Rules on how to advance to the World Cup
There are 32 places in the final stage of the World Cup, and the host country can directly obtain the places in the final stage. Except for the host country, other places are allocated by FIFA according to the football level of each qualifying area, and different qualifying areas will have different numbers of places in the final stage.
In the final stage, 32 teams will be divided into 8 groups by lottery, with 4 teams in each group, and the top two teams in each group will be qualified to enter the semi-finals; After entering the semi-finals, the 16 teams will determine the schedule according to the established rules, and then conduct a single elimination match until the champion is decided.
World Cup
The FIFA World Cup, referred to as the World Cup, is the world's highest honor, the highest standard, the highest competitive level and the most famous event. Together with the Olympic Games, it is also known as the two top sports events in the world, with more influence and coverage than the Olympic Games. The World Cup is held every four years, and now the trophy is the World Cup.
Brazil's national team won the most World Cup titles (five times), and after three World Cups, it kept the former World Cup trophy Rimet Cup forever. The birthplace of modern football is England, and the team won the World Cup for the first time in 1966.
The current World Cup trophy is the World Cup, which was first won by Germany, a four-time World Cup champion, in 1974 and has been in use ever since. In 2002, the China national team advanced to the World Cup finals for the first time.