World Cup: A Summary of All the Games Since 1930
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This book contains information for every world cup since the first one in 1930, including the lineup for the 2018 games. It includes every game and every score, the different formats and ways in which teams have been pitted against each other over the years, the selection of host countries, official mascots and songs, prize winnings, and a short history of how the world cup got its start.
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World Cup: A Summary of all the Games Since 1930
Copyright 2018 by French Toast
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
CHAPTER 1: History
CHAPTER 2: The 1930 World Cup
CHAPTER 3: The 1934 World Cup
CHAPTER 4: The 1938 World Cup
CHAPTER 5: The 1950 World Cup
CHAPTER 6: The 1954 World Cup
CHAPTER 7: The 1958 World Cup
CHAPTER 8: The 1962 World Cup
CHAPTER 9: The 1966 World Cup
CHAPTER 10: The 1970 World Cup
CHAPTER 11: The 1974 World Cup
CHAPTER 12: The 1978 World Cup
CHAPTER 13: The 1982 World Cup
CHAPTER 14: The 1986 World Cup
CHAPTER 15: The 1990 World Cup
CHAPTER 16: The 1994 World Cup
CHAPTER 17: The 1998 World Cup
CHAPTER 18: The 2002 World Cup
CHAPTER 19: The 2006 World Cup
CHAPTER 20: The 2010 World Cup
CHAPTER 21: The 2014 World Cup
CHAPTER 22: The 2018 World Cup
CHAPTER ONE: HISTORY
Various forms of games that resemble association football (soccer) were played in ancient Greece and Rome. In China during the Han dynasty (206 BC to 220 AD) a game developed that was very similar to soccer today, in which players were prohibited from touching the ball with their hands. In the ancient Americas, natives before Columbus also developed a game of this kind.
However, association football as we now know it is primarily a modern creation that got its start in England. It was termed 'Association Football' in 1863 to distinguish it from Rugby and other forms of football then being played. The word 'soccer' was a shortening of the word 'Association,' with an 'er' placed on the end. In most languages however, the game is simply called 'football.'
Various organizations in England began forming rules for the game, starting in 1848. Clubs were formed and teams began playing each other regularly in England. By the turn of the century the game had spread to many parts of the world, and had become quite popular. In 1904 the 'International Federation of Association Football' was formed in Paris. This name in French was Federation Internationale de Football Association, leading to the acronym 'FIFA.' This is still the organization in charge of the world cup today.
The first international association football match was played in 1872 between Scotland and England. By 1900 the game had become popular enough that it was played in the Olympics as a demonstration sport. FIFA tried to organize an international tournament outside of the Olympics in 1906, but without success. In the 1908 Olympics, soccer was an official game in the competition, with amateur players only. Great Britain won the gold medal that year, and again in the 1912 Olympics. In 1909 an international association football tournament was held in Turin, organized by Sir Thomas Lipton. However, the competition was not between national teams, but rather between clubs from different nations. Although England officially refused to participate, the unofficial team from West Auckland, England won the tournament against clubs from Italy, Germany and Switzerland.
By 1914 FIFA had recognized the Olympics as the national soccer playoffs, and helped organize the Olympic soccer games. The Olympic gold in soccer was won by Belgium in 1920, and by Uruguay in 1924 and again in 1928. Finally, FIFA organized its own independent tournament to occur in 1930 in Uruguay, and the world cup was born.
The world cup in Russia in 2018 will be the twenty-first cup tournament. No tournament was held in 1942 and 1946 because of the Second World War,