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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 (17): Europe 9, South America 4, Central and North America 3, Asia 1.
Host countries of the World Cup (15 countries): Uruguay, Italy (second session), France (second session), Brazil, Switzerland, Sweden, Chile, Britain, Mexico (second session), West Germany, Argentina, Spain, the United States, South Korea and Japan.
The origin of the World Cup
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, the Helsinki Conference 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.
The "Rimet Golden Cup" is 35cm high and weighs about 3.8kg. The statue is made of pure silver with a gold-plated exterior and a blue base made of lapis lazuli below. The four sides of the base are inlaid with a gold medal engraved with the names of the nine previous World Cup champions.
"Rimet Golden Cup" has a legendary and bumpy experience. During World War II, Otto Barassi, vice-president of FIFA, kept it in a shoe box under the bed during the whole war to prevent it from falling into the hands of the occupying forces. Then at 1966, the Jinbei suddenly disappeared when it was exhibited in Britain, and was later found buried under a tree. It was found by a dog named Kimchi. Finally, it was stolen at 1983, this time in Rio de Janeiro. It is said that it was finally melted by thieves. What you can see now is only a replica made by the Brazilian Football Association, the owner of the Golden 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.