What is the World Cup:
A world cup is one of the most watched sport events in history. It is a soccer event for countries to compete in. The most recent winner of the world cup was Argentina winning in penalty shootouts with a 4-2 score in 2022. Uruguay was the first ever nation to lift the world cup in 1930.
How do you get in the World Cup:
You get in the world by competing in the world cup qualifiers. They separate countries by the continents they are in. Once they did that the association that they are in. The association randomly picks what countries they are gonna be competing in and that’s how you get in the world cup. There are six association AFC(Asia) UEFA(Europe) CONMEBOL(south america) CAF(africa) and OFC(Oceania) and finally CONCACAF(north America and the Caribbeans).
History of the World Cup
The world cup started in 1930 with Uruguay hosting the world cup. after that the world cup was hosted every four years. The world cup was paused until 1950 because of World War 2. Since then the world cup has been thriving and getting more and more popular. The recent world cup final against Argentina and France has a total viewer of 1.5 billion. There are now 22 total world cups in total and a 23rd world cup coming in 2026.
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https://www.britannica.com/sports/World-Cup-football
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https://www.sportmonks.com/football-api/world-cup-api/world-cup-2022-qatar/world-cup-history/
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