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| The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international football competition contested by the men's national football teams of the member nations of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.
The tournament's final phase, often called the World Cup Finals, is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 1.1 billion people watching the 2002 tournament final.[1] The current format of the Finals involves thirty-two national teams competing at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. To determine the participating teams, qualifying rounds take place over the three years preceding the Finals. In the eighteen tournaments held, only seven nations have won the title. Brazil is the most successful World Cup team, having won the tournament five times. The current Cup holders, Italy, follow with four titles, while Germany hold three. The other former champions are Uruguay (who won the inaugural tournament) and Argentina with two titles each, and England and France with one title each. The most recent World Cup Finals were held between June 9 and July 9, 2006 in Germany, where Italy were crowned champions after beating France in the final, winning the penalty shootout 5-3 after the match finished 1-1 after extra time. The next World Cup Finals will be held in 2010 in South Africa. Since 1991, FIFA has also organized the FIFA Women's World Cup every four years. |
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Fri Jun 11, 2010
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Soccer City Stadium
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Fri Jun 11, 2010
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Greenpoint Stadium
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Sat Jun 12, 2010
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Ellis Park Stadium
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Sat Jun 12, 2010
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Nelson MAndela Stadium
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Sat Jun 12, 2010
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Royal Befokeng Stadium
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Sun Jun 13, 2010
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Peter Mokaba Stadium
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Sun Jun 13, 2010
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King Senzangakhona Stadium
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Sun Jun 13, 2010
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Loftus Versveld Stadium
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Mon Jun 14, 2010
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Soccer City Stadium
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Mon Jun 14, 2010
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Free State Stadium
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Mon Jun 14, 2010
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Tue Jun 15, 2010
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Free State Stadium
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Tue Jun 15, 2010
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Ellis Park Stadium
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Tue Jun 15, 2010
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Nelson MAndela Stadium
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Wed Jun 16, 2010
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Loftus Versveld Stadium
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Wed Jun 16, 2010
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King Senzangakhona Stadium
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Wed Jun 16, 2010
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Mbombela Stadium
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Thu Jun 17, 2010
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Peter Mokaba Stadium
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Thu Jun 17, 2010
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Soccer City Stadium
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Thu Jun 17, 2010
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Free State Stadium
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Fri Jun 18, 2010
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Fri Jun 18, 2010
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Ellis Park Stadium
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Fri Jun 18, 2010
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Nelson MAndela Stadium
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Sat Jun 19, 2010
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Royal Befokeng Stadium
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Sat Jun 19, 2010
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King Senzangakhona Stadium
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Sat Jun 19, 2010
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Loftus Versveld Stadium
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Sun Jun 20, 2010
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Mbombela Stadium
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Sun Jun 20, 2010
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Sun Jun 20, 2010
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Soccer City Stadium
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Mon Jun 21, 2010
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Mon Jun 21, 2010
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Mon Jun 21, 2010
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Nelson MAndela Stadium
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Tue Jun 22, 2010
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Royal Befokeng Stadium
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Tue Jun 22, 2010
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Free State Stadium
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Tue Jun 22, 2010
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King Senzangakhona Stadium
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Tue Jun 22, 2010
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Peter Mokaba Stadium
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Wed Jun 23, 2010
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Loftus Versveld Stadium
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Wed Jun 23, 2010
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Nelson MAndela Stadium
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Wed Jun 23, 2010
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Mbombela Stadium
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Wed Jun 23, 2010
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Thu Jun 24, 2010
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Thu Jun 24, 2010
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Thu Jun 24, 2010
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Peter Mokaba Stadium
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Thu Jun 24, 2010
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Fri Jun 25, 2010
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Mbombela Stadium
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Fri Jun 25, 2010
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Fri Jun 25, 2010
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Free State Stadium
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Fri Jun 25, 2010
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Sat Jun 26, 2010
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Nelson MAndela Stadium
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Sat Jun 26, 2010
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Royal Befokeng Stadium
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Sun Jun 27, 2010
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Sun Jun 27, 2010
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Mon Jun 28, 2010
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Mon Jun 28, 2010
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Ellis Park Stadium
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Tue Jun 29, 2010
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Tue Jun 29, 2010
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Fri Jul 02, 2010
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Soccer City Stadium
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Fri Jul 02, 2010
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Nelson MAndela Stadium
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Sat Jul 03, 2010
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Sat Jul 03, 2010
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Ellis Park Stadium
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Tue Jul 06, 2010
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Greenpoint Stadium
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Wed Jul 07, 2010
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King Senzangakhona Stadium
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Sat Jul 10, 2010
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Nelson MAndela Stadium
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Sun Jul 11, 2010
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Soccer City Stadium
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When the final whistle blew that completed Mexico's 2-1 win against the United States, the huge crowd of about 110,000 in Azteca Stadium seemed both happy and relieved. By winning yesterday's World Cup qualifier, Los Tricolores avenged a painful loss three years ago, restored its status as the top team in the region and kept up a 68-year tradition of never losing to the Americans at home. "To get a result in Azteca is always pretty difficult," U.S. midfielder Eddie Lewis said. "Maybe we're just not quite ready yet." Lewis scored the lone U.S. goal in the 59th minute off a feed from Landon Donovan, the first goal in Mexico for the Americans since 1984. Mexico imposed its will for most of the game, getting goals from Jared Borgetti and Antonio Naelson during a four-minute span midway through the first half. For now, Mexico City's 7,200-foot altitude remains too high an obstacle for the U.S. team to climb. The Americans are 0-22-1 in Mexico, getting their lone point from a 0-0 tie in a 1997 qualifier. "We were always taking the initiative," said Mexico coach Ricardo Lavolpe, who received a congratulatory call from President Vicente Fox. "For 90 minutes, there was only one team on the field." |