FIFA World Cup

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The FIFA World Cup is an international football tournament that takes place every four years. It was originally known as the Jules Rimet Trophy until 1974, when it was replaced by the FIFA World Cup.

Winners to date have been:<ref>Official Site of FIFA<ref>

Year Host Winner Runner-Up
1930 Uruguay Uruguay Argentina
1934 Italy Italy Czechoslovakia
1938 France Italy Hungary
1950 Brazil Uruguay Brazil
1954 Switzerland West Germany Hungary
1958 Sweden Brazil Sweden
1962 Chile Brazil Czechoslovakia
1966 England England West Germany
1970 Mexico Brazil Italy
1974 West Germany West Germany Netherlands
1978 Argentina Argentina Netherlands
1982 Spain Italy West Germany
1986 Mexico Argentina West Germany
1990 Italy West Germany Argentina
1994 United States Brazil Italy
1998 France France Brazil
2002 Japan/South Korea Brazil Germany
2006 Germany Italy France

The next FIFA World Cup tournaments will take place in South Africa 2010 and Brazil 2014.

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