Soccer World Cup in South Africa - fly your flag
The history of the first World Cup Soccer Championship dates back to 1928. Jules Rimit, than president of FIFA created the concept of a World Cup being played between the Olympics. While the idea was generally well received, the timing between Olympics was not. However, Jules Rimit was able to organise the very first World Cup in 1930 without including any qualifying rounds. A total of 13 teams took part in the first Soccer World Cup, hosted in Uruguay. Participating teams were apart from the hosting nation Uruguay, France, Belgium, Yugoslavia, Romania, Argentina, Brazil, Bolivia, Chile, Paraguay, Peru, Mexico, and the United States
Past Winners of the World Cup
Year
1930
1934
1938
1950
1954
1958
1962
1966
1970
1974
1978
1982
1986
1990
1994
1998
2002
2006
Host Country
Uruguay
Italy
France
Brazil
Switzerland
Sweden
Chile
England
Mexico
Germany
Argentina
Spain
Mexico
Italy
US
France
Japan/S. Korea
Germany
Winner
Uruguay
Italy
Italy
Uruguay
Germany
Brazil
Brazil
England
Brazil
Germany
Argentina
Italy
Argentina
Germany
Brazil
France
Brazil
Italy
Score
Uruguay 4-2 Argentina, Italy 2-1 Czechoslovakia
Italy 4-2 Hungary, Uruguay 2-1 Brazil
Germany 3-2 Hungary, Brazil 5-2 Sweden
Brazil 3-1 Czechoslovakia, England 4-2 Germany
Brazil 4-1 Italy, Germany 2-1 Holland
Argentina 3-1 Holland, Italy 3-1 Germany
Argentina 3-2 Germany, Germany 1-0 Argentina
Brazil 3-2 Italy, France 3-0 Brazil
Brazil 2-0 Germany, Italy 1-1(5:3) France
