FIFA has not only helped to set universal rules, promote football and promote relationships between associations, but It is the maximum authority first of all related to this sport: The rules of the game, the organization of international competitions, the supervision of exchange of players and the establishment of the arbitration standards.
Currently, FIFA has 211 members And the most recognized sports association in the world. In addition, there is no doubt that under its direction, football has become the most popular sport internationally.
We collect the most curious data of the World Cups throughout history.Bettmann / Getty images.
The World Cup
FIFA was founded in 1904, however, The World Cup emerged years later, in 1930. It was at the beginning of the 20th century when football competitions of the Summer Olympic Games They were considered the most prestige.
Although football was played for the first time at the 1900 Paris Olympic Games, it was from the 1908 London Olympic Games which became an official Olympic competition supervised by FIFA.
However, the disagreements Between FIFA and International Olympic Committee (IOC) In later years due to the difference in professionalism among the teams, it led FIFA to declare in 1928 that it would organize Your own international football competition implemented under the administration of the then president of FIFA, Jules Rimet.
Thus, the First World Cup It was held in Uruguay in 1930, a country chosen as host for being the double champion in the two previous Olympic Games, with the participation of 13 guest countries and where the local team was awarded again as world champion.
The 1934 World Cup in Italy It was the first in which there was a classification process For the selections and since then this important tournament has been made every four years, to Exception of 1942 and 1946, when they were canceled due to the Second World War.
Although this tournament has gone through multiple changes, it currently has 32 teams selected by a qualification process for a period of two years precedent to the tournament and, despite the existence of other tournaments such as UEFA Champions Leagueit is difficult to overcome the passion and union that feels in the World Cup.
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