In 2014, Germany became the first European team to win in the Americas. Only on five occasions have consecutive World Cups been won by teams from the same continent. The current run of four champions from one continental confederation has not happened before. Italy and Brazil successfully defended their titles in 1938 and 1962 respectively, while Italy’s triumph in 2006 has been followed by wins for Spain in 2010, Germany in 2014 and France in 2018.
Brazil, France, Italy, Germany, and Mexico have each hosted twice, while Uruguay, Switzerland, Sweden, Chile, England, Argentina, Spain, the United States, Japan and South Korea , South Africa, and Russia have each hosted once. Qatar will host the 2022 tournament, and 2026 will be jointly hosted by Canada, the United States, and Mexico, which will give Mexico the distinction of being the first country to host games in three World Cups. Taking place quadrennially, the FIFA Men’s World Cup™ sees 32 nations compete against each other for the prize.
The defeat that puts India in serious danger of losing out on a semi-final berth also raises questions about outgoing T20 skipper Virat Kohli’s abject failure to win an ICC tournament in four attempts as captain. While Kohli is set to step down from T20 captaincy, this defeat puts his ODI leadership future also in doubt. With the Indians scheduled to play the last game of the league stage, against Namibia, they might get an opportunity to improve their net run rate, provided other results favour them. 2002 World CupBrazil’s Ronaldo maneuvering around opposing German players during the final match of the 2002 World Cup, held in Yokohama, Japan; Brazil defeated Germany, 2–0. World Cup, formally FIFA World Cup, in football , quadrennial tournament that determines the sport’s world champion. Overlooked in the scrutiny surrounding Newcastle’s ownership is just how good Saudi Arabia’s national team has become.
However, he hasn’t done either satisfactorily enough thus far. The ball flies to long leg and Adam Milne drops a sitter. Just like the first game, it’s down to these two to play out the middle overs and get a move on after India’s top-order failed.
This practice has been installed since the 1986 FIFA World Cup. The system used in the World Cup up to 1990 was 2 points for a win. In this ranking 3 points are awarded for a win, 1 for a draw and 0 for a loss. As per statistical convention in football, matches decided in extra time are counted as wins and losses, while matches decided by penalty shoot-outs are counted as draws. Teams are ranked by total points, then by goal difference, then by goals scored. In all, 79 nations have played in at least one World Cup.