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World soccer's supreme title
The FIFA World Cup, sometimes called the Football World Cup or the Soccer World Cup, but usually referred to simply as the World Cup, is an international football competition contested by the men's national football teams of the member nations of Fédération Internationale de Football Association (FIFA), the sport's global governing body. The championship has been awarded every four years since the first tournament in 1930, except in 1942 and 1946, due to World War II.

The tournament consists of two parts, the qualification phase and the final phase (officially called the World Cup Finals). The qualification phase, which currently take place over the three years preceding the Finals, is used to determine which teams qualify for the Finals. The current format of the Finals involves 32 teams competing for the title, at venues within the host nation (or nations) over a period of about a month. The World Cup Finals is the most widely-viewed sporting event in the world, with an estimated 715.1 million people watching the 2006 tournament final.

In the eighteen tournaments held, only seven nations have won the title. Brazil is the most successful World Cup team, having won the tournament five times. The current World Champions, Italy, follows with four titles, while Germany holds three. The other former champions are Uruguay (who won the inaugural tournament) and Argentina with two titles each, and England and France with one title each.

The most recent World Cup Finals were held in Germany, where Italy was crowned champions after beating France in the final. The next World Cup Finals will be held in South Africa, from June 11, 2010 to July 11, 2010, and the 2014 Finals will be held in Brazil.
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FIFA World Cup groups Europe:

Group 1 Group 2 Group 3 Group 4 Group 5
Portugal Greece Czech Republic Germany Spain
Sweden Israel Poland Russia Turkey
Denmark Switzerland Northern Ireland Finland Belgium
Hungary Moldova Slovakia Wales Bosnia Herzegovina
Albania Latvia Slovenia Azerbaijan Armenia
Malta Luxembourg San Marino Liechtenstein Estonia
Group 6 Group 7 Group 8  Group 9   
Croatia France Italy Holland  
ENGLAND Romania Bulgaria Scotland  
Ukraine Serbia Republic of Ireland Iceland  
Belarus Lithuania Cyprus Norway  
Kazahkstan Austria Georgia Macedonia  
Andorra Faroe Islands Montenegro    

World Cup Tournament News

Gallant Ghana reap rewards

Ghana's Black Stars shone brightly at South Africa 2010, and their valiant journey to the quarter-finals has seen them shoot up global standings.

African leaders look to keep out front

The final group stage of the CAF Champions League continues this weekend as three previous champions all look to build on away wins in the previous round.

Internacional take slim advantage

A lone strike from young midfielder Giuliano has given Brazilian side Internacional a narrow advantage after the first leg of their Copa Libertadores semi-final.

No stopping rampant Germany

Germany scored another five goals to defeat Koreat Republic and book their place in Sunday's final. Maren Meinert's team have now racked up 18 goals in five tournament games.

Wenger wants Arsenal improvement

Arsene Wenger insists Arsenal can mount a genuine English Premier League title challenge despite the millions being spent by the likes of Manchester City.

Beckham happy in LA

David Beckham has "no interest" in leaving the Los Angeles Galaxy and has had no contact with West Ham, a spokesman for the England star has revealed.

Ferguson: No loans for Hernandez, Macheda

Sir Alex Ferguson has said that he has no intention of sending Javier Hernandez out on loan in his debut season in the Premier League.

Fabregas admits to feeling torn

Arsenal captain Cesc Fabregas admits he is torn between a move to Barcelona and remaining in north London.

Kayal signs for Celtic

Defensive midfielder Beram Kayal, who has been capped 13 times by Israel, has become Celtic's seventh signing of the summer.

Grant stands firm over Parker

Scott Parker is not leaving West Ham United according to Avram Grant, who has backed Robert Green and Matthew Upson to bounce back from their disappointment in South Africa.

Porto land Brazilian striker Walter

Porto have added to their Brazilian contingent with the signing of 21-year-old striker Walter, who impressed in the colours of Internacional.

Ledley: Braga are beatable

Despite a 3-0 loss at Braga in the first leg of their Champions League qualifier, Celtic can still go through according to midfielder Joe Ledley.

Injury blow for Magpies star

Newcastle defender Steven Taylor is expected to be sidelined for the first three months of the new season after dislocating his left shoulder.

A tale of two Croats

Two important cogs in Croatia’s drive to the semi-finals of the 1998 FIFA World Cup™, Miroslav Blazevic and Branko Ivankovic, are now playing an unlikely role in the destiny of the Chinese Super League title.

Australia bids to host AFC Asian Cup 2015

Australia on Thursday formally lodged its bid to host the Asian Cup 2015 finals, the Asian Football Confederation (AFC) announced.

City edge Club America on penalties

Shay Given blocked two penalty kicks as Manchester City beat Club America 4-1 on penalties after the teams played a 1-1 draw in their exhibition match.

Late goal seals crucial win for Shandong

Li Wei's late winner handed Shandong Luneng three valuable points as they came from a goal down to edge Shanghai Shenhua 2-1 in a top-of-the-table clash.

Hernandez debuts with goal

New signing Javier Hernandez had a debut to remember as Manchester United recorded a comprehensive 5-2 win over the MLS All Stars in front of over 70,000 in Houston.

Inter begin title defence at Bologna

Serie A champions Inter Milan will begin the upcoming season with a trip to Bologna following the release of the Serie A fixtures.

Ferguson in for the long haul

Now approaching a quarter of a century at Manchester United, Sir Alex Ferguson says he intends to remain at Old Trafford as long as he remains healthy.

 

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20 Aug 08 Kazakhstan v Andorra
6 Sep 08 Andorra v ENGLAND
6 Sep 08 Croatia v Kazakhstan
6 Sep 08 Ukraine v Belarus
10 Sep 08 Croatia v ENGLAND
10 Sep 08 Andorra v Belarus
10 Sep 08 Kazakhstan v Ukraine
11 Oct 08 ENGLAND v Kazakhstan
11 Oct 08 Ukraine v Croatia
15 Oct 08 Belarus v ENGLAND
15 Oct 08 Croatia v Andorra
1 Apr 09 ENGLAND v Ukraine
1 Apr 09 Andorra v Croatia
1 Apr 09 Kazakhstan v Belarus
6 Jun 09 Kazakhstan v ENGLAND
6 Jun 09 Croatia v Ukraine
6 Jun 09 Belarus v Andorra
10 Jun 09 ENGLAND v Andorra
10 Jun 09 Ukraine v Kazakhstan
19 Aug 09 Belarus v Croatia
5 Sep 09 Ukraine v Andorra
5 Sep 09 Croatia v Belarus
9 Sep 09 ENGLAND v Croatia
9 Sep 09 Belarus v Ukraine
9 Sep 09 Andorra v Kazakhstan
10 Oct 09 Ukraine v ENGLAND
10 Oct 09 Belarus v Kazakhstan
14 Oct 09 ENGLAND v Belarus
14 Oct 09 Kazakhstan v Croatia
14 Oct 09 Andorra v Ukraine

 

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