore, many European associations that promised to participate in the competition began to give up. With the efforts of FIFA President Rimet, four European teams from Belgium, France, Yugoslavia and Romania traveled long distances to participate in the competition.
The first World Cup, which opened on July 1930, achieved a double harvest in sports and economy. On July 30th, the first World Cup final achieved the same effect as the Olympic football match two years ago. After falling 2-/kloc-0-0 in the first half, Uruguay accelerated the pace of the game and regained the lead. Amid the cheers of 93,000 spectators, Uruguay finally won 4-2. But the organizers were disappointed that only four European teams participated. Uruguay is very angry Four years later, the world champion team did not participate in the World Cup, which became the first and only time that the champion gave up defending.
The game was suspended in World War II 12 years. After the resumption of the game after the war, the FIFA World Cup quickly became the greatest single sport in the contemporary world. Starting from 1958, it was held in European and American countries in turn. Until 1996, the Executive Committee decided to choose South Korea and Japan to co-host the 2002 World Cup, breaking the convention of hosting in Europe and America.
Before the 2006 World Cup, 70 teams had participated in the World Cup and held 644 games, attracting 27,570,699 spectators, with an average of 428 12 people per game, making the World Cup truly the largest sport in the world. In 2006, six new teams participated in the World Cup, with a total of 64 matches. The audience is expected to reach 3 million.
As a single sport, the FIFA World Cup is the largest sport in the world. The FIFA World Cup originated from the Olympic Games in the early 20th century, especially the Olympic Games held in 1920. 1920, 14 countries from South America, Asia and Africa participated in the football match of Antwerp Olympic Games, and 17 countries participated in the Amsterdam Olympic Games, but so far, there has not been a football match led by FIFA.
The World Cup was not born until1May 26th, 920, when FIFA announced that it planned to hold a football match alone. At the 1926 FIFA General Assembly, President Rimet adopted the proposal of "holding the first FIFA World Cup in which all national teams can participate".
1930 the first world cup was held in Uruguay. During the period of post-war recovery and economic depression in Europe, the competition was held two months before the opening ceremony, and no European country applied to participate. However, due to the active diplomacy of President Jules Rimet, 65,438+03 countries, including four European countries, participated in the competition. July1930-July 30, the first World Cup was held in three stadiums in Uruguay.
After that, FIFA decided to choose the middle year of the Olympic Games and hold the World Cup every four years. After the third tournament (1938) was held in France, it was interrupted by war for 12 years. With the end of the war, the fourth World Cup was held in Brazil from 65438 to 0950.
The origin of the world cup trophy
There have been two World Cup trophies in the history of the World Cup, and the first time experienced many twists and turns. After FIFA decided to hold the first World Cup in 1930, the French sculptor Abel LaFleur made a pure gold trophy and presented it to the winning team. The trophy is a sculpture of a goddess of victory. She holds an octagonal cup with her arms stretched out on a pillar inlaid with precious stones.
To commemorate the founder of the World Cup, President Jules Rimet, the trophy was named "World Cup", but it was only called the World Cup in the third competition held before the outbreak of World War II (1930, 1934, 1938). 1970, Brazil, the only triple crown country at that time, occupied this trophy forever.
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Holding time: it is held every four years (in the middle of hosting the Olympic Games), and June and July are chosen for one month each (but the opening ceremony of the 2002 World Cup in Korea and Japan was held on May 3 1 day).
World Cup venues (18): Europe 10, South America 4, Central and North America 3, Asia 1.
World Cup host countries (15 countries): Uruguay, Italy (2nd), France (2nd), Brazil, Switzerland, Sweden, Chile, Britain, Mexico (2nd), Germany (2nd), Argentina, Spain, the United States, South Korea and Japan.
The birth of the FIFA World Cup
The gradual success of the Olympic Games in the early 20th century deeply touched Rimet's heart. He realized that it was necessary for FIFA to set up a world sports competition to expand its influence. 1928 At the general meeting held by FIFA in May, the proposal to establish the World Cup was passed. Football associations in Hungary, Italy, the Netherlands, Spain, Sweden and Uruguay immediately submitted applications for hosting. As Uruguay is the football champion of 1924 and 1928 Olympic Games, and they are preparing to celebrate the independence anniversary of 100 two years later, the responsibility of hosting the first World Cup falls on the shoulders of Uruguayan Football Association.
1930 July 18, a day that will always be remembered, the first FIFA World Cup opened in the Century Stadium in Montevideo, the capital of Uruguay, thus opening a new chapter in world football.
The second World Cup was held in Italy on 1934. This year, the third World Cup was also held in France. The wish of FIFA President and "Father of the World Cup" Mr. Rimet has come true, and his hometown of France was fortunate to be elected.
The appearance of World War II once again brought FIFA's activities and the World Cup to a standstill. It was not until July 1946, when the war ended, that FIFA was able to confirm that it would continue to hold the Fourth World Cup in 1950. Only the Brazilian Football Association submitted an application to host the World Cup, and it was unanimously approved.
