FIFA World Cup

The FIFA World Cup is a global association football (soccer) tournament held every four years since 1930 (except during the World War II). Its scale as a global sporting event is challenged only by the Olympics. The Women's World Cup began in 1991, and has been played every four years since.

In the current form, the final tournament is contested by 32 nations who, with the exception of the host nation, are required to qualify by beating others from their region in a preliminary tournament. The current holders of the (men's) World Cup are Germany, who beat Argentina in the 2014 final in Brazil. Brazil currently holds the record for most wins, with 5.

## Contents

* 1 Tournament Winners (men's)[1]
* 2 Tournament Winners (women's)
* 3 Dominance by Christian Nations
* 4 References

## Tournament Winners (men's)[1][edit]

Year  | Location  | Winner

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1930  | Uruguay | Uruguay
1934  | Italy | Italy
1938  | France | Italy
1950  | Brazil  | Uruguay
1954  | Switzerland  | West Germany
1958  | Sweden  | Brazil
1962  | Chile  | Brazil
1966  | England | England
1970  | Mexico  | Brazil
1974  | West Germany | West Germany
1978  | Argentina | Argentina
1982  | Spain  | Italy
1986  | Mexico  | Argentina
1990  | Italy  | Germany
1994  | United States  | Brazil
1998  | France | France
2002  | Japan and South Korea  | Brazil
2006  | Germany  | Italy
2010 | South Africa  | Spain
2014 | Brazil  | Germany
2018  | Russia | France
2022  | Qatar | Argentina
| 5  | Brazil | 1958,1962,1970,1994,2002

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4  | Italy | 1934,1938,1982,2006
4  | Germany | 1954,1974,1990,[2] 2014
2  | Argentina | 1978,1986
2  | Uruguay | 1930,1950
2  | France | 1998, 2018
1  | Spain | 2010
1  | England | 1966

## Tournament Winners (women's)[edit]

Year  | Location  | Winner

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1991  | China  | USA
1995  | Sweden  | Norway
1999  | USA  | USA
2003  | USA  | Germany
2007  | China  | Germany
2011  | Germany  | Japan
2015  | Canada  | USA

## Dominance by Christian Nations[edit]

It is notable that strongly Christian nations have won every World Cup. Muslim teams, such as Iran, Saudi Arabia and Egypt, have all failed at various world cups. It is also noticeable that as nations Christian ways have diminished, like Brazil's increasing acceptance of gay marriage, their performance has suffered also. In fact, Brazil have been the favorites for two of the last three tournaments and failed both times, while the truly Christian US have improved and other Christian nations have followed.

Another case in point is Spain, who were knocked out in 2006, were only able to win in 2010 after losing 1-0 in the first match and only winning by a goal in each of their four knockout matches and were beaten easily in the group stages in 2014.

## References[edit]

1. ↑ http://www.sportingchronicle.com/divisions/worldcupwinners.html
2. ↑ These titles were technically won by West Germany.