FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup, often simply referred to as the World Cup, is an international men's association football tournament played every four years among thirty-two nations. Each nation enters one team made up of its best male players, regardless of age, amateur, or professional status. The World Cup is one of the most popular sporting events in the world. FIFA's mission is to govern and develop football globally and grow the World Cup competition to fifty teams. The 2026 World Cup will be hosted jointly by Mexico, Canada, and the USA across sixteen cities.

Best World Cup Goals in History

Since the first FIFA World Cup competition in 1930, there have been twenty-two winners. Brazil has won the most titles, with five, and Italy and Germany are tied for the second-highest number of wins with four each. Argentina has won three times, including the 2022 FIFA World Cup held in Qatar. France and Uruguay have each won twice, and England and Spain have each won once.

The Jules Rimet Trophy, named after the FIFA president who founded the World Cup competition, was awarded to the winning team from the first competition in 1930 to 1970. In 1970, the Jules Rimet Trophy was permanently awarded to the 1970 winner Brazil, and a new trophy called the FIFA World Cup was put into use.

There have been twenty-two FIFA World Cup competitions since its inception in 1930. The first FIFA World Cup was held in 1930 in Uruguay, with that nation winning the cup. The event has been played every four years since then, except for 1942 and 1946 due to World War II.