Modern football originated in England, although it is very popular all over the world. Due to the development of football, international competitions have also appeared. 1896, when the first modern Olympic Games was held in Greece, football was listed as an official event. Denmark beat Greece 9-0 and became the first football champion in the Olympic Games. Because professional athletes are not allowed to participate in the Olympic Games, by 1928 (the ninth Olympic Games), the football match could not last.
1928 After the Olympic Games, FIFA held a representative meeting and unanimously adopted the resolution to hold the World Football Championship every four years. This has played a positive role in promoting the further development and improvement of world football. At first, this new football game was called "World Football Championship". 1956, FIFA decided to change its name to "Rimet Cup" at its meeting in Luxemburg. This is in recognition of Rimet, a Frenchman and former FIFA president, for his achievements in football. Rimet has been the president of FIFA for 33 years (192 1- 1954), and is the initiator and organizer of the World Football Championship. Later, it was suggested that the two names be linked, called "World Football Championship-Rimet Cup". Therefore, at the Helsinki meeting, it was decided to change its name to "World Football Championship-Rimet Cup" or "World Cup" for short.
The trophy of the World Cup is 1928. FIFA's prize specially made for the winner was cast by Friel, a famous Parisian jewelry technician. Its model is Nikai, the legendary Greek goddess of victory. She was wearing an ancient Roman tunic, with her arms straight and a big cup in her hand. The statue, made of pure gold, weighs1800g and is 30cm high, and stands on a marble pedestal. This cup is a mobile prize. Whoever wins the championship can keep the gold cup for four years and return it to FIFA before the next World Cup, so that it can be awarded to the new world champion. There is also an additional rule: whoever wins the world championship three times in a row will always win the second cup.
1970 Uruguay, Italy and Brazil won the 9th World Cup twice. Therefore, everyone has a chance to occupy the second cup forever. As a result, Brazil won the first place and occupied the second cup.
To this end, FIFA has to prepare a new trophy for the next champion. 1971may, FIFA held a new cup judging meeting. After reviewing 53 schemes, we decided to adopt the design scheme of Gazania, Italy-the design scheme of two giants holding the earth high with their hands. This figure symbolizes the strength and scale of sports. The new World Cup is named "FIFA World Cup". This cup is 36 centimeters high and weighs 5 kilograms, which was worth 20 thousand dollars at that time. 1974 In the 10 World Cup, West Germany won the new cup as a champion for the first time. This time, FIFA stipulates that the new cup is a mobile prize, and no matter which team wins many championships, it can't occupy this cup.
No sport can attract the attention of the whole world like the football World Cup. Since the first trial of 1930 Uruguay, this flagship of FIFA has been widely known.
At the congress of 1924, FIFA passed "If Olympic football matches conform to the International Football Association"
According to the rules of the United Nations, FIFA will recognize its proposal of "World Football Championship" and agree to organize Olympic football matches. 1924 The football match of the Olympic Games was a great success, and the final between Uruguay and Switzerland attracted 60,000 spectators. Uruguay won 3-0 and celebrated the world championship in the capital Montevideo. 1928 At the Amsterdam Olympic Games, Uruguay won the football championship again.
The success of the Olympic football match has strengthened FIFA's desire to have its own world champion. According to the proposal of the Executive Committee, FIFA 1928 decided to formally hold the FIFA World Championship at the general meeting in Amsterdam on May 28th, and the World Cup was born.
The first World Cup is scheduled to be held in two-time Olympic champion Uruguay, which is preparing for the celebration of independence1930th anniversary. However, this decision of FIFA has not received unanimous support. Because Europe was in an economic crisis at that time, it was necessary to travel long distances by sea to participate in this World Cup. And for every club team, it means giving up their best players for two months. Therefore, many European associations that promised to participate in the competition began to give up. With the efforts of FIFA President Rimet, four European teams from Belgium, France, Yugoslavia and Romania traveled long distances to participate in the competition.
The first World Cup, which opened on July 1930, achieved a double harvest in sports and economy. On July 30th, the first World Cup final achieved the same effect as the Olympic football match two years ago. After falling 2-/kloc-0-0 in the first half, Uruguay accelerated the pace of the game and regained the lead. Amid the cheers of 93,000 spectators, Uruguay finally won 4-2. But the organizers were disappointed that only four European teams participated. Uruguay is very angry Four years later, the world champion team did not participate in the World Cup, which became the first and only time that the champion gave up defending.
The game was suspended in World War II 12 years. After the resumption of the game after the war, the FIFA World Cup quickly became the greatest single sport in the contemporary world. Starting from 1958, it was held in European and American countries in turn. Until 1996, the Executive Committee decided to choose South Korea and Japan to co-host the 2002 World Cup, breaking the convention of hosting in Europe and America.
Before the 2006 World Cup, 70 teams had participated in the World Cup and held 644 games, attracting 27,570,699 spectators, with an average of 428 12 people per game, making the World Cup truly the largest sport in the world. In 2006, six new teams participated in the World Cup, with a total of 64 matches. The audience is expected to reach 3 million